Written by Tom Moates What began as an off-hand remark quickly snowballed into a full fledged, major league colt starting event—one which is now about to be held for the second time. On April 15-20, 2013, the California Mid-State Fairgrounds in Paso Robles, California again will be the home of the Horsemen’s Re-Union. (www.horsemensreunion.com ) […]
Written by Tom Moates “Now we have a new association which is the Californios Bridlehorse Association, which is a 501c3 nonprofit,” says the group’s founder, Bruce Sandifer. “We’re going to be putting on the Early Californios Skills of the Rancho through that organization.” In just a few weeks, the first annual Early Californios Skills of […]
Written by Tom Moates It is nearly time for the third annual A Legacy of Legends event which will be held February 1-3, 2013 at the South Point Arena & Equestrian Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This public event showcases an innovative style of horsemanship advocated by the late celebrated horsemen, Tom Dorrance and Ray […]
Written by Tom Moates This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.69 – Subscribe Today! Cowboy, colt starter, horse trainer, and rough stock rider Wade Black could steer his equine career in a wide range of directions. In recent years, he has developed a business and website called, Training for the Cross (www.trainingforthecross.com), which […]
Written by Tom Moates This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.68 The last issue of Eclectic Horseman featured a story on the Neubert brothers, Jim and Luke, profiling their unique experience of criss-crossing America for many years working as professional contract colt starters. It also provided a series of photos of them working […]
Written by Tom Moates “It’s a unique learning experience,” says horsemanship clinician, Mindy Bower, about the joint venture between Melanie Smith Taylor and her called TaylorMade Horsemanship. “I think this is a unique opportunity to combine the two worlds.” Just glance at their website, taylormadehorsemanship.com, and it’s clear what two worlds Mindy means. There’s her […]
Written by Tom Moates This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.46 Before going further, I’m compelled to clear the air regarding the term “natural horsemanship” for my own peace of mind, especially since it is pretty much unavoidable given the subject of this book. I must inform you that natural horsemanship is a […]