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Lessons Learned
Luna’s disappearance from a paddock on our ranch gave me a new appreciation for some horsekeeping basics that are easy to forget or let slide: • Maintain a well-stocked equine first-aid kit. Luna’s owner, Kirsten—a nurse by profession—always carries
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Charming King
Charming King, foaled in 1909, tacked up for a pleasure hack on the grounds of his owner’s estate. I fully concur with Saddlebred historian Emily Ellen Scharf’s description of Charming King as a horse of “balanced and symmetrical perfection, who comp
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The Surprising Truth About american Saddlebreds
In the western world, the ancestry or pedigree of horses is traditionally reckoned by the sireline—also known as the “top line”—of the pedigree, and secondarily by the male ancestors of the dam. But modern science tells us that the mare has the great

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