Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Desert Warriors of the Southwest Mounted Archery [dropcap]D[/dropcap]iana Troyk thoroughly enjoys any activity that she can do with her horse. “I like doing things with my horse and I think that he likes doing things with me,” Troyk says. “In fact, I do not want to do anything without…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Tender Little Hearts [dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is nearly impossible for McDowell Sonoran Conservancy steward Terry Holmes-Stecyk to travel very far along the McDowell Sonoran Preserve’s trails with her miniature horses — much less exit a library elevator — without being bombarded by questions and cameras. After all, as if her pint-sized…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography Courtesy of Scottsdale Public Library [dropcap]A[/dropcap]nywhere you look around Arizona, horses play a very important role. They are a cowboy’s best friend, an outdoor enthusiast’s favorite form of transportation and an entire population’s primary symbol of simpler times. Horses have become synonymous with our state’s Western heritage. This is especially true…
Writer Joseph J. AirdoPhotography by Ann von Pentz [dropcap]H[/dropcap]orses have long been universal symbols of freedom without restraint. Way back in the days of the Wild West, riding a horse made a person feel as though they could free themselves from their own bindings. Therefore, it is only natural that horses are also linked as…
Writer Shannon Severson Photography Courtesy of Amber Standerfer [dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith piercing blue eyes and his skin bronze from long days spent working in the sun, Jim Gath looks like he’s always lived the life of a cowboy. As the founder of Tierra Madre Horse and Human Sanctuary in Cave Creek, he has found his life’s purpose…
Thirty years ago, Cave Creek horse trainer Manuel Trigo was a software engineer living in Switzerland and working 16 hour days, with little time left for much else…
Scottsdale is a horse mecca, and this month you’re an insider thanks to the ArabHorse Farm Tour, a free, four-day open house of its top Arabian horse farms held December 29 through January 1.
There’s never been a time when art and horses haven’t been defining elements in the life of Alex Bauwens. An accomplished professional artist…