Category Archives: Cowboys & Horses

The Devil’s Rope

Posted on October 20, 2011 by theblondecoyote

I hate seeing fences dividing open land, but at least around here, many of them are old and artful, twisted by hand before barbed wire was mass made by machines. Barbed wire, also known as thorny fence and the Devil’s … Continue reading →

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Supervolcano Trail Ride!

Posted on September 24, 2011 by theblondecoyote

It’s not every day that you get to ride a horse through a supervolcano. Yesterday was that kind of day. At first glance, Valles Caldera in northern New Mexico’s Jemez Mountains looks like a vast, peaceful grassy meadow. Look closer … Continue reading →

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All the Pretty Horses

Posted on August 19, 2011 by theblondecoyote

One fine summer day in New Mexico, I did something especially dangerous: I went to a wild horse and burro auction in Bernalillo. I managed not to bid on any of them, but I fell in love many times over. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Cowboy Polo!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by theblondecoyote

It’s Day of the Cowboy here in New Mexico and what better way to celebrate than a game of cowboy polo! Sponsored in the U.S. Senate in 2005 and 2006 by Wyoming Senator Craig Thomas, the National Day of the … Continue reading →

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Rodeo Americana: Part 2

Posted on July 10, 2011 by theblondecoyote

It’s rodeo season out West and yesterday, less than a week after reveling in the Pagosa Springs Rodeo, I got to photograph the Galisteo Rodeo in New Mexico. The Galisteo Rodeo was much smaller and scrappier than the Pagosa event, … Continue reading →

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Wilding Horses

Posted on July 8, 2011 by theblondecoyote

Not far from my house in the high deserts of northern New Mexico is a large tract of land held by the Bureau of Land Management. It’s wide-open land on top of a plateau above the Galisteo River dam. Some … Continue reading →

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Rodeo Americana

Posted on July 8, 2011 by theblondecoyote

This 4th of July I didn’t see a single firework, but I did go to the Red Ryder Roundup Rodeo in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. There’s nothing more American than a good old fashioned rodeo! I love the rodeo for the … Continue reading →

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