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“I Do Believe in Spooks”

There’s a great scene in The Wizard of Oz when the Cowardly Lion--after being scared by an apparently supernatural event--chants to himself "I do believe in spooks, I do...
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Yoga and Riding in the Rockies

If riding in the Rocky Mountains while staying at a luxury five-star resort sounds good, add in yoga classes and personalized instruction from clinician Julie Goodnight, and you’ve got...
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The Black Stallion from a Horse Racing Perspective

 If you’re a fan of horses and reading, then chances are you’ve read one or more of the The Black Stallion books. The acclaimed series by Walter Farley has...
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Western Lesson: Shooting Stars

Cowboy mounted shooting is a fast-action timed event in which riders gallop around a pattern and shoot blanks (cartridges filled with black powder) from .45 caliber single-action revolvers, like...

Ask the Vet: Warts in Horses

  In our Ask the Vet column, Dr. Lydia Gray answers your horse-health questions at horseillustrated.com/AskTheVet. Got a question for Dr. Gray? Send it to hc-editor@luminamedia.com and use subject line...
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Why Horses and Senior Citizens are a Great Match

When John Robinson retired, he knew that becoming sedentary was not an option. So he got on a horse."I figured that I had to do something or I'd fossilize,”...