Horses In The Mist 2009 Mini Wall Calendar Report

HORSE

00-00-0000 The horse is built for strength and speed. It is the most comfortable animal to ride. Horses have been domesticated and loved by people for about 5,000 years. Until gasoline engines replaced them, horses pulled carts and plows, and carried people in battle, in the hunt for food, in

Publication: Young Students Learning Library

Horse sense (and sensibility). (tips on backcountry travel by horse)(includes a related article on guided packtrain trips)(Brief Article)(Cover Story)

Saddled up, you're not just traveling across the landscape--you're becoming part of it. THE AURA OF HORSES: their clean, musky smell--wild animal made familiar; the slight of them--sun dappling their backs, iridescent tails flicking; their feel--the smooth power of their muscles hot beneath us.

Publication: Sports Afield

Horse slaughtering; Legislation safeguards an American icon.(OPED)

Byline: Christopher J. Heyde, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Born on the lush bluegrass covered pastures of one of Kentucky's most famous Thoroughbred farms, Ferdinand would go on to become an American legend following his win at the 1986 Kentucky Derby and selection as the 1987 Horse of the Year.

Publication: The Washington Times (Washington, DC)

Horse business continues to flourish

MISSOULA - Veterinarian Bill Brown gets no rest when it's springtime in Montana. For Brown and others saddled to Montana's equine economy, this is a time to make hay. On any given day, Brown is burning up Highway 93 from Hamilton to the Ninemile Valley, helping to keep the region's growing horse

Publication: The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT)

Horse play allowed

A profile of American Quarter Horse Association members shows that 60.9 percent of them are women The Lone Ranger and Silver were a package deal. Same with Rex Allen and Koko, Roy Roger and Trigger. The famous litany of jockeys and their steeds goes on, most recently with the chronicles of John

Publication: AZ Daily Star

Horse power: for thousands of years, people have bred horses to meet their needs. In the process, they've also altered human history.(LIFE: GENETICS)

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It was 1775, and the British were about to invade the Boston area. Settlers decided to hang lanterns from a church tower to warn one another of the troops' method of approach: "One if by land, two if by sea." On the night of April 18, Paul Revere looked up to see two lanterns

Publication: Science World

Horse allure fading

RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Every week, horse lover Pat Morris can be found at Heritage Park tending to her favorite animal or using equestrian therapy to help seniors or those with special needs. The Beryl Street facility is near her Alta Loma home and her park of choice. Besides, if she doesn't make the

Publication: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA)

Horse feathers

Architectural terms reference many equestrian words Horses were once synonymous with American culture. Cowboys and Indians, horse-drawn carriages, the pony express, sidesaddle, saddle up and giddyup are a few expressions and images that remain integrated with our language and culture. Once the

Publication: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA

Horses Domesticated Multiple Times.(Brief Article)

For several millennia, horses have been lending a hoof to humans. But despite extensive archaeological excavations, researchers have not been able to pin down the exact history of where and when these animals were domesticated. Now, on page 474, evolutionary geneticist Carles Vila and Hans Ellegren

Publication: Science

HORSE-TRADING IN CYBERSPACE WEST NEWBURY WOMAN USES THE INTERNET TO SHOP FOR BARGAINS ON EQUINES FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY

WEST NEWBURY - How did a brood mare from Texas, a draft cross from Kansas, and a quarter horse from Canada end up in a barn in this small New England town? Via the Internet.Rosy, Wallace, and Jethro were located through the clacking of Janine Jacques's fingers on the keys of her laptop computer.

Publication: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)