Journal

Written by Louise Firouz, Edited by Caroline Baldock The neglect to which the Turkoman horse has been subjected in equine history is, perhaps a blessing. The majority of references by sixteenth to nineteenth century writers and travelers are far from complimentary. Relegated to a mongrel status by observers whose eyes reflected current western fashions of

Turkmenistan, The Land of The Golden Horses Few people have heard of Turkmenistan, fewer even know where it is situated on the globe. When I set my bags down at the check-in at Los Angeles airport the Lufthansa agent looked at my tickets and said, “Where is Ashgabat?” I recall saying, “I wouldn’t worry the

I have thought about a title for this piece on how to buy a horse and my first instinct is to explain to people why you should not own a horse. Hence I have changed the title to admonish anyone who thinks they should go down the route of equine ownership. Do You Own Land?

Introduction by Caroline Baldock Prue Robinson is an artist and mother of two she started her travels once the children were grown up. Prue travelled to Tibet where she fell in love with the remoteness and grandeur of the landscape. She then became interested in its neighbours and Mongolia was next on the list. She

Equine photographer with an eye for sound Diana grew up in the Lake District that fact alone explains her awareness of of nature in all its complexities. Such an environment can, as it did for the painters of the romantic period, Turner, Girtin, Cotman and Constable, stimulate a sense of the sublime and of pastoral

Joanne Archer answers your questions about this technique and the problem with Roached Backs. What Is Chiropractic Technique? Chiropractic is a manipulation technique that adjusts the bones of the spine and joints in order to help maintain good health and, normal range of movement and promote natural well-being through the free flow of nervous energy.

I was born with horses on my mind. I learned to say, ‘horse’ before I said ‘Mummy’. The clip-clop of horses hooves was my spiritual music. No other sound came to mean so much to me. I have followed horses, across cities, oceans, forest and deserts. At the age of 55 I am only just

“For, after God we owe victory to the horses.” Imagine the scene, a small sleepy stage-coaching town in California, a barbeque set up at the side of the road, people milling about in a garden full of statues and works of art. Fairy lights and the smell in the air of charcoal grilled meat mingling

On 25 May 2008, Louise Laylin Firouz died. She was born in 1933 near Great Falls, Virginia. Her life is well charted in the many obituaries that have followed. She has been hailed as the woman who re-established the ancient breed of the Caspian horse finding a breed society in the UK and exporting horses

November 1997 I’ve been riding since I was eleven, earlier if you count the donkeys on the beach at Sandbanks. Being small I was always given the ponies to ride and I have to admit I longed for the day I would be big enough to ride a horse. Riding school ponies are fearful creatures.