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orses have been a signiďŹ cant part of America’s history and heritage, playing various roles as working horses, in sporting and some have even made it to celebrity status.

Although horses were said to exist on the North American continent prior to 8,000 B.C., becoming extinct with the Ice Age, they are most known as arriving with Columbus on his first and second journeys. The Spaniards brought more horses to South America, which they used while conquering Mexico and Peru. In the 1600’s, the colonists brought their horses to North America where they were used to clear trees for homesteading, followed by their use in the Revolutionary War and for exploring the west.

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A horse has just one chamber in its stomach and has a rather quick digestive system, requiring much more food than a cow of the same size. A domestic horse eats about 12-15 pounds of hay each day depending on their size and activity level. Larger breeds may consume up to 30 pounds or more and a pony, (a small breed of horse) will eat much less. Their diet is usually supplemented with some grain such as oats or corn.

Other famous horses: • George Washington’s Nelson • Caroline Kennedy was given a pony by Vice President Lyndon Johnson during the Kennedy administration. His name was Macaroni and was very popular with children all over the country who wrote him letters.

• Highland Dale was the American Register Saddle-Bred Stallion who appeared in movies, notably the 1946 “Black Beauty,” as well as the television show “Fury.” His

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Horse racing, one of America’s favorite pastimes, has spawned many famous horses including these few: • Secretariat was born in 1970 and lived until 1989. He won 16 out of 21 races and was the Triple Crown winner in 1973. In 1974, he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. In 1999, a U.S. postage stamp was issued with his picture on it. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, Newsweek and Time magazines in the same week just before winning the Triple Crown.

• Man O’War was born in 1917 and is thought to be the greatest racing horse in history, losing only one race in his career.

Man O’War was inducted into the national Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1957. When he died in 1947, he ‘lay in state’ for several days in a casket lined with fabric in his racing colors.

• Citation, born in 1945, was the eighth Triple Crown winner. He won or placed in 44 of his 45 races with a lifetime winnings at over one million dollars. A Cessna Aircraft Company business jet was named after Citation which includes a horseshoe in its logo.

• Seabiscuit, born in 1933, was the subject of inspirational books and an Academy Award nominated movie. He was entered into 89 races and won 33 of those races, placed second 15 times and third three times. Seabiscuit was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1958.

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Who has their hoof prints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Roy Rogers’ horse Trigger and Gene Autry’s Champion, of course. Trigger, a golden palomino was originally called Golden Cloud, but was eventually given the name Trigger once Roy Rogers purchased him in 1938. He named him for his quickness of mind and foot, as he knew about 60 tricks including walking 150 steps using his hind legs. A likeness of Trigger can be seen in Branson, Missouri at the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum, as well as Dale Evans’ horse, Buttermilk.

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The Pony Express was only in operation from April 1860 to October 1861, but made a huge impact on American history. The Express route ran between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. Horseback riders would carry a 20-pound pouch of mail called mochila (Spanish for pouch) thrown over the saddle of the horse. Riders could not weigh more than 125 pounds and were changed about every 75-100 miles.

Riders would get a new horse every 10 to 15 miles and traveled about 10 miles per hour. The length of their route was close to 2,000 miles and took 10 days in the summer months and up to 16 in winter. The cost to send a letter was reportedly $5.00 per half ounce which eventually dropped to $1.00. Makes 45 cents sound like a real bargain. Its founders, William Hepburn Russell, Alexander Majors and William B.

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The fastest ride for the Pony Express was the delivery of the news of the election of Abraham Lincoln as president, taking just over seven days. The Rocky Mountain News in Denver was one of the first recipients of the news.

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HORSE SENSE In the 1800’s, horses were used by the fire service to pull the fire engine. Horses typically received on-the-job training; however, Detroit opened a horse college for training. Students received progress reports and report cards. Graduates would work for the fire service typically four to 10 years.

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The horse’s height is measured by the number of hands tall, which translates to 4 inches across the knuckles.

Wyoming began using a cowboy and a bucking bronco on their licenses plates beginning in 1936 and continues to this day. In 1989 Kentucky introduced a new license plate design with a horse and foal graphic that was used until 1997 when the photographer who took the photograph threatened to sue. Colorado offers Support the Horse plates for the local horse lover.

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A horse’s birthday is determined to be the first day of the year in which it was born. In other words, a horse born on October 15, 2008 would have a birth date of January 1, 2008.

There are more than 350 different breeds of horses.

A horse can only breathe through its nose and not its mouth.

A horse can see a different visual image out of each eye, referred to as monocular vision. They also have better night vision.

Most foals are born at night and can stand within one hour of birth. However, their legs are so long that they are unable to reach the ground to eat grass.

Body temperature is 100-101 degrees.

Horses are not able to vomit.

Horses drink water by a sucking action rather than lapping water with their tongues. They have a prehensile upper lip which is quite sensitive and gives them the capability of picking up very small objects.

They produce about 10 gallons of saliva per day.

The hoof of a horse grows like a fingernail and has to be trimmed.

The life expectancy of a horse is 2530 years, although a horse named “Old Billy” lived 62 years from 1760 to 1822.

