ANDOVER — The Ellis Rivers Riders, 78 Airport Road, have announced the Versatility Trail Challenge Series: Saturday, June 23: Clinic with Jim Badger (rain date Sunday, June 24). Saturday, July 14: Versatility Trail Challenge No. 1. Sunday, Aug. 19: Versatility Trail Challenge No. 2. Sunday, Sept. 23: Versatility Trail Challenge No. 3. The series includes […]
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Ellis River Riders announce year's show schedule
ANDOVER — The Ellis River Riders, 78 Airport Road, have announced the 2018 show schedule. Show dates are as follows: Sunday, May 20: Members-only show with Judge Ivy Rasco. Saturday, June 2: Game Show. Sunday, June 10: Open Show. Saturday, July 7: Game Show. Sunday, July 8: Open Show. Saturday, Aug. 4: Night Game Show. […]
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Albert E. Leclerc
LEWISTON — Albert E. Leclerc, 92, passed away Saturday, March 3, at the Marshwood Center in Lewiston after a long illness. He previously lived on his and his wife’s family farm in Durham. Albert was born April 22, 1925, to Aurele E. Leclerc and Lena (Clerc) Leclerc in Lewiston. He served as an infantryman in the […]
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Horses Across Maine to meet
OXFORD — Horses Across Maine holds monthly meetings at 6 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at the American Legion on King Street. The nonprofit is raising funds for Maine veteran organizations through a 280-mile ride across Maine. The organization seeks new members, including local equestrian organizations. All are welcome. For more information, […]
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Horses Across Maine rides holiday parade
Horses Across Maine members ride on Norway’s Main Street during the Oxford Hills Chamber of Commerce’s Christmas parade on Saturday, Nov. 25. Nonprofit founder Peter Seames rides on the right in the front row. Riders with him are, from left, Shaynah Seames, Georgia Clarke-Crane, Jay Brunjes, Emalee Coffin and Cindy Seames. Horses across Maine is a planning […]
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Michael Ledger
AUGUSTA – Michael Ledger, 65, of Boynton Beach, Florida and formerly of Sumner passed away peacefully at the Togus Veterans Hospital on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. He succumbed to the disease, ALS which he bravely fought for six years. Michael was born August 28, 1952, the son of Juliette (Deschaine) and Clifton Ledger. He was a […]
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Why horses used to wear bonnets, caps and peaked straw hats
Last month, Connecticut police arrested a former college professor after his Labradoodle died in his hot car. Officials later discovered that his previous dog had died the same way. The story was horrific, but not a surprise. Being stuck in a hot car kills hundreds of pets every year, a tragic trend that has prompted […]
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Mongol Derby bound: Poland woman to ride 28 semi-wild horses 620 miles
DURHAM — An electrical storm rumbled north of Durham, and the Friesian mare, Annie, nervously rushed into a canter. Amanda Charlton Herbert of Poland, Annie’s trainer and rider, sat deep in the saddle, speaking softly. At Herbert’s voice, the mare slowed to long, fluid strides, dropping her head, relaxing, trusting her handler. Herbert’s ability to […]
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Sleigh riding for Pine Tree Campers
Sleigh riders visit draft horses in between trips during last year’s World’s Greatest Sleigh Rides. The rides will resume during the 24th annual ride from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at 400 Main St. in Lisbon Falls. There will be horses, mules and minis with sleighs giving rides through fields and woods. The […]
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Animal Tales: Healing horses
AUBURN — Ruby the rescue horse wasn’t happy being ridden. She bucked and reared every time trainer Candy Gleason tried to nudge her into a canter. Her saddle was fine and her legs were OK, but Ruby’s anxious hop-skip signaled something was very wrong. “She really almost came right up on me,” Gleason said. […]