September 15, 2014
Jenn Zeller
While riding a young horse one summer, I had one of those lightbulb moments- a moment that reinforced what I have learned and what I know to be true about riding horses. Those can happen daily if we listen and are in a learning frame of mind each and every time we are in the […]
September 13, 2014
hmaude
We were sorting pairs to ship home one fall when a gentlemen helped us. He was riding a fat sorrel mare, who tried her darndest to buck him off all the way to the pasture. By buck, I mean she may have caught one inch of air under her hooves as she attempted to heave […]
September 12, 2014
Jessie Salter
The other day my 5 year old gelding, just up and decided he wasn’t going to load in the trailer. He’s been in and out of trailers since the day he was born, and of coarse we were on a schedule. So, the first thing I do is get his feet moving, maybe not with […]
September 11, 2014
Jenn Zeller
There are very few things in this world that I hold as pet peeves. The list is becoming shorter, the older I get. I’m realizing, people will do what people will do, and people will be who they are and there’s no point in me being bothered by it. But, as someone who’s spent the […]
September 10, 2014
Jan Swan Wood
FEMININE VAPORS: A Young Mare Learns A Lesson by Jan Swan Wood Many years ago, when my great horse Lily was a rather green, track broke mare, we were taking care of a nice set of replacement heifers for a feller. A couple of times a week one of us would ride through the heifers […]
September 9, 2014
hmaude
One late July or early August day years ago, my brother and I were sent an hour south of our place to get the bulls out of our yearling heifers. As in years previous, we were prepared with our geldings, enough semi-heavy duty panels to convert the two-pen corral into something you could load a […]
September 6, 2014
Kay Schrock
“There’s something about the outside of a horse, that’s good for the inside of a man.” ~Winston Churchill This famous quote is so true. Many people can relate to this, knowing that spending time with a horse can bring healing. Horses have traditionally been used for work and sport, but I want to tell you […]
September 4, 2014
Bailee Murnion
This past weekend I competed at an event unlike any other I had ever competed in: The 1st Annual Routier Ranch Super Horse Challenge held at Riley and Jessica Routier’s in Buffalo, SD. This event was a new concept that the Routier’s decided to host in order to highlight performance horses that are competitive in 5 different […]
September 2, 2014
Jessie Salter
In our first segment of this series we talked about bloodlines and breed history. Today, we will talk about conformation and disposition. We know that champions come in all shapes and sizes and they all have different dispositions or quirks, which takes me back to the statement that, the horse is only as good as […]
August 31, 2014
Jayme Thompson
It is so important for people to be aware of how a saddle fits a horse and the rider. So I wanted to write about saddles and the proper fit. I interviewed my husband Matt Thompson, who has been a saddle maker for the past 18 years, and owns MT Saddlery. He has mainly built […]