Archive for: August, 2010

Bravo for the Brave Charros and Bulls!

The charro arena, located at the west end of the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center in Lake View Terrace, is normally a quiet, dusty, even mysterious place. But on July 25 it was anything but. Five hours of fast action, south-of-the-border family entertainment featuring brave bulls, charros y charras, song, brass bands and mariachi strings, and, of course, gorgeous Spanish […]

Stampede to Screen

Actors manipulate life-sized horse puppets on the London stage.

They’re majestic, sexy and ready for their close-ups. We’re talking horses. Continuing a trend of equine-themed films galloping into the multiplex, a biopic about 2009’s longshot Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird and a tear-jerking tale of cavalry service during World War I are set to join modern classics The Black Stallion and Seabiscuit. Steven […]

Emmons Doubly Magnificent at Expo

Ron Emmons took first and second place in the Magnificent Seven stock horse competition at the 12th Annual Western States Horse Expo, which took place June 11–13 in Sacramento. The rider, of Ione, CA, was named All Around Stock Horse Champion amassing $10,528 in winnings aboard Olena Oak, owned by Mel Smith and Nichole Scott. […]

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