Good Day! Leadership and authority are the subjects of today’s show, “Pony Power.” Starring Zeke and his naughty pony Frost, you’ll see an amazing transformation from an obnoxious, spoiled pony who walks all over Zeke, head buts him and drags him to the grass. Turns out the pony knows exactly how to be a perfect citizen, she’s only lacking a reason to do so. I knew within … [Read more...]
Freshness Is Good In Produce, Not Horses
Greetings! I decided to give Dually a break yesterday and ride a horse of mine, one of our sales horses, Doc. He’s a very cute little dun horse (QH); a turbo-charged cutter. It’s been a while since I’ve ridden him and we had a great time, well, perhaps me more than him, even though he was a little fresh. It’s good for me to ride the sale horses every now and then and get to … [Read more...]
The County Fair
Greetings! It's great to be home on a Sunday, with nothing pressing to do other than read the paper and maybe cook a big breakfast to eat out on the deck. I have to make the most out of every weekend at home, because in the course of the year, I don't get many. Yesterday was our big day at the Chaffee County fair, here in our home town of Salida CO. It started first thing in … [Read more...]
No Fraternization!
This is the subject of this week’s episode of Horse Master which airs today at 5:30p EST on RFD-TV and for you night owls (or DVR users) it comes on again Thursday morning at 2:30a and Sunday morning at 1:30a EST. For the next five weeks, the shows will be original airings of the episodes we filmed here at my ranch back in June. It was a tough week to film because two of the … [Read more...]
Reined Cow Horse
Sunday we took three horses to the local fairgrounds to show in the first what-we-hope-will-become-annual reined cowhorse show here in Salida. Organized by a small and hardworking group of enthusiasts and spearheaded by my vet and her horse-trainer husband, Rusty and Leslie Harrison, the show was a big success! It was definitely geared toward encouraging novices to participate … [Read more...]
For The Love Of Horses
Happy Monday! After a rare weekend at home, where I did absolutely no work in the office all weekend (didn’t even check email—okay, I only checked it once), I am happy to be back at work on a Monday morning. It’s not that I love the office, but it is good to get caught up and maybe even find time to move ahead a little. After being in the barn and arenas all weekend, being in … [Read more...]
It’s The Little Things That Matter…
Greetings! Yesterday we had a tremendous electrical storm and about a dozen drops of rain—just enough to make the dust stick to your car. It’s getting a little scary here because it is bone dry but the lightening appears every afternoon (dry storms, they call them) making the threat of wild fire greater every day. My son, Hunter, is a wild land fire fighter so he is ready and … [Read more...]
This Week On Horse Master
Hello! I’m enjoying my time at home this week and looking forward to being home this weekend for a change. I’m getting some good riding in too. We brought the cows in last night so I can do more practice work with Dually on cattle. This Sunday we’ll be showing in a reined cowhorse show here in Salida for our county fair. Here in this part of the country the county fairs are a … [Read more...]
Hot And Dusty But Fun! And Photos Of Diggs!
Dear friends, We had a great weekend at our Versatility Ranch Horse clinic and competition this weekend in Longmont CO. The clinicians were Jim and Jill Cook, who are reined cowhorse specialists. Rich and Tucker (his old horse--but I attached some photos here of his new horse, Diggs!), Diana (who exercises and grooms horses for me) and Tequlo—an awesome little buckskin … [Read more...]
Fresh As A Daisy
Greetings! It’s been wonderful to be home for a few days, but this week has gone by far too fast. Rich and I will load up the horses today and head up to Longmont CO (about 200 miles north of here) for a weekend of Versatility Ranch Horse clinic and competition. After having five days off last week, Dually was a little on the fresh side on Tuesday. Nothing about an hour of … [Read more...]
Home Again, Home Again
Hello! As usual, on Monday morning I am spending time in airports in transit home. It pretty much takes me a whole day to get anywhere, since most of my travels take me to either the east or west coast; once you factor in my three hour drive to and from the Denver airport to home, it makes for a long day. But, I enjoy the down time—time to read, catch up on emails, write in the … [Read more...]
On The Road Again…
Good Day! Once again, I am headed out for the weekend-- this time to Raleigh NC for the Equine Extravaganza horse expo. This is the second year for this expo and the one last year was great—so I'm sure this one will be even better! There aren't too many expos in the summer—it tends to be a "shoulder season" type of activity. This time of year, horse people are generally pretty … [Read more...]
Summer Reading
Good day! Wow. So this is what it feels like on Monday morning after a relaxing weekend off, like normal people have! It’s tough when your work schedule is opposite the rest of the business world. For me, I mostly work on weekends—so does Rich in the winter. So everyone else expects you to be in the office first thing Monday morning to attend to business, regardless of whether … [Read more...]
It’s Summertime!
…And the living is easy. Hello friends, What a relaxing few days it has been! Just to update you on the new horse, we had a nailing biting couple days waiting for the results of the vet check. Diggs showed a positive reaction to the flex test on the left front and right hind; so xrays were ordered. Fortunately the xrays did not show anything surprising—the left front was … [Read more...]
Too Many Horses– Not Enough Time!
Greetings! Boy, it’s great to be home and to be able to ride every day! Rich’s new horse arrived Monday night. It was dark by the time they got home so our welcoming committee, consisting of my friends and neighbors, couldn’t see much of the liver colored horse in the dark. But first thing Tuesday morning, we were all eager to see him again. He’s a gorgeous horse and a sweet … [Read more...]
Making A Deposit Into My Karma Account
Hello friends, As the saying goes… no good deed goes unpunished, but I think this weekend was an exception. I worked hard all weekend long teaching horsemanship clinics to benefit good causes and everyone had a good time and scored a few karma points in the process. Friday evening Rich and I drove up to Parker CO, to the Colorado Horse Park, for the "Legends Maker" Versatility … [Read more...]
