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Once Upon An Island...
…Lived a small group of Arabian horses. They arrived from the East, their descendants traveled the West and eventually all over the world! In 1963, trainer Joe Dawkins won the first National award for Catalina Island Arabians in Dallas, Texas. No one knows for certain how that trophy traveled back to the Trophy Room at El Rancho Escondido, but what I can tell you is that the newest trophy coming from an Arabian National Championship show was hand carried from Tulsa to Cata
Kathy Troxler
Oct 26


Buffalo Bill and *Muson
Originally published June 2019 My sister Sharon once participated in a "team building" exercise in which you were to describe yourself in...
Kathy Troxler
Feb 15, 2022


Happy Independence Day!
It really wasn't very hard to find a tie to the celebration of American independence, Virginia and horses! As it turns out, the horse...
Kathy Troxler
Jul 4, 2020


The Genius of Paul Woolridge
The satirical and artisitic genius of Paul Wooldridge
Kathy Troxler
May 2, 2020


Arabian Stallion! Sannoon! Who???
Very Early advertisement for Arabian Stallion Sannoon
Kathy Troxler
Apr 26, 2020


Why Print?
I love books and history. I love old magazines. Deciding which ones in my boxes would make the cut when we moved to New York was pretty...
Kathy Troxler
Apr 26, 2020


A Magner & Whistlejacket Morning!
One of the perks of living "back east" is that there is no shortage of used book stores and, of course, Mike and I are always combing...
Kathy Troxler
Sep 20, 2018


Equestrian Art! Alfred DeDreux and the "Mystery Gait"
Throughout most of history, horses said the same thing about their owners as cars do today. They were symbols of power and status. You...
Kathy Troxler
Jul 12, 2018
