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Archive for June, 2007

Every Picture Tells a Story: The Lone Stallion

By GHC • Jun 30th, 2007 • Category: Competitions and Giveaways, Junior Blogger Archives

by Cassie, age 11
“Young lady, you get back here this instant!” Carmen Samile tried to ignore the harsh words, but her mother knew that trick all too well. “Don’t pretend you can’t hear me Carmen. You know you’re not allowed to stray that far from the house!”
Carmen sighed and started back to the house. Ever [...]



Every Picture Tells a Story: Paint in the Snow

By GHC • Jun 30th, 2007 • Category: Competitions and Giveaways, Junior Blogger Archives

by Animalsrkool, age 12
The mare was cold and hungry. She’d been wandering for days in the soft, cold snow and no longer knew where she was. All the while she had been watched from a three story house by a young girl. The girl’s mother wouldn’t let her outside as she was prone to colds. [...]



Every Picture Tells a Story: More Than a Picture

By GHC • Jun 30th, 2007 • Category: Competitions and Giveaways, Junior Blogger Archives

by Julia, age 13
Jill had always loved horses. For three years she’d been saving up to purchase her own horse. She had even envisioned the perfect horse. She wanted a Paint or an Appaloosa because of the spectacular coats. Soon her horse would be more than a vision.
One day Jill was daydreaming in an open, [...]



Beauty and Difference

By GHC • Jun 28th, 2007 • Category: Junior Blogger Archives, Odds & Ends

by Animalsrkool, age 12
Very few things in this world are truly beautiful, and we are all different. I can find a dozen faults with my brother’s car, but he doesn’t seem to care. He sees no fault so long as it works. Well, that’s what I think.
I cannot find a huge fault with a horse, [...]



Understanding of the Horse

By GHC • Jun 26th, 2007 • Category: Horse Advice, Junior Blogger Archives

by horsejo, age 11
If you have a horse and love him a ton, but he/she doesn’t care much for you, then keep reading for sure! You have to make your horse understand you. If they get to know you better, they may love you. This is some of what you should know if your horse [...]



Realizing Your Horse Dreams: How to Get Started

By GHC • Jun 24th, 2007 • Category: Horse Advice, Junior Blogger Archives

by Julia, age 13
Let’s face it. Dreams involving horses can be the hardest to turn into reality. Whether you’ve never ridden before in your life and just want to experience that wonderful partnership between horse and rider at least once; or you’re planning on taking home the gold in the Olympics one day, it’s not [...]



Exciting News for Phantom Stallion Fans!

By LeadMare • Jun 22nd, 2007 • Category: Books and Writing, GHC News

It’s time to tidy up our virtual barn for a very special visitor.
Many of you have mentioned that you enjoy the Phantom Stallion book series written by Terri Farley, and no doubt her stories have inspired some of your stories. So when we saw Terri at the Western States Horse Expo signing her latest book [...]



Contrasts, Details and Meaning

By GHC • Jun 20th, 2007 • Category: Junior Bloggers, by Madelaina

by Madelaina, age 11
During the week that GHC has been taking a well-deserved break (and I hope you had a fantastic time) I read over the blog that included the picture writing contest. That set me wondering, Every Picture Tells A Story…
“A picture says a thousand words” is a saying among many people. That [...]



Barn Buzz - June 19th

By LeadMare • Jun 19th, 2007 • Category: GHC News

Do you notice any differences around our virtual barn? The horses are fat and happy after a week of grazing and very little exercise other than pasture play. A restful feeling remains in the air even though the barn is quietly buzzing back to life. But wait — there’s something else! Looks like the barn [...]



GirlsHorseClub.com History: Part III

By LeadMare • Jun 12th, 2007 • Category: LeadMare Tales

GirlsHorseClub.com History: Part I | GirlsHorseClub.com History: Part II
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Pursuing your dreams is a lot like riding. Sometimes you’ll be sitting high on your horse, riding along, when suddenly you’re flying through the air and landing with a thud. The time period covered in Part II of our history was filled with painful [...]