So far, the rodeo road has taught me a lot, but I’ve yet to win a check for my efforts. At Valley City, ND, my first ever pro rodeo I was pretty nervous and Avie felt like he never settled into the ground. He stumbled on the second, and really shut down hard on the […]
Regional Bonus Race Run
I’m currently in Texas, after having spent last weekend in Oklahoma at the Regional Run for the Bonus Race. I still haven’t won a qualifier for the 2017 Run for the Bonus, but I had a blast, made two of three clean runs on my horse and this marks the first weekend I’ve ridden him […]
From the Branding Pen
We just finished our annual Father’s Day Branding. We got to it a day late because it rained on Saturday, but Sunday proved to be a gorgeous day! A nice breeze, lots of sunshine and good people, made the day even better! My family came up from Texas and we got to have a nice visit. Plus […]
The Buck Clinic — 2016
Every year I am fortunate enough to make at least one Buck Clinic, and every year when I get home, I say this was the best clinic yet. Sometimes, I get to come home and go right back to riding horses, but more often than not, I go, come back and then I am off […]
Sometimes You Gotta Slow Down
I was handling my coming 8 year old mare today. I started her when she was two, and have ridden her on and off a bit here and there since then. She probably has 45 rides. So, I glossed over the fact that she stood there and let me brush her, and missed all the […]
The Colt Cam Chronicles
“Blessed are the flexible, for they will not be bent out of shape” – Origin unknown. Sometimes you’ve got to go with your horse. That was the case yesterday for me, as I took this pretty dun stud (who will soon be an excellent gelding), on his first outside ride. The plan was to use […]
Colt Cam 2016 – Get your horse ready to bridle
It’s been a year or better since we’ve had a Colt Cam Post. And not even because I haven’t put any first rides on horses, because I certainly have, but in case you’ve not noticed I’m a big time slacker in the blogging department lately. But, I’ve made a couple videos of some recent rides […]
How to Tie a Mustache Knot
I’ve mentioned in several places via Social Media, that I’ve been tying a mustache knot in my horse’s tails. Those of you that follow me on Instagram have seen them. And many of you have asked to see how to do them. I searched the internets high and low for a decent video showing you, […]
From the Rodear
We have two brandings on our place, as a general rule. Our big Father’s Day party, and another, smaller branding around the Fourth of July. This year, I spent the entire July 4th branding, horseback, either roping or holding herd, so I don’t have photos of that little party. I do, however, have photos of us […]
The Colt Cam Chronicles 2015
“You can never rely on a horse that is educated by fear. There will always be something that he fears more than you. But, when he trusts you, he will ask you what to do when he is afraid.” ~ Antoine de Pluvinel (1555-1620), the first of the French Riding Masters Many of you will […]
