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Episode 3: Sergeant Reckless, America’s Korean War Horse & The First Woman to Ride Solo Across North America
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Show Notes In this episode, Lisa and Meghan tell two incredible stories: the story of Sergeant Reckless, a Korean horse made an American Marine (yes, she was really a Sergeant!), and Nan Aspinwall Gable, the first woman who rode across America on the back of a Thoroughbred in 1910-11. Cocktail of the Evening The Lady…
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Episode 2: DeweyCheatumnHowe & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Show Notes In this episode of History & the Horse, Lisa tells the story of DeweyCheatumnHowe, an incredibly successful Standardbred racehorse, and Meghan digs into the history of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Cocktail of the Evening The DeweyCheatumnHowe Ingredients: 1 tablespoon sweet potato puree (or canned sweet potatoes work great) per cocktail 1 oz…
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Episode 1: All the Queen’s Horses & This One Guy’s Super Smart Horse
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Listen to Episode 1 here. Show Notes Welcome to our very first episode! We’ve included a few items discussed during the show for your viewing and reference. Cocktail of the Evening Dubbonet and Gin – The Queen’s Cocktail Queen Elizabeth’s Preferred Cocktail (or as we called it, the (Queentini”) served as our libation for the…
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The Woman Who Rode Across America on a Horse
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Nan Aspinwall may be one of my all time favorite female horse stories ever. Why? Have you ever seen the movie Hidalgo? That movie is allegedly based on Nan Aspinwall. In 1910, Nan Aspinwall – a girl from small town Nebraska who’d previously traveled with Buffalo Bill as a vaudeville cowgirl – left San Francisco…
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