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Mia Manzanares, College Rodeo Star

by Barbara Newtown. When Mia Manzanares was a freshman at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, she tore her…
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Go West, Young Man!  Ellis Racing Expands to Ruidoso Downs

By Barbara Newtown. Trey Ellis has always had a race training business in Louisiana.  In 2018, he started his two-year-old…
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Foster Bridewell and the Equine Sales Company

By Barbara Newtown. In 2010 a group of professional Thoroughbred breeders and owners banded together to start a centrally-located, first-class…
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Justify Conquers The Triple Crown and The Curse of Apollo

By Barbara Newtown. Justify, the 2018 Triple Crown champion, has shattered a 136-year-old curse:  In 1882, Apollo, unraced as a…
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“Cowboys gotta ride” – Review of The Rider [2017]

  By Barbara Newtown. Saddle bronc competitor Brady Blackburn, skull crushed by a hoof and repaired with a metal plate,…
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Water Works: Equine Conditioning Techniques

  By Neely Walker, PhD. Physiological conditioning is one of the key factors in obtaining peak performance in horses.  Ensuring…
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