November/December 2018 Margaret Dorrance Photos and Obituary The Progressions of the Soft Feel with Buck Brannaman Buck walks the reader through the progression of the soft feel from asking for it from the ground at a standstill to carrying it through walk-canter transitions and much more. What I Learned About “Turn Loose” From Cancer by […]
By Anpeytu Raben Traveling along the highway toward Heber, I mulled concepts about timing, balance, and feel learned last summer and felt eager to have a refresher and learn new skills. This was opportunity for me to continue practicing a level of horsemanship I had yearned for over 40 years. I arrived at Sage Creek […]
By Gloria Hammond (Keys), 2018 UDS spring scholarship recipient My mustang and I travel from the DM ranch in the remote Nevada Desert just South of the Ruby Mountains. It is atleast a four hour drive. My mustang Dazzling Nevada “Jasper” and I make the trek to Sage Creek Equestrian where we seek knowledge about […]
September/October 2018 Buck Brannaman: A Few Thoughts on Making a Bridle Horse By Tom Moates Some thoughts on the stages of traditional bridle horse head gear from Buck Brannaman. Saddling Fallacies Part 1: “English”, “Western”, and The “Old West” That Never Was By Deb Bennett, Ph.D. Turning a focus on saddles, this series starts with […]
September/October 2018 Buck Brannaman: A Few Thoughts on Making a Bridle Horse By Tom Moates Some thoughts on the stages of traditional bridle horse head gear from Buck Brannaman. Saddling Fallacies Part 1: “English”, “Western”, and The “Old West” That Never Was By Deb Bennett, Ph.D. Turning a focus on saddles, this series starts with […]
Have you ever tried to have a meaningful conversation with someone that speaks a different language? Would you go into a business meeting without first taking the time to learn the language of those you are sitting down with? So why is it that we, as humans, feel that we can so easily communicate with […]
We invite you to join us September 7th & 8th for the 5th Annual Great Basin Buckaroo Gathering at The Golden Spike Events Center in Ogden, Utah. Jim and Donnette Hicks, of Heber City, Utah, joined in partnership with Trevor Ellis for The Great Basin Buckaroo Gathering in April of this year, and as […]
July/August 2018 The Order Matters – Planning Your Ride with Buck Brannaman Systematically working through movements helps make sure you are moving forward in your progression with your horse and gives you a plan for each ride. The Before Factor by Bryan Neubert A story that emphasizes the importance of sharing knowledge between generations of […]
I grew up in a small town in Southern Utah. The main focus there was for the youth to play sports. The kind of sports that had absolutely nothing to do with horses. If you were a part of the horse community, it was because our family owned a ranch and you learned to ride […]
by Dana Denison I decided to use the scholarship I was awarded by my state GMO for the Jim Hick’s Dressage Principles for the Horseman clinic. It was held over Mother’s Day weekend in May at the Y6 Ranch in Bruneau, Idaho. I had scheduled to go to this clinic with a friend. I was […]