This adorable 2023 colt, En Ferno 75, is learning all the big boy things, and taking everything in stride. Here’s his first day under saddle. He is so kind and quiet. I can’t wait to see where life takes us. Stay tuned for more!
What’s in my barn, tack wise, is something I often get asked. I just hosted a 3-day summer workshop and the gals that attended asked me to build out this list, and the places they can get “the things”, so here goes! You’ll find links to all of these things by clicking on them –
Clinic Drills and Wisdom At the Bowman Barrel Racing Clinic in March of 2024, we went through drills and had lots of chats with the attendees. In the playlist below, we focused on some key things such as Figure 8s, turn and look positioning, hollow backs, points in your turn, posting the trot, and a
Talent is a 5yo mare by CM Nonstop Nitro. I love riding his babies! She needs a little help from me in helping her learn to be responsible for her shape and in learning true collection, not false collection. The owner had said she braces up in her turns. here’s why and here’s how we
In this video you’ll see me riding a 5yo mare. I apologize in advance for the audio quality. My cordless Mic and I are going to have to have a come to Jesus meeting. In this video you can see the mare really struggling to unlock her hips, and ribs, and face. She is dull
!– /wp:spacer –> Uniform circles are definitely something that we as barrel racers want. It means our horses are balanced and tracking forward in a fluid manner. As always ask your questions here and we’ll answer them in a group chat!
Thank you all so much for your support this year! I look forward to making 2024 the best year yet, and hope to see you down the road somewhere. As my gift to you, I’m making my Course on Lateral Work, FREE, until January 31. If you’re at an event and you see me, please
We talk about front feet suspension/reaching, asking a horse to open up (run review), conditioning and so much more (in this order). I hope you find this call helpful!
Ray Hunt says: "Prepare to position for the transition". Translation: prepare the horse for what is to come/what you want to have them do; and set it up to make it easy for them. Then what you'd like to have happen, just "happens".