Lee Smith lives on a cattle ranch in Estancia, New Mexico. She and her husband Mark have a cow-calf operation and raise quality Quarter horses at their Harmony Hills Ranch. Lee has conducted hundreds of clinics and demonstrations throughout the U.S. and Canada since 1991 as well as teaching ranch horse classes at the Diamond […]
By Anpeytu Neier For several years, Translating Horsemanship, a clinic held in the spring and fall at Sage Creek Equestrian, has offered riders opportunity to create greater understanding of and with their horses. Martin Black and Donnette Hicks teach three days of concepts to build and refine the vital skills of timing, feel, and […]
Let me just say “Wow!” When I first turned off the highway in Estancia, New Mexico I had a little furrow in my brow. It had been a long windy drive and looking out at the wide open plains I was a little bit worried about my filming project with Lee Smith. However, as I […]
Sydney and I had the wonderful opportunity of riding with Lee Smith this past weekend. Like any clinic the days unfold to present you with what you need. Two weekends before I was auditing at Buck’s clinic in Kiowa and trying my best to memorize his every move. Trying to burn a mental image in […]
I’m just back from a quick dash to Clovis, New Mexico to film with Trevor Carter. I have to admit I was a little hesitant to leave the safe bubble of home, but I need to get out and film content for upcoming issues of The Horseman’s Gazette. Thanks to a pre-packed cooler of mineral […]
We had the most amazing opportunity to ride with Tom Curtin at Singing Dog Ranch in Wellington, Colorado. It was my 12-year-old daughter Sydney’s first clinic (to ride in that is) and my first clinic with my new horse Dodger. The first afternoon was spent on the ground, where we learned some new ways of […]
Excerpt from the Horseman’s Gazette Issue No. 34 Warming your horse up is a great way to prepare physically and mentally for the day’s activities whether that is going for a trail ride or competing at a show. Alice Trindle offers some easy-to-execute exercises that will warm you and your horse up for whatever you […]
Excerpt from the Horseman’s Gazette Issue No. 34 Sometimes a horse can get quite a ways along but still have some missing pieces in their foundation. In this segment Jim Hicks rides such a horse and though the troubled spots are not immediately apparent in the beginning of the ride, when they do present themselves […]
Excerpt from the Horseman’s Gazette Issue No. 34 Groundwork can be a powerful tool to prepare a horse to be ridden. Too often the things we do on the ground might not directly connect to what we are going to do when we ride; or we don’t really understand how they connect. Jeff O’Haco helps […]
Excerpt from the Horseman’s Gazette Issue No. 34 In this unique segment Lester Buckley, with some assistance from the late Shelia Varian, works with a young horse fresh out of the pasture. The mare and her pasture mate had been worked free just prior to filming so when we get started she is still excited […]