Name a star for your significant other, and give the romantic gift of the night sky. Name a star after your significant other – it’s a romantic gesture… And, just in time for February 14th, […]
Skijoring: The Cowboy Winter Sport
Skijoring is the winter sport that cowboys love. It’s a chance to ride one’s horse while pulling a skier along. There are even a number of skijoring contests that take place during the season. What’s […]
The Country Music Fiddle: A Brief History
What’s there to know about the fiddle and its place in American country music history? The fiddle was the first country music instrument of choice, not the guitar, despite the latter’s extensive use today. After […]
Pumpkin Facts to Know
It’s that time of year when autumn’s foliage graces the trees, and harvest time is nigh. Children anticipate Halloween festivities. Plus, plans for the Thanksgiving table are already in mind. And one of the […]
Introducing My New Book HIDDEN TALES OF THE COWBOY
The American West has always conjured up images of cowboys and frontier pioneers — for they were the original vanguard of pathfinders that helped the young United States grow. These rugged wranglers and trailblazers pushed […]
Falconry: Its History and Legacy
The hunting tradition known as falconry (sometimes called hawking) goes further back in time than written history. The proof is in how the earliest written human records have reported a highly technical and organized sophistication […]
Purple: How a Failed Chemistry Lab Experiment Altered 19th Century Class Structure
A Failed Lab Experiment to Produce Quinine Leads to Purple Dye The year was 1856 and a young man of 18 was attempting to chemically synthesize quinine after having heard, in a passing comment from […]
Hanoverian Horse — Elegance and Athleticism Combined
Hanoverian horses originated in the northwestern region of Germany known as Hanover (part of the German state of Lower Saxony), where horse-breeding as an industry had flourished for centuries. Even the flag and the coat-of-arms for Lower […]
The HANOVERIAN Connection
The HANOVERIAN Connection How the word “HANOVERIAN” converges meaning and connotation in the realm of Nobility, the field of music, and the world of horses. When folks hear or read the name “Hanoverian” the first […]