Consistency Is The Key
On January 12, versatility ranch horse competitors returned to where the competition debuted — The Fort Worth Stock Show hosted the first AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse competition..
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Looking for Straightness
"With a good horse between my knees." That's a line from a Red Steagall song, but it describes the way I feel when I ride. I would like whatever horse I'm riding to be between my legs and my reins at all times. Read More >>

Minor Adjustments
We all know how to saddle our horse. We do it almost automatically. But we usually don't think how it feels to the horse.. Read More >>

 

Out Of The Round Pen
You probably know Joe Wolter from his horsemanship clinics or maybe the work he's done with colts on the 6666 Ranch in Guthrie, Texas. Read More >>

 

QHN March 2002
The National Western Stock Show hosted the second ever American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Versatility Ranch Horse Competition Read More >>

Ranch Roping
When I'm doing clinics around the country, I talk a lot about smoothness with your roping and I can't stress that enough. Everyone wants to be fast.. Read More >>

Remember Recess
Giving a horse an earned recess seems to speed up the training process, intead of interupting it. Remember recess? Read More >>

 

Send Him In
Loading into a trailer is one of the most important things a horse learns. There are horse today that won't, at some point in their lives, be faced with getting into a trailer.. Read More >>

Starting Colts
When I start a young horse, the first thing I do is a version of "stacking out." Working in a round pen or similar enclosure.. Read More >>

Starting Colts II
When I caught the filly for this lesson, my first step was a refresher course of what we learned the last time.. Read More >>