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• THE HORSE WHISPERER Champion thoroughbred owner Madeleine Pickens is in the race to save America’s wild mustangs

  It all began with a John Wayne movie.
  While she herself has an exotic background—born in Kirkuk, Iraq, to a British father and a Lebanese mother, Madeleine Pickens grew up in various locales around the world—it was America’s Wild West heritage that captured her imagination. After going to the then-British Bahamas in 1966, she arrived in the United States in 1969 on a green card, later becoming an American citizen and eventually a resident of Dallas.
  When asked what attracted her to America, she is effusive. “Oh, gosh! Watching all the American movies—John Wayne and cowboys—oh, it was so exciting! I mean, what a sexy history you guys have—and I’m part of it now!” she says gleefully.
  “Remember the show Bonanza [and] the Ponderosa?” she continues, caught up in the nostalgia. “I used to watch that show and I hated it when it came to an end and then you had wait until the next week. I absolutely loved it. I used to envy [actress] Linda Evans, having all those brothers, living that life on the range. It was so, so beautiful. I was certainly going to run off with John Wayne; there was no question. All that was so dreamy,” she says, laughing at the memory.

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• WILD RIVER RANCH CONNECTS PAST, FUTURE The old and the new come together to complete a couple's vision for their home

  Wade and Melinda Kilpatrick knew when they bought the Wild River Ranch that they did not want just a beautiful home nestled along the high banks of the Guadalupe River. They were looking to build a sanctuary made from reclaimed wood and stone that would include contemporary touches while creating a vintage, rustic tone that connects their love of the past to their vision for the future.
  

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• GO LONGHORNS With her exceptional paintings of a legendary breed, artist Teresa Elliot stands apart in a herd

  Confidence—it’s the spirit that radiates from Teresa Elliott’s personality and her artwork. It’s also a trait that manifested itself early in her life. “One day in kindergarten, we were each asked to draw a bird,” she recalls. “My drawing amazed everyone, including me. Even though I was very young, I knew right then, deep down, that I would become an artist.”

  Today, that same self-assurance, combined with well-honed talent, is ideally suited to her current subject of choice—the Texas Longhorn. Elliott’s bold interpretations of this rare breed have won applause from collectors and art critics alike, and her paintings hang in corporate offices as well as the homes of celebrities. Baseball legend Nolan Ryan and singer Toni Tennille (of The Captain and Tennille) are among recent collectors of her work. “Men and women seem to love the Longhorns equally,” Elliott says. Her work has also been displayed in prestigious venues, such as the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame, the Briscoe Western Museum, and the Coors Western Art Exhibit.
  

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