Every year at the Functional Horsemanship-Red Bird Ranch Arena Obstacle Challenge (AOC) we have a raffle to support Perfect Harmony Horse ...

Although I have had many forms of alternative medicine and therapy - chiropractor, massage, and ultra sound mainly, it took me awhile to ...

President Trump, on yesterday 10 July, issued full pardons to Dwight Hammond Jr and his son Steven Hammond, two Oregon ranchers whose impri...

Much like many other American holidays, culture, tradition and practices have somewhat dulled the original meaning of what we celebrate. ...

I recently went back and forth on e-mail with a friend of mine living up North who attended a horsemanship clinic where she was lunging h...

The Battle of the Little Bighorn, began 142 years ago, as Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho, led by Crazy Horse and Chief Gall, alm...

The annual Arena Obstacle Challenge, our 4th Annual Functional Horsemanship - Red Bird Ranch AOC, is scheduled for Saturday 29 September 2...

Leslie asked about some ideas for Arena Patterns and I e-mailed her back saying that I really think given her imagination combined with wha...

I get the occasional e-mail from people with questions on previous articles I've posted on what I fed my horses.  More questions are ...

Another sickening story of horse abuse as authorities in Texas on Tuesday 10 April 2018 discovered 50 dead horses on a self-described ‘sa...

I was talking to a client on the phone about tips using the Functional Tie Ring when he asked me about also teaching a horse to ground ...

  Getting friends together for an Easter Weekend Ride to hunt eggs is something we have been doing for a couple years now. I go out in...

Walt wrote in the ask about interacting with horses while they are feeding. "Someone told me that I shouldn't bother my horses w...

Therapies using horses and providing benefits for individuals with physical disabilities, behavior issues or cognitive disorders is really ...

EJ wrote to ask about a proper saddling routine,.. "Hello, I was wondering if you have a routine or a process on saddling most horses...

February is Black History Month and I wanted to honor Black American soldiers and the story of Lt Flipper came to mind. Henry Ossian Flip...

Fundamentals of Search and Rescue is a 327 page manual written by the National Association for Search and Rescue, published in 2005 by J...

It can be tough to decide to put a horse down. The question on 'when is it time?" cropped up twice in the past month with me. A ...