Could Reagan ride?
Lizzardwoman
Reagan's diaries. Anyway, there were pictures of him and one was on a
horse. He was in English tack. Was he a good rider?
The picture is goofy because he is just standing, resting and the horse is
turning its head but the snaffle is pulled so far through the mouth that the
joint is outside the mouth.
I'm not saying that is related to being able to ride but I just think its a
goofy picture.
sharon
Jim Casey
> Was he a good rider?
He owned horses most of his life and liked to ride in his spare time. He
was also in a bunch of cowboy movies and the TV series "Death Valley Days."
If he ever fell off or got hurt, I'm not aware of it.
- Jim
betsey
here's a group of photos from his ranch---all looked like nice horses,
and that he and Nancy were competent riders...
http://www.wiwfarm.com/reagan.html
So Sharon, if your answer is "did he compete, did he study dressage,
etc", the answer to that is likely no. did he pleasure/trail ride and
love his animals? the photos give an obvious "yes"
Lizzardwoman
"betsey" <twox...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1182177621.1...@p77g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
Thanks for posting that.
I recall that photo of Reagan with the Queen.
sharon
John Hasler
> here's a group of photos from his ranch---all looked like nice horses,
> and that he and Nancy were competent riders...
Notice the english tack.
> So Sharon, if your answer is "did he compete, did he study dressage,
> etc", the answer to that is likely no.
I wouldn't bet on that.
> did he pleasure/trail ride and love his animals? the photos give an
> obvious "yes"
That's not possible. He was a Republican. All Republicans are evil animal
abusers who take pleasure only im oppressing the poor and love only money.
--
John Hasler Boarding, Lessons, Training
jo...@dhh.gt.org Hay, Jumps, Cavallox
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI USA
John Hasler
> He owned horses most of his life and liked to ride in his spare time. He
> was also in a bunch of cowboy movies and the TV series "Death Valley
> Days."
He foxhunted.
> If he ever fell off or got hurt, I'm not aware of it.
It would be amazing if he never did considering how much he rode.
Jim Casey
>>If he ever fell off or got hurt, I'm not aware of it.
> It would be amazing if he never did considering how much he rode.
Well, in 30 years I've fallen off and had minor injuries. I never went to
the ER or got into the papers. Most of Reagan's career took place before
the current mania for every tiny detail of every celebrity's life.
Sharon, Ronald Reagan Jr. has a radio talk show. I'll bet, if you called
and asked him about his father's riding, you would go to the top of the
queue and he would be happy to talk about it.
You don't have to have access to the show. Just find the call-in number
and what time it's on the air.
- Jim
betsey
> betsey writes:
> > here's a group of photos from his ranch---all looked like nice horses,
> > and that he and Nancy were competent riders...
>
> Notice the english tack.
>
> > So Sharon, if your answer is "did he compete, did he study dressage,
> > etc", the answer to that is likely no.
>
> I wouldn't bet on that.
>
> > did he pleasure/trail ride and love his animals? the photos give an
> > obvious "yes"
>
> That's not possible. He was a Republican. All Republicans are evil animal
> abusers who take pleasure only im oppressing the poor and love only money.
> --
> John Hasler Boarding, Lessons, Training
> Dancing Horse Hill
> Elmwood, WI USA
john wrote:
That's not possible. He was a Republican. All Republicans are evil
animal
abusers who take pleasure only im oppressing the poor and love only
money.
John, On my goodness....i better tell my husband. we need to stop
doing what we are doing...the republican police might come after us!
betsey
law
I know Michael Reagan has a radio talk show. I wasn't aware Ron had one
... I thought it was a commentator on CNN or some such
LisaW
--
"A man who has nothing he is willing to fight for, nothing which he
cares more about than he does his own personal safety, is a miserable
creature, who has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by
the exertions of men better than himself. As long as justice and
injustice have not terminated their ever-renewing fight...human
beings must be willing...to do battle for the one against the other."
-- John Stuart Mill
Jim Casey
> I know Michael Reagan has a radio talk show. I wasn't aware Ron had one
> ... I thought it was a commentator on CNN or some such
You're right. Here's the web site: http://www.reagan.com/
I catch it occasionally, flipping through the talk stations.
