Taylor van Zyl and Mark Drummond are the owners and drivers of Pair a Dice Carriages, performing this Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo (CWWR). “There’s nothing quite as exhilarating as witnessing a gleaming stagecoach drawn by six big black Percherons thunder into the arena,” CWWR’s website describes. “The ground rumbles beneath […]
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When it rains, it pours
… but that didn’t seem to dampen anybody’s spirits last Saturday evening when, for the first time, WindWalkers held their signature event at their Missouri Heights ranch.By about 4pm last Saturday, Sept. 21, the stage was beautifully set in the outdoor area for cocktails and lawn games. The indoor arena was set up for dinner, […]
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Eagle County considers Missouri Heights horse boarding and riding facility
Eagle County planning staff, planning commissioners, owner representatives and some 40 members of the public visited the proposed site of the Twin Acres Riding Stable and Boarding Stable, a proposed development for a commercial 50-horse boarding and riding facility at 623 Fender Lane in Missouri Heights. While the property has been historically used as a […]
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Letters – August 12, 2021
Senior Matters Senior Matters has been serving Carbondale’s older residents since 2008, when we became the Third Street Center’s first tenant. Over the years, we produced occasional single-event programs (e.g., Medicare Monday, Weed for the Wise) and sponsored two other not-for-profit programs (Brain Train, Valley Meals and More) until they stood on their own. But […]
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Keeping traditional horsemanship skills alive
If you were driving down Catherine’s Store Road last week, you may have noticed a number of men and women riding bareback in Gus Darien Arena. No, they weren’t practicing for the upcoming rodeo. Ten employees of the White River National Forest Service were being certified in basic horsemanship by the Shoshone Specialty Pack String […]