December 27, 2014
Rachel Larsen
Wrangling, jingling, or gathering; whatever you call it, bringing horses to the corral on horseback is an essential part of our horseback experience. My husband and I were raised gathering horses in this manner. I prefer this method today. I was a cautious child and wrangling made me feel adventurous, The Man From Snowy River-esque, even […]
December 23, 2014
Kay Schrock
With their tails and manes rippling Hooves flashing fast in the running They flow down the hillside Then charge uphill in stride. The occasional neigh Is carried away, And all that drifts back to me Is thunder of hoof-beats, wild and free. Red roans and dark bays Bright paints and dull grays Running wild and […]
December 19, 2014
Jenn Zeller
I, like many of you, love Christmas. The Holiday Season is made extra special by all the decorations on the tree- because I try to treat my life like Christmas and give back whenever possible. While many of the ornaments have no sentimental value, simply because I like a uniform tree, there are a few […]
December 18, 2014
Bailee Murnion
Since the Holiday season is upon us I have decided to divulge my favorite Christmas recipe. Those of you who are reading this should feel honored as I don’t normally disclose my world famous recipes! Just kidding, I didn’t create this recipe myself, but I like to pretend that it is my masterpiece! I make […]
December 17, 2014
Wendel Elliott
He was talking on and on about how his uncle’s cousin’s wife’s parents had a little ranch somewhere. He was telling a story about a horse and gathering some cows and tying to get all the terminology right. He was laying out a line of bull that was deep enough to break out the 5 […]
December 16, 2014
Bailee Murnion
Parents, are you still looking for the perfect gift for your kids this Christmas? Maybe little Sally wants a Barbie and little Johnny wants a toy tractor. Well, 23 years ago little Bailee wanted a pony! On Christmas morning 1991, after opening the presents that Santa had left us, (and feeling a little blue that there wasn’t […]
December 13, 2014
Jenn Zeller
This isn’t a style of roping often practiced here on the plains of South Dakota. In fact since I’ve lived here, I only know of a few other outfits in the entire state that rope this way when they’re branding calves. We hold a special branding for purposes of keeping the art alive. It’s an […]
December 2, 2014
Jenn Zeller
Tying a hackamore can be done a couple of ways. As I’m on making my, now, third hackamore horse, I don’t really have that much experience in tying one. I figure the more times I do it the better I will get, and instead of attempting to explain it, I’ll just let the video below […]
November 28, 2014
Jan Swan Wood
When a bridled horse is having problems with it’s mouth, it has many ways of showing it. Some examples would be slobbering, fighting their head, rearing, chomping at the bit, opening their mouth when reins are pulled, head shaking, bucking, and not moving out normally. Sometimes though, the reaction is so subtle that it takes […]
