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Wednesday, September 28, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
HOOFBEATS: A Sisters
rider explores the
Mongolian steppe
LuTE CONCERT:
Event is free to the
public in Sisters
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years ago, Keith watched
Blue Roan, loaded with
packs, slip and go down in
high water. He almost rolled,
but made it to a shallows and
stood there shaking. Scared.
Big Dirty Face, also packing
that trip, had been watching,
too. As Keith was deciding at
what moment to ride back out
into the current for the roan,
Big Dirty Face waded out to
Blue Roan and guided him to
the bank.
Keith and Sabine have
huge respect and love for
their horses. Like most horses
in Mongolia, when not with
their humans the horses roam
free, grazing on the grass and
herbs of high-country pas-
tures. Half wild. And their
wildness enables them to face
predators and withstand harsh
Mongolian winters. Being in
a herd, unconfined, living
more like their ancestors did,
also gives them a healthier
mindset.
Sabine and Keith rode
their favorites, Sabine in the
maiden voyage of a saddle
she made for herself. Their
horses are “sarul grey,” what
we call grulla, and have a
roman nose; seems those
characteristics turn out a
horse of tremendous stamina
even by Mongolian standards.
More than the stamina and
willingness, though, Sabine
and Keith treasure the con-
nection that these horses
have to the earth. To the wil-
derness and their place in it.
And horses have some way of
sharing this connection with
their human companions.
Most especially, Keith
and Sabine love the freedom
of being in the wildlands of
Mongolia. Vast landscapes.
Challenging riding. Self-
reliance. Navigable only by
foot. No fences. In many
ways, it resembles North
America 200 years ago.
While we packed camp,
Keith pointed out well-
ensconced lichen-covered
rocks forming a rim around
a slumped pile and sev-
eral other small rock piles.
Purposely placed, about 2,500
years ago. A burial ground.
The smaller piles often cover
horse heads, as sometimes the
deceased’s horses would be
sent with him.
As the rumble of hooves
perhaps rattled the bones in
the graves, Keith wondered
if “the horse culture to whom
the graves belong would
appreciate the sound of hoof
beats overhead, stirring their
hearts for their beloved crea-
tures… It’s what I would like
over my own grave.”
We moved on, riding fur-
ther into this adventure.
12 years old, she claimed the
Outstanding Performance
Award of the Art Cup
international Chinese tra-
ditional instruments con-
test. At the age of 16, her
music was recorded and
published by New Era
Sound & Video Company
of guangzhou and Nanjing
Video Publishing House of
China. These recordings are
used for future generations
of music students to study
as ideal renditions of these
pieces.
As a concert soloist, Zhou
Yi has toured Europe, Asia,
and North America.
Zhou Yi is a co-founder
of the Ba Ban Chinese Music
Society of New York. She
also plays the qin (zither),
liuqin (high-pitched lute),
ruan (alto lute), sanxian
(three-stringed lute) as well
as the piano. Zhou Yi cur-
rently resides in New York
City.
The event will be a night
of cultural exchange for
Sisters.
“I’m having the three
Chinese teachers pre-
pare some Chinese dump-
lings and other eatables to
offer free of charge to con-
cert attendees in the com-
mons prior to the concert,”
Perkins said. “Basically, we
would like to do a ‘Chinese
night’ for the kids and their
parents.”
Sisters
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Circle of Friends...
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Sisters’ mentorship program Circle of friends celebrated back-to-
school time with an event at fir Street park last week. Hats were
provided by Heartwarmers and the program gifted the children
school supplies from Cindy greer, LSW, and Westside Church.
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