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85Whitetail 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...
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81Penelope Barker: First American Woman Political Activist
Tea was a symbol of prosperity for colonial Americans, but for colonists like Penelope Barker the British went to far with the Tea Act of 1773. Inspired by the Boston Tea Party, Barker organized a protest...
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79Pegasus, 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...
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75Huntington 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...
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74Poisonous Plants Growing in Your Pasture
Summer is the time horse owners become most aware of weeds growing in their pastures and are concerned about which ones pose a hazard to the horses. Your county extension horticulturist or livestock agent...
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72Horse'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...
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72Colic Can Kill Your Horse
One of the most heart breaking experiences, in my career with horses, was on an Arabian farm when a gallant champion gelding was taken with a fatal case of colic. Star was once a National Champion Park...
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73Rocky, 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...
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70Miniature Horses and Equine Narcolepsy
A disorder not often found in horses, seems to be more common in the smallest breed, the Miniature Horse. Miniature owners refer to the little horses with the disorder as "fainting foals." People are...
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67An Outer Banks Horse Tale
The Tale of Betsy Dowdy and Black Bess of Currituck Banks On the northern most coast of North Carolina there is a string of sandy islands called the Outer Banks. In the remote regions of those islands...
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