Ronald Reagan Jr. also has a radio show:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KIRO_%28AM%29
- Jim
law
Lisaw
J. Z. M.
> I was reading the latest issue of Vanity Fair and they published some of
> Reagan's diaries. Anyway, there were pictures of him and one was on a
> horse. He was in English tack. Was he a good rider?
Yes, and he was a rather fine rider, he did a whole lot of western movies in
addition to Hell Cats of the Navy. :) I believe, I remember him receiving a
gift of a Lipizzaner while in office, which he fell off of for some reason.
I might be dreaming, too lazy to look it up for you. Go see if you can find
the story! :)
Jody
Maureen
Hell Cats of the Navy id the movie where he met Nancy if my memory
serves me right.
Maureen
Jim Casey
> LOL -- seattle's just a wee bit far for me to pick up ... even late night!
Most radio stations have web casts now. Though I wouldn't expect you to be
that interested in Ronald Reagan Jr.
- Jim
law
How did you guess? ;-)
LisaW
JC Dill
<clayri...@comcast.net> wrote:
>On 6/18/07 8:47 AM, "Lizzardwoman" wrote:
>
>> I was reading the latest issue of Vanity Fair and they published some of
>> Reagan's diaries. Anyway, there were pictures of him and one was on a
>> horse. He was in English tack. Was he a good rider?
>
>
>Yes, and he was a rather fine rider,
He owned a ranch, always had horses, and rode regularly, both in
English and Western tack. He owned and regularly rode at least one
well-bred purebred Arabian.
Here is Reagan riding with Liz (Queen of England):
<http://www.businessimagegroup.com/presidentialimages.com/images/Reagan/reagan_riding_w_queen_england_400.jpg>
<http://www.wiwfarm.com/jpg2/reaganqueen.jpg>
Other riding photos:
<http://z.about.com/d/history1900s/1/0/x/4/reagan5.jpg>
<http://www.businessimagegroup.com/presidentialimages.com/images/Reagan/reagan-horseback_c-1_400.jpg>
<http://www.archives.gov/press/press-kits/picturing-the-century-photos/images/reagan-on-horseback.jpg>
<http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/c27319-34.jpg>
<http://www.wiwfarm.com/jpg2/c360621a.jpg>
<http://www.ehistorybuff.com/pres/reaganhorseSP%20copywm.jpg>
<http://www.wiwfarm.com/jpg2/c282328.jpg>
<http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/6/14/124720.shtml>
This page has some of the above photos, and a lot more information
about Reagan as a horseman: (Warning, the page plays music.)
<http://www.wiwfarm.com/reagan.html>
This page has a great shot of him carrying his own tack:
<http://www.wiwfarm.com/jpg2/c3412617.jpg>
jc
Jim Casey
> How did you guess? ;-)
I didn't guess. I knew.
However, I have listened to Michael Reagan (he's just not on at a time when
I'm in my car, which is the only place I can listen to AM radio).
- Jim
Jeannie
wrote:
Yeah, it looked like it was a posed picture and the horse turned his
head unexpectedly, and the photo was snapped before he could adjust
the reins to get the bit back in place.
You know those Ay-rabs, you have to keep a real tight grip on the
reins at all times or they'll go running off with ya. ;)
Jeannie
and Novia ("I'm an Ay-rab???")
Jim Casey
> On Jun 18, 5:47 am, "Lizzardwoman" <lizzardwomanRM...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>> I'm not saying that is related to being able to ride but I just think
>> its a goofy picture.
> Yeah, it looked like it was a posed picture and the horse turned his
> head unexpectedly, and the photo was snapped before he could adjust the
> reins to get the bit back in place.
Any time the President is out in public, there's a lot of action.
Something probably startled the horse and it snapped its head around.
- Jim
Grizzly
It was probably the secret servicemen sneaking around in the underbrush
that spooked him.
Mary McHugh
> I was reading the latest issue of Vanity Fair and they published some of
> Reagan's diaries. Anyway, there were pictures of him and one was on a
I pre-ordered the Reagan Diaries last year when Imus interviewed Douglas
Brinkley . Like him or not, it's fascinating reading about the
day-to-day doings of the office.
