Event Results: The Californios 2003 Lead Your Horse’s Front Quarters with Buck Brannaman Learn to lead your horse’s front quarters through starting on the ground and moving to the saddle. When Words Get in the Way by Diane Longanecker We use them every day, but how do they affect our way of thinking about our […]
Ten Questions with Terry Church (read online)Meet Terry Church, a California horsewoman and instructor who seeks to bring harmony into her student’s relationships. The Californios Ranch Roping and Stock Horse Contest Results Building a Foundation, part 2 with Bryan Neubert In part two of this series Bryan introduces the use of the halter and the […]
Dance Class 101 with Buck Brannaman (read online) Learn a basic dance step to practice with your equine partner, moving the hind- and front quarters. The Ten-Minute Horseman by Sylvana Smith (read online) Worried about only having 10 minutes to spend with your horse each day? Never fear- you can accomplish a lot in a […]
Written by Patti Hudson photos by Eric Sines This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.72 During a recent ranch clinic at Joe Wolter’s home place in Aspermont Texas, we got to talking about learning. After all, isn’t that why we go to clinics? Joe said he thinks learning isn’t just about absorb- ing […]
Written by Jec Ballou Sitting shoulder-to-shoulder with Zen monks for a week last fall made me believe that a rider’s ultimate responsibility is to give up her ego. Human beings carry so much around—stress, thoughts, emotional pain, responsibilities—that we lose clarity in moment-to-moment living. This blocks our ability to genuinely “let go” in our lives, […]
Written by Martin Black This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.71 There is a lot of attention given to disengaging the hindquarters. Different terminology related to it, different purposes, objectives, and so on. Most of the hype though seems to center around getting control of the younger horses, at least in my travels, […]
With Buck Brannaman This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.65 We know it’s the little things that make the big difference, not only in fine horsemanship, but in staying safe in the saddle. At a recent clinic Buck demonstrated how he uses his feet to help keep in a safe position. “When I slide […]
Written by Martin Black This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.70 What is important to me, and what I feel is important for a horse, is for him to feel the rhythm of our body and try to be in sync with it. If a horse is not responding to our body rhythm […]
Written by Buster McLaury This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.69 I rarely saddle an older horse that is tied up, and I never saddle a young horse that is tied up. I think too much of my horses. Let’s give a little thought (Ray would be proud) to a scenario that could happen; […]
Written by Martin Black This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.69 For the most part, horses are relatively calm, quiet animals when they are left to maintain themselves. Free roaming grazers spend the biggest percent of their time relaxed and quiet, but when confined and fed high-energy feed they can develop physical and […]