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Rodeo competitor, pageant queen: Kaitlin McWhorter has won it all

Rodeo competitor, pageant queen: Kaitlin McWhorter has won it all

November 29, 2019

Melany Mulligan of Carbondale rides her horse Rosebud, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Odonoghue Stables in Carbondale. Mulligan has had her horse two and a half years but has been riding since she was eight. Mulligan said the thing she enjoys the most about riding is the relationship she has with her horse. ÒWe have a very interesting relationship,Ó Mulligan said. ÒWe come here every day.Ó

Horse Bowl and Hippology Contest tests of young people’s equine knowledge

March 31, 2019

Cub scout Maxwell DeNeal, 9, of Cambria, laughs during a demonstration on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, at the SIU STEM University event in the Neckers science building.

Gallery: STEM Scouts

February 16, 2019

FFA members look at the horse they are judging, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at the SIU Equine Center. (Isabel Miller | @isabelmillerde)

Photo of the day: FFA members gather for horse judging

September 7, 2018

Kennedy Baker, 7, of Goreville, rides Dauber with the assistance of Dallas Broeker, a senior from Chadron, Nebraska, studying nursing, during a session of Specialized Equine Services and Therapeutic Riding on Monday, May 1, 2017, at Giant City Stables in Makanda. The session marked the second time Baker was able to ride a horse without the assistance of another rider to support her. “It’s like when you first see your kid making the first two steps by herself,” said Santiago Tomas, barn manager at the stables who typically rides with Baker. “It kind of gives you pride.” (Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Equine therapy helps kids take new steps

May 3, 2017

(Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

Photo of the Day: Sunset over Outback Stables

December 5, 2016

Healing with horses

Healing with horses

May 21, 2016

Photos of the week

Photos of the week

May 14, 2016

Saluki seniors mesh in steeplechase

Saluki seniors mesh in steeplechase

April 1, 2015

Talk warns of heroin use increase

By Austin Miller, @AMiller_DE

January 25, 2015

Sarah Wolfson is back on her horse.Wolfson rode and trained horses throughout high school, but five years ago as an SIU student, Wolfson had an accident while riding, severely hurting both of her knees. To relieve her pain, s...

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