Friday, May 13, 2016
Collected Works Way Into Preakness Field
Speedway Stable's multiple grade III winner Collected punched his ticket to the May 21 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) when he breezed seven furlongs in 1:24 4/5 over a track labeled "good" May 13 at Churchill Downs.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Six Points to Consider Before Using a Calming Supplement
Six Points to Consider Before Using a Calming Supplement By Juliet M. Getty, Ph.D. Photo by Regan WheatleyTravel and competition season is upon us, and "show nerves" are common, even in horses. Agitated, nervous horses that are normally well behaved may benefit from a calming supplement. These products can contain
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Training: Secrets to a Soft Mouth
Training: Secrets to a Soft Mouth Horsemanship and proper bit selection combine to create a horse with a soft, responsive mouth. In this first of a two-part series, discover the functional subtleties of the wide variety of bits used in the barrel racing industry. A soft mouth means different things to different
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Five Flat with Jackie Hobbs-Crawford
Five Flat with Jackie Hobbs-Crawford Consistency in leaving the box By Bob Welch People's horses go bad in the box and out in the field because ropers have inconsistent cues with their hands. When ropers are inconsistent, horses will go bad because they're dreading what's about to happen. If you can stay
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Western Documentaries
NBC Sports Group's coverage of the May 7 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) averaged 15.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen Company data released May 10. Continue reading
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Monday, May 9, 2016
Good News: Reno Rodeo gives $275,000 for charity
The Reno Rodeo presented a check for $275,265 to the Reno Rodeo Foundation for its myriad programs. The money comes from the profits made during the 2014 Reno Rodeo. Per its bylaws as a nonprofit organization, profits from the rodeo are put back into the community through the foundation. The money goes to fund
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Sunday, May 8, 2016
Wrangler Network: Fallon Taylor
Fallon Taylor - Collinsville, Texas6-time WNFR qualifier Not very many cowgirls can say they turned professional at 8 years old. Fallon Taylor did, years before the WPRA instituted a minimum age of 18 membership rule. Taylor made four straight Wrangler NFRs starting when she was just 13 years old, riding a stallion
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Saturday, May 7, 2016
Teaching Our Horses A Better Back Up
Teaching Our Horses A Better Back Up Horses in the wild move in almost every direction and configuration imaginable. However, backing up, is probably the least common thing that they do on their own. With Richard Winters Horsemanship I'm not saying never. Nor am I saying that they can't back up. I'm simply saying
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Before the Big Time
All-sources handle for Kentucky Oaks day rose 6% to $49 million. More...
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Friday, May 6, 2016
Controlling the Situation with Travis Graves
Working on position with a Heel-O-Matic. By Bob Welch I always have live steers. I'll warm my horse up on the machine, and then rope a pen of steers, and then come back to the machine. I like to slow it down and show them you're not going to go all out every time. I rope the machine nearly every practice session.
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Thursday, May 5, 2016
The Path Back to Victory for Red Vine
The 6-year-old Candy Ride son is seeking that elusive first graded stakes victory following five consecutive graded-stakes placings.
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The Ride of Their Lives
For most of the year, two loads of Wrights crisscross the lonely highways of the West from rodeo to rodeo. One ride a thousand miles away might earn $1,000. Or nothing at all. The only guarantee is a chance to ride a bucking horse that wants nothing more than to throw its rider. Done right, it is poetry. Done
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Buying A Rope Horse
Buyer's remorse is when you bought a bigger TV than will fit in your entertainment center. Not that big a deal. Horse buyer's remorse, on the other hand, takes the wind out of your sails faster than a summer hailstorm. To not only find the right horse, but know before you get home that he's 14 years old instead of
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Monday, May 2, 2016
How To Date A Horse Girl: A Primer For Men
March 26, 2015 How To Date A Horse Girl: A Primer For Men By: Jody Lynne Werner Cartoon by Jody Lynne Werner So, you've started to date a horse-crazy gal? First of all, congratulations. You have excellent taste. The Horse Girl is a unique and wonderful breed, and we want your relationship to be successful. You
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Haskin: Viva Canonero...Again
With Venezuela once again invading the Kentucky Derby in the form of Grupo 7C Racing Stable, I thought this would be a good time to once again re-tell the remarkable story of Canonero
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Sunday, May 1, 2016
July 2013
Lots of summer fun going on with Best Ever Custom Saddle Pads. Rodeo and fair season are in full swing. Hope everyone out there is having their Best Ever time competing or watching all the horse related activities happening this summer. Hopefully everyone is finding ways to stay cool in this summer heat too. We had
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