by Mariecor Agravante | Feb 7, 2016 | Lifestyle, Recipes, Sports and Leisure
Super Bowl Game Day Grub idea using PepsiCo products It’s Super Bowl time, and that means a call for tailgate table and gridiron grub ideas. What better inspiration for your Game Day fare than from some trusted products from PepsiCo. Tostitos chips are part of...
by Mariecor Agravante | Jan 14, 2016 | American West, Cowboy, History and Humanities, Holidays and Seasons, Lifestyle, Sports and Leisure
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 pulling you this winter? How about some...
by Mariecor Agravante | Feb 17, 2015 | Europe, Falconry, History and Humanities
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 that could have only evolved after...
by Mariecor Agravante | Jan 1, 2015 | Europe, History and Humanities, Horse
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 Saxony features a Hanoverian...
by Mariecor Agravante | Jan 1, 2015 | Europe, History and Humanities, Horse
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 thing that comes to mind is the British monarchy. But...