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If she can do it, I can do it!
This week was the year anniversary of the passing of my dear friend, Audrey Griffin who so inspired me. Audrey was 82 when she passed. She was a member of the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Thinking about the impact Audrey had on my life, reminded me to remind you about...
Circling Turns in a Fence Run
Finally, there’s clarity on the circling turn! The NRCHA 2020 rulebook now has a 2- point penalty for a horse that “fails to change sides after a circling turn, prior to the first circle” What is a circling turn? When the horse is in the open field (20’ off the wall)...
Tips to Develop Your Cutting Seat
“Seat” as used here refers to stability in physical balance as well as a close connection to your horse. Physically, I’m referring to your backside, particularly from your lower back to the top of your legs. I’m talking about the ease and stability of that portion of...
Essential 6 Moving Off Your Leg While Mounted
In the last article we worked on teaching our horse to move away from pressure while he was tied at the hitch or wash rack, and while leading from the ground. Now, let’s mount up and see if we’ve laid a good enough foundation. Opening a gate. Now mount up and see if...
Essential 6 Moving Off Your Leg On the Ground
Getting your horse to move off your leg (or move laterally) is key to getting control of his whole body. Lateral control of the hind end and shoulders helps you in simple things, like opening and closing gates or backing in a straight line. It also makes possible more...
Show Time
The shows are really beginning to open up now. Hallelujah! This quote so inspired me when I reread it this week, that I wanted to share my thoughts with you about showing. It’s one of my favorite quotes by Dr. Jim Loehr: “When you ride, you’re deepening your sense of...
Two fence turns or 3?
The quicker you get your job done with the cow in the fence work, the better chance you have of a big score. That said, many scores have gone way down, because the rider decided to go with 2 turns on the fence instead of 3. Dun It With Chics- One of my all time...
Stops On A Fast Cow Can be Harrowing!
I receive some form of this question a lot: “What advice can you give an amateur cutter who becomes very anxious and feels out of control when the cow takes off running when practicing in a large round pen … and your biggest fear is the unexpected STOP. Any advice or...
Riding Smart 11-13
This is a continuation of riding smarter not harder horsemanship skills. Here are Tips #11-13 • Be creative. I usually try to teach my horses something a certain way, but if I'm not getting through by the third attempt, I take a different approach. In other words, I...
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