October 20, 2014
jmiller
Quotes are a major part of my life. It seems like I can find meaningful quotes wherever I look. I seem to stumble across them just when I need one the most. Once I find them, it always seems like they fit into a certain area of my life. Often times, I am drawn to […]
October 17, 2014
Jenn Zeller
While helping get your horse broke, there are so many things to take into consideration. You have to gain control of not just his mind, but his feet, and his face. He’s got to learn to move his body, with us on him, in all the ways he’s been moving since before we interrupted his […]
October 16, 2014
Bailee Murnion
Do you remember as a kid how frightening it was transitioning from your trusty old pony to a BIG horse? Not only were you several hands taller sitting on your horse, but the horse didn’t act like your pony, didn’t look like your pony and dangit – just wasn’t the same as your pony! You […]
October 14, 2014
Jenn Zeller
Helmet manufacturers claim that many horse – related injuries occur while riders are on the ground. I don’t doubt that that’s true. But I’d also argue that it’s often because people don’t pay attention to what their horse is telling them when they’re on the ground. I’d also say from experience that many people don’t […]
October 5, 2014
Jenn Zeller
We’ve probably all seen it happen: a wreck where the saddle ends up under the horse. It can happen for any number of reasons – a latigo could break, or you could be in the process of saddling your horse when he spooks, and under him the saddle goes. One of the ways to prevent […]
October 4, 2014
Rachel Larsen
After a little wheeling and dealing, my son and his Grandpa Rooster, negotiated a pony riding deal. They sealed their contract with a handshake and we brought home a Shetland. Joe is a gentle pony, a bit of an easy keeper, who needs experience and exercise. He is also my 9-year-old son’s first project horse. […]
September 29, 2014
Jenn Zeller
I see it at least once a week. In a newspaper ad, on Craigslist, in Facebook Horse Groups – someone says they have a short shanked snaffle for sale. I’d like very much to explain to everyone that writes that, that they don’t technically have a snaffle bit available. You have a leverage bit, or […]
September 22, 2014
Jenn Zeller
I started trailing bulls home this week. Their 60 days with the cows are up. Bringing bulls home is probably one of my favorite parts of ranch work. For the past several years on the ranch, it’s been solely my job. Depending on where the bulls are, how much time I have that day, and […]
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 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 […]