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The Wild-Horse Hunter – Chapter 4

2025-12-16T15:20:24Z

This story comes from The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, the story was written by Zane Grey. Slone looked grimly glad when simultaneously with the first red flash of sunrise a breeze fanned his cheek. All that was needed now was a west wind. And here came the assurance of it. The valley appeared hazy and smoky, with slow, rolling clouds low down where…

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The Wild-Horse Hunter – Chapter 3

2025-12-16T15:20:01Z

This story comes from The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, the story was written by Zane Grey. That was the last Slone saw of Wildfire for three days. It took all of this day to climb out of the cañon. The second was a slow march of thirty miles into a scrub cedar and piñon forest, through which the great red and yellow walls of the cañon could be seen.

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The Wild-Horse Hunter – Chapter 2

2025-12-16T15:19:42Z

This story comes from The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories edited by Franklin K. Mathiews, the story was written by Zane Grey. In the early morning when all was gray and the big, dark pines were shadowy specters, Slone was awakened by the cold. His hands were so numb that he had difficulty starting a fire. He stood over the blaze, warming them. The air was nipping, clear and thin…

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American Shetland Pony – Breed Spotlight

2025-06-04T15:53:43Z

Originally Shetland Ponies come from the Shetland Islands of Scotland, where they have roamed for millennia. They were imported to North America during the late 19th century for work in coal mines. With a history that stretches back to the Bronze Age, the actual origins of Shetland Ponies has been lost in the sands of time. Centuries and centuries (and centuries) of survival in the…

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Calculate Your Horse’s Daily Feed Requirements with The Equinest’s Feeding Calculator

2026-01-15T09:14:01Z

Determining the right amount of feed for your horse doesn’t have to be guesswork! The Equinest’s Horse Feeding Calculator provides personalized recommendations based on your horse’s specific needs. This free online tool calculates daily feed requirements by considering four key factors: horse weight, age category (weanling to senior), activity level (maintenance through intense work) and…

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FESA Taps Dressage Star Athena Hepburn to Help Shape the Future of Equestrian Sport

2026-01-15T09:04:02Z

The Future of Equestrian Sport Alliance (FESA) has announced an exciting new collaboration with international dressage rider Athena A. M. Hepburn. A rising star in the equestrian, Athena is world known for her competitive success and deep horsemanship skills. She has built her riding and training career on natural horsemanship principles, blending scientific understanding of horse behavior…

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New Research Shows Horses Can Smell Our Emotions, Particularly Fear

2026-01-15T09:04:37Z

A fascinating new study adds to what equestrians have suspected for years, horses don’t just read our body language, they can detect human emotions through scent too. Scientists from the French Institute for Horse and Riding (IFCE) and partner institutions collected sweat samples from humans who had just watched either a scary film or something emotionally neutral. They then exposed horses to…

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