Month: October 2018
Always Ready To Help
“How are the calves doing this summer?”
“Did the kids go to the judging contest?” Continue reading →
Pink Horses Challenge Is Rodeo Queen’s Special Horseback Riding Campaign To Fight Cancer
Miss Rodeo Kansas 2019 Brooke Wallace has been riding horses to help fight and increase awareness of breast cancer.
“A challenge issued to state queens by the Miss Rodeo America Scholarship Foundation, the 50 Pink Horses Challenge is two-fold,” Brooke said. Continue reading →
Pink Horses Challenge Is Rodeo Queen’s Special Horseback Riding Campaign To Fight Cancer
Miss Rodeo Kansas 2019 Brooke Wallace has been riding horses to help fight and increase awareness of breast cancer.
“A challenge issued to state queens by the Miss Rodeo America Scholarship Foundation, the 50 Pink Horses Challenge is two-fold,” Brooke said. Continue reading →
Top Western Athletes From Nine States Headed To United Rodeo Association Finals This Weekend
The pressure’s on for top cowboys and cowgirls competing in the United Rodeo Association (URA).
“Top 15 contestants in each of the nine sanctioned events throughout the past year will compete in the URA Finals this weekend,” according to Muff McGee, longtime URA secretary. Continue reading →
Horseback Riders And Their Mounts Claim Eastern Kansas Horseman’s Association Titles
Top riders in the Eastern Kansas Horseman’s Association (EKHA) were recognized at the recent 2018 year end awards banquet in Salina.
Horses are the essential ingredient in horse show successes although handler’s horsemanship abilities are just as vital for a winning team. Continue reading →
Blackjack Saddle Club Plans Fun Show October 28
Fun with horses and horse friends has been planned by the Blackjack Saddle Club.
“We’re hosting a Costume & Fun Show Sunday, Oct. 28, at Cico Park in Manhattan,” announced Justine Staten, president of the horse group. Continue reading →
Active and Veteran U.S. Military Join In Love For Sport of Rodeo With Yearend Competition
“The World Championship Rodeo is coming to Topeka.”
To many it’ll be even more significant than the renowned National Finals Rodeo at Las Vegas later in the year. Continue reading →
Safety Always Comes First
“There’s just nothing to ride.”
How can that be with two dozen horses always anxious to get their noses in the feed bucket?
Of course, excitement adrenalin flowed when the nice lady asked for another outrider in the community historical pageant.
Initial smiling consensual agreement then turned into concerned caution. Maybe that wouldn’t really be such a good idea all things considered.
Magnified voices, background sounds, extensive props, live bonfires, other animals, and costumed people create an atypical environment. Especially when dark and chill of the night are added to the equation.
An outsider looking in wouldn’t give second thoughts of what all actually could happen. Especially when seeing other participating horses very relaxed nonchalant to the unique circumstances.
Yet, easily there could be a real catastrophe if a horse decided those were the bogeyman out to get him. Even if a horse just sashayed a little bit with the tight scene layout unthinkable damage could occur.
Yes, the whole play would be caput with serious destruction to the extensively coordinated staging area.
That’s bad, but the horse, other horses and animals, could be readily hurt, too. Much worse is high possibility of injury to so many people, those in the cast and the spectators.
Several of the horses are considered well broke, while some have collected innumerable championships in a wide array of competitions.
Yet, none were considered safe to be a part of the program. Horsemanship abilities of handler can come into play, but that just doesn’t matter with certain horses.
Based on experience, perhaps horse sense, it just wouldn’t be sensible to take the high risks involved.
Still, surely somebody has a horse that would fit right in, just borrow one from another horseman.
“Say, what about using one of your horses?” You bet there’s that one the kids ride all of the time. She’s old, gentle, will work fine.
Time to get the horse, readiness turned into reservations. “No guarantees. It’d probably be better to find another one.” Same response came again, a handful of times.
Nobody felt they had an extra horse that could be used for the program.
Apologetically bowed out, “Maybe it’ll work next time.” Always better to be safe than sorry.
Reminded of Genesis 43:9: “I’ll take full responsibility for the safety, or be the guilty one.”
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XII–43–10-22-18
Active and Veteran U.S. Military Join In Love For Sport of Rodeo With Yearend Competition
“The World Championship Rodeo is coming to Topeka.”
To many it’ll be even more significant than the renowned National Finals Rodeo at Las Vegas later in the year. Continue reading →