Spotted Cowhorse

10/18/2024

3 days until baby girl! Then it's healing and back to riding ❤️

04/19/2024

Thank you for capturing these moments ❤️

01/24/2024

Thank you PHSC. I'm so excited to sport these beautiful new buckles!

12/14/2023

Happy National Day of the Horse!

"One can get in a car and see what man has made. One must get on a horse to see what God has made." -Unknown

I'm beyond grateful for every horse that has taught me how to fly ❤️

11/15/2023

11/13/2023

Some people might disagree with me.. but I like my horses to be loved on.

Here me out. Some people don't like working with their babies because they don't want them to be too pushy, too needy, too dull. But I find it leads to your horse being cautious of people and depending on their mind, they might be set back in their training as they have a harder time trusting.
Of course there needs to be a balance. You can't just love on your horse and let them push you or let them rub on you but you still need to interact with them so they can get to use to how us humans communicate, setting up a beneficial partnership.
I tend to sit with my horses and relax where there is no expectations, we just learn to co-exist with each other and we learn how each other work.
If my horse knows me, we can communicate together. They know when I mean business and they know when I'm playing. And I feel like if they know me, they will have more heart for me as well.

11/12/2023

11/12/2023

Now that things have calmed back down from getting home from our adventure, I'd like to share a few of our highlights!

We won Reserve Champion in the Novice Non-Pro Cutting! With it being Gracie's and mines second time cutting, I was super proud of how she performed!
We placed 6th in the Limited Open Reining as well as 4th in the Limited Ranch Reining,
4th in the Non Pro Boxing,
8th in the Limited Open Green Ranch Riding,
9th in the Non Pro Ranch Reining (marked a 205 but I over spun 🤦‍♀️)
And 10th in the Green Ranch Rail Pleasure.
There were only 2 classes that we didn't place top 10 in the world but with the stress showing at a big show like that i had a few brain farts and a few mess-ups. Overall, im extremely happy with my horse and myself. Now that I know how these types of shows work, I'm excited to win at our next one!

I wanted to give a big shout out to everyone for all of their love and support! Having my friend there to help me calm my head, my friends and family back home rooting me on, and everyone else cheering us on made a huge difference ❤️ and a special shout out to our sponsor at "R" Livestock Connection for believing in me. It was a great experience and I'm excited to put my new knowledge to use!

10/26/2023

For those who have been asking:

Here's a link to the We**am for the show!

Tune in to the 2023 APHC World Show live webcast! From Oct 27-Nov 4 in Ft. Worth, TX, witness top-notch equestrian competition. Don't miss the excitement of world-class horse showing!

10/26/2023

We've made it to Texas and Grace is settling in nicely! This is going to be a good week

10/23/2023

Kind of a different post..

I've realized I haven't been fair to my partner.
I've been putting a ton of stress on her in our training sessions asking her to be perfect in everything she does and I realize that's not fair to her. It's not fair to me either.
So yesterday, we took a break. We went for a little ride with each other just to clear our heads and reconnect with each other. I don't want her to think everytime I get on her I'm going to be picking at her for everything she does.
I know it's good to be tough and I'm tough on myself and I'm tough on my horse because I want us to win. But you need to love the animal, more then you love the sport and that's something I feel like I've been forgetting to do. I'm not harsh or mean but I am stern and sometimes, it's ok to take a break from that as well.
On our ride I let Grace go where she wanted, at what speed she wanted, and when I asked for her to come back to me, she did. And that's what our session consisted of. No pressure, no stress, just us working together and I hope to carry that over to our show this week as we make our way to Worlds.

09/20/2023

Getting ready!

09/12/2023

Looks like we'll be seeing everyone in Texas!!

08/22/2023

Had a fun show weekend at the Spudtacular Show in Idaho last weekend! Ended up bringing home some money and more points for this silly mare! Thank you to everyone involved in the show, the judges, and our amazing friend Sharie for her unwavering support.

04/17/2023

Gracie's full brother! He is available to the public ❤️

04/01/2023

A few weekends ago, I took Grace to our first ApHC show in Las Vegas to try and get points to qualify her for the World Show! It was a lot of fun with a lot of first times for us. We got points in reining, most colorful, conformation, steer dabbing, ranch trail, and games! It blows me away how my goofy mare gives her whole heart for me. I love her to pieces ❤️ Thanks for your undoubting support Sharie and . I'm so glad you guys were there. Someday I'll remember to take more pictures 😂