Deborah Donohue

Contributions

Cheval De Mérens

The Cheval de Mérens, sometimes referred to by their original name of Ariegeois pony, is named for the picturesque village in the French Pyrenees where the Ariege River flows, near the border of Andorra. These small rustic horses with their distinctive black coats and abundant, rough and often crinkly manes are native to the Pyrenees...

Simply Perfect In Santa Fe

When a Santa Fe couple set out on an adventure to find an old adobe their builder friend had described to them, they had no address, just the verbal description of the structure and a general location of where the property was located.  It was the mid-1990s and the contractor  had tried unsuccessfully to convince...

Scenic Mesa Ranch

Julie Littlefield, founder and matriarch of Scenic Mesa, the west’s preeminent bison-leather furnishings company, perfectly exemplifies the COWGIRL spirit of following your passion, trusting where it leads, and creating a life you love. In this case, that includes a richly rewarding, rustically elegant and lucrative interior furnishings company! Located in western Colorado in the small...

Happy Canyon Ranch

Wanted: a multi-generation country house and serene retreat, a hideaway where family, friends and community can gather far from the glittering lights and frenetic pace of the city. Must have elements:  fun and whimsy, close to nature, have lots of trees and horseback riding trails nearby, and a healthy dose of sunshine and casual elegance. ...

A Weekend In Santa Fe

Arrival: It was late afternoon when our little American Airlines jet set down in the Land of Enchantment, and we disembarked into the sparkling Santa Fe light, the scent of pinon and sagebrush filling the air, the mischievous desert wind threatening to take our hats. Our first stop after leaving the intimate Santa Fe airport...

Flights of Fantasy

The Lipizzaner Stallions are one of the world’s most elegant, recognizable and aristocratic horses; members of a rare breed whose remarkable history reads like a romantic novel.  The Lipizzan ancestry is believed to date back more than 2,000 years, to ancient Carthage (modern day Tunis, Tunisia).  This North African trading outpost was founded by the...

Triple B Ranch

When the Sundance Kid robbed the local bank and escaped, Red Lodge, Montana, was officially on the map. Over a hundred years later, when Bart and Betsy Butzer decided to steal away and build a second home, they also chose the historic Red Lodge area of Carbon County, Montana. Bart, a retired Target Company executive, was...

The Percheron

Two hours southwest of Paris in lower Normandy—not far from the medieval town of Chartres and its famous cathedral—is Le Perche. A historic former province measuring a mere 53 by 66 miles or so, this bucolic and fairy-tale beautiful land of rolling green meadows, glorious manoirs and vine covered chateaus is also world renowned for...

Romancing The West

(Originally published in the January/February 2013 Issue of Cowgirl Magazine). 
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