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Thanks for joining us! We've got lots of new things for you to discover and enjoy: new articles - new information - new resources - new advice - and more, with articles from equine experts; resources for equine lovers, homesteaders and military veterans;  trail riding information and calendar of events.  
On this month's HORSE SENSE page, Mary A. Lainhart ponders why people strive to be unique, while they struggle with accepting those special people God made especially special.  And why the especially special people strive to just "fit in", rather than embracing the wonderful person they were meant to be.  

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IN THIS ISSUE
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Vol.1, Issue 6
Wild Heart Mustangs™ promotes awareness, education and respect for wild mustangs and their cousins: donkeys and mules.
Horses, especially wild mustangs, donkeys, burros, and mules. Chickens, pigs, and leafy green things... We love them all. The Wild Heart Mustangs™ e-zine provides the information, tools and resources needed to make the most of your relationships with wild mustangs and the other animals you love, and in harmony with nature. 

FEATURE ARTICLE


A Free Spirit in the Outdoors
by Brigid O'Donoghue
Many of our nation’s children suffer from critical illnesses and disabilities that can often lead to sedentary life indoors.  The thought of so many kids never getting the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors was not acceptable to me ​...
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TRAINER TIPS

​photo credit -Theresa Bender
Mustangs - the New Eventing Horse?
   by Mary A. Lainhart
In the world of three day eventing where bigger has always seemed to be better…the taller the horse, the better the jumper, and the higher and wider the jumps that he can clear.  It all seems so simple… like the formula for an engineering project...
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FEATURE ARTICLE


​On My Ass - Riding the Mid-Life Crisis Trail
excerpt courtesy of author Lou Dean
What would I do if my ass gave up with no more than a hundred miles left on our journey? But then I remembered the calm that had come over me on the trail after the near accident earlier that day, that knowing that... 
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                      VET TALK

                   HOMESTEADING
Biting Insects:  The War They Wage on our Equines and Us
by Amy Ortez, DVM
The fantasy of warm weather and hours of riding bliss is thwarted by the reality of biting insects and sweating man and beast. This defines summer. Biting insects come in many forms and each time of the day has an insect looking for a meal...

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​Steelhead Shore Lunch
by Bucky Lainhart
Buck treated me to an amazing float trip on the Salmon River in Pulaski, NY.  It was peaceful, relaxing, serene...and we caught lunch!  (Read Fishing for Answers to hear about the trip).  Near the end of our excursion, we stopped on the shore and Buck made a Steelhead Shore Lunch with the fish we just caught...  
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L'IL BUCKAROOS

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        ​Surviving Bullying
Bullying is a very serious problem that we decided to take a look at this month. Our author is a 12 year old who writes about being bullied first hand. She also has some very good advice for other kids going through the same thing.​
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

We've got a calendar of events, and much more:  trail rides nationwide, shows, performances, and  lots of lists with contact information...
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        Prints & Apparel​
Many of the Mary Lainhart photographs used in our e-zine are available for sale as prints. Our shop's always open, so come right in. You'll find gorgeous images of horses, wildlife, nature, flowers and more...
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RESOURCES

Our Resources page gives you help in finding the resources you need, be it equine, homesteading, or military veterans. We're happy to help you track down other resources...just let us know...
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RIDING FREEDOM'S TRAIL

The Healing Power of Horses and PTSD
​by Lois Dawn Fritz
As a little girl of an alcoholic dairy farmer helper and homemaker mother, I always admired the horses around the farms that surrounded the many houses we called home. I was frequently told I was too poor, too dumb, or too stupid (I am learning disabled) by the "horse girls" to ever own a horse...
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TRAILRIDING

Wild Horses Find New Lives Behind Bars
by Samantha Szesciorka
I decided to start small with a nearly 500 mile ride across central Nevada. But, I knew that make the journey I would need to have the right horse. Luckily, I knew just where ...
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