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Author Archives: Pat Miran
Cowboys at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art
The road zigzagged through geologic oddities, erupting geysers, turquoise hot springs, bubbling mudpots, and fumaroles spewing the sulfur stench of a thousand rotten eggs. Our visit to Yellowstone National Park ended with a final trail ride, and the necessary breaking … Continue reading
“War Horse” at the Sayre Theater
War Horse directed by Steven Spielberg Horses in World War I by Naomi Pugh In mid-January my riding buddies from Ballentine’s Horse Heaven met at the Sayre Theater to view “War Horse”, a Dream Works production directed by Steven Spielberg … Continue reading
Indians at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art
The sun baked the soil where sagebrush and bunchgrasses clung in patches along the slopes of Craig’s Hill directly ahead of the drill team. The leaders, Steward and Johnny, sat astride their horses; their young hands, almost the hands of … Continue reading
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The Amish Carriage
The cold January air dropped a few degrees as soon as the sun headed for the horizon. I brought CJ back to his stall after a short solo ride in the park, took off the saddle and brushed the horse … Continue reading
Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning NY
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest near the foothills of the Cascade Mountains which stretched to the East and towering Mt. Rainer to the South. The community was destined to become the bedroom for the bustling seaport city, Seattle. … Continue reading
CJ Treks Alone
Why would a horse, a fairly intelligent animal, want to carry a person around to places consider dangerous in his eyes? Probably not, however, after some persuasion that is just what horses do for us. If you think about it … Continue reading
The Unadilla Livestock Auction
The November day radiated the late warmth of Indian summer. Anne Shaffer and I chatted over a cup of coffee. Several years ago, she attempted to find information on Shadow’s pedigree and former owner. When she bought the young horse … Continue reading
Tinsel-n-Lights a Winter Festival in Waverly, NY – 2011
Tinsel-N-Lights from Pat Miran on Vimeo. The window faced the dark street where cars drove back and forth searching for parking spaces. The entire village mobilized, heading to Muldoon Park and the Tinsel-n-Lights winter celebration. Emma and I pulled on … Continue reading
Horse Sculptures Created by Charles Nock
Charles Nock lived in Albany, NY, worked as a shoe salesman, raised a family and retired in 1965. He came from a family of artists, his brother, Paul Nock carved birds, his sister, Mildred Willig, designed embroidery kits which sold … Continue reading
Johnn’s New Horse – Sam
Connie sat in front of her computer screen browsing Craigslist when she hit upon an ad showing a Belgium horse for sale.’Humm’, she thought ‘Johnn loves Belgiums’. As a lark she printed out the ad. That evening, she handed the … Continue reading