It’s Only Words: Finding Meaning with Joe Wolter by Patti Hudson Instead of relying on words or fashionable terms to understand your horse, Joe encourages you to look at the horse. Some Helpful Ponying Details with Trevor Carter Trevor gives you some helpful hints and suggestions to keep in mind when ponying a horse. The […]
Working Together with Ty Weber and Sean Sowa Working together can be a great job for a saddle horse and good help for colt as demonstrated by Ty and Sean. Setting Up a Search by Tom Moates Explore the elusive concept of setting up a “free search” with horseman Harry Whitney, and what it means […]
Cattle Loading with Joe Wolter by Patti Hudson Joe Wolter offers some helpful advice on how to load cattle into a trailer without adding extra stress or turmoil into the situation. The Education of an “Educated” Rider by Dr Deb Bennett Dr. Deb chronicles her personal discoveries into the nature of learning and letting go […]
Buck Brannaman’s Pro-Am Vaquero Roping What Do You Mean by Soft Feel? by Martin Black (read online) Martin explores the meaning of the soft feel and how to develop it in a horse without pain or desensitizing him. The Will James Roundup by Tom Moates The third annual Will James Roundup will be held Friday-Sunday, […]
Desensitizing by Martin Black (read online) Martin opines on how much too much desensitizing is not a good thing and why being sensitive is important for a horse. Stretching the Rubber Band by Joe Wolter (read online) Joe explores the idea of challenging you and your horse in a working or competition situation to stretch […]
Ride the Horse You Have Today with Amy LeSatz Before you swing a leg over, be sure your horse is with you and ready to be ridden. Amy offers a pre-ride checklist. Do You Offend Your Horse? by Martin Black Many of the issues people have with their interactions with their horses come from the […]
Remembering George Michel by Martin Black Memories of the late saddle maker George Michel, who passed away this fall. How Horses Work – Installment #15 Turning on the “Wrong” Hind Leg: Differences Between Rollback and Spin by Deb Bennett, Ph.D. Dr. Deb examines these two maneuvers with her critical eye. Leg Yield Inside and Out […]
Simple Minded by Martin Black Many people have trouble working cattle because they don’t understand how a cow thinks; understand how they think to be more successful. Margaret Dorrance Saddle for Sale by Tom Moates In 1957 Margaret Dorrance won a trophy saddle at the Rodeo in Salinas; this Fall she will be offering the […]
Create the Drift by Martin Black (read online) Martin explores the differences between disengaging the hindquarters and allowing them to drift and when and where each might be appropriate. Taking a Different Approach Sorting It Out With Joe Wolter by Patti Hudson A discussion on finding straightness in an indirect way. Cutting a […]
Rating Speed In the Lope by Martin Black Martin offers some suggestions on how to speed up a horse that is too slow in the lope and how to slow one down that is too fast. An Inseparable Pair — Learning to Feel Through Contrast by Gwynn Turnbull Weaver Gwynn explores some concepts fundamental to […]