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February 28, 2023
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Training Tip Tuesday – Know Your Horse

It’s so important to know your horse. Years ago I read an article in “Horse and Rider” magazine about knowing what your horse looks like on the daily. I began to train myself to give them a once over everyday. I’d check their legs, and then their body. I learned every blemish, every nook, every

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February 16, 2023
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Speed Control

Speed control is undoubtedly one of the things most beginner barrel racers, and even some of the seasoned veterans struggle with. In these videos I show you what I do to tune the horse into my seat and my energy. When your horse is thinking back to you, it’s easier to teach rate, and so

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January 17, 2023
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Featured A Lateral Drill for all Horses

Every horse regardless of their discipline, can benefit from lateral work. My answer when someone asks for “drills” is usually this: get them good laterally! Lateral work is the basis for everything we will ever need a horse to do. In other words, “Kindly, STEP AWAY FROM the barrels!’ All joking aside, teaching a horse

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January 17, 2023
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There’s No Such Thing as a Hot Horse

There’s no such thing as a hot horse. But there are horses that don’t have any confidence in what we are asking them to do. Let me explain…While I do think there are horses that may be more active mentally and have more energy physically, it is our job as the rider to be aware

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January 9, 2023
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6 Tips to Help Control Nervousness Come Race Day! 

One of the most commonly asked questions in the barrel racing groups that I frequent, is “How do I control my nerves”? Through the years of being a coach and helping students, as well as myself, I have learned a thing or two. I now, rarely struggle with my nerves. But when I do, I

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December 24, 2022
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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas friends and family! Thank you for all of your support this year — through attending my clinics, trusting us with your horse’s education, allowing us to market and sell your horses – all of it! We are so grateful for your business and look forward to making 2023 even better! With Love –

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November 28, 2022
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Horseback Riding 101

For years I’ve thought about this- but wasn’t sure I could make it work. I made excuse after excuse! I knew it would be so much work. So. Much. Work. – I didn’t know where to start.– No one would buy it.– It would be too hard to share abstract concepts. But then the right

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October 19, 2022
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Get Creative With Your Training

There is more than one way to get the job done – almost always. Often we forget that we don’t need to obsess about how a horse isn’t understanding something, when we can easily be creative! Just do something other than the “one thing” that’s causing you grief in your training program and that “one

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September 20, 2022
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Your So Fein -2024 Futurity Hopeful

Looking for your next Futurity Prospect? Your So Fein you need not look any further! She will be your 2024 Rock STAR! I am pleased to offer you this SUPER talented 3yo by Feintastic – Mr Eye Opener X Sinn Jesse (Mr Jess Perry). Her dam is cow bred and has won over 6k in

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January 10, 2022
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Featured Iowa Clinic

Will you be joining us in Iowa April 29 – May 1? Certainly, there’s always lots to learn when you come ride with me! I’m an open book about my progression in this sport and in life. I’ll tell you exactly how and why. I do all the things I do. Furthermore, I won’t reply

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January 3, 2022
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Gimme the Derby Wins!

My little red mare did just that in 2021 – Gave me two Tour Derby wins, and a BBR XTRA Tour Win – yeah, she won the whole thing! Which means an automatic bye into the BBR World Finals Short Round! 2021 was really good to us, and I look forward to having 3 derby

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