Sleepy Sunol a throwback to a bygone era Sep 4, 2008
Originally completed in 1890 by Henry Hiram Ellis, a forty-niner who had made a fortune shipping goods to the gold mines, the property was purchased by Flavetta s parents in 1969, originally just for a home and to raise horses. They started the winery in 1982. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Old and new mix at annual fest Sep 3, 2008
The yearly parade had nearly 60 entries, including floats, a band, and lots of cars, tractors, and horses, plus about 20 fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars from Delavan and neighboring area. Kari Dixon, chairman of the event, said that the winning float entry was by the Shipton Family of Delavan; a second place, New Life Fellowship, Delavan; and a third place, Children's Theater of Delavan. (Pekin Times, IL)
Rexburg store's last round up Sep 3, 2008
" Will Rhea wrote on Aug 13, 2008 7:25 AM:" My family and I were at the Pioneer Days rodeo and had to stand at the far south entrance where the horses enter the arena. That's how jam packed it was. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Pioneer Day offers mid-19th century fun Aug 25, 2008
People in mid-19th century costumes mingled with families in shorts and T-shirts behind the old rail depot that houses the museum, and families piled into and on top of an old stagecoach pulled by a pair of draft horses. We love it, said Page, who is visiting the area from Georgia. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
A city filled with places to go lets her follow her heart Aug 24, 2008
Sneakers, shoes, backgammon sets, straw cowboy hats, beaded necklaces, carved wood horses and elephants, cheap plastic toys that light up, perfume, baseball caps, are all for sale. Two elderly men in turbans with scraggly gray-white beards offer winter parkas at bargain prices but no one stops. (Boston Globe)
Wild scenes at glimpse of what's on offer Aug 22, 2008
It's a fine work with plenty of architectural interest, including the Town Hall tower and the Post Office clock tower, the main street with women in long dresses, along with horses, dogs and sheep. So nothing's changed, really, in the city of churches. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
The real McCoy Aug 21, 2008
Horses are herding animals to dogs, Bearse explains. Having his family along to count on makes McCoy feel more comfortable. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Obituaries for Tuesday, August 19, 2008 Aug 19, 2008
Her other loves included: pigs, horses, Basset Clowns (hounds), cooking, starry autumn nights, flying airplanes, cross-stitching, stained-glass making, pink roses, being on the back of her husband s motorcycle, Amtgard, movies and reading. She traveled to Holland, England and her beloved Ireland with her Grandpa Bill numerous times. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Creatures take over landmark fruit stand Aug 16, 2008
Enormous elks, burly buffalo, huge horses ... But most of his inventory is tied up in fountains, lampposts, clocks, pottery and a menagerie of imaginary, big-dollar creatures like $2,800 buffaloes, $3,000 horses, $900 eagles and $100 frogs. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Turkeys fly, elk graze and fog scares us Aug 2, 2008
When we were finally out of the dense fog, we had to watch out for the Amish horses and buggies. The black buggies only had reflectors and were difficult to see. (Juneau Empire)
GALEN HOLLEY:A mixture of the horrid and the florid in Savannah Aug 2, 2008
It depicted the horsemen, grotesquely intertwined, with their horses' mouths gaping open, teeth clenched, lurching skyward as if being lowered into boiling oil by their, frazzled, disfigured ears. The movement of the piece screamed agony, anger, and chaos. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
'Merrill Pioneer Days' begin today Jul 18, 2008
MERRILL, Iowa -- "Merrill Pioneer Days" this weekend will help residents remember when the Plymouth County community was swarming with threshing machines, horses and buggies. First up for the three-day celebration will be horse and mule competition at 6:30 p.m. today at the Merrill Saddle Club horse arena. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Wizards veterans conjure new trading card company Jul 2, 2008
Bella Sera is more about collecting cards of different horses than competing, Adkison said. The Spoils, on the other hand, is a competitive one-on-one game. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Ready to Celebrate: Fourth of July festivities under way in Kirkland Jul 2, 2008
Story Photos The Big M Amusements carnival worker known as Bubbles washes down the 20 horses on the merry-go-round Tuesday morning in anticipation of Wednesday s opening of the Kirkland Lions Club annual Fourth of July Celebration in Kirkland ... As the sun rose over Franklin Township Park in Kirkland on Tuesday morning, Bubbles took her time scrubbing and rinsing the noses, tails and saddles of 20 white plaster merry-go-round horses ... Bubbles runs the merry-go-round while the carnival is... (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Catwalk finale down to the hips and lips Jun 30, 2008
Demelza Reveley, a 16-year-old from Wollongong, and a 20-year-old university student from Sydney, Alexandra Girdwood, are the last clothes horses left standing on the Foxtel reality series, Australia's Next Top Model. Early in the season, Girdwood admitted to the judges that she had had collagen injections in her lips. (Sydney Morning Herald)
San Jose to celebrate sesquicentennial Jun 26, 2008
