Cork N Mane

11/15/2025

Not sure what’s more exciting seeing Duffy turning into such a cool horse or the foals Snowden will sire! He puts a great mind and versatility in his babies

11/08/2025

11/05/2025

Excited to see our “Mr Canyon Cat” hit the ground in the spring!

11/04/2025

11/04/2025

I’ve been enjoying this sweet girl and spending time with her and now it’s time to share her with you all. Meet Lena she is one of the sweetest girls She smart kind and knows things! She has joined our team to grow me as a rider and help me learn to ride and show a horse to the best of her and my abilities. Exciting times!

10/29/2025

Probably should have this in 3 foals as well just so you have replacements in line 🤣. Horse math

Just facts.

10/28/2025

“Ritchie”. SNOWDENS REDCADILLAC.

This guy is a yearling In a weeks time he has gotten his feet trimmed, vaccinated, gelded, wolf teeth extracted, got a bath and learned to lunge and is moving off of pressure. To say the least we have thrown alot at him. He has learned that biting me isn’t a good idea and that he actually enjoys our time together!

He is going to be a rockstar of a horse one day. He’s smart and easy in the eyes to boot!

For those curious he is a half brother to “Duffy” SIMPLE RED WRAPPER. And we will be standing their sire SNOWDEN for 2026 breeding

10/21/2025

Regardless of discipline - western or English - and any within ground poles build muscle and carrying ability. The consistent slow building work makes ALLL the difference in a happy horse capable of doing their job with softness, suppleness and longevity. Be committed to you and your horse. They can all go fast teach them to do it correctly with a solid foundation

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

Polework is the most undervalued training tool we have and it shows. Everyone says they want a sound, confident, long lasting horse. But then you see ponies Grade A at seven years old, and you can’t help but wonder, how much jumping did that take? How many schooling rounds? How many miles on joints that aren’t even fully developed until they’re eight?

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 “𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭.” 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.

At six and seven, horses should still be learning how to use their body, not hammering around 1.20m tracks twice a weekend. By rights, their job at that age should be rhythm, straightness, balance not chasing points.

And this is where people roll their eyes, because the truth isn’t glamorous, polework is where the real training happens. Not when you’re on top of a fence. Before you ever get there.

A horse that can’t regulate its stride over poles won’t suddenly fix it over a jump. A horse that can’t stay straight on the ground won’t stay straight in the air. If your polework is weak, your jumping is a lie. You’re skipping steps. And skipping steps comes with a bill later usually in the form of lameness or fear.

We don’t have a jumping problem. We have a patience problem. Everyone wants the result, nobody wants to put in the miles. Polework doesn’t “look impressive” on a sales video. It doesn’t get likes online. But you know who did polework religiously? The horses that were still winning in their late teens, the ones who stayed sound long after their peers were “retired due to injury.”

You put a young horse through poles like the set up shown below, and you will learn very quickly if they drift, if they rush, if they lengthen one stride and shorten the next, if they think their way through questions, or panic through them. That’s education.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐝𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰.

It’s not talent that makes a future horse. It’s time. Time spent in walk over poles. Time spent in trot learning rhythm. Time spent building the brain before asking for the jump. Anyone can point a brave horse at a fence. A horseman builds one from the ground up.

And let’s be honest, this industry has stopped prioritising the horse. It’s not about producing athletes anymore; it’s about producing price tags. Horses are being fast tracked up the levels not because they’re ready, but because someone wants to sell them before the weaknesses start to show. We talk about welfare, but then applaud speed of production. The answer isn’t more jumping. It’s more polework.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆.

Photo credit: RFS

10/20/2025

Treat yourself to a new shirt or grab one as a gift!

10/15/2025

Indiana Ranch Horse Association Midwest Classic was a looong show but what a great experience!

Spent time with friends and horses We laughed made memories and learned so much - things to do, things to improve, and things to never do again 🙄😂

“Duffy” SIMPLE RED WRAPPER continued his in hand classes; conformation and in-hand trail AND he made his riding debut with Kasey (Ranger Point Ranch Horses) doing a great job as his jockey! Thank You

Duffy is a late 2yo and had a little ground to make up but is doing great This may wrap up his 2yo year …. We will see!

Photo credit Beyond Reins Photography