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{spotlight–1}   Farrier Finesse I went to farrier school in 1981, not to become a professional farrier but because I owned nearly 50 head of horses [Why Horses Wear Shoes, October 2020]. Pleased to see more women taking up that profession as brute strength is not as important as understanding the horse you’re shoeing. Ken…

{spotlight–1}   Horse Sense They wear shoes so they don’t hurt their feet when kicking their owners [Why Horses Wear Shoes, October 2020]. Bobby Barron | Via Facebook   Co-ops Count Who knew our electric employees “are so much more than power providers”? How can so few get so much done in all types of…

{spotlight–1}   Freaks of Nature I and many other native plant “freaks” have enjoyed our own little refuges of native habitat, experiencing the flora and fauna that used to be so common here—a true reflection of Texas—before the manicured lawn with its plants from Asia, Africa and Europe came to be the standard [Meadow Oasis,…

{spotlight–1}   My TX Moment My personal My TX [August 2020] moment was 30 years ago and half a world away. I was deployed to Operation Desert Shield/Storm in Saudi Arabia. Near our camp was a group of Mujahedeen fighters, and they always left a grizzled old man to guard their camp. One day he…

{spotlight–1}   Georgia O’Keeffe in Texas Thank you for the brilliant story on Georgia O’Keeffe by Chris Burrows [Palo Duro Love Letters, July 2020]. It is great with the large photos and timely information about the new book. We had visited the Canyon campus in 2015 and had a very hard time locating the tiny…