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Come ride along with me and find out how to horse around in SLO County! Residents and visitors alike can enjoy the myriad of horse-related activities in beautiful San Luis Obispo County. The freshest stories are in the slider below. Next you'll find popular stories followed by a collection of stories written to help you enjoy riding and taking care of your horse. The categories above steer you right to stories about the people, horses, places and happenings of the SLO County equestrian community.
People - Who We Are, Places - Where to Ride

Riding the Wild West Horseless: A SLO County Resident’s Epic Adventure

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Century Club Rides
People - Who We Are

Too Old to Ride a Horse? Nope. Two Local Dressage Riders Join the Century Club

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Happenings - Clinics

Hoof Building Clinic with David Landreville : Taking the Mystery out of Trimming

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People - Who We Are

Volunteers are the Heart of Redwings Horse Sanctuary

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Stories Galloping Out of the Gate

People - Who We Are, Places - Where to Ride

Riding the Wild West Horseless: A SLO County Resident’s Epic Adventure

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Local resident, Margo Anderson of Los Osos, shares her story of the first of hopefully many horseless, horse-related adventures. This one explored the wild west. “My theme was to ride,” Margo explains, “but at the same time enjoy different states, scenery, landscape, and people.” The only date Margo had fixed on a calendar was an Historic Trails Dutch Oven Dinner Ride excursion with a covered wagon in Casper, Wyoming. Sharon Jantzen catches up with her and tells her story.

Century Club Rides
People - Who We Are

Too Old to Ride a Horse? Nope. Two Local Dressage Riders Join the Century Club

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“Middle aged and older women are the biggest demographic in the horse world,” says Mary Jane Alumbaugh, one of the local Century Club riders. Barbi Breen Gurley, the other Century Club rider, also coaches riders and trains horses. Barbi comments, “I have lots of students who are ladies in their 60’s plus.” These two SLO County ladies came from different perspectives to ride a Century Club ride while inspiring other riders to realize they are not too old to ride a horse AND compete. Sharon Jantzen meets up with two local Dressage riders who recently completed a Century Club ride.

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Story collections to aid you in riding and enjoying your horse.

Turning Horse Manure into Gold : Horse Manure Composting

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Do you have a horse manure factory in your backyard? What do you do with all that horse poo? The best management practice is to turn that mountain of horse manure into a mound of beautiful mulch through horse manure composting. Sharon Jantzen helps us understand the benefits of horse manure composting.

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Sharon Jantzen Photos

Galleries of photos taken out on the trail and at equestrian events. Check out the photos