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10/16/2018 |
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A love story that begins with two young souls, from many miles apart, developed and deepened when fate brought Tiffany and Steve Wheeler together by way of the Bluegrass State — thanks to a shared desire to pursue their passions centered around the American Saddlebred.
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8/6/2019 |
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3/1/2017 |
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1/26/2015 |
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9/17/2016 |
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9/23/2015 |
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5/9/2016 |
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7/18/2016 |
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6/19/2017 |
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11/1/2015 |
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3/23/2015 |
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10/31/2017 |
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2/14/2018 |
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4/20/2015 |
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Bluefield, West Virginia, a small town nestled in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains, is home to Carousel Farm. A training facility for American Saddlebreds and Hackney ponies, Sherri Surface and her son Casey Surface offer everything from riding lessons for the beginner, to show experiences for the accomplished...
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10/17/2019 |
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6/22/2015 |
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10/31/2017 |
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There are some awesome people in this world and then there is Claude Shiflet. He took that adjective to a whole new level. It’s hard to describe the depth of love and respect people from the horse world and the Asheboro, North Carolina community had for this Virginia native...
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1/21/2020 |
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5/19/2015 |
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9/13/2017 |
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6/28/2016 |
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3/13/2017 |
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6/30/2014 |
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6/29/2015 |
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5/9/2016 |
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Heartland Hackney was like an amusement park for Hackney Pony enthusiasts,”said Chris Gantley who spent six years with the Kolkman family as its trainer. “Darrel was dedicated to his faith, his family, and his breeding operation..."
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1/15/2020 |
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6/21/2017 |
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4/11/2017 |
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1/10/2017 |
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6/14/2017 |
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3/9/2017 |
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10/29/2018 |
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6/21/2017 |
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12/16/2019 |
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9/9/2015 |
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1/26/2015 |
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6/21/2017 |
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2/3/2016 |
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Tucked back in the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley, just east of Charlottesville, VA, lies a new American Saddlebred training facility, Famesgate Stables. It’s a picture of perfection with lush green grass pastures as far as the eye can see.
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6/19/2018 |
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10/5/2015 |
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10/2/2017 |
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4/28/2015 |
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6/22/2017 |
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9/7/2016 |
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Only a few years have gone by since Caitlin and Chris Jarriel opened Southern LegacyStables in Allenhurst, Georgia, and they have already experienced a magnitude of success.Caitlin grew up with horses and operating as how stable has always been one of her dreams. Although Chris did not grow up with horses, his interest was perked after meeting Caitlin. Together, these two have built an incredible operation in just a short time.
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7/1/2019 |
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1/22/2018 |
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3/10/2016 |
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9/20/2017 |
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Most horse enthusiasts will agree, the mere thought of any Saddlebred trainer making it in Kentucky, regardless of how big his dream may be, is a long shot scenario marked by challenges and stiff competition in more ways than one. Add to that scenario the young and aspiring “dreamer” is literally from another country and starting out from total scratch, the odds become even slimmer...
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8/15/2019 |
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6/21/2017 |
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10/31/2017 |
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7/21/2015 |
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8/16/2016 |
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Julie Kaufman distinctly remembers the day she turned 14. It was on this day where she was legally granted a worker’s permit and finally allowed to officially work in the barn where she so desperately wanted to be...
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7/23/2019 |
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2/12/2018 |
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3/19/2015 |
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6/7/2016 |
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3/31/2015 |
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6/9/2015 |
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6/20/2016 |
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9/11/2017 |
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8/21/2015 |
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3/9/2017 |
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6/1/2016 |
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6/23/2017 |
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6/23/2017 |
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9/9/2015 |
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2/14/2018 |
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6/26/2017 |
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2/3/2016 |
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4/17/2017 |
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7/3/2017 |
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6/21/2017 |
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5/2/2017 |
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7/20/2017 |
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2/14/2018 |
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8/15/2017 |
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2/9/2016 |
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3/19/2015 |
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4/11/2016 |
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6/23/2017 |
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10/31/2017 |
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10/29/2018 |
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12/16/2019 |
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5/4/2016 |
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Nestled in the hills of Wytheville, Virginia, lies NorthernKiss Farm. Located an easy drive of just one mile off of I-81 and only a couple of exits from I-77, it is home to one of the industry’s top sires, Callaway’s Northern Kiss...
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3/14/2019 |
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7/18/2016 |
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9/11/2017 |
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12/11/2017 |
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9/7/2016 |
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6/26/2017 |
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The original barn of Simmons Stables was built in 1887 in Mexico, Missouri, with the reputation as “America’s No. 1 sales barn,” for American Saddlebreds at the time. Art Simmons brought life to the training operation, putting one world’s champion into the ring after another. The stable is the oldest known building in the United States that was continuously devoted to boarding and training American Saddlebred horses.
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7/1/2019 |
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6/26/2017 |
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9/21/2016 |
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5/12/2015 |
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3/10/2015 |
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1/26/2015 |
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The view from Martin Cockriel’s front porch and from the barn as well is absolutely spectacular. You can see the snowcapped Rocky Mountains all the way from Longs Peak in Estes Park to Pikes Peak in Colorado Springs. A person could sit there for hours and just enjoy looking at those mountains. But not if you are Martin Cockriel. He’s much too busy...
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7/1/2019 |
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“Winners make things happen; losers let things happen.” These are words that Martin Cockriel has lived by for over 75 years in the horse business. Today, at age 91, Martin is still going strong and “making things happen.” He and his wife, Barbara, still live in the home they built in Parker, Colorado in 1964.
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11/5/2018 |
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6/29/2017 |
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1/26/2017 |
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1/26/2017 |
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3/7/2016 |
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9/28/2016 |
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6/1/2016 |
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9/15/2017 |
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Located in Ruff Creek, Pennsylvania, Seldom Seen Farm has made its mark on the map of the horse industry, thanks to its focus on the beautiful American Saddlebred — and a really good lesson program that has brought the breed to the forefront to folks wanting to see more.
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7/1/2019 |
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7/2/2015 |
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8/16/2017 |
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1/26/2015 |
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11/24/2015 |
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6/29/2017 |
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8/15/2017 |
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9/11/2017 |
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8/14/2017 |
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8/11/2015 |
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The end of an era is usually filled with a mix of sadness and great memories and that’s exactly what the November 2019 passing of Marion “Bit” Hutcheson is, the end of an era for the iconic Happy ValleyFarm. Bit would have been 64 this coming July...
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1/15/2020 |
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11/9/2015 |
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“Brutally honest. He was brutally honest,” said Howie Schatzberg of his dad.“You didn’t ever ask him a question unless you really wanted to know the truth as he saw it. A lot of trainers would ask him about their horses or a horse they were interested in because they knew he would be honest with them.”
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1/15/2020 |
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9/20/2017 |
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9/9/2015 |
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Tricia Waclena moved south to Georgia for warmer weather but was soon tasked with helping the state to “warm up” to the idea of Morgan horses. She made the decision to uproot her life and travel to a location free from the dreary winters that continuously plagued her then life in the Northeast. This move led her to the land of the peaches, choosing Canton,GA.
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7/1/2019 |
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6/30/2017 |
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6/26/2017 |
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12/16/2019 |
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Diane Wentz has experienced all of the many facets of the Saddlebred industry. She has witnessed her husband train champions, cheered wildly as her children rode down victory lane, and been at the helm of all organizational tasks associated with being a stables’ office manager. However, nothing brings her greater pleasure than the way that the breed has touched her entire family.
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7/1/2019 |
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6/28/2016 |
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2/20/2017 |