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42719
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Jim Preston, owner of Bath Creek Stables and Kathleen Slade, a 2017 North Carolina 4-H Horse Show junior grand champion settled a challenge between the two with a game of polo. That initial game has since gained a following with players and their horses coming from Greenville and Edenton to join. New Bern is also working to get a team.
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35984
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Rocking Horse Ranch Therapeutic Riding Program in Greenville, NC provides both children and adults with a range of physical, cognitive and physiological disabilities therapy through interaction with horses. Malaika Albrecht is Executive Director.
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38242
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Defined as the Olympic Games equivalent for horses is the World Equestrian Games. Cited as the most attended sports event in the state, its projected revenue was 400 million dollars. The thirteen-day event was expected to impact the economies of towns such as Asheville and Hendersonville. Tryon International Equestrian Center’s as its locale can be attributed to its efforts at revitalizing the surrounding job market, in initiatives such as reviving All American Homes of North Carolina, Inc. as US Precision Construction LLC. Choosing North Carolina as its site may be a nod to its reputation for producing thoroughbreds such as Sir Archie, whose descendants include Secretariat, Seattle Slew, and Native Dancer.
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40694
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Stables like Equine Adventures give a view of the Outer Banks from the saddles of tame horses. Stables like Cedar Island Stables also offer a view, albeit from a safe distance, of a small group of North Carolina’s famous Wild Ponies. For those who can’t ride saddleback, Lighthorse Horse Rides also provides a cart option.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 50 Issue 4, Apr 2018, p44
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37016
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One woodsman proves that some tools are still standard, despite the ubiquity of digital based technology. His promotion of horse power is extended to teaching students from Appalachian State how to use this tool. Tasks mentioned by the author where horse power is useful included cleaning debris from a graveyard or clearing a mountainside for a bird habitat.
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28678
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Carolyn Mason was instrumental in protecting the wild Shackleford Banks horses. Mason helped lead and organize a campaign to protect the free range horses in 1995. The details of her campaign and its effect on the local horse population are detailed.
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23304
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A Merry Hill teen is a world champion of competitive horse-riding in the English style.
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24009
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Heart of Horse Sense is a nonprofit organization in Madison County that offers equine assisted psychotherapy and learning.
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22732
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Sandhill native, Susan Beebee of Vass, is a top competitor in the equestrian sport of eventing.
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24117
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Carolina Horse and Carriage in Hendersonville opened in 2009 and offers carriage rides to locals and tourist alike. The author discusses her experience on a carriage ride and discusses the history of horse-drawn carriages in the area.
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38276
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What makes a farm work, according to the author, is the relationship between farmers and tractors. Another relationship discussed by Hughes reflects the tractor’s enduring importance in North Carolina. An illustration for this relationship is the anecdote about a farmer, his tractor, and child he trusted to operate it. Illustrations of the tractor’s importance in North Carolina is many counties having multiple tractor dealerships, her comparison between tractor and car dealerships, and assertion tractor dealerships are often community centers and places of business.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 5, Oct 2012, p174-176, 178-184, 186-188, 190, 192 Periodical Website
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27982
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The Triangle chaper of the US Equine Rescue League’s Zebulon rescue center is saving horses. The number of people surrendering their horses has increased lately due to the poor economy and the cost of caring for one. There are many cases involving the surrendering or abuse of horses and the farm works hard to give them a proper home or prepare them for adoption.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 27 Issue 31, July 2010, p14-15 Periodical Website
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10750
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Jackson describes three bed and breakfast inns that cater to people who travel around North Carolina on horseback. They are the Parkside Bed and Barn (Denton); The Guest House at Burnside Plantation (Henderson); and Turkey Creek Cabins and Horse Camp.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 76 Issue 9, Feb 2009, p126-128;130-133, il Periodical Website
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17067
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It's foaling season on Shackleford Banks, a sandy natural haven in the Cape Lookout National Seashore, located a few miles out from Beaufort. The first foal of spring brought the total number of Shackleford horses to 123. According to scientists who study the horses regularly, there are 22 harems and five bachelor bands. This hardy breed is believed to be descendants of Spanish stock brought over by early explorers and later abandoned.
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The Southern States Percheron Hitch is an award-winning team of six huge horses driven by two coachmen and pulling an unusual wagon loaded with bags of feed. The horses are based at the Person County farm of Tommy and Ann Lawrence. The Percheron Hitch is a popular attraction at the North Carolina State Fair and parades.
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Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 21 Issue 3, Mar 1989, p10-11, por