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Rating and Fence Work
I recently had the privilege of judging the NRCHA Derby with Bobby Ingersoll. What an honor and an educational experience it was for me. I believe the sign of a true master is one who knows their subject so thoroughly that they can reduce an incredibly complex subject...
From the Judge’s Chair
I was looking back on some past articles that Bill Enk (NRCHA Director of Judges and teller of great stories) has written for the NRCHA magazine and saw this. It’s so well written about the importance of reading a cow, that I thought I’d share it.From the Judge’s...
NCHA Rein Adjusting Rules
The NCHA is a little more forgiving than the other associations regarding adjusting your reins while showing, but also a bit more complex. Here goes:3 point penalties are assessed if: If the rider uses 2 hands to turn his horse around with the cow. If 2 hands are...
Here’s the Diff
What I’m about to tell you is the same for riders across the board; actually, it’s the same for humans across the board, but I’m going to give you an example from the cutting world. The National Cutting Horse Association just wrapped up its 2nd largest show of the...
Rein Adjusting Rules Clarification for split reins NRHA and AQHA in the straight reining
There was an NRHA rule change in 2017, which allows the rein slack – the excess rein not between the bit and rein hand – to be rearranged while the horse is moving on the pattern, not only when stopped within the pattern as was previously demanded. As an NRHA alliance...
Wait to See. Just Wait to See!
When I coach amateurs and nonpros for Herd Work, one challenge for most people is the feeling of chaos (or panic) near the end of the cut as the cattle thin down, and it's time to decide which cow to cut. This video is about how to help you more clearly see...
Rein Adjusting Rules
I get asked frequently to clarify adjusting reins legally while showing in romal reins vs split reins, since the current rulings in NRHA, NCHA and NRCHA are different, I’ll cover each in the next 3 articles.Rein Adjusting Rules Clarification when using a romal in the...
Telling Similar Cattle Apart
If you have begun watching cattle for cutting or herd work, sometimes it's overwhelming when most of the cattle in a herd are the same color. But it gets a lot easier when you start to put same-color cattle in subcategories. In this video, I share my system for how I...
This happens to everyone
I have two friends navigating the same challenge but in totally different disciplines. One rides reining horses, and the other shows pleasure horses. They both love to show and have been progressing well, and their results in the arena are beginning to show it, too....
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