Barrel Racing
Barrel-Racing Pattern Tips
Improve your barrel pattern with these tips from trainer Michele McLeod. | MORE
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We’d Love to Own: Moss Me Moe
Watch as Charlie Cole pilots our November "We'd Love to Own" horse, Moss Me Moe, through the barrel pattern. | MORE
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Horses We Love: ‘Cowboy’
In the July 2012 issue, we gave you an update on Jacks Vaquero, aka "Cowboy." The senior gelding is now teaching 4-year-old TJ Hammond of Idaho to ride. | MORE
Cattle Events
New Event: Boxing Class
Want to get in the ring? Find out if the box-only working cow horse class would be a good fit for you and your horse, with insight from pro Blue Allen. | MORE
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Greg Ward: Farewell to the Master
When the call came, I wept. Greg Ward, four-time National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit futurity winner, leading breeder of futurity winners, perennial supporter of the reined | MORE
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Horse Training: Rollback on the Fence
Can your horse roll back on the fence? You may think of rollbacks as part of a reining pattern or something a cow horse does. But in fact | MORE
Halter
Train Your Horse for Showmanship
Photos by Jim Bortvedt. Showmanship at halter, one of the most popular events at all levels of Western showing, tests a handler’s ability to fit and show a | MORE
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Showmanship Polish: Hand Position and Control Introduction
Perfect your showmanship presentation by avoiding three common hand-position mistakes. By Andrea Simons with Alana Harrison for Horse & Rider magazine. | MORE
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Showmanship Polish: Hand Position and Control
Perfect your showmanship presentation by avoiding three common hand-position mistakes. Judge and Team Horse & Rider member Andrea Simons acts as your coach in this slideshow. | MORE
Pattern Events
Video: Blondie Running Poles
Watch as May's "We'd Love to Own" horse Hours Yours And Mine and owner Kaleena Weakly run a pole pattern at the 2011 Quarter Horse Congress. | MORE
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Ride the Sliding Stop Like a Pro
The sliding stop is a hallmark of the reining horse. A well-developed stop is also important if you compete in horsemanship and equitation classes. If you’re fortunate enough | MORE
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Lead Changes with Charlie Cole
If you’re looking to establish solid basics in your lead change, be sure to pick up a copy of “Teach Your Horse to Change Leads” with experts Charlie | MORE
Reining
Video: Dell Hendricks at the Kentucky Reining Cup
We caught up with Dell Hendricks at the 2013 Kentucky Reining Cup. | MORE
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Andrea Fappani on Competing Against His Wife
Andrea Fappani chatted with us about what it's like to compete against his wife at the Kentucky Reining Cup. | MORE
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Video: Heather Johnson at the Kentucky Reining Cup
We caught up with Heather Johnson at the 2013 Kentucky Reining Cup. | MORE
Rodeo
Three Days in Reno for the BFI
We caught up with some Reno Rodeo and BFI regulars to find out what the cowboys do while they’re in town for just a few short days in June. | MORE
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Bob Feist Nominated For Rodeo Hall Of Fame
Join us in voting Bob into the Hall of Fame! | MORE
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Horse Health Update: Shane Hanchey and Smokin Reata's Recovery
We caught up with Shane Hanchey to get the latest on his great horse Reata's recovery. | MORE
Western Pleasure
We’d Love to Own: A Certain Vino
Check out Vino's winning run from the 2012 AQHA world show senior western pleasure. | 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
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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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