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Pegasus, The Winged Horse

His home was among the clouds, where he soared with snow-white wings unfurled. Pegasus, the winged horse, was the symbol of good triumphing over evil. Horse lovers understand how this creature found its way...

4 comments    literature wings equestrian
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Four Common Equine Skin Ailments

Skin ailments can cause your horse much misery and even secondary infections if not attended to promptly. Late spring, summer and early fall is when you horse is most likely to suffer from one of these...

5 comments    skin saddle insect bites
I haven't been lucky enough to see a NC gator - this one was in SC.74

Alligators in North Carolina

Alligators have made a comeback in North Carolina after almost being eradicated in the early twentieth century. The beasts have been sighted as far north as the Great Dismal Swamp near the VA/NC border. ...

25 comments    ocean north carolina fresh water
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Whitetail Deer

I live in a rural county in North Carolina. My home office window overlooks hardwood forest and pasture land. Deer cross through my yard daily. Lately there has been one lone deer, a young buck just getting...

4 comments    north carolina browser deer
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Book Signing for a Good Cause 1in8

I think every writer enjoys a book signing. We hopefully sell books, but at a book signing we also can talk to our readers, and I love to talk. On December 5th from noon until 4PM I will be signing my books...

4 comments    breast cancer raise money tammy
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Riding on the Beach

You have seen the photographs of a beautiful horse galloping down the beach, mane and tail flying in the wind, ridden by a beautiful lady whose long hair is doing the same. The waves splash glistening...

9 comments    beach horses drinking water
photo by Donna Campbell Smith69

Horse's Costume Party

Dress up yourself and your assigned horse for FUN! What do you dream about while you ride? Are you a knight in shining armor, a princess, or Indian riding the prairie? Are you a rock star or a farmer...

5 comments    fun halloween costume
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horse questions you never thought to ask

Having volunteered twenty-plus years in the 4-H horse program I have coached a few quiz bowl teams. Most questions in those contests come from horse science textbooks, dealing with equine anatomy,...

5 comments    horse trivia 4-h
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Huntington Beach State Park's Atalaya

copyright Donna Campbell Smith Atalaya at Huntington Beach State Park, SC Atalaya, a national historic landmark, is tucked behind the sand dunes of Huntington Beach State Park, overlooking the Atlantic...

3 comments    tourist south carolina atalaya
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Rocky, the Amazing Trick Mule

While writing The Book of Mules: Selecting, Breeding, and Caring for Equine Hybrids and The Book of Draft Horses: Gentle Giants that Built the World I have met some very nice folks and made some good...

13 comments    writing north carolina hybrid
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