“The charming lakeside village of Ascona in southern Switzerland formed the backdrop for an arena polo tournament.”
“Zenyatta is one of the great mares in racing history. Her owners, Jerry and Ann Moss, planned to retire the six-year-old after the 2010 Breeder’s Cup Classic in Louisville, Kentucky on November 7th.”
“Old horses and old saddles are nice to have around; they’re easy to ride, generally don’t cost much to acquire and previous owners have kindly put the time into breaking them in.”
“It actually wasn’t that much of a surprise this morning when I pulled into the barn (the scuderia as it’s known in these parts) for my weekly Dressage lesson with Derek Frank.”
“If we’re lucky, something in our environment changes and we find ourselves outside of our comfort zone.”
“Trotting, lots and lots of trotting- this appears to be the foundation of traditional dressage.”
“Feed buckets have gentled as many animals as any tool that man has come up with.”
“Some people enjoy ridin’ when the conditions are in their favor, other fellers enjoy ridin’ no matter what the conditions.”
“This cowboy has chosen to enter the wild cow roping contest but his horse has entered the bucking horse event.”
“Well last week I was having the time of my life at a branding camp here in Montana for about six days.”
“For those of you who didn’t catch my last post, I discussed the history of vaquero horsemanship as much as I know it.”
“Well, I have a four year old colt that I got from my friend Clint Branger. He’s out of an AQHA registered ‘Kessler’ mare”