Country Lifestyles
November Profile 2016 – Joan Logan Schroeder: A Heart For Horses
By Jessica Crabtree
At first glance of Joan Logan Schroeder, you see her blonde hair, welcoming smile and bright gray-blue eyes. When she begins to speak, you expect to hear a northern accent, but there isn’t one. Joan was raised in rural Michigan in Port Huron. It is an actual port for ships and international trade. Growing up, her family lived ten miles from the lake on a 20-acre farm filled with animals.
Recalling the past, Joan estimates horses go as far back in her family as she can remember. “Horses were my family’s life,” she said. Her late parents, Jack and Joyce Logan, courted at age 16 and would ride toward each other five miles just to meet. Joan speaks of both her parents with great admiration stating, “My parents were good at teaching values, work ethic and always supportive in our decisions.” Joan has one brother, Doug. Jack Logan was an engineer by trade who worked in the city during the week and returned home on the weekend. Very well respected, the engineer built roads and bridges. During the ‘50s and ‘60s the north was booming with job opportunities, but Jack and Joyce had a common dream—to one day move to Texas.
While Jack served in the Korean War, Joyce moved to be with her folks in Marathon, Texas, for a brief time. Her father was working on the historical Gage Ranch and is remembered as a good cattleman and horseman. Jack and Joyce vowed to return someday. While Jack was away working, that left Joan and her mother and brother at home to tend to the animals. “We would have 20 to 30 calves to feed and doctor during the winter and horses, too,” Joan shared. From that, Joan derives her work ethic, “There were no kids around, so the horses were my friends. They were who I talked to and played with.”
The Logan family raised quarter horses as ranch horses. “I did show in play days and open shows early on, but it wasn’t until I was 12 that I showed in my first Quarter Horse show at Quarterama, a huge show in Canada and won first in showmanship. After that I was hooked!” Joan relayed.
To read more pick up a copy of the November 2016 NTFR issue or call 940-872-5922 to subscribe.
By: Martha Crump
Most cattle producers can tell you quite a lot about balancing cattle diets for energy, protein, vitamins, and minerals based on the specific needs for their herd and type of operation.
A key factor, and one that is often overlooked, is that how your animals perform is also directly affected by their water intake.
Now many of you may already be thinking “well of course water is necessary, anybody knows that!”
In many years, as September marches into October, we are beginning to experience some return of rainfall. But as many of us know, that is not always the case. Often we are still experiencing hot and dry weather, and water supplies are dwindling.
When we find ourselves experiencing those types of fall conditions, it is critical to not only understand the daily water requirements for cattle, but also the impact that the quality of water can have on herd health and development.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Annette Bridges
A friend and I were recently talking about our husbands. She made a comment that I felt also perfectly described me and my hubby.
“He slows me and I hurry him. I’m sure that is why we do well together,” she said.
“Precisely!” I thought. Why?
Because when two different worlds collide, it can be magical.
No matter what those two different worlds are- a man and a woman with very different personalities, beliefs, or backgrounds, two partners with contrasting passions, strengths, or talents, or when a country boy marries a city girl.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Watauga, Texas, a suburb of Fort Worth, is known for its rich history as a railroad stop, but over the course of the last year, one teen girl has put it on the map for agriculture as well. Emma Harvey has lived in Tarrant County her entire life. Despite being highly involved in her local 4-H chapter, she still felt there was more she could do. In the spring of 2023, she stepped up to the plate to take over the title of Tarrant County Teen Miss Agriculture USA.
“It all started when I put in an application for the teen title here in Tarrant County,” explained Harvey.
The Miss Agriculture USA program is a national non-profit, age-inclusive pageant program that offers both competition and non-competition titles to women dedicated to the promotion of agriculture.
Read more in the October issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available online and in print. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive NTFR in your inbox each week.
Photo by Hannah Claxton.
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