Monthly Archives: November 2010

Picturing Horses of the Wild West.

Picturing horses of the Wild West here in Ocala is easy for me with a mere click of a photo setting. My friendly subjects kindly came to greet me as I pulled along their fenced pastures in West Ocala horse country Wednesday. There are more Ocala horse photos here.

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Texas Equine Dentists Fought Bureaucrats for Floaters and Won.

Texan Carl Mitz has treated the teeth of more than 100,000 horses in over 30 states, and is known as one of the nation’s best horse dentists.  When the bureaucrats decided to try to grind Mitz’s business down to a halt, Carl “teamed up with other Texas horsemen and the Institute for Justice to fight for their right to earn an honest living.”

He won! Read the rest of the Texas equine dentist’s story here.

New Kenny Chesney song ~ Like!

Cowboy Cake

Love this Cowboy Cake!

What Can You ‘Stirrup’ at Nettles Country?

Nettles BillboardNettles Country, in Madisonville, Texas, exemplifies the Western lifestyle at its best. One of the best cutting horse trainers and riders in the world (and 1984 winner of the “Super Bowl of Cutting,” the National Cutting Horse Futurity in Fort Worth), Ronnie Nettles and his wife, author and keynote speaker Gala Nettles, have been truly immersed in the Western lifestyle in Nettles Country for a lifetime. As described on their website, Nettles Country offers:

* the finest stirrups on the market, plus hand-picked tack to compliment them,

* unique and one-of-a-kind home décor and gifts,

* a Bed and Breakfast, Bunkhouse & Biscuits, peppered with western nostalgia!

* the training services of NCHA Hall of Fame trainer Ronnie Nettles.

Sounds like a dream ranch to me!

Handmade stirrups

Lukas ~ World’s Smartest Horse.

Please visit the website, “Playing With Lukas,” to learn more about Lukas, and the amazing story and training by his owner and trainer, Karen Murdock.

Photo finish – Blame, inside; Zenyatta outside.

A head on photo of #Blame and #Zenyatta in BC Classic (via @lanegold)

Zenyatta heading to the track this morning (via @AlexBrownRacing)

Tran-Zending … Zenyatta!

Celebrities and @JoeDrape love Zenyatta too.