Articles from Author Michelle Morañha Winner

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Michelle Winner
August 25, 2011
Ride the Long Beach: eat the Ribeye!
Michelle Morañha Winner

Photos courtesy of MWmediaone

My “pardners“ and I make up the “Fab 4,” an equestrian riding team specializing in accurately portraying our female western heroes in parades. As Annie Oakley, Dale Evans, Belle Starr and Sacagawea, we recently won first place in the...

beach horseback riding, horseback riding
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Synergist Saddle
April 14, 2011
It's Still “Happy Trails” with My Synergist Saddle
Michelle Morañha Winner

Last year I was desperate. I’d owned my dear QH gelding, Drifter, for nearly seven months and we just couldn’t get it together. I have to work him in the arena in the six months of cold, wet North West weather and in summer, I wanted to trail ride and horse camp. I was a...

horses, Michelle Winner, saddle fitting, saddles, Syngergist Saddles
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Applegate Trail Peacemakers
March 15, 2011
Northwest Horse Fair & Expo 2011: Spring Break fun for Northwest Horse Lovers
Michelle Morañha Winner

For all of us in love with horses and wanting to improve our riding and horse care, my friend Carol Wilson sends us details regarding the NW Horse Fair Expo and an opportunity to enter the Wind Rider Challenge for those of you within trailering distance of Albany, Oregon. I...

horse, horse expo, horse fairs, horses, Michelle Winner, NW Horse Fair & Expo
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Boulderwood Stables
December 30, 2010
Nova Scotia, Canada: Fabulous Food, Scenery and Two Great Trail Rides
Michelle Morañha Winner

Photos courtesy of Michelle Winner

I had the pleasure of visiting Nova Scotia, Canada this fall. I had no idea what to expect of the topography, cuisine, culture or temperament of the people - which to me at this point in my career as a journalist is the greatest...

horse, horseback riding, horseback tours, horses, Michelle Winner, Nova Scotia
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Michelle and Kurt Winner
November 16, 2010
High Country Exploring: Ride Snowbird Utah’s wild beauty
Michelle Morañha Winner

Just twenty minutes out of Salt Lake City and you can head into the mountains. It’s a refreshing change from the seemingly endless sprawl of strip malls and fast food joints the Olympics ushered in along the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. And for this country girl, it’s...

horse, horseback riding, horses, snowbirds, Utah
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Staff of Dream Ridge Stables
August 4, 2010
Riding the Dream: talking with Dream Ridge Stables, Redland, Oregon
Michelle Morañha Winner

In the gorgeous farm country just outside Portland, Dream Ridge Stables offers trail rides with a difference. Focused on safety first, a short lesson is included with every ride. When you head out on your carefully-matched mount into the huge indoor arena and into the...

Redland Oregon, riding lessons, riding safety, riding stables
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Synergist Saddle on endurance horse
May 18, 2010
It is Rocket Science: Synergist Saddles
Michelle Morañha Winner

“Excuse me,” the tall woman behind me at the UPS store said,” are you sending that box to Synergist Saddles in Wyoming? Sorry to listen in but I heard you say it’s a saddle form and I just knew it had to be for a Synergist Saddle!”

We chatted about how much she loved...

fitted saddles, saddles, Syngergist Saddles
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El Yunque Jungle
May 18, 2010
Puerto Rico's El Yunque Foothills
Michelle Morañha Winner

Photos courtesy of Michelle Winner unless otherwise noted.

culinary extravaganza, El Yunque Rain Forest, Escambron Beach, horseback riding, Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, Saborea
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Breakfast at the Inn at Harbour Village
April 22, 2010
Riding the Wild Surf on the Washington Peninsula
Michelle Morañha Winner

Photos courtesy of Kurt Winner, unless otherwise noted.

Most think of the vast southern Washington beaches as a place for a family vacation. Lots of commotion and smiles of course, but it can also be a place for a relaxing stay, with some planning. A few months ago my...

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Guests riding on a hot day in the cool Carribean
February 9, 2010
Half Moon Cay with Michelle Morañha Winner
Michelle Morañha Winner

Photos courtesy of Kurt Winner

Half Moon Cay is the kind of place you dream about if you want a powdery crescent of beach curving around turquoise water with soft sand bottom. Add a horseback ride along the beach and you are in Paradise.

horseback riding in the Carribean, horseback riding in the ocean, horseback riding on the beach
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