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SoCo one of the percs of living in the greater Austin area

When we were considering  our move to the greater Austin area years back with my horse property specialist real estate business and our paint horses one of the percs that we fell in love with was the SoCo  (South Congress) area. Sure the green pastures of Bastrop where we bought our 26 acre ranch, and the [...]

Tack Swap in Bastrop Saturday March 12th!

The Brush Poppers 4 -H club is holding a Tack Swap/Fundraiser at the Bastrop Show Barn on Saturday March 12th, 2011. The Show barn is behind the American Legion which is on Loop 150 across from Bastrop State Park entry. This is a great time for all of us horse owners to clean out our [...]

Texas Star Trail Ride coming up in March

The official Texas Star Trail Ride, the annual trail ride in to Rodeo Austin, is coming up March 4-12th. A huge crew has been amassed for this trail ride that includes a Trail Boss and Assistant Trail Boss, Texas Star Directors ( 15), Texas Star Scouts (10 ), the Texas Star Campsite Crew (3) and [...]

Texas H.O.R.S.E. needs your vote!

Texas H.O.R.S.E.  needs your vote! Texas race tracks and subsequently the Texas  horse industry as a whole may be slowly dying !  A  group of Coalition Partners, Affiliates,  and Advocates know as Texas H.O.R.S.E – the Texas Horse Organization for Racing, Showing, and Eventing is committed to keep the $ 5.2 Billion and 96 thousand [...]

Trains, peanuts, buffalo…oh my! Giddings TX

Yesterday I went to show a beautiful gentleman’s ranch I have listed in Ledbetter just a few miles outside of Giddings TX.  As I was driving through town I got the idea to take a few pictures that I could share, images of Giddings, that might portray a bit of what the City was all [...]

Horse expo in Austin today!

Bluebonnet Expo is happening today at the Travis County Expo center.  This is a wonderful way to learn about horses and to support Bluebonnet Equine Rescue efforts. There will be demonstrations, information about different horse breeds, shopping with vendors and at the sale barn for tack and other items.  There will be a live and [...]

Pope Bend Trailhead | Riding in Bastrop County

For those of you who like to ride trails, there is a great park in Bastrop County called  McKinney Roughs, that has  two different trail head access points for equestrian use and Pope Bend is one of them. Where is the Pope Bend Trail Head? The Pope Bend Trail Head  located approximately 1.5 miles down [...]

Walnut Creek Ranch | Riding Trails | Bastrop County

One of my friends, Rusty Edwards, has a ranch with riding trails, and arena in Bastrop County called Walnut Creek Ranch located on Hwy 20. The six miles of riding trails down in the pecan grove and bottom land are available to ride seven days a week with a nominal per day fee. There is [...]