Articles written by Ruth Nicolaus

Ruth Nicolaus, Last Chance Stampede and Fair|Jul 20, 2023

Helena, Mont. – July 17, 2023 – A special horse has found a new direction to go in her life. When Big Bonnie, a buckskin mare, was young, she didn't fit anywhere. Because she was big at seventeen hands high, weighing 1,600 lbs., and smart, she could be intimidating, the people around here were unsure of her. There seemed to be nothing that the mare was willing to do. When Big Bonnie was five years old, she was purchased by CR Kunesh, who had been her farrier. Her previous owner had called her... Full story