“Helmets aren’t only for girls!” Guest Post by Rachel Gagliardi

Troxel Athlete, Rachel Gagliardi is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Rodeo Association, competing with the Champion Barrel Racing Team and Reserve Champions in Pole Bending, Breakaway Roping, and Goat Tying. She has been riding horses since the age of eight and loves everything about rodeo competition. Here, Rachel shares her thoughts on the importance of wearing a helmet, regardless...

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"I've Never Seen a Stubborn Mule" Guest Post by Steve Edwards

Troxel Athlete, Steve Edwards has been training mules and donkeys for over 30 years. He and his wife, Susan, operate the Queen Valley Mule Ranch in Queen Valley, AZ, where they offer clinics on understanding and training mules, donkeys, and their owners. Steve also sells his own custom line of mule and donkey-friendly saddles and tack which he has used...

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Tough Enough To Wear Troxel: Guest Post by Rachel Gagliardi

Troxel Athlete, Rachel Gagliardi is a member of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Rodeo Association, competing with the Champion Barrel Racing Team and Reserve Champions in Pole Bending, Breakaway Roping, and Goat Tying. She has been riding horses since the age of eight and loves everything about rodeo competition. Here, Rachel shares why she chooses to wear a helmet in a...

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Why I Wear a Helmet: Guest post by Julie Goodnight

Horse Master Julie Goodnight has more than a quarter-century of horse training experience. Her varied background ranges from dressage and jumping to racing, reining, colt-starting, and wilderness riding. She teaches "Classic Skills for a Natural Ride" and travels coast-to-coast and beyond to film her television show, Horse Master, as well as to appear at horse expos, conferences and clinics. Her...

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Life Is All About Range: Guest Post by Author, Jane Pastore Coleman

Jane Pastore Coleman began writing her new book, Life is All About the Range, as a personal memoir after meeting her future husband, Bob, in a sushi restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the changes that relationship brought into her life. A lifelong city girl, she became a country girl when she moved to a horse farm in Kentucky with her...

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