Show Horse Reining Success Depends On Stops And Rollbacks
Stops and rollback are the basics to winning a horse show reining competition. Al Dunning, world renowned Quarter Horse trainer from Scottsdale, Arizona, made that emphasis as he demonstrated his procedures for perfecting those fundamentals during his Saturday morning presentation at the EquiFest of Kansas in Wichita.
Better To Be Early Than Left Behind
Hurry up and wait. That’s a lot of what life is, and we were reminded of that when retracing adventures of three flights and the entire excursion to and back from Oregon where we judged a three-day horse show.
Horses Don’t Know How To Read The Clock
Everybody with any interest in horses seems to have an attraction for colt starting clinics. These events have become a popular attraction around the country and always draw a large audience. Most of them have strong similarities, typically following the “Horse Whisperer” techniques, which have become more known and popular since that movie of the […]
Full Desk Really Means A Busy Cowboy
“A cluttered desk means a cluttered mind.” That old saying has special meaning to us, because whenever we’re working, our desk soon becomes filled with maybe a dozen different projects. Our thinking is literally going in that many directions. When a phone call or another interruption comes, we will forget where we were before, sometimes […]
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Horseback Riders Encouraged To Set Goals In Order To Have More Fun
Goal setting can make horseback riding more fun and rewarding. That was the message of Linda Allen, renowned clinician for riding, judging and course designs from Dallas, Texas, in one of her presentations during the EquiFest of Kansas at Wichita.
Good Things With All The Worthless
What is all that stuff on the dashboard of the pickup? Phillips screwdriver, and it won’t fit the regular screw that’s worked its way out. Two calf-pulling chains; that’s one for each back leg, or enough to pull two calves if things get bad enough. But, there is only one puller handle. Purple windshield scraper, […]
What Goes Up Can Come Down
“They won’t make any more land.” That’s a frequent comment during conversations about land values. It is true. However, emphasis of the statement is generally to encourage one to think, because of that fact, it doesn’t matter how much is paid for land.