My impression is that not only was he a rider, he was a horseman.
Mary
J. Z. M.
and his lifetime love with horses.
Enjoy! :)
Thrown from his horse. In July, 1989, President Reagan had just completed
his second term in the White House. During a visit to a ranch near Cananea,
Sonora, Mexico, which was partially owned by long-time supporter William
Wilson, the 79 year old Reagan went for a horse ride. He was thrown from
his horse and suffered bruises, abrasions and struck his head. A helicopter
evacuated him to Fort Huachuca in Arizona where he received medical
treatment. The ranking officer at the post said that Reagan asked him to
"make sure people know that I was thrown from the horse. I did not fall."
>>>>>
http://marriage.about.com/od/presidentialmarriages/ig/Ronald-and-Nancy-Reaga
n-Photos/Reagans-on-Horses.htm
>>>>>
In Hollywood, the President starred in numerous movies involving horses:
"Swing Your Lady," (1938) a horse drama with Mary Maguire;
"Going Places," (1939) a horse racing comedy with Dick Powell and Louis
Armstrong;
"Santa Fe Trail," (1940) an action-adventure with Erol Flynn and Raymond
Massey;
"The Bad Man," (1941) a western drama with Wallace Berry and Lionel
Barrymore;
"Stallion Road," (1947) a horse ranching drama with Alexis Smith and Zachary
Scott;
"The Last Outpost," (1951) a western drama with Bruce Bennett and Rhonda
Fleming;
"Law and Order," (1953) a two-gun western with Dorothy Malone;
"Cattle Queen of Montana," (1954) a western adventure with Barbara Stanwyck;
"Tennessee's Partner," (1955) an old western with John Payne and Rhonda
Fleming.
>>>>>
After the Soviet Union dissolved, President Gorbachev began his 1992 tour of
the United States visiting with President and Mrs. Reagan at Rancho del
Cielo. The Reagans enjoyed horseback riding with the Gorbachevs and
presented their guests white cowboy hats. Gorbachev put his on backwards.
Photographs show President Reagan, too polite to correct him in front of
photographers, staring at Gorbachev's hat with a bemused look.
>>>>>
http://history1900s.about.com/library/photos/blyreagan17.htm
>>>>>
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/c8454-18.jpg
>>>>>
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/c11551-25a.jpg
(The last two were some pretty nice horses! I'd be happy to ride'em.)
Lizzardwoman
"J. Z. M." <clayri...@comcast.net> wrote in message news:C29CC52D.3C277%
(snip)
| http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/c8454-18.jpg
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| >>>>>
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| http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/c11551-25a.jpg
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| (The last two were some pretty nice horses! I'd be happy to ride'em.)
You're not kidding.
The horses in the Queen picture don't suck too bad either. : 0
sharon
Bill Kambic
<lizzardw...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>I was reading the latest issue of Vanity Fair and they published some of
>Reagan's diaries. Anyway, there were pictures of him and one was on a
>horse. He was in English tack. Was he a good rider?
To my recollection the answer is "yes."
In the mid-30s, so I'm told, a number of actors (including Reagan,
Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, and some others who would later make it
Big) were part of a CA National Guard Cavalry unit that was organized
in the LA area. I'm not sure if they were ever "on the books" with
the organization or if they just took instruction from sergeants on
Army horses. Many got enough experience to later star in "oaters".
I've often heard that Regan's favorite riding togs were English
breeches and boots, a "civilian" shirt, a leather jacket, and a narrow
brim hat. There are many photos around of him in this kind of outfit.
When he decided to enter politics his "handlers" required him to wear
more traditional "Western" garb (so as not to mess up the public
"perception" of him as a "cowboy").
>The picture is goofy because he is just standing, resting and the horse is
>turning its head but the snaffle is pulled so far through the mouth that the
>joint is outside the mouth.
Single photos seldom tell much of a story.
>I'm not saying that is related to being able to ride but I just think its a
>goofy picture.
Maybe photo selection was not an accident. Maybe it was. Or maybe
the photo editor is a moron.