An open field turn done well is a credit maneuver and using a baby sitter in your arena to help your young horse become more accepting of cattle pushing on him will help build his confidence. Clayton Edsall of Oakdale, CA shares how he uses a baby sitter to his advantage. Cattle are herd
Madera, California trainer, Lyn Anderson, was hooked from that first moment she saw a cow horse at the Snaffle Bit Futurity in Reno, NV. At the time, Lyn was attending Cal Poly University where they had a sale program for their two-year-olds in training. “From that moment on, I knew that is what I
Grateful for good lights in his arena, full-time student Mason Beal of Clovis, CA attends class during the day and rides before and after school. Studying Ag Business at Fresno State University, Beal is preparing his future to include becoming a cow horse trainer. From a young age Beal showed horses, as his dad
Sandy and MH Boon In My BloodPhoto by Fletch Sandy Jirkovsky has spent most of her training career working mainly with Appaloosas but has had Paints and Quarter Horses come through her barn. Her husband started showing in the cow horse world in the Appaloosa circuit and she thought it looked like
Clark and Lillys Vaquero From showing paint horses as a kid in Kansas to starting colts and fixing rope horses in Colorado, Clark Weaver has been a life long student of the horse. He graduated from Colorado State University with an equine science degree. Weaver then moved to Amarillo, TX selling ads
Legacy of Ranching Teaching Day While the pandemic saw schools shut down the world over, the challenge for educators who teach an equine curriculum with a largely hands-on practical- based component has been particularly tricky. But instead of going the usual route of books and zoom classes, some
Snaffle Bit Futurity Finals at Half Capacity No one could have predicted the year 2020 has been. All equine sports have scrambled to adapt in order to continue functioning in the midst of the pandemic. But how has COVID-19 actually impacted the sport of reined cow horse and
We are living in a brand new world right now! The current corona virus pandemic has forced all horse shows to be either canceled or postponed for the foreseeable future. But that hasn't stopped the American Paint Horse Association. They have come up with a way for people to be able to compete from
Trainer Matt Koch is a featured trainer on Reined Cow Horse Training Online. Not only that he loves to login and watch himself. He said it's important for him to look over the fence and keep up with his peers because everyone needs to keep learning and stay competitive. Matt also said trainers simply don't
In the Non-Pro Futurity of the Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association, Myles Thomas Brown take the top 3 places. The champion was Dreamin Of Denver marking 436.5 owned by Myles Thomas Brown, Twice In A Blu Moon marking a 434 for owner Rob A Brown, and Ranchin Royalty RAB marking a 429.50 for owner
The SRCHA Pre-Futurity has wrapped up and trainers and owners are looking towards the National Stock Horse Association show in Las Vegas, NV. Results from the Open Pre Futurity: Open Futurity: Winning the open futurity, we have Jay McLaughlin and Bush Whacked, marking a 440.00, owned by Jay And/Or Wendy earning $15000.00 With a
