KT Barrel Racing & Horsemanship Clinics

12/19/2024

12/11/2024

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12/10/2024

What the NFR is teaching me this year ⬇️

As I drive out to Las Vegas today, I'm reflecting on watching the best of the best compete in the first few rounds of the National Finals Rodeo, and it is nothing short of inspiring. If 10 days of elite athletes leaving it all in the arena doesn’t light a fire under you, I'm not sure what will.

Here’s the truth I’m reminded of every time I watch these athletes: You have to be 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 to your goals, not just 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 in them.

👉 Being 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 means:
• You have a goal but lack a clear plan to achieve it.
• You dream about success but don’t set timelines.
• You work hard but without clear direction.
• You want results, but keep finding reasons why you haven’t seen those results yet.

👉 Being 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 means:
• You have a clear vision and set specific, actionable goals to support this vision.
• You have a plan and you stick to it, even on the hard days.
• You hold yourself accountable and take responsibility for your progress.
• You are disciplined and find a way to make it happen—no excuses.

The difference between 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 and 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞 isn’t talent; it’s 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Your daily habits, no matter how small, determine your results.

So, as you set your goals for the year ahead, ask yourself: Are you 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝? Or are you 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝? The choice is yours.

12/02/2024

Every horseman and horsewoman had a first horse. Whether it was a bombproof old-timer or a pestering pony, each taught important lessons to their pint-sized rider.

If you want to see a rugged ol’ cowboy smile, ask him about his first horse. After he tells you the horse’s name, he’ll start rambling off stories with barely a breath in between tales. It’s remarkable that after a lifetime of riding hundreds – if not thousands – of horses, a horseman never forgets his first horse.

Illustration by Ron Bonge.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

11/28/2024

11/26/2024

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11/25/2024

THE REAL DEFINITION OF HUMILITY

Society will try to convince you that "humility" is about living small...

Thinking small...

Acting small...
..and concealing your wins to avoid hurting someone else's feelings.

Nonsense.

This is a false interpretation of humility that's been weaponized to keep you from going out and taking massive action to become who you were meant to become.

Understand that real humility has nothing to do with sacrificing your potential to live within the boundaries and limitations of the people around you.

Real humility is knowing that no matter how great you become...

You will always have more to learn and improve on.

Real humility is knowing that no matter how many people you beat...

You will never be "better" than anybody else.

Real humility is knowing that the results you've produced are a reflection of the actions you've taken…

Not because you have some special talent or skill that nobody else has.

How other people choose to react to your wins and success is irrelevant.

Real humility is knowing that other people are just as good as you if not better.

They just haven’t taken action.

You have.

You do.

Every day.

Like your life depends on it.

Because it does.

Learn what it actually means to be humble...

Then go out and build the biggest, most successful life you possibly can.

~Andy Frisella~

{Seen this and had to repost}

11/22/2024

Well it’s been a while!
1992 BFA World Champion and now I have my 2nd pride in Joy in the BFA Barrel Horse Sale ! My first was was Willie Fire For Cash who was 2nd highest selling and went on to be a futurity standout! This year I have another special guy we fondly call Toby! We have enjoyed this c**t so much he has been easy and is one of the best minded horses I have ever thrown a leg over. 90 days with Russell Littlefield who handed him over to me ready to go. I have tracked steers , started the pattern, he ponies , goes on the walker and is a kind , gentle willing soul who handles everything we throw at him! He sells #3 tonight! Doesn’t hurt to know the Shawnee Bug Leos stood out in competition this week! Check out my reels he’s definitely a special boy ❤️

11/21/2024

When you pay for a lesson or training, you aren’t buying an hour of my time. You’re paying for thousands of hours of sweat, struggle, success and tears. You’re buying injuries, mistakes, and revelations. You’re buying nights awake thinking about a horse or student I need to help more. You’re buying hours of hauling hay, mucking stalls and grooming, of carefully checking your horse over like It was my own. You’re paying for my further education, because i still take lessons as frequently as possible. You’re paying for my care, concern, over dinner conversation, and you inevitably become a central part of my life.
You can’t put a price on education, or personal development, or the bliss of finally being “with” a horse. Thank you for sharing with me, teaching me, and letting me teach you, while I put food on my table and hay in my barn with the most fulfilling job ever. ❤️

Beautifully written by the eloquent
Amy Skinner!