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Intermittent claudication is leg pain that develops when someone with PAD walks any distance. The person can tell, almost to the number of steps taken, when pain will arise. Taking a rest relieves the pain.

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ardening in the fall is my favorite time to garden, aside from the spring of course! But there is something so satisfying about preparing the gardens for next year. I love to clean up my perennial beds and cover them with a fresh layer of mulch; it’s like tucking them in for the winter. For a short time everything is perfectly clean, quiet and beautiful, that’s the obsessive compulsive Virgo in me talking! But then they are fully prepared for a long and hopefully snowy winter. I like how there is no rush unlike the exciting but very busy hustle of the spring. Of course the garden center and landscape company leave me very little time in the spring for my own gardens, so now is really when anything gets done!

As far as our lawns go those of us who have Tall Fescue, Bluegrass or Ryegrass can really benefit from a fall fertilization. Fertilizing with a winterizer in early October promotes healthy deep root systems. Spring fertilizing alone can encourage too much top growth and a shallow root system which decreases its resistance to drought.

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• It was British playwright and noted wit Oscar Wilde who made the following sage observation: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.”

• If you’re like the typical human, your brain makes up only 2 percent of your body’s weight, but it uses about 20 percent of your body’s energy.

• Some people, it seems, have more money than sense. For example, in December of 2008, some unknown person paid $5,300 to buy a single tissue off eBay. What was so special about the tissue? Reportedly, it was used once by actress Scarlett Johansson. Fortunately, proceeds from the sale benefited a nonprofit organization.

• The average ant lives less than two months.

• Using leeches as a form of medical treatment is archaic, right?

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There is no mob like a group of well-drilled soldiers when they have thrown off their discipline. And there is no lostness like that which comes to a man when a perfect and certain pattern has dissolved about him. There is no hater like one who has greatly loved.”

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Lemons provide a burst of brightness, flavor and freshness to your recipes. Bright, yellow, tart and tangy, lemons are one of nature’s most versatile, healthy and delicious fruits. Since lemons are available throughout the year, they make an attractive, affordable and accessible recipe ingredient.

Adding lemon juice to marinades for grilled recipes is a great way to brighten up the flavors. You also can grill lemon halves and squeeze the smoky juices over your dish for an added flavor boost.

Try using a fresh, fragrant lemon for this Lemon Ginger Chicken with Carrot Cashew Slaw recipe. It’s guaranteed to brighten up your day!

LEMON GINGER CHICKEN WITH CARROT CASHEW SLAW Lemon-Soy Sauce Marinade: 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup canola or olive oil plus 1 tablespoon, reserved 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce 2 tablespoons peeled, grated ginger 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon hot chili-garlic sauce, such as Sriracha 4 boneless chicken breast halves, (about 1 to 1 1/2 pounds)

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1. Jose Valverde set the record for

2. MUSIC: Which 1980s rock band had a hit with the title “Roxanne”?

consecutive saves. Who had held the

3. HISTORY: Where did the Battle of Waterloo take place?

lez have more home runs than walks

4. SCIENCE: What does a mycologist study?

5. TELEVISION: What was the name of the boyfriend in the “Gidget” surfing series?

the Detroit Tigers in 2011 with 49 franchise mark?

2. How many times did Juan Gonzain a season during his 17-year majorleague career?

3. Who is the only college football coach to win a BCS title with two losses?

4. In 2009-10, Aaron Brooks set a Houston Rockets record with 209

6. COMPUTERS: What does it mean when you get the message “Error 404” on a computer?

3-point field goals made. Who held

7. LANGUAGE: What does the acronym “radar” stand for?

won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s

8. LITERATURE: When was “The Cat in the Hat” first published?

9. TEAM SPORTS: How many members does a cricket team have?

10. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago?

the old record?

5. How many Edmonton Oilers have top rookie?

6. Name the last female before Danica Patrick in 2012 to secure the pole in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series?

7. How many times did Chris Evert reach the women’s singles final at Wimbledon, and how many times did she win?

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1. Which group had a Top 10 hit with “Born to Be With You” in 1956?

2. Who released “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”?

3. Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman, John Lennon married Yoko Ono, and George Harrison and his wife, Pattie, were arrested on drug charges. What was the year?

4. “Who’ll Stop the Rain” and “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” were on which album?

5. Which group released “Run Runaway”?

6. Ronnie James Dio replaced which musician in the band Black Sabbath? (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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New DVD Releases for Week of September 24, 2012 PICKS OF THE WEEK

“Marvel’s The Avengers” (PG-13) -- The blockbuster hit of the summer is now available for your home viewing. Earth’s mightiest superheroes are assembled into one team to defend the world from an alien invasion led by Loki, the Norse god of chaos.

Add that weird plot to truckloads of special effects and a star-studded cast wearing colorful costumes, and somehow it all works.

Of course it’s loud and silly, but it’s also a very fun ride, even for those who own

fewer than 100 comic books.

Other super-movies have struggled to maintain focus with just one hero. This movie uses Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye without getting too distracted. Director/writer Joss Whedon took on the ambitious endeavor and got audiences to suspend disbelief and cheer for the good guys.

