http://reinersblog.com Documenting the experiences and commentary of a fledgling reiner in her quest to train a performance horse Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:49:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I now have another hero. I don't know who all of the well-known trainers are yet since I'm new to all of this. But at the futurity, I was able to learn and see them all together, under one roof, riding their hearts out. One man, stood out for me, ... http://reinersblog.com/trainers/2008-snaffle-bit-futurity-results-the-day-i-learned-about-ken-wold/ I'm home! I'm too sleepy to make the movies tonight, but wanted to post this photo because I was thinking about the fashion I saw. Ok, ok, I'm fairly certain that cowboys don't EVER use the word fashion, but, well, what else should I call it? Maybe "cowboy style" ... http://reinersblog.com/fashion/snaffle-bit-futurity-cowboy-fashion/ A horse called Black Pearl won the Futurity! The rider, John Ward, took home the prize. What was that prize again...ooooh..mmmm....something like $100,000. It was amazing to watch the two of them. What a horse! I have lots to say, but it's midnight and I have to catch a way-too-early flight ... http://reinersblog.com/snaffle-bit-futurity/2008-snaffle-bit-futurity-results-black-pearl-is-the-winner/ I finally picked up some skid boots for my little stopper. Heres how much he likes it. He may act like this is the first time he's ever worn them, but this was taken after he's worn them about ooooooh...eight times. He does this every single day! If this plays really ... http://reinersblog.com/boots/new-skid-boots-on-an-unsure-horse/ I’ve be working really hard on the stops. Leo is just a superstar stopper from a trot now. I’m talkin’, I sit down and barely lift the reins and he tucks butt to nose. HOWEVER, at a canter…forget it! It’s like all that softness in the mouth just disappears. So a ... http://reinersblog.com/stops/bad-stops-can-be-bad-for-your-health/ Well, Leo did it today! He had his roping debut! Our strategy was to just have him do one run and then let him relax, so he would have as little stress as possible and walk away feeling good. Last year, Leo was a very anxiety filled little fellow. He ... http://reinersblog.com/team-roping/first-run-in-a-team-roping/ Tomorrow is Jim's day because he gets to rope with Mike Beers in the annual WestStar Arena Open Roping. I showed up a day early because they have a little party for the ropers the night before. The ranch is about an hour and a half drive for me. ... http://reinersblog.com/injury/mysterious-horse-wound/ Wow! You sure had a lot to say about the turn-around. Thanks so much for all the help. You know the best part about it? Now I know I'm not the only one that thinks it's a difficult maneuver. It's really hard to get the hang of! They (the ... http://reinersblog.com/turn-arounds/les-vogt-supervised-my-turn-around/ Leo is home! Finally! He looked like he'd been in cowboy bootcamp all summer. He just looked really wore out and soooo happy to be home. He hadn't seen green grass all summer and his little nose was sun burned. The best part was seeing him and his pasture ... http://reinersblog.com/turn-arounds/back-to-work-on-turn-arounds-and-possibly-ping-pong/ Hi! Sorry for being so quiet lately! Guess what I've been doing? Riding horses and chasing cows! I'm been having so much fun. You know, chasing cows is a lot like longing horses, putting pressure on the hip speeds then up and pressure on the head slows them down. Piece ... http://reinersblog.com/leads/summer-riding-chasing-cows-and-learning-to-turn/