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Happy New Year!
2012 hit the ground running around here. First in recent news: I’ve written a feature article for America’s Horse magazine (the membership magazine of the AQHA, which I contribute to frequently—www.aqha.com) on the hit Canadian TV show, Heartland. It is in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue, and in an unusual move, the story has been made publically available online here: http://americashorsedaily.com/deep-in-the-heartland/. I was very fortunate to speak with legendary Hollywood horse wrangler, John Scott, who coordinates the horses for this very horse-centric drama, and Amber Marshall, who plays the lead character, Amy Fleming. More on them can be found at: www.johnscottproductions.com and www.facebook.com/pages/Amber-Marshall/50083419747?sk=wall. The show is now available in the U.S., and more on that can be found here: www.theheartlandranch.com.
One of those links is Amber’s facebook page, and speaking of facebook, during my trip to Harry Whitney’s place in Arizona for a week of clinic in November some friends finally talked me into starting one. Please check it out—I’ve put quite a bit of effort into posting some very interesting links, info, and great photos: www.facebook.com/pages/Tom-Moates/122407921204432?ref=tn_tnmn
Other huge news ... Ross Jacobs, my friend, clinician, and a stellar horseman down in Australia, just launched a revamp of his very popular website and blog: www.goodhorsemanship.com.au. Ross is so articulate and outspoken it is easy to get busy reading the miles of blogs already there, let alone keeping up with the latest. An interview I did with Ross recently is in the upcoming issue of Eclectic-Horseman magazine (Jan/Feb 2012—www.eclectic-horseman.com). Also, as a part of the updated website Ross offers video lessons for folks and their horses. Very cutting edge stuff, so be sure to check it out.
Otherwise I’ve got tons of new writing projects here on the desk, so the new year looks busy! One of them is the new book, the follow up to Between the Reins, which is getting into the home stretch—more on that soon, so check back and follow the facebook for streaming news from the writing desk....