Country Lifestyles
**ONLINE EXCLUSIVE** November profile – Joan Logan Schroeder
Joan Logan Schroeder is NTFR’s November 2016 profile. Her grace, tenacity and spirit soar when speaking of horses, especially Blazing Hot. This clip offers people a look into Joan’s journey with the stallion and shows just how passionate she really is. (Video courtesy of Joan Logan Schroeder)
**Learn more below or pick up a copy of the November 2016 NTFR issue.
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.
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By Dal Houston
I am terribly saddened by all the argumentative discourse that seems to be going on in today’s world. It seems as though it is no longer enough just to disagree on certain issues. We are expected to classify someone as an enemy if they do not always agree with us on all issues, lest we be considered weak.
To make things even worse, because those who disagree with you are now considered enemies, the sentiment seems to be that it is only fair and proper to destroy them, because they are the enemy, again with the fear of ridicule for being weak if we do not fight.
With all that said, and seemingly unrelated, I am a big John Wayne fan. From watching him dive into his role as a cowboy, to marveling at his time portraying a soldier or appreciating his acting gig as a sailor, there is seldom a week that goes by without me watching at least one
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By Martha Crump
That old adage, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.,” may have some basis in truth when applied to minor situations. However, when what you don’t know is presented in the form of a “Trojan Horse” and is what amounts to an incredible attempt to fleece American property rights, it becomes a different story altogether.
To put this unbelievable tale together, we need to step back to Joe Biden’s 2021 Executive Order which pledged commitment to help restore balance on public lands and waters, to create jobs, and to provide a path to align the management of America’s public lands and waters with our nation’s climate, conservation, and clean energy goals.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Lacey Vilhauer
Ingredients:
1 whole lemon, seeded and roughly chopped
2 cups sugar
2 pounds strawberries, hulled
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons
¼ cup water
Directions:
Place the chopped lemon and sugar in a food processor and pulse until combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Puree the strawberries in a food processor and add to the lemon mixture along with juice of one lemon and water. Taste and add more juice as desired.
To read more, pick up a copy of the April issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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