Posts Tagged ‘riding’

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How To Handle Rainy Weather

June 4, 2019
Jolyn Young

It hasn’t rained this much since…well, since the last time it rained this much. Climate change believers blame automobile emissions and factory farming (whatever that is) for the unusual weather patterns, but we who make a living outdoors know the truth: It’s just springtime. This extended cold/wet weather pattern last occurred in northern Nevada in […]


Let Them Be Little

December 19, 2018
Savanna Simmons

My husband Boe and I got some really great advice from even before we had little kids, from Bryan Neubert. He said, “Take your kids off their horses before they say they’re done.” This is a really great way to instill, or keep, that love of horses in place. My kids, as I’m guessing Bryan’s […]


A Girl’s Guide To Riding

July 16, 2018
Jolyn Young

My daughter, Grace, is now five years old and ready to ride a horse by herself. According to her, she’s been ready to ride a horse by herself for about four and a half years now, but she had to wait for Mom to be ready before she could take the reins and ride off […]


Understanding Collection

November 22, 2017
Savanna Simmons

Jenn Zeller, The South Dakota Cowgirl, explained collection really well in a three-part series in 2015. I would encourage you to read all three parts in addition to what I’m about to share with you. My hope is that they can provide you with a fresh and better understanding of what collection is and how […]


Activities for Young Riders: Part 2

October 28, 2017
Savanna Simmons

I wrote a blog about Activities for Young Riders: Part 1 that gives my kids some goals while riding and to keep them focused. Our four-year-old really enjoys riding and begs to ride all the time, but I think he gets a little bored if we don’t give him something to do. I don’t blame […]


Activities for Young Riders: Part 1

October 15, 2017
Savanna Simmons

The weather here in Wyoming this fall has been beautiful . . . but windy. The constant blowing makes it a little less fun for young riders to want to be aboard a horse. Luckily, we have a small barn that has a large round-pen set up for our kids to ride in on blustery […]


Summer Horse Gear

June 16, 2017
Jolyn Young

With summer on the horizon, it’s hot. The DJ on the radio station says it’s hot. The thermometer in the front yard says it’s hot. The meteorologist on the evening news says it’s hot. But even though it’s hot, a horse person has got to ride, right? Don’t let the heat beat your summer riding […]


Wyo Wild Ride Ranch Rodeo Returning

February 7, 2017
Savanna Simmons

Join us in Gillette, Wyoming, June 23-25 for the third annual Wyo Wild Ride Ranch Rodeo & Horse Sale. The event this year will include a barrel racing jackpot, team roping jackpot, women’s steer stopping, and WSRRA bronc riding. And that’s just Friday! The Western State Ranch Rodeo Association-sanctioned open and women’s ranch rodeos will be […]


Riding with the Greats: The Californios

October 12, 2016
Savanna Simmons

We hosted The Californios, Dave Weaver and Gwynn Turnbull Weaver, in 2013 at our barn in Wisconsin. They taught ranch roping and horsemanship/cow-working and let me tell you, if you ever get a chance to ride with them or audit a clinic, do it. They are such a unique pair that perfectly bounce thoughts off […]


Riding With The Greats: Joe Wolter

August 26, 2016
Savanna Simmons

Whenever I saddle up, I ride with some of the greats. I was blessed as a teenager and young adult to ride with some spectacular horsemen including Ray Hunt, Jack Brainard, Joe Wolter, Bryan Neubert, and more. I have gleaned a portfolio of particular styles or set of exercises from each that I flip back […]


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