Van Aken Performance Horses

04/04/2024

The confidence of a horse is the most underrated topic of conversation in Team Roping...
Symptoms:
-hot in the box
-not scoring
-ducking
-scotching
-not stopping
-getting strong
-jigging
Etc!

04/13/2023

A horse is always learning, whether or not your intention was to teach him

12/28/2022

To have control of a horse, it is best to ride him from back to front 😉 though it may sound odd if you have never heard it before, it is the basis of the control of his feet, which control his body.

10/29/2022

A horse will most likely act the way you expect him to act 😉

10/07/2022

Though pressure is required for a horse to learn, it is not the pressure that the horse learns from, but the release

05/29/2020

Loving this filly, same one that had to be roped to catch and couldn't touch her face just completed ride #2 in a snaffle bit!! A little trust goes a long ways!!

05/19/2020

Big changes start with small steps 🌵🌻 not quite ready for a saddle yet!

05/13/2020

Hi! Nice to meet you. Currently my name is Lil Roany, but I keep hearing my mom say that I "need a real name", whatever that means.🤔 I'm am 1 year old, and everybody acts like I'm sooo small, pshh, they dont know what they are talking about!🙄 I can do anything the big horses can do, don't know why anyone would doubt me!😎 I also hear them say that they have high hopes for me, well let me tell ya, I'm your guy! I'm pretty cool, don't underestimate me! 😁 But for real, everybody else has a cool name, I need one too!🤠

05/13/2020

All checking out their new feeders!

04/22/2020

And this is what happens when you dont like things on your back 😁

04/19/2020

04/08/2020

The steers are here!!! 🌻

03/31/2020

Day #1 being tied up, he prefers freedom 😆

03/25/2020

It's a great day to be riding horses!

03/24/2020

03/23/2020