So as last Friday’s post stated, Practice Makes Perfect. And oh so long ago I tried to briefly explain what a Cutting Horse is, or really how you show one… all the rules, guidelines, etc. And I didn’t do such a hot job of trying to explain… but it’s really so in depth at times…
For the type of horses we show, there is a way to practice without live cattle or buffalo, it’s called a flag or a mechanical cow. Now we’ve really stepped up our game b/c when I say flag, our old flag was an old wheel of a bicycle on one side of the arena and…
So for some of you, I have a feeling you don’t know the type of horses I show. They are a very specialized type… not breed (Paint, Quarter Horse, Appaloosa, etc), showing type (as in reining, cutting, western pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, etc). My parents have been involved with cutting horses since I was 5…
We Hurry up, just to wait? I’m bored! Did you at least bring me a snack? Wait, what is that smell? Do you not smell that? It smells so great!!! Know what it is? It’s the smell of Fresh Cattle A short history lesson on the type of horses I show, the phrase “Fresh cattle”…
I’m really bad about leaving home without my big dSLR camera, although I usually do have my PAS (point and shoot) with me but even then, now that I got this darn iPhone, I hardly bring the PAS out to play. Between the dSLR and the iPhone camera my PAS is feeling lonely but it…
I was so excited about this last weekend. Finally, I took some vacation, and the family headed to Ft. Worth, Texas. I so needed the time off!! I think I’m starting to get antsy. To much time indoors because of cold weather. I hate cold weather. I really should move to Arizona or Hawaii or…
So last week we postponed the word since Prince Charming and I were going to a “Horse” Showdown in Ft. Worth Texas. It only seemed appropriate to postpone Horse until then. It was a great show and when Michael Cooper marked a 226 we thought the show was won. I made the comment to Prince…