George Goode has a passion for the horses that carry his people.
The part-Zuni master of horseshoeing knows that the willingness of the horse to bear a rider has a complex price for the horse â which means those who would ride have an equally deep-rooted obligation for that service.
So, his mission in life is to help his people while restoring the balance between horse and man.
And that means he welcomes help from people like Tonto Basin rancher Lori Brown.
Brown met Goode after asking the Tucson School of Horseshoeing how her sons could learn the art of horseshoeing. She discovered the Native American Horse Education Foundation could turn her sons and others into expert farriers.
Lawrence gymkhana attracts 100 horse riders, 50 bikers
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Alyssa Goble (9), of Tapanui, picks up a toy gorilla in one of the many unorthodox exercises in the cowboy challenge . Photo / Jack Conroy
Alyssa Goble (9), of Tapanui, picks up a toy gorilla in one of the many unorthodox exercises in the cowboy challenge . Photo / Jack Conroy
Otago Daily Times
By: Jack Conroy
Barry Guthrie, of Lawrence, has held a yearly position perched on a shed above the Lawrence gymkhana grounds to oversee and commentate on the annual gymkhana event.
He says he never gets tired of it - I guess that s what happens when you live in a place your whole life.
“They are who we say we are as Americans,” American Wild Horse Campaign Communications Director Grace Kuhn said. “(They represent) the freedom, the resilience, the untamed spirit of the American
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After wondering what life would have been like for a young soldier in the army of Genghis Khan, Tim challenged himself to find out.
Although a novice rider, he set out on horseback from Mongolia s ancient capital with his dog, Tigon and a caravan of horses.
It was ultimately a three year journey across the Steppe to their end-point in Hungary.
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