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Melanie Sue Bowles, co-founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary & Author

Duncan — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:08:08 +0000

Melanie Sue Bowles–co-founder of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, who alongside her husband, Jim, has shepherded the sanctuary through nearly 35 years of challenges, changes, and relocations, in service of rescuing horses and providing them refuge–recalls the unlikely beginning, when they were decidedly not horse people. Bowles explained that having bought a home on a five-acre […]

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Glen Hatchell: dog trainer, behaviorist–“Ask The Trainer”–16th Edition

Duncan — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:18:14 +0000

As we’ve done 15 times before—spanning Just shy of the five-year mark-–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In each session of ATT, listeners are invited to call or email (or text) questions about their dogs or cats. The Trainer these listeners have an opportunity to […]

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Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 04:00:39 +0000

Melanie Sue Bowles—founder and director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary, who alongside her husband, Jim, has shepherded the sanctuary through nearly 30 years of challenges, changes, and relocations, in service of rescuing horses and providing them refuge—recalls helping her very first horse, when they were decidedly not horse people. Although she didn’t grow up riding, […]

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Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary

Duncan — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:00:17 +0000

Melanie Sue Bowles, founder-director of Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary and author , most recently, of “The Dogs of Proud Spirit.” (Full disclosure: I provided a blurb for the book jacket.) Melanie Sue Bowles, who alongside husband, Jim, founded Proud Spirit Horse Sanctuary on a five-acre parcel in Myakka City, Florida– it […]

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