“Damsels in Distress” (PG-13) -- Violet Wister (Greta Gerwig) is a socially conscious young woman at the center of a group of girls who care for the depressed and socially maligned populations of their university. Violet and her gals seeks to recruit Lily, a transfer student, into their little circle so she might learn their ways of dating only socially inept guys and civilizing the party-animal demographic.

Director Wilt Stillman puts the humor into the cadence and delivery of the innuendoladen dialogue. This isn’t a National Lam-

poon-style college romp, but an eccentric, banter-heavy comedy about people with good intentions.

“The Tall Man” (R) -- In a remote town where the weather forecast is always ominously grey skies, the townsfolk spread a creepy little rumor. Children go missing, and people say it’s because of a tall man.

Jessica Biel plays a local nurse who doesn’t buy the story, until her own boy disappears.

She goes on a parent’s nightmare journey for her child, only to get lost in a series of plot twists, conspiracies and missed opportunities for the movie to end on a reasonable note.

“Soldiers of Fortune” (R) -- Christian Slater is a tough ex-military kinda guy hired to protect some millionaires who want front-row tickets to a real war zone.

Naturally and deservedly, the mission goes horribly awry and everybody’s lives are put in danger (more than anticipated, I guess).

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This is one of those movies you see for rent that you’ve never heard of, but when you check the box it’s got a decent cast (Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, James Cromwell).

Yet should you cross the line and attempt to watch this movie at home, you will be treated to an early bedtime by this snoozefest of a convoluted action movie.

TV RELEASES

“American Horror Story” “Desperate Housewives: The Complete Eighth and Final Season” “New Tricks: Season 8” “Gossip Girl: The Complete Fifth Season” “CSI: Miami -The 10th and Final Season” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation -The 12th Season” “CSI: NY -- The Eighth Season” (c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

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TRIVIA TEST ANSWERS

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) You might need more facts before you can decide on a possible career change. But you should have no problem making a decision about an important personal matter.

1. Apollo Creed 2. The Police 3. Belgium 4. Fungi 5. Moondoggie 6. Webpage not found 7. Radio detecting and ranging 8. 1957 9. Eleven 10. Port of Spain

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a good time for the usually outspoken Lamb to be a bit more discreet. You still can get your point across, but do it in a way less likely to turn off a potential supporter.

SPORTS QUIZ ANSWERS 1. Willie Hernandez had 32 straight saves in 1984.

2. Seven times.

3. LSU’s Les Miles, in the 2007 season.

4. Rafer Alston, with 192 in the 2006-07 season.

5. No Oiler has ever won the award.

6. Shawna Robinson did it in 1994, when it was the Busch Grand National Series.

7. She was in 10 finals between 1973 and 1985, winning three.

FLASH BACK ANSWERS 1. The Chordettes. They followed up in 1958 with a near chart topper in “Lollipop.”

2. Judas Priest in 1982 on their “Screaming for Vengeance” album. It’s still their bestselling album.

3. 1969. Five days after their wedding, Lennon and Ono held a “Bed-In” for a week from their hotel suite.

The press was invited to visit and interview the couple, who talked about world peace.

4. Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Cosmos Factory,” in 1970. Six songs from the album went to the Top 10.

5. Slade, in 1984 on their “Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply” album. The U.K. version of the same album was entitled “The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome.”

6. Ozzy Osbourne, in 1979.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Good news: All that hard work you put in is beginning to pay off. But you need to watch that tendency to insist on doing things your way or no way.

Be a bit more flexible.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might want to delay making a decision on the future of a long-standing relationship until you check out some heretofore hidden details that are just now beginning to emerge.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your reluctance to compromise on an important issue could backfire without more facts to support your position. Weigh your options carefully before making your next move.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) This is a good time for ambitious Leos or Leonas to shift from planning their next move to actually doing it. Your communication skills help persuade others to join you.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Relationships -- personal or professional -- present new challenges. Be careful not to let a sudden surge of stubbornness influence how you choose to deal with them.

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SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) You’re respected by most people for your direct, no-nonsense approach to the issues. But be careful you don’t replace honest skepticism with stinging sarcasm.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A newly emerging situation could require a good deal of attention and some difficult decision-making. However, close friends will help you see it through.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Family matters need attention. Check things out carefully. There still might be unresolved tensions that could hinder your efforts to repair damaged relationships.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Of course you deserve to indulge yourself in something special. But for now, tuck that bit of mad money away. You’ll need it to help with a looming cash crunch.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A temporary setback in your financial situation is eased by changing some of your plans. You’ll be able to ride it out quite well until the tide turns back in your favor.

BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for understanding people’s needs. You have a low tolerance for those who act without concern for others.

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Kebler Pass: Head west out of Crested Butte on County Road 12. At Colorado 133, head north toward McClure Pass.

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US 285 from Conifer to Fairplay over Kenosha Pass.

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Guanella Pass Scenic & Historic Byway: Take this route south out of the historic town of Georgetown to the town of Grant. Then turn right on US 285 and take the highway for 15 minutes to the top of Kenosha Pass viewing South Park.

Other favorite routes: Colorado 14 through Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins to the top of Cameron Pass.

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