BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – The clip-clop of hooves echoed through pandemic-stricken Brooklyn streets as horses carted valuable supplies and food. It’s not a scene from the 1918 influenza – perhaps the last pandemic during the “horse and buggy” era. No, this is happened on a gorgeous spring Friday in the midst of coronavirus keeping New Yorkers cooped up. “I’m sure it happened in the last pandemic,” said John Quadrozzi, Jr. with a laugh. To keep

By Kim Chappell I have been in the horse business for a good 26 years. You don’t do horses for this length of time unless it’s in your blood … your soul. The daily-ness of tending to horses whether it is one horse or a herd of horses, like I have, is hard work – plain and simple. Looking from the outside in, it looks like an idyllic lifestyle, the dream come true. And in

It’s hot out and the water team who trucks in water to wild horses have been hard at work this week. Normally the wild horses of the Fish Springs Range in the Pine Nut Mountains drink much more than they did last week, especially when temperatures soar into the 90’s. The team reported that consumption of water was down with no logical explanation. I head out and follow the bands. They always tell me the

Wild horses are prey animals. As such they sleep less than other animals… say a cat who can sleep 18 hours a day or 12 hours for a dog. Horses however spend lots of time during the day just standing and resting, but they only need 3-4 hours of actual sleep and they must get 30 minutes to an hour of REM sleep. They have eyes on the side of their head so they can

Will James as portrayed by Mike Olson and Kim Harris as Alice James. September 5, 2020 at 2:00 pm at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park Tickets will be on sale July 15, 2020 at DangbergEventBrite.com Will James, Famous Nevada Cowboy Artist and Author