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US postage stamps and Tijuana, Mexico's Seabiscuit connection by Maggie Van Ostrand

Seabiscuit Stamped Envelope (44 cents) © United States Postal Service, 2009
Seabiscuit Stamped Envelope (44 cents)
© United States Postal Service, 2009
In 1934 during the depths of the Great Depression, horse trainer Tom Smith was living out of a stall at Mexico's Agua Caliente racetrack in Tijuana. Flat broke, Smith shared the stall with Noble Threewit, who trained horses for a friend of Charles Howard. Howard was seeking a trainer for his new horse, Seabiscuit, a seemingly incorrigible Thoroughbred. Seabiscuit looked and behaved "like a train wreck." read more
horsemanship perspectives Tijuana, Baja California

To the charreada with stars in her eyes by Wendy Devlin

"There is a sensitive filament in our beings, which responds to Mexican music…. To the sight of a horse well ridden, to the spectacle of a bull skillfully lassoed…. All of us, a... read more
horsemanship perspectives Guadalajara, Jalisco Jalisco

Huellas... de los herreros: the Mexican blacksmith by Dale Hoyt Palfrey

Taking up residence in a Mexican village has meant, among other joys, the chance to live out my greatest childhood fantasy: to be a cowgirl with horses of my own. I've now relinquished illusions of bec... read more
horsemanship lifestyles
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