Lately there has been a lot of talk on here about Morgan promotion so I thought I would bring this up. In November, the Equine Affaire will be in West Springfield, Mass and I look forward to going as I do every year. Equine Affaire, as most of you I’m sure know, is an excellent [...]

For those of you that may be interested, Wolf Creek Ranch in Grass Valley, CA will once again be offering their Cowboy Dressage School of Horsemanship from January-May of 2009.  During this 5 day course, a maximum of 3 horse and rider combinations are taught for 5 hours a day with the instruction focusing on [...]

I would like to congratulate Judy Bodman of Boulder Colorado on her purchase of “Ting.”
 
Judy and Ting found each other in Oklahoma this year and are sure to make a great team.  Ting is now under the training of Dale and Terry Rickford and will be shown on the West Coast next season.  Look for [...]

Is anyone using this new tool?  I keep checking but there doesn’t appear to be anything new posted. 
 

The USEF rule book states that there must be at least a 16″ difference is hand position in the western discipline. At OKC, and several other shows, I have noticed that several amateurs and pros alike, keep their hands at a much closer distance. Why are they not penalized? Some are even world [...]

Hello,
Can anyone give me some advice on purchasing a saddle?  I am looking for an english cutback saddle that is good for training and showing.  I’ve heard the Shively saddles are great but was wondering if anyone could recommend other brands that are not so expensive.  Has anyone ever polled trainers on their favorite saddles?
Thank you!

Who do you think is the best “unnoticed” equ. rider on the circuit? Of course we all know who the great riders are right now, but who do you think is moving up there, or might be the next world’s champion?

So I didn’t want to hijack the thread about the AMHA’s new branding, but I thought a couple of posters made some great points.  I wanted to expand on those points and add a few more here. 
How can we create interest in our breed? Why don’t we have a lot of new “outsiders” changing over [...]

Does anyone know where I could find grand national and worlds results from anytime before 2000? I know sometimes if you google the horse’s name it will come up, but its not working for me this time.
Is there anyway to look up a specific horse’s show record from rated shows?

As some of you may know, my son, Brock, was diagnosed with autism when he was just 22 months old.  Every day he struggles to accomplish the smallest, most basic tasks.  As a parent who watches my precious son work so hard every day, I am doing all I can to raise money for other [...]