A few days ago a young man who I know from the horse crowd asked me to come by his facility and look at several horses he just acquired. He...

Don't mean to disparge any group of women, but women from Texas are just,.......different. From time to time we have to have fun whic...

How many times have you heard the phrase,..”if he gets away from you, then just pull on one rein and bend his head…..hell, that’ll bring him...

Last year was the first year Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society (BEHS) held the Bluebonnet Rescue Horse Training Challenge – and it was a grea...

Listen to this recording and see if it doesn't give you some faith in our young people.

Justin from North Carolina e-mailed me and asked what to do with a horse that balks moving forward when he is leading it. If you lead a ho...

Developing a side pass in your horse is not only for the function of being able to open gates on horseback, it allows you to better control...

There are many different types of saddle pads. People buy them sometimes just to match their saddles, bridles or horses, and sometimes mak...

In response to a reader question on Get Down ropes and how I use one: Get Down Ropes are a pretty traditional piece of equipment, use by ...

A friend of mine, Tony, approached me the other day asking me what to do about his horse that tries to move away from him as he tries to cl...

I'd like to believe that some of being a good horseman is knowing how to take care of your gear. Or so I tell myself when I spend alot ...

Famous Army Scout Yellowstone Kelly was born Luther S. Kelly in 1849 in New York. Kelly served very late in the Civil War, finishing up hi...

Opening gates is pretty standard fare at some arena trail courses, and events like the Extreme Cowboy Races and American Competitive Trail ...

The other day I was visiting a feed and tack shop owner friends of mine. A older women, by the name of Mary, came in to buy some bales of ...

There has been a fast rise in popularity for the Extreme Cowboy Association (ECA) and the American Competitive Trail Horse Association (ACT...

A lot of people are hanging out Horse Trainer or Riding Instructor shingles these days. Like my Pa used to always say “Let the Buyer Bewar...

The use of treats, such as horse cookies, in horse training has long not only irritated, but disgusted old time Cowboys. I have a much mor...

Christopher "Kit" Carson was born December 1809 in Kentucky. At 16, Carson took a job as a “mule skinner” taking care of ho...

This is the second part of a reader question on my outfit and in particularly the Hackamore he saw on one of my horses in an earlier video....

Continuing with preparing your horse for the trail, you should be comfortable with riding your horse up hill and down hill. There are a few...