It’s been a number of years since anyone thought of San Francisco and its urbane Northern California environs as Western. But Jan Brandt discovered the Old West about 40 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the lovely town of Petaluma. Born in Ohio, Jan moved to California in 1979 and was immediately absorbed by Petaluma’s heritage and by the rolling grasslands that look as if they were made for grazing cattle. Fascinated by horses and loving to ride, Jan was drawn to the sport of cut


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