Trainer Cayla Stone is headed to the Mustang Makeover next month in Texas! Her friends have banded together to help defray trip costs as Cayla takes yet another wild mustang on an adventure to find its forever home.
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Poudre River video unveils N. Shields history, photos
Check out this new Poudre River video for answers to: How did the flooding Poudre River give birth to Fort Collins? Who were the movers and shakers of early Fort Collins? How did N. Shields St. farms, several of which still exist today, help the local economy? Soon,...
One if by land, two if by sea, happy Tax Day to thee!
Imagine, without Paul Revere's horse, Brown Beauty, we might still be under a king's rule. Commemorating the anniversary of his midnight ride, April 18, 1775 and the contribution of horses to our nation's history. Ironic dates, considering the colonists went to...
Blizzard find: 1906 poet-scout-cowboy
This 1906 mystery cowboy landed in my hands at a flea market this weekend. I was coping with time not riding a horse during our April blizzard. Buffalo Bill? Wild Bill Hickok? Close, but not. If you blow up the name under the postcard's picture, it says "J.W....
Harmful air quality: I guess I don’t want that indoor arena so much, after all
Who knew the air quality in indoor arenas was this bad for you? ... all the arena setups had dust levels—and more specifically, dust particle sizes of less than 0.5 micrometers, which can lodge in the alveoli (microscopic air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles...
Cayla’s new ‘Extreme Makeover’ Mustang happy to unload after nail-biter trip
Cayla Stone brought home her new 2016 Mustang today. The bay mare, age four to six, handled the trip well, and willingly hopped out of the trailer into her new digs. This mare proved extra brave on the trip. Our truck's brakes almost completely failed part way home...
Who knew? We’re on the ‘Urban Paddle’ route
Once the sidewalk went in, I knew this would happen: Horse: (Sees half-naked human with giant black-rubber donut for a head walking by, leaps sideways.) Oh, no! It's an alien! Rider: Whoa! It's just a tuber. Seriously, can you believe Shields-to-College on our north...
Colorado state veterinarian’s office confirms VS in two counties
How much do you know about vesicular stomatitis? Take this free quiz. STATE VETERINARIAN'S OFFICE (VS) – Positive Diagnosis in Two Colorado Counties Tips for Livestock Owners and Veterinarians Horses on two Montrose and one Delta County premises tested positive for...