As a young man I had a strong desire to be a cowboy. I think many young men do. In the beginning, they want to dress,...
Do you ever get so busy that days turn into weeks and weeks turn into months? I’ve been covered up with too much work to TAKE...
Chances are, you played with magnets when you were younger. You understand how they work. With two magnets in your hand they are attracted and pull...
There is an old saying that says, “You can’t teach what you don’t know.” How true this is in the horse world. You can buy a...
There is much to be learned by watching. Standing alongside an arena fence, observing riders school their mounts, often can teach one something about himself. Some...
There are so many training “methods” out there today, it sure can confuse most riders. My advice to you is to “put your common sense cap...
Photos courtesy of Darrell Dodds A horse that’s anticipating the run ahead is using the reactive side of his brain, which means he has an excess...
The Nature of the Horse Horses are prey animals with the instinct of flight. Don’t forget that the instinct is millions of years old. Horses’ first...
Hay Creek Ranch and HCR- AZ is a vacation destination for lots of folks from lots of different locations. Some come from the local area and...
Everyone takes training their performance horse seriously. I would like to talk about another part of that training that often gets overlooked: making sure your horse...