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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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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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 Kentucky Derby, ran annually at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, is the first leg of the American Triple Crown. The first race was ran on May 17, 1875, and the winner of that first Grade I race was a colt named Aristedes. Aristedes won the first 1.5 mile race (it was later reduced to…

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Ever heard the saying “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” and wondered what the heck that meant or where the phrase originated? Me too, and I was 90% it wasn’t the classic 90s Hootie & the Blowfish lyrics I know that use it. The phrase, in an allegorical sense, suggests that you should…

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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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