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 Jesse Kader
This month western meets safari with this fun army green jumpsuit. I love a good jumpsuit that is simple but stylish and can be accessorized in so many ways. This one especially caught my eye because of the western yoke detail. See this and more at www.jessesjewelz.com
University of North Texas music students were in awe by Texas Music icon, Lyle Lovett recently during his visit to the Denton campus to share his music and personal secrets on navigating a successful music career.
The four-time Grammy winner has recorded 14 albums and has released 25 singles throughout his illustrious career. He’s also most famous for creating his Large Band consisting of his talented rhythm section and a full horn section.
I too have had the honor of recording with Lyle during my time with Asleep At The Wheel and being a UNT grad, I was pleasantly surprised by this act of good will toward these young musicians.
To read more, pick up a copy of the May issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By Martha Crump
In the April issue of North Texas Farm & Ranch, I introduced the discussion of what is considered the Biden 30X30 Land Grab via the quiet attempt to push through the formation of Natural Asset Companies. If you are a landowner and have not heard about this, I encourage you to research it for your own protection.
Natural Asset Companies would have been publicly tradable securities that hold rights to, and manage the productivity and ecological benefits of natural assets such as natural forests, marine areas and farmland. They place a value on natural processes. Thanks to the watchful eye of a few, NACs have been stopped for now, but make no mistake, this battle is far from over. According to the American Stewards of Liberty, the Intrinsic Exchange Group is the company responsible for the failed attempt to monetize natural processes via the development of “Natural Asset Companies.”
The New York Times is already helping IEG to set the stage for a rebranding of the idea with the article they ran entitled “Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest In It?” which ran on Feb. 18 of this year. The NYT readily assured their readers that, “Natural asset companies would put a market price on improving ecosystems, rather than on destroying them.” That is a perfect lead-in for IEG as they had already indicated that they would be rebranding the idea in yet another attempt to create the investment vehicle.
To read more, pick up a copy of the May issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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