Posts Tagged ‘stop’

Using Cadence to Stop Harder

October 5, 2017
Savanna Simmons

When considering using your horse’s cadence to stop, feel and listen to the horse’s stride. Jolyn Young wrote an informative blog about cadence at the lope and learning to feel the three-beat footfall. Read about her blog post here. Once you’re comfortable feeling the footfall at each gait, you can start to use it to […]

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 […]