If you’re a horse owner and have never experienced a horse with cellulitis or lymphangitis you need to consider yourself lucky. This common condition that affects the lower limbs of horses is a frustrating and [...]

Parents clearing paths for their children isn’t uncommon. However, what makes this story special is that Dr. Katie Blunk says the path her mother Rose Blunk cleared for her — and the land — was [...]

Total Time: 4 hours Yields: 1 1/2 Quarts Ice cream base:6 large egg yolks6 tablespoons unsalted butter1 cup brown sugar1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups heavy cream2 cups whole milk1 teaspoon vanilla extractPecans:1 cup pecans1 tablespoon unsalted [...]

If you have been around horses very long you know that horses love to hurt themselves a lot and when they do it’s many times on their lower extremities. This is the favorite place for [...]

The M5 Entrepreneurs and Rural Revival recently co-hosted a gathering of 75 women from across the United States and Canada in the town of Pawhuska, Oklahoma.  All of the women currently own or are working [...]

As visitors venture into the antiquated feed store which now serves as Grady Hollar’s wood shop, their eyes flit from the corners to the walls, taking in the array of projects. As diverse as his [...]

Life is tough, but so am I…. The last few months I have had a few hard balls thrown in my direction and to be honest I was to the point that I was not [...]

Horn flies, which are about ½ the size of a house fly, spend most of their time on cattle.  The scientific name for horn flies is Haematobia irritans.  As the name implies, the flies are [...]

Growing up as a preacher’s kid in Michigan, Brandon Baumgarten had little thought to what his life would be like. When his family made the almost 1,000 mile move to the northeast Oklahoma town of [...]

You know the old age saying…times flies when you are having fun or growing old! I have to say the last 24 years have been a little of both!  In 1997, John Sampson, a long-time [...]

Servings: 6 shortcakes Total Time: 50 minutes Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups flour 2 tablespoon white sugar½ teaspoon salt1 tbsp baking powder8 tablespoons cold butter, diced into cubes⅔ cup heavy cream1 eggWhite sugar for tops of [...]

It is rather common for horses to face having skin issues but what is causing this issue can be sometimes neoplastic growths or tumors that can be rather serious.  Skin is the most common region [...]

Spring time is upon us!  I enjoy Spring with its warmer, longer days and green grass rolling us from the dead of winter to a time of hope and renewal.  I especially love all the [...]

Feeling a connection to the land you live on is special. However, appreciating such a connection that stretches back in time 134 years is almost indescribable. At any given time, Suzy Landess doesn’t have to [...]

Cryptorchidism is not an issue that everyone faces but might have heard about. Horses with at least once undescended testicle have been called “rig” or “ridgling” which is still used in the horse world. This [...]

Raising chickens in the backyard has become very popular in Oklahoma. Some people desire a better understanding of how their food is produced. Others like the rewarding experience of going out in the backyard and [...]

On many beef cattle operations, the month of February is the beginning of the calving season. In the United States, nearly 60% of beef calves are born in the months of February, March, and April [...]

He said it was the job he always wanted, and now, as Tyler Norvell ends his first decade at the reins of the Oklahoma Youth Expo, he’s proud of the work he, the OYE Board [...]

The definition of equine dystocia is a very simple definition which means “difficult birth”. The simplicity of the definition does not disclose the serious and heart wrenching distress that these words create among the equine [...]