When you think you can’t do it, or life is too hard, think about our little group of friends in Arizona. Believe me, we’re not just a bunch of happy-go-lucky ladies, living in the desert, with nothing better to do than to ride our horses and eat...
My first horse was Sher Magic, a National Show Horse – an arab/saddlebred mare. Sher was 19 when purchased for $200 from a gal who, I later learned, just wanted to get rid of her. “She’s a great school horse for a beginner rider…” I...
First of all, yes, there was a distinguished gray mare named Lady Suffolk. She was a true champion Standardbred, who raced under saddle and to sulky in the 1840s. In the early era of the “steppers,” that is, trotting horses, this gray mare gained fame as...
