My quarter horse Summer Soda’s grandfather is Smart Little Lena. Smart Little Lena, better known as “the Legend”, was a brilliant sorrel stallion who dazzled crowds not only as a thrilling performer, but also an outstanding sire with foals earning in excess of $36.5 million. He was one of only…
Western Pleasure is a very popular form of competition for horses and riders. From Wikipedia: “Western Pleasure is a western style competition at horse shows that evaluates horses on manners and suitability of the horse for a relaxed but collected gait cadence and relatively slow speed of gait, along with…
The sport of “cutting” a cow out of a herd and controlling it is a lot of fun. Remember that the rider is NOT giving directions during the competition once a cow has been selected, the horse is doing it all. I’m a member of the National Cutting Horse Association…
Temple Grandin, Ph.D. presently works as a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She’s been a pioneer in developing low stress handling techniques for cattle and horses and is a fascinating woman. Born in Boston in 1947, Dr. Grandin didn’t talk until she was three and a half…
One of the most important endurance races is the Tevis Cup Ride in California which this year starts on August 1st. From the Tevis Cup website: “The Western States Trail Ride, popularly called the Tevis Cup Ride, is the oldest modern day endurance ride, having been held annually since 1955….
