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Praise for A Rider's SURVIVAL From TYRANNY by Charles de Kunffy Absolutely Brilliant! A True Horseman! - Vera Walker Enjoy an amazing COLLECTION OF DOZENS OF... JUMPING PHOTOS AND CHARLES' STORIES FROM 'BACK IN THE DAY'. In this book, Charles de Kunffy retells the dramatic events of his privileged and turbulent young life. A Rider’s Survival from Tyranny is available on Xenophon https://bit.ly/3b34P5U

Andras Bondi Bondor tutored me often on his well-schooled horse, Gadara. He was a gelding wih great talent for jumping but was shown mainly in dressage, where... he shined. Bondor, having been a rider of Hungarian Spanish Riding School, had dressage expertise. Gadara performed all of the Grand Prix movements, including piaffe and passage . . . For me, Gadara was the Rolls Royce of jumpers. Had I been brainless, he would have still executed a clear course. He was one of only three horses that I jumped on courses at the international height of 160 cm. Feeling strong, sure footed and easily adjustable with light aids, he needed merely hints as guidance. He loved jumping but remained calm and regarded flying over fences as just another dressage exercise to be done with suppleness, grandeur and style. I felt very grown-up when riding him over a course of huge obstacles. - Charles de Kunffy, A Rider’s Survival from Tyranny A Rider’s Survival from Tyranny is available on Amazon https://amzn.to/2vi16At

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Maria Tallchief, the first Native American to become a prima ballerina, was one of the most acclaimed ballerinas of the 20th century. Born in 1925, Tallchief gr...ew up on the Osage Reservation in Oklahoma. As noted in a NY Times tribute to her, "Growing up at a time when many American dancers adopted Russian stage names, Ms. Tallchief, proud of her Indian heritage, refused to do so, even though friends told her that it would be easy to transform Tallchief into Tallchieva." Tallchief kept her name and made her mark throughout the dance world, dancing with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1942 to 1947 and the New York City Ballet from its founding in 1947 through 1965. She is pictured here in the title role of George Balanchine's ballet "Firebird." This dance legend passed away in 2013 at the age of 88. To introduce this pioneering dancer to children, we highly recommend "Who Is Maria Tallchief" for ages 8 to 12 (https://www.amightygirl.com/who-is-maria-tallchief) and "Tallchief: American's Prima Ballerina" for ages 4 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/tallchief-america-s-prima-balle) She is also among the women featured in "This Little Trailblazer" for ages 1 to 4 (https://www.amightygirl.com/this-little-trailblazer) and "She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World," for ages 5 to 9 (https://www.amightygirl.com/she-persisted) To discover our favorite fictional picture books about Mighty Girl dancers, visit our blog post, "Dancing Her Heart Out: 20 Picture Books About Mighty Girls Who Love to Dance," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=12378 For more books about Native American and Indigenous girls and women to share during November's Native American Heritage Month, check out our blog post, 50 Children's Books Celebrating Native American and Indigenous Mighty Girls" at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10365

Wishing you a holiday filled with love, family, peace and happiness -- and of course, horses!! From all of us at Sawatzky Equine Services

#barnbaulkwithBrittany I want to share something with y’all, I’ll try to keep it short. A parent asked me the other day about how much it cost to have a hors...e to ride or race I replied don’t do it, unless she is serious He said hell I figured you’d try and convince me to get her one now Here is the thing. I absolutely love horses but so much of my time, my life and my money (oh my lawdddd the money) goes into this and I wouldn’t change a thing but here is what people need to understand. This applies for people with horses currently as well. See this poop fork. It’s made up of several tines to create a working rake. If one tine breaks or is out of place the unit will not correctly work as it should. It may still be usable but it won’t be pretty, it may still kinda work but it won’t work correctly. Imagine each tine is a something to do with a horse. One tine is nutrition- proper feed, hay, water One tine is farrier - good feet are a must One tine is vet- maintenance is a MUST One tine is you- horsemanship riding ability One tine is the horse- how’s he feeling? Did you handle the first three, vet, farrier, nutrition One tine is TACK- bits, bridles, proper saddle, proper pad, sport boots etc. (all these are needed and cost thousands) One tine is - extras and misc - trust me these things will pop up just when you think you’ve got it all figured out. One tine is a trainer for both you and the horse (you can never know too much) The point I’m trying to make is it takes a lot of individual pieces to make a great horse and rider! You may find a unicorn that stays sound and doesn’t require anything but that is why they are called unicorns. They are very rarely seen. Most all horses require maintenance. Say you’ve never done anything strenuous in your life, I bet money you’ve taken medicine, been to the doctor, etc. EVERYONE AND EVERY HORSE NEEDS MAINTENANCE! I feel like this needed to be said. I see nice horses all the time being jerked on, whipped, or sold because they didn’t win lil Suzie a buckle. But you didn’t do your job and listen when your horse was trying to tell you something. Okay I’m done now. Thanks for reading this far if you made it. I could go on and on and on. A horse will change your life but it ain’t for the faint of heart and if you treat em right and keep them happy, they’ll give you their life every day!!!! Enjoy this photo of my poop scoop Edit: I’m literally overwhelmed at the response me and my barn talk received. I can’t tell you how much the shares and kind words mean to me. Horses are so humbling and rewarding. But they are not just a hobby. You 100 percent have to be all in.

Kinda Cool ... one of the most popular Christmas carols is really about racing horses!... lol Merry Christmas from all of us critters here at TMAC

Happy Monday. Find your happy place today!

Check out the size of this fence---You could put a roof on it and live in it through a Minnesota winter--- Bernie Traurig told me that the 1968 Mexico City Olym...pic course that Bill Steinkraus and Snowbound here won gold over was the most massive ever built, and that since then, no track has reached the sheer size of this. And here's another interesting fact---The winner here was an off the track thoroughbred, and the silver medalist, Stroller, was literally pony sized. So sheer jumping scope---the ability to jump high and wide---is where you find it. You can selectively breed for it, which is now done on a large scale, but to find a horse with the freaky ability to jump a track like this one was is often just a matter of pure blind luck. You could have 1,000 horses in training, and not find ONE, or you could go to some back yard auction in East Bloofarb, North Dakota and come home with another Stroller or Snowbound for $1,200. Of course, we are not Bill Steinkraus or Marion Coakes. There are versions of those two horses right now in barns and fields all across the globe, and they will most likely never have anyone spot or develop that talent. It might be the little chestnut barrel racer, or the brown mare packing the old lady in the hill topper's field, but they ARE out there---