Ranch Horse Clinic
Greetings! Well, I had a busy weekend and there may be too much to say to get it all on one posting. On Thursday, Rich and I headed to T Cross Ranch, between Colorado Springs
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Martha’s Vineyard Shoot
Good Day! Well, we survived the week here on Martha’s Vineyard and have six new episodes of Horse Master “in the can.” I’ll be excited to see the finished results once they are edited. Our
Shoot Week
Greetings, I’ll be home for a lot of the month and I hope to get a final push on riding Dually. Rich and I will go to one more Versatility Ranch Horse clinic this month
Making Your Job Work For You
Greetings from the Pacific Northwest! Yesterday, my father and I spent many hours sitting on the balcony of his 17th story river-front condo, watching the hundreds of boats go by on the Willamette River. Having
Bareback Riding
Greetings! I’ve only been home two days this week, so I’ve been cramming and jamming to get ready to leave again, this time for 5 days of R&R with Rich on the west coast. We’re
Lead Changes
Good Day! On a recent episode of Horse Master, we featured a 68 year old man who is competing in Versatility Ranch Horse. Dave also happens to be president of the new National Versatility Ranch Horse
Today’s College Education
Greetings! I am on my way home from Fort Collins CO, where I have been in meetings for two days with the Colorado State University Equine Science Advisory Board. I really enjoy this annual meeting
Ignorance Is Bliss
Good Day! We are a family of trucks. Between the two of us, we have three trucks. Thankfully, the big daddy Dodge diesel mostly stays hitched to the trailer sitting in the barn yard. I
Shopping Western Style
Greetings! That’s the name of the TV show I helped taped recently. The regular host is Justin McKee, the slick and sexy “voice” of the PBR. The show is a Western Lifestyle/home shopping show. It
Monday Morning Workout Routine
Good Day! A Sunday off, at home—it doesn’t get any better than that! Sunrise in the hot tub, reading, Meet the Press, workout, breakfast. Oh yeah, and the blog. I have to make an unplanned
Pony Power
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I Love Shopping– That Is, For Horses!
Julie with Dually Hello, It’s been nice to be home for a few days—long enough to relax a little and get some chores done around the place. I wish I had more time to
Nuttin’ But Cuttin’
Greetings! It‘s been a fun and relaxing weekend for both Rich and me, although our boys, Tucker and Dually, probably could‘ve thought of better things to do. We‘ve been at Cactus Creek Ranch, between Pueblo
Hall Of Fame Cheeseburger
Hello friends! I spent most of this week in Amarillo TX for meetings at the International Headquarters of the American Quarter Horse Association. Although sitting in meetings all day is not on the top of
More About The TV shoot…
Happy Day! Finally it’s summer here (I hope) and I am actually wearing shorts and getting some color on my pathetically white legs (occupational hazard). Last week, during the shoot, we had two nights of
What A week!
Hello friends! It‘s been a long week with hardly any room to breathe! No time to write on my blog, workout, soak in the hot tub or barely even eat! Last weekend I had a
C Lazy U — The Final Episode!
Hello friends! Here I sit, 38,000′ above sea level, in route to Portland OR for a clinic this weekend in Vancouver WA. I love going to the Pacific NW—it’s one of my favorite parts of
Competition Day At C Lazy U
Hello again, After two days and two nights at the five-star (AAA and Mobile) guest ranch, HYPERLINK “http://www.CLazyU.com“ www.CLazyU.com, we were getting accustomed to the fine dining, the luxurious accommodations and resort atmosphere. After a
C Lazy U, Part 2
Greetings! I have caught up on some badly needed rest—sleeping 12 solid hours last night. And today is like paradise here in the “Heart of the Rocky Mountains“ HYPERLINK “http://www.salidachamber.org/“ http://www.salidachamber.org/ . It‘s warm and
The C Lazy U Experience
Greetings! It’s been a while since I wrote—I think a week. And it’s been a fun-packed, busy-every-minute, wild-ride of a week. With 9 horses and about 12 people loaded into three rigs, we made the
Good Horses, Good Friends, Good Food & Drink
What more could you want? Rich and I have been on an “at-home” vacation this week. We’ve got a couple friends visiting from Kauai and a couple more from here in Colorado plus one flying
There’s No Place Like Home!
Greetings! As much as I love to travel, one of my favorite things is coming home again. Yesterday was not exactly a smooth–sailing travel day for me however. Just as I was headed from the
Another Day, Another Dollar!
I said, be careful what you wish for. After freezing my tail off the past few weekends in Minnesota, then Massachusetts, then Colorado, today we had triple digit temperatures here in central California. While most
Fresh Tracks!
Julie and Dually Hello! It‘s a typical Friday for me. Here I sit in the Denver airport waiting for my flight to Sacramento. After my morning workout and packing, I hit the road for my
Be Careful What You Wish For…
It’s a beautiful morning here in the Colorado mountains. After a few inches of wet snow last night, the sun is out, it’s relatively warm, no wind and the snow is melting fast, leaving behind
Another Snowy Day In Paradise
Greetings! As I look out my office window, it is snowing hard. We can’t complain too much because we need the moisture badly. My friends from Hawaii are coming next week to visit and I
I’m A Roping Fool!
Hello, After freezing our tails off yesterday, it’s a beautiful warm sunny day today, here at home in the “Heart of the Rocky Mountains” of Colorado. The last three weekends in a row I
Enjoying My Weekend At Home!
Good day! It’s a lovely spring day here in the Rockies. Sunny, warm and no wind! Looking forward to my ride today. We’ll get a few cows out and have some fun with them. Yesterday
The Men in my Life: Rich and Dually
It’s really hard to try and get a horse ready for competition when I am gone from home so much. When I am home, I make sure I ride every day—but sometimes that’s only 3