As Texas continues to bake in record heat and endure the most severe one-year drought on record, hardy Texans, who can find humor in the bl...

Westy wrote and asked: "I really like the videos on getting your horse to accept strange objects. I will be riding soon in an Americ...

I received a comment from Miguel: "Oh, wow. Exactly what I need to know today. Just got my colt back [in his mind, he is still] and ...

I'm sure everybody has heard about the influx of Californians and other liberals into the Great State of Montana. Not only have they h...

I have previous wrote about cutting sign and using areas such as road or natural lines of drift to facilitate locating disturbances, color ...

Tim wrote me about a bolting Mustang he has,…… I am having a problem with my horse getting spooked and running with out being able to stop ...

My wife (who incidentally is a better horse person than me) and I just returned from the 2011 Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium held in Ruido...

I received an e-mail from Leslie who wrote ”I have a 8 year old Arabian gelding who is just a pleasure to ride. I am working with him so I...

I came across another neat product for horse owners, especially if you own several horses and are having hoof related problems where you ne...

I receive the following question from Lenore: ”Help! I am new again to horses and the horse I lease is not willing to go off alone. While ...

When I was a Range Rider (Conservation Law Enforcement Officer) I would sometimes be asked to show visiting people around the 1.2 million a...

From the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign (AWHPC): The BLM has begun the roundup of wild horses in the Barren Valley area, a remot...

Today is a day heavy in sadness and we mark the 10th anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, as well as t...

I am a fan of the Rope Halter, as opposed to a webbing halter. Won't use anything else. I use Double Diamond rope halters exclusively...

I received an e-mail question from Darlene on her buddy sour/herd bound Arab. ”Hi Functionalhorseman, I just purchased my first horse a li...

Received this e-mail from Karen in South Carolina, My farrier told me my Trakehner has white line disease in his left front hoof and said h...

Trying to help May from East Texas who has a horse with bug bites on his neck. Her other horse is not affected. Fly Spray doesn't se...

Three strangers strike up a conversation in the passenger lounge in Bozeman, Montana, awaiting their flights. One is an American Indian pas...

I received a question from Josh about hanging a rifle scabbard. ”I have a question on my rifle sheath (scabbard). Every which way I posit...

I was sent the story of this amazing horse, called Reckless, and a heck of a story it is. This was a horse purchased by the Marines durin...