Emerald Sod Farms -- Commerce City, CO

Business Name: Emerald Sod Farms
Business Type: Turfgrass sod farms providing professional delivery and installation of tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, and bentgrass sod.
Address: 31581 E. 128th Ave
City: Commerce City
State: Colorado
Zip: 80022
Phone: 303-654-0202
Web Address: www.emeraldsodfarms.com
Best Local Business Reviews Listing: Yes
Comments:Phone recommendation from Ryan Preister of Landscapes Unlimited, LLC:

How likely is it that you’d recommend Emerald Sod Farms to your friends, colleagues, and customers? Very highly!

Why is that? Their quality overall. Their turf has been superior to all others and their installation and their customer service have been top notch over the years.

What kind of work has Emerald Sod Farms done for you? Our relationship goes back about 10 years -- primarily in the golf industry -- from providing turf for a full 36-hole project up in Vail, Colorado, down to small renovation tee projects in the Front Range of Denver.

Could you give me your name, business name, city and state? Ryan Preister, Project Manager, Landscapes Unlimited, 1201 Aries Dr., Lincoln NE 68512

Live Oak Grill -- Sugar Land, TX

Business Name: Live Oak Grill
Business Type: restaurant, hamburgers, salads, soups
Address: 12935 Dairy Ashford Rd.
City: Sugar Land
State: TX
Zip: 77478
Phone: 281-491-5253
Web Address: None
Best Local Business Reviews Listing: None
Comments: I visited the Live Oak Grill yesterday for the first time and it was great!  Following the lead of my friends, I ordered a 6 oz. cheeseburger, with everything, and a mixture of fries and onion rings.  Everything tasted homemade because it was.  The burger was piled high with fixings and the onion rings were as good as any I've ever had.  We ate inside, but many others ate lunch outside at tables under the live oak trees.  If you want to get away from the hustle and traffic of modern Sugar Land for a great lunch, I strongly recommend that you head for the Live Oak Grill.

Bail-E Horsemanship & Colt Starting Services, LLC -- Ardmore, OK

Business Name: Bail-E Horsemanship & Colt Starting Services, LLC.
Business Type: Colt starting, horse training, and horsemanship clinics
Address: 12024 Meridian Road
City: Ardmore

State: OK
Zip: 73401
Phone: 580-768-2467
Web Address: None
Rust Reviews Listing: None
Comments:  I had the opportunity to ride with and learn from Gary Bailey last month during a Joe Wolter clinic.  Joe had broken a leg and couldn't ride, and Gary demonstrated the roping and horsemanship concepts that Joe could not.  Gary demonstrated through the clinic that he is quite a hand in his own right, and his knowledge and skill as a horseman and roper made that clinic much more valuable to me and the others attending.  In the picture, Gary is demonstrating how to halter a colt for the first time.  If you have a colt that needs starting the right way or if you'd like a horsemanship and roping clinician to teach an event, you can do no better than Gary Bailey!

Stumpy's Cafe -- Abilene, TX

Business Name: Stumpy's Cafe
Business Type: Restaurant
Address: 820 S. Treadaway
City: Abilene
State: TX
Zip: 79602
Phone: (325) 672-0962
Web Address: N/A
Rust Reviews Listing: None
Comments:This little place absolutely has the best burger in Abilene and definitely one of the best I have ever eaten. The service was spectacular which is an added bonus!

Joe Wolter -- Aspermont, TX

Business Name: Joe Wolter
Business Type: Ranch roping clinics, horse training, colt starting, ranch horse versatility training, cutting horse training
Address: 5701 US Hwy 380
City: Aspermont
State: TX
Zip: 79502
Phone: 940-989-2570
Web Address: www.JoeWolter.com
Rust Reviews Listing: None
Comments: I attended one of Joe Wolter's Home Ranch clinics with my Quarter Horse after he had bucked me off and bruised my ribs.  After that episode, I lacked confidence in my horse and I suspect that he lacked confidence in me.  After four days of riding under Joe's supervision, that confidence has been restored and strengthened.  My horse is more responsive than ever before and I'm riding him better than ever.  Working cattle and roping horseback were new skills that Joe started me on and I'm looking forward to returning for more instruction in the near future.  If you have a chance to attend one of Joe Wolter's clinics at his home ranch or elsewhere, do yourself and your horse a favor and go!

Also Joe and Jimmie's hospitality were great -- I felt like a family friend rather than a clinic participant.  The accommodations were very comfortable and the food plentiful and home-cooked.

Texas Equine Dentist -- Dr. Carrie Niederman -- Houston, TX

Business Name: Texas Equine Dentist -- Dr. Carrie Niederman, VMD
Business Type: Veterinarian Equine Dentist
Address:
City: Houston
State: TX
Zip:
Phone: 866-354-7838
Web Address: www.txequinedentist.com
Rust Reviews Listing: N/A
Comments: I wanted an equine dentist to check my horses' teeth so I called Dr. Niederman.  She travels with a portable stock for working with the horses that is much more functional than the stock the local vet clinic has, and she has a real easy way with the horses that makes the examination and the floating procedure as pleasant as possible for them.  Dr. Niederman found a broken incisor in the mouth of one of my geldings that had been missed the previous year by another vet during a dental exam and float.  She's coming back next month to remove that tooth.  The other two horses needed no work, and she was honest in telling me that.  If you're in the Houston area and you need an annual dental check for your horses, I strongly recommend that you call Dr. Niederman.

Nelson Charlie, MD, Dermatology -- Fort Lauderdale, FL

Business Name: Nelson Charlie, M.D., Dermatology
Business Type: Dermatologist
Address: 1800 SE 10th Avenue, Suite 305
City: Fort Lauderdale
State: FL
Zip: 33316
Phone: 954-467-4100
Web Address: http://www.nelsoncharlie.com/
Rust Reviews Listing: N/A
Comments:  This review comes from a transplanted Texan currently residing in South Florida. If anyone in your area ever finds themselves in Ft. Lauderdale and needs a good dermatologist (and, let's face it, be it in Texas or Florida, or any other sun-baked climate, who DOESN'T need a good once-over from a qualified dermatologist?), Dr. Nelson Charlie is excellent. A Yale graduate, Dr. Charlie hails from New Orleans, LA and provides a caring and courteous bedside manor not often experienced from physicians today. He is competent, efficient, and thorough, and focused on skin health rather than cosmetic lotions and potions that don't do anything to improve one's looks. Everyone raves about him, and he genuinely knows his stuff. His staff are also excellent, and are equally competent and efficient. If ever you find yourself in Ft. Lauderdale and in need of a good derm, give his office a call. You won't be disappointed.