The town's parade on Sunday afternoon will feature the American Legion, bands from area schools, the fire department, horses and of course tractors. The theme of the parade is A Blast from the Past, 150 Years Ago. (Pekin Times, IL)
Music, fun to be featured at Wyandotte's Third Friday Jun 20, 2008
ranch, horses ok, 3 car garage, 3 bdrm. 1. (The News-Herald)
Middleboro womans slaying ruined two lives Jun 17, 2008
They had two horses, two dogs and a 19-year-old cat named Tim ... Werner cleared the land on Soule Street for pastures for their horses. (Watertown TAB & Press, MA)
4-H members tour historical trees Jun 11, 2008
A George Harger plowed around the tree using a team of horses for many years before Lee Alan Sternberger took over the farming duties. After 25 years, Sternberger sold the land to the Brownbacks prior to Mr. Mohr s ownership. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
Gearing up for the 153rd Bureau County Fair Jun 7, 2008
The north side was filled with horse trailers, campers and lots of talented high school cowboys and cowgirls and their horses. The Illinois High School Rodeo Association rodeo had 89 competitors in nine different events that traveled here from all over the state. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
You know you are from Lodi if ... Jun 7, 2008
Remember the intersection of Eight Mile and Lower Sac roads and there was an old barn on the N/W corner with 2 old horses. Or the horses/ponies that used to be at Lodi Lake ... Remember the intersection of Eight Mile and Lower Sac roads and there was an old barn on the N/W corner with 2 old horses. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Raleigh Days is Memorial weekend fun for the family May 21, 2008
The Raleigh Days Parade at 1 p.m. Saturday is a short parade giving children a chance to make their own floats, ride their bikes, parade their horses and gives church groups an opportunity to highlight themselves. This year Saline County Habitat for Humanity is entering a float. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)
New club celebrates old engine collecting May 20, 2008
In many cases, the hit-and-miss engines replaced mules and horses for everyday jobs around farms, Brumfield said. By linking an engine's spinning flywheels to a farm machine with a belt, the engines - most of which average around 4 to 5 horsepower - could perform a variety of tasks that once required great labor. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Lively Madrid celebrates 200th anniversary May 17, 2008
To paso doble marching music, the colorful procession of players circles the bull ring: first the matadors, then the picadors on horseback, the banderilleros, the cadre of assistants and, finally, the trio of horses that will pull the vanquished bull out of the ring. 4. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Losing Horses Killed in Puerto Rico May 17, 2008
More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by injection at a clinic behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, said chief veterinarian Jose Garcia ... The handwritten logs list the names of the horses, the trainers, the date of execution and the dosages of lethal drugs ... Unlike on the U.S. mainland, where many former racehorses are retrained for riding or sent to refuges, the animals have few options in Puerto Rico. (Time.com)
Merchandise, Pets, Furniture, etc. May 15, 2008
Adopt-A-Pet, Animals Lost and Found, Birds-Fish, Cats, Dogs, Horses. View local Garage and Yard Sales in your area. (The Palm Beach Post)
Boerne White Sox play at Vintage Base Ball Tourney May 6, 2008
Rey "Rat" Trevino, Wayne "Knuckles" Speaker, Jay "Beans" Avers, Todd "Sparty" Watson and Kristy "Horseshoe" Watson of the Boerne team partnered up with two re-enactors from of Fort McKavett: Alfredo "Pasta" Munoz, Russell "Rustler" Tipton and Russell's 14-year old son Samuel "Green Eggs" Tipton to play vintage base ball at Buffalo Gap Historical Park against the Farmers Branch team, Buffalo Gap 407's and the Buffalo Gap Chips ... A founders reunion was also going on at the same time in Buffalo... (Boerne Star, TX)
Case closed: Village attorney to retire May 2, 2008
Born in Cherry Valley, Winne became a village resident in 1929, and is able to recall the days when horses and buggies were common on village streets, which were made of dirt back then. Winnie's father, Lewis, was instrumental in coining the Beekman Arms' trademark slogan, "The Oldest Inn in America.". (Rhinebeck Gazette Advertiser, NY)
A yard sale for the troops May 2, 2008
They ve had someone from Windrush Farm Therapeutic Equitation in Boxford come to explain a new program for injured veterans or those suffering from post traumatic stress syndrome called Horses for Heroes. It s to give them back their confidence, said Donna Vallis, which is one of the goals and achievements of the farm when dealing with disabled youngsters. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Big names owe big-time on taxes Apr 15, 2008
3 million for unpaid sales tax on horses. "That's an old debt that I thought was released in bankruptcy," McNall says. (USA Today -- Money)
Family’s rare antique carousel to be auctioned Apr 6, 2008
You see so many carousel horses and the animals look so mean. My animals are so friendly-looking, Wintersteen said, flipping through page after page of photos of wooden horses, camels, giraffes and goats. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
St. Marys Georgia Apr 2, 2008
From alligators to wild horses and loggerhead turtles the National Seashore of Cumberland Island offers spectacular beach vacations. The largest barrier island on the Georgia coast can be reached via the ferry, which departs throughout the day from St Marys. (Suite101.com)
