Western

Barrel Racing

Training Tips for a Better Barrel Racing Foundation

Develop this fundamental outside rein skill during training, and you'll ride consistently well during competition. Adapted from a new book on barrel racing. By Sharon Camarillo with the editors of Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE

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Cattle Events

Greg Ward: Dossier

The June 2011 issue of Horse&Rider featured a touching, poignant tribute to “The Master”, reined cow horse trainer Greg Ward. Here’s his dossier to further demonstrate just how | MORE

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  • Breaking In Roping Steers

    Roping steers are a significant investment, so it makes sense to take the time to break them in right. How you break roping steers in is also quite relevant to their usefulness and longevity. Habits are formed early in roping steers, and you want to avoid steers getting away and forming bad habits from the start. | MORE

  • Bovine Tuberculosis Shuts Down Mexican-U.S. Border to Horned Cattle

    July 15, 2011 -- The U.S.-Mexico border is shut down to horned cattle, and this has the leaders of the roping community crying foul. | MORE

Halter

Weanling Prep for Showmanship, Halter Classes

Thinking about showing your weanling this spring? Top halter trainer Mike McMillian shares his winning program for prepping young horses to show successfully, making their first trips into the show pen positive experiences rather than negative ones. | MORE

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Pattern Events

Train Your Horse to Wait for your Cues

While judging reining and other pattern-oriented classes like Western riding or trail, I’ve often seen the same scenario play out. A novice rider approaches the arena on her | MORE

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  • We’d Love to Own: Teddy Terrific

    Barn name: Teddy. Particulars: 1989 dark bay Quarter Horse gelding sired by Money I Hope out of Princess Rancher by King Rancher. Owned and trained by: Carl Ford | MORE

  • Basic Body Control of Your Horse

    A circle loses shape. A lead is blown. A flying change gets halfway done—or not at all. The common culprit in all these scenarios? Lack of body control, | MORE

Reining

How to Evaluate a Horse’s Reining Potential

Western trainer Al Dunning explains how he examines pedigree, conformation, ability and heart to determine a horse's potential as a reining horse. From Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE

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  • We’d Love to Own: Smart And Shiney

    Particulars: 2003 palomino Quarter Horse stallion sired by Smart Shiner and out of Tronas Pearl, by Dox Tronalena. Owners: Lyle Lovett, Houston, Texas, and Tim McQuay, Tioga, Texas. | MORE

  • Sandy Collier: Giving The Face

    "Giving the face." In the world of riding, it describes the point when your horse softens in the jaw and flexes willingly at the poll in response to | MORE

Rodeo

Trevor Brazile Ahead of Last Year’s Single-Season Earnings Record Pace

Trevor Brazile is on pace to break his single-season earnings record, set last year. He leads his nearest challenger, Shane Proctor, by more than $70,000. | MORE

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Western Pleasure

Judge These Yearlings’ Conformation

Evaluate the conformation of these reining-bred long yearlings and place them in your order of preference. Then see how your choices compare with our expert judge's. By Steve Heckaman for Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE

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  • Close Up: Bad-Boy John Hoyt

    We’re going to take you behind the stories to find the real John Hoyt—the lifelong horseman, legendary competitor, and ongoing inspiration to countless others. Featured as one of H&R’s 50 Great Riders in April 2011, the stories about this horseman are legion. Here’s his true tale. | MORE

  • Ride Smart – Sandy Collier’s Western Horse Training Secrets

    World champion trainer Sandy Collier shares her core horse training secrets in her book, 'Reining Essentials: How to Excel in Western’s Hottest Sport,' adapted for Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE

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