Bit & Spur Training

09/09/2025

Boy oh boy have we been busy! Last Sunday was our 4th GHYR and boy was it a good one!

Starters, Sunday morning after unloading and stacking the goat hay, we had to make a goat stall in trailer because the trailer we normally would use has an issue with the axle we need to fix. No problem! Slant plus plywood screwed in (thank you Trevor! Best hubby ever!!) equals…. boom! Goat slant! 🫳🎤 💥

Then we spent most of the day at the arena working the ground to dry it out and prep for the rodeo. These guys work their tails off to get the ground where is needs to be for those riders! 🩵

Wes, oh my goodness this kid, he TROTTED every pattern AND broke into a lope for a few strides (I might have had a slight momma panic moment, but I held it in!) on Tequila! 😱 I was informed by him he is “giving Cope back to me for T is now his”. 😑 You know what, that’s fine because when I see Wesson smiling and having fun, it’s worth giving her up 🩵🖤🩵🖤🩵

Have had quite a few riders use our horses and they have all been doing great!!! I cannot be more proud of them jumping on and just going with it! School and other events have had a few miss a few rodeos (which is fine!!) but when they do ride, oh my goodness my voice is gone by the end due to hollering of “YES!!! GO!!! YOU GOT IT!!!! YEEEEESSSSSS!!!!! GO! GO! GOOOO!!!!”. I do lean out the window of crows nest for this and pray the microphone doesn’t pick me up 😂 I will not apologize for encouraging kids to do their best!!

I love the smiles, the giggles, and the laughter I hear from them! I don’t care if they walk, trot, or lope patterns. I only care they are having fun while learning to do it correctly, but most of all:

~Learning they are very capable of doing things they didn’t think they could do~

08/20/2025

School season is starting! We are wishing everyone a great year!!

Been a very busy summer and we are still busy as we just started our youth rodeo season. Our third one will be the Sunday! Which currently we have 3 horses being borrowed for these rodeos: Mushu, Rio, and Codi. Wes normally rides Copenhagen but he is out with an injury still. Healing great though! However, Wes will still have to use Tequila this weekend to give Cope the proper time to heal. Surprisingly, Wesson isn’t upset about it lol 😂

Side note: We do plan on still getting arena up this fall, been having set backs with the tractor unfortunately. Once fixed we should be able to double down on open weekends and get things going!! 😊

For now, enjoy a picture of the ladies! Can you guess who is who??

08/15/2025

Welp he stole another one 😂

Due to Cope and Mushu thinking they both are top males and having a male bravato mentalities, I removed them from the mares which apparently made the boys mad. Mushu ran Cope over the top of the fence at the beginning of the week, however thankfully it’s nothing severe! Few scratches and sore. But just in case he can’t be used this weekend for Wesson’s youth rodeo, we tried out Mushu and Tequila. Rio and Codi the normal back ups already have multiple riders for the rodeo, they were out as an option.

Mushu does great for him in the small pens but he is little ready to go in the open. He has learned how fium events are and gets a little excited, so Wes expressed he was little concerned about being able to keep him slow. So we switched to Tequila, and for those who know this mare, this was a HUGE thing for me!!

Were we nervous? Yes!
Did it take long for Wes to tell me let’s go to the open area? Nope.
Did my big motor girl melt for my kid and be extremely cautious with him? Yes!
Did he inform me he likes her and felt better in control on her than Mushu? Yup.
Is Cope his favorite still? Oh hands down!

Tequila has ALWAYS had a thing for Wes since he was a baby, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when she was like “oh man mom, he is on me! Don’t go far from me and slow it the ONLY option!” Yes they did trot a bit BUT I told him he is perfectly fine just walking for all I care! Be in control and do the pattern correctly, thats what matters besides being comfortable and having fun! Once Cope is healed most definitely Wes will end up back on him, they are perfect together! But it’s always good to have back ups and even better knowing we have those back ups. Especially ones I never thought I’d see my kiddo on, but I am truly grateful that they are solid broke and trustworthy for moments like this.

Good horses are easy to find, but horses with the mentality for kids and switching gears from adult to kid, those are PRICELESS!! And to think I was considering selling her due to lack of riding, not happening now! 😂 Here’s to me not freaking out and losing my sanity this weekend as I watch my baby possibly have to compete on my biggest, strongest horse! (She’s living up to why her name is Tequila, I may need it for my nerves 😂🤣)

07/27/2025

Appreciation post!!

Huge and I mean HUGE thank you to all those who helped me!!!

Rayna (handler, helping kids on and off)
Becky (waivers and money handling)
Whitney (handler, helping kids on and off)
Natalie (handler)
Addison (handler)
Emmie (handler)
Brody (helping with kids)
Sammie (for watching my kiddo, the tent)
Trevor (for loading/unloading panels, set up)
Joanna and Chuck - brome bales for horses

Everyone stepped up and helped with kiddos and taking care of horses!! You guys are so stinking amazing!! I could not have done this without anyone of you 🩵🩵🩵 it was definitely a hot 4 days but every one of you stuck it out with me! I cannot thank you all enough!!!!

Also need to pay huge thank you to the horses:
Mushu and Tequila for being there all week!
Rio, Copenhagen, Codi for each being there two days a piece!
Without these horse we wouldn’t have been able to do this. They have definitely earned their week long vacation!

Huge thank you to the Pratt County Fair for having us back! We love doing this and enjoy it! Even if it’s 100+ degrees out 😂 The smiles those kids have makes it all worth it!! It was another amazing year!

I truly cannot thank everyone enough!!

07/27/2025

07/27/2025

Thank you Pratt County Fair for having us!!

The smiles from the kids are always worth it!

Here are a few pictures from this year’s fair!

07/26/2025

We are here! We are ready! Come see us at the Pratt County Fair! We will be here as late as possible! All ages welcomed!!

07/25/2025

We are here! We are ready!! We have 4 horses today AND tomorrow!!

Horses are:
Copenhagen
Mushu
Tequila
Codi

ALL ages are welcomed!! We brought the short horse for the littles! Parents you are welcome to ride with if need be ($10 charge) OR one of our wonderful handlers would GLADLY get on and go with your kiddo!

We can do single and double riders!

Come see us at the Pratt County Fair we will be here as late as we can!!

Listen for the best music ever, 90’s country 🤠🤠🤠

07/25/2025

Appreciation post for a horse who has been a main mount all week!!!

Mushu was in the horse show Monday and Tuesday, then the rest of this week he has been used for our leadline at the fair. Has he put up with a lot? Yes. Is he getting little grumpy? Rightfully so. Is he getting extra grain today as a THANK YOU? You bet!!

This goes back to our motto about the horses: We take care of them, they take care of us.

Always, always, ALWAYS show your horse how much you appreciate them, respect them, and love them. We wouldn’t be where we are today without them!!

07/24/2025

We are ready!!! Come see us!!

Mushu, Tequila, Rio are here!
Addison, Emmie, and Natalie are ready for you!!
Listen for the awesome 90’s country music 😉😏😎

Pratt County Fair

07/24/2025

We are going to brave the weather!! Hoping in true Kansas fashion it goes around us lol 😂

Mushu, Tequila, and Rio say: as long as it’s not lightening or pouring rain, those who want to cowboy up are more the welcome to come ride! Little rain won’t melt us!

Hoping the forecast changes! 🤞🏼🤞🏼 come see us and the girls at the Pratt County Fair shooting to be ready to go by 3:30/4 this afternoon!!!

07/23/2025

We are a go!!! Come see me, Addi, Emmie with horses Rio, Tequila, and Mushu!!