Marion County Sheriff Ed Dean spoke at the ceremony following the “Run for 911″ at Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club. Those who serve and keep us safe now were celebrated; and the Sheriff delivered a poignant remembrance of those who died on “9/11.” Watch the helicopter land at Golden Ocala G
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09/13/2010
Ocala's Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club's beautiful pool made me wonder ... Where is the Old Spice guy in a Speedo? Guess it could have been wishful thinking. These photos were taken yesterday after Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club's "Run for 911" --- I sure wanted to jump right in and
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09/12/2010
Original posted on Horsealicious. Ocala horse farms, mares and foals, and an darling imposter in the mix made for a beautiful morning drive through horse country in West Ocala Thursday. Muzzles were wet from grazing on dew-drenched grass, and pastures were lush and green. One of many pleasures o
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09/11/2010
Knee deep in grass in West Ocala horse farm country, this friendly mare’s mouth was wet from dew on the grass, her face was brushed with sand… and she was beautiful in the early morning sun. Isn't it beautiful in Ocala's famous and lush horse country?!! I've mentioned this before, but Google has
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09/10/2010
This vintage automobile caught my eye, and that of a few others, yesterday while parked in a Publix parking lot. Maybe someone who knows will leave me a comment as to what kind of a car it is. Something else I noticed in Ocala that is not horse-related... Driving by an Ocala horse farm... Ocala h
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09/09/2010
(Photo taken at Golden Ocala entrance) Go for a “Run for 911″ 5K, 10K, this Saturday starting at 7:30 a.m. at Ocala’s Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Club. The run is to support the Marion County Sheriff Foundation, local firefighters at Station 20, Lifesouth Blood Center, and the Trinity
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09/08/2010
Original posted on Ocalalicious. Buy Local, and support Ocala’s North Magnolia Merchants Farmers’ Market by shopping with them on Friday. The video in thisi post was recorded last Friday, right at 8:00 a.m., just as the vendors were setting up for the day, so I missed capturing some of the great
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09/06/2010
Original posted on Ocalalicious. Labor Day Weekend in Ocala ... bucking straps, chaps and cowboys! Hang on. It is not only the horse farms and horses that I love in Ocala... it's the events and the cowboy culture that tighten my girth. This year's performances at the 2010 Ocala Shrine Rodeo were
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09/06/2010
Original posted on Ocalalicious. Friday night the 28th Annual Ocala Shrine Rodeo - “Cowboys ride so children can walk” - played to a full house and thunderous applause. Every aspect of the rodeo was terrific - very professionally managed, very well attended, and full of first-rate entertainment a
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09/05/2010
Original posted on Ocalalicious. Ocala’s North Magnolia Merchants Farmers’ Market had a cage full of baby quail Friday morning, and it was all I could do not to bring a few home. It has been ages since I have heard the sounds of quail outside. Predators have diminished the quail population, and D
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09/04/2010
