Last year Suzanne bought two then coming 2-year old reining prospects from the NRHA Futurity Sale in Oklahoma. Both horses are enrolled in the Futurity for 2012. Suzanne is gearing up to attend this year’s event the week of November 28th to have a little fun, network with friends and associates and check out her competition for next year. Both Walla Whiz Wanda (Kahlua) and Spooks Miss Shine (Cisco) are doing great in their training so far and are expected…
How Do You Handle Hanky Panky?
Horses are unpredictable at times and sometimes when you’re riding things don’t always go as planned. Good training and mileage will minimize the likelihood of mishaps and that should be your first line of defense against cantankerous behavior or spooking episodes on the trail. The more you ride and the better you train, the more likely you are to have a horse that is predictable and closer to the ideal of “bombproof”. If something does go wrong you need a…
Where has summer gone?
Hi Everyone! How are all of you? Oh wait, hold on a second, because I think that I just saw summer flying right past me! I mean where has summer break gone? I just don’t know!!! So I started middle school on the 6th of September, and it is just SO awesome! My teachers are cool and so is lunch and all of the subjects in between! I really love my locker too. Also, with Mom and Lauren doing the…
Cowgirl Up!
It is hard to grasp the fact that we are on our way to Fort Worth, TX to the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover. Every sore, ache and pain…not to mention the extra calices we have added to our hands has all been worthwhile in preparing for this competition. We are hitting the blacktop early with Viggo and Sparrow to help us transition from the cool Northern Mountains in Central, PA to the dry Texas heat and to give the horses…
Countdown to Competition
What a great day it is when I can get up in the morning, enjoy a cup of coffee and a morning hug from my daughter, and head off to the barn to spend the day training horses! I’m so very blessed to be in the position of making a living from what is truly my passion! Every day is a new adventure. Sometimes people ask me if I ever get sick of riding horses – I just smile and…
NLH Clinic Update
Our August Foundations clinic was a huge success and we’re looking forward to the next clinic at NLHTM the first weekend in November. All of our participants made huge improvements in their horses and in their horsemanship in just a few short days and importantly – had FUN doing it! We worked on several Foundation exercises such as the ‘basic-4’, the ‘tractor tire’ exercise and the ‘push-toy’ concept in addition to several others. It was amazing to see the improvements…