Monthly Archives: May 2012

Dr. Andy Wilcox and Spring Equine Shots

The horses at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven received shots every year to protect them from a variety of ailments. Socks and Shadow waited in their stalls. Donna Horton and Ann Shaffer passed the time brushing down their horses and chatting about … Continue reading

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Draft Horses at Plow Days

The Endless Mountains Draft Horse Club’s annual Plow Days began early on May 5th. The sunshine melted away the early dew as horse trailers pulled into Elsbree’s field just off Route 220 not far from Top’s grocery store. I looked … Continue reading

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Horseback Riding in South American

Warm, dry and windy days marked summers in Bariloche, Argentina. The picturesque ski town at the foot of snowcapped mountains and on the shores of Nahuel Huapi Lake, long ago cut by glaciers, attracted tourists from all over the world. … Continue reading

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Riding Season Begins at Ballentine’s Horse Heaven

My late evening ride through Round Top park reverberated with periodic drumming produced by woodpeckers searching for grubs in dead trees. A golden sun cast long slender shadows across open woodlands illuminating a few patches of green grass surrounded by … Continue reading

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