Forty-two rabbits found sick, neglected Mar 31, 2008
Cassell, 81, who got into trouble with Botetourt County authorities in 2006 over the improper care of horses on his farm, said he spent $1,700 getting the rabbits treated by a Roanoke veterinarian ... He was convicted in 2006 for not caring properly for horses on his farm ... Later that year, Cassell was found in contempt of court twice for ignoring a court order to discontinue breeding horses or have stallions on his farm. (Pet-Abuse.com)
Today's best bets Mar 22, 2008
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What to do in Joburg this weekend Feb 29, 2008
Johannesburg is the only place outside Europe where you can visit the famous Lipizzaner Horses, though admittedly they do sometimes go on tour to Cape Town. The Lipizzaner stables are based in Kyalami and they have regular Sunday performances. (iAfrica.com)
Toy Fair Keys In On Movie Adventure Feb 21, 2008
The company will be producing 3 3/4-inch sized figures, 12-inch figures, deluxe figures packages that include landscapes, horses and vehicles, and large play sets. Hasbro is producing role-play items as well, including a whip with sound effects and other Indy-wear, as well as a Mr. Potatohead version of the action hero, appropriately branded under the name, "Taters of the Lost Ark.". (Click2Houston, TX)
House near Dixie annihilated by winds Feb 19, 2008
Baldarree said one of six horses that were on the property during the storm was badly injured, but had already been taken to a vet. Even with large portions of the house gone, a cabinet filled with antique china appeared safe. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Animal magnetism Feb 19, 2008
Animals were influential in Warhol's artwork, from his famous Cow Wallpaper to various paintings of horses, monkeys, parrots, dogs and fish ... Many were taken by other artists, including a 1975 photo by Robert Mapplethorpe that shows punk rocker Patti Smith standing next to two photos or paintings of horses. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
More of this story Feb 18, 2008
Baldarree said one of six horses that were on the property during the storm was badly injured, but had already been taken to a vet. Even with large portions of the house gone, an antique china cabinet filled with antique china appeared safe. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Mountain magic Feb 13, 2008
In summer, the horses pull wagons filled with hay. The towns' lakes are also a perfect way to lounge away a summer's day. (Boston Globe)
10 romantic B&B's around the U.S. Feb 8, 2008
Its so isolated that wild horses are known graze on the lawn and trot down the beaches. Built by the Carnegie family in 1900, this Southern mansion includes original furnishings and antiques. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Aussie Picasso, Chagall bring home the bacon Feb 8, 2008
The top 10 for the sale included Franz Marc's Weidende Pferde III (Grazing Horses III), which brought 12. 34 million, a record price for the artist, Alexej Jawlensky's Schokko (Schokko mit Tellerhut) at 9. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Barn still stands strong in Lake Odessa Feb 5, 2008
The Throop's barn houses two horses, two goats, three ducks and an assortment of cats. And because of its sheer size, they also use it for storage. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Lakers nab Gasol from Grizzlies; jockey Baze wins No. 10,000 Feb 2, 2008
The Hall of Famer survived a photo finish in a three-horse duel to the wire, with Two Step Cat winning by a head bob in a mile race for claiming horses. "It's a very significant number," said Baze, who later rode two more winners. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Reflected Glory Jan 31, 2008
She bought a silver medal won by Swedish equestrian Bertil Sandstrom for team dressage--an event in which riders guide horses through complex moves--at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. When she looked up the history, she learned that Sandstrom had won an additional medal for individual dressage--but had been disqualified for making a clicking sound to encourage his horse. (Forbes -- Business)
Background: 'The Antiques Rogue Show' Jan 29, 2008
One of the reliefs, with a soldier and horses, appeared to be from the palace of Sennacherib in Nineveh ... The museum decided to buy the horses stone and the two others were sent for sale to Bonhams. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Antiques rogue show over as last of forgers convicted Jan 29, 2008
A more detailed examination revealed a mistake in the cuneiform writing, and that the horses' harness were of modern design. The stone came from Wiltshire. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
We need people with dirty jobs. They contribute to progress, too. Jan 21, 2008
He has sloshed around in sewers, peeled roadkill, cleaned up epic septic explosions, castrated horses, and hunted plagues of vermin--all while being coached (and sometimes mocked) by the real people who do it every day. (Unlike most shows in the reality-TV mold, it's the star, not the civilians, who ends up the butt of the jokes. (FastCompany)
What's the future hold for the Waunee Farm? Jan 19, 2008
Ivan Nelson will continue to rent the farmland and the big red barn will continue to board horses. Carol said if Kewanee s economic climate improves down the road she might consider building a smaller, more efficient restuarant on the site, but for now she s just taking things one day at a time. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jan 17, 2008
ERBE (Erbe, SHNS -- Column) -- It's time to stop killing horses in the United States and offer new protections for these noble animals. 650. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
'Artful Codger', 84, faces jail for fencing hoax art Jan 12, 2008
But the 18 years of lucrative deception ended when British Museum staff noticed a spelling mistake in three "ancient Assyrian" reliefs, plus the fact that horses portrayed were wearing 20th-century harness ... Three Assyrian marble reliefs allegedly made in 631BC for King Sennacherib's palace and depicting warriors and horses were valued at 250,000 but an obscure spelling mistake showed they were made in Bolton. (Guardian Unlimited)
Buggy display draws attention Jan 3, 2008
His love for horses and buggies relates back to his childhood he explained ... All of my relatives seem to love horses, and most of us like buggies. (The Town Crier, AR)
Wild Horse Trading Jan 2, 2008
Now this booster is also a critic--and the horses are losing their cachet ... When Kigers were featured, it was often mentioned that they were descendants of the horses the Spanish brought to the New World in the 16th century ... Then in 1977 the BLM noticed some of the horses had distinctive traits, including stripes down the back and on the legs and black-lined hooked ears. (Forbes)
Kennet and Avon Canal, Wiltshire Dec 27, 2007
There are also the Wiltshire white horses. The horses were first hewn in the chalk downlands from the early 1800s onwards. (Suite101.com)
Santas spring from ranch life Dec 24, 2007
Marriage brought her to her ranch home east of Newell, where her husband, John, raises Quarter horses and cattle for a living. The couple has four children and four grandchildren. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Cartersville farm house brought back to life Dec 20, 2007
The two-story white farmhouse on five acres caters to numerous friends and family as well as a menagerie of horses, goats, dogs, a potbellied pig and a donkey. When the Andrews moved from Buckhead 10 years ago, the home needed a lot of work. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Santa's special helpers confess: Dec 16, 2007
"That year they decided I would arrive on a giant mule. That year they also decided to have the kids arrive in a wagon pulled by horses."I rode into the parking lot on that big mule. It was terrified by the horses and just stopped and started braying. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Bearer of bad habits Dec 13, 2007
No excuses here, plus the fact I can t deal with my horses being an over weight person or they will buck me right into a tree ... No excuses here, plus the fact I can t deal with my horses being an over weight person or they will buck me right into a tree ... You have HORSES chica. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Black Friday or Sunny Saturday? You choose Nov 27, 2007
Star Courier Online - News. Tuesday, November 27, 2007. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Shoppers up early, eager for bargains Nov 24, 2007
Black Friday moved at a decidedly slower pace in Modesto's McHenry Village, where a pair of Belgian draft horses from Oakdale's Wagon Trail Ranch provided free wagon rides on Friday, November 23, 2007. Ted Benson/The Modesto Be Modesto Bee. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Letters, mementos help daughter understand dad's military life Nov 17, 2007
Military officials were looking for farm boys to enlist in the Army because the branch used horses and other farm animals in Europe ... He wrote home about his experience working with horses and the other men at camp. (The Daily Reflector)
City Park's historic carousel is coming around again Nov 13, 2007
On Monday, Bassich, toting a glue gun, was busy attaching tails, made of real horse hair, to the carousel's horses ... The platform and deck buckled and had to be replaced, and the horses were sent to Connecticut to be restored, he said ... "It's my baby," Bassich said of the carousel at City Park equipped with 54 animals: a 400-pound lion, a giraffe, a camel and 51 horses. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Making metal magic - the cowboy way Nov 12, 2007
Phipps makes fantastic forms of all kinds from old horseshoes, deceptively simple-looking contraptions that this artist's gifted eye turns into everything from decorations to furniture ... "After a horseshoe is changed off a horse, there's no reason to throw it away. Let's make art out of it." Phipps said ... "The horseshoe to me means my way of life - the Western style. It's a heritage that we're losing in this society and I think it's worth saving." Phipps truly is saving the past, too. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Arizona's historic hotels Nov 10, 2007
Hold your horses: Historic doesn't mean clichd or that your room will smell as though Wyatt Earp just checked out. With spa services, museums and even reported ghosts (and, to be fair, the occasional dusty saloon), historic hotels from the Mexican border to Route 66 provide a different and less standardized experience. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Hidden City Games raises $15M Nov 6, 2007
"With the girls, it's more about the imagination and nurturing the horses. That tends to be how girls want to relate to trading cards." ... The cards are sold in packs of five, and girls can go to a website that animates the horses and puts them into online games. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
