Done 'N Dun Ranch

01/30/2025

It seems like way longer than 3 yrs ago I was getting Marvel going.

01/30/2025

Marvel has her next appointment set!

I am looking forward to helping your horses get ready for Spring and am scheduling for February and March!

Here are days I still have openings for:

February 10th in Davenport
February 13th in Airway Heights

I am trying to get another day in the Tri Cities put together, so let me know if you are interested there!

01/27/2025

Got to knock off some dust today at J Spear Arena. A few little novice horse moves (and rider errors), but all part of seasoning. This little mare ended up smack in middle of 3D, and I couldn't be more excited where she'll end up with some more runs. We also had a 26 second pole run for her first ever clocked run. Mazee also travled along and made her first runs sense 2021 with Emma. Thank you Makayla for running the race. Thanks Addie and Sam for the videos, and glad Sydney only brought the pickup so my horse wasn't stolen (iykyk).

01/24/2025

Just a little obsessed with this absolutely crazy red head.

01/23/2025

There are only a few spots left for Developing Your Speed Skills with Confidence but still quite a few spots left for the weekend Fundamentals to Barrel Racing. $65 non refundable payment due to hold spot for Feb 8th and $150 non refundable deposit for March 29th and 30th. Both of these will be held at J Spear Arena. Pm me if you'd like more details.

01/23/2025

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01/23/2025

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01/21/2025

Marvel had a little cruise through today. I was a little behind. 🤦‍♀️🤣 We run our first race of 2025 next Sunday.

01/20/2025

I spent yesterday in the COLD coaching our YEDA team. We had three attend and they did the best they could with the horses they drew! So proud of them, what they are learning, how they are progressing, and how they are adapting to this format. Clue and Mazee also went along as potential draws for the kids. I took a quick selfie with Clue at the end of the day. 📸: Kate Olsen and Ty Marcotte

01/16/2025

I was kinda enjoying our time when she was leveled out and my saddle wasn't sliding foward. 🤦‍♀️🤣

01/15/2025

I will be hanging out for awhile Monday at J Spear Arena. Contact me if you want a lesson while I am there.

01/14/2025

I vaguely noticed these barrels knocked over while doing chores in my morning stuper. But really noticed this evening when I went ride that my riding area was worked up again. ❤️ Thanks Brent.

01/13/2025

Oh yes!!!! Everyone riding should take a minute to read this!

Things your riding instructor wants you to know:
1. This sport is hard. You don't get to bypass the hard…..every good rider has gone through it. You make progress, then you don't, and then you make progress again. Your riding instructor can coach you through it, but they cannot make it easy.

2. You're going to ride horses you don't want to ride. If you're teachable, you will learn from every horse you ride. Each horse in the barn can teach you if you let them. IF YOU LET THEM. Which leads me to…

3. You MUST be teachable to succeed in this sport. You must be teachable to succeed at anything, but that is another conversation. Being teachable often means going back to basics time and time and time again. If you find basics boring, then your not looking at them as an opportunity to learn. Which brings me to…..

4. This sport is a COMMITMENT. Read that, then read it again. Every sport is a commitment, but in this sport your teammate weighs 1200 lbs and speaks a different language. Good riders don't get good by riding every once in awhile….they improve because they make riding a priority and give themsevles opportunity to practice.

5. EVERY RIDE IS AN OPPORTUNITY. Even the walk ones. Even the hard ones. Every. Single. Ride. Remember when you just wished someone would lead you around on a horse? Find the happiness in just being able to RIDE. If you make every ride about what your AREN'T doing, you take the fun out of the experience for yourself, your horse, and your instructor. Just enjoy the process. Which brings me to...

6. Riding should be fun. It is work. and work isn't always fun.....but if you (or your rider) are consistently choosing other activities or find yourself not looking forward to lessons, it's time to take a break. The horses already know you don't want to be here, and you set yourself up for failure if you are already dreading the lesson before you get here.

7. You'll learn more about horses from the ground than you ever will while riding. That's why ground lessons are important, too. If you're skipping ground lessons (or the part of your lesson that takes place on the ground), you're missing out on the most important parts of the lesson. You spend far more time on the ground with horses than you do in the saddle.

8. Ask questions and communicate. If you're wondering why your coach is having you ride a particular horse or do an exercise, ask them. Then listen to their answer and refer to #3 above.

9. We are human beings. We make decisions (some of them life and death ones) every day. We balance learning for students with workloads for horses and carry the bulk of this business on our shoulders. A little courtesy goes a long way.

Of all the sports your child will try through their school years, riding is one of 3 that they may continue regularly as adults (golf and skiing are the others). People who coach riding spend the better part of their free time and much of their disposable income trying to improve their own riding and caring for the horses who help teach your child. They love this sport and teaching others…..but they all have their limits. Not all good riders are good coaches, but all good coaches will tell you that the process to get good is not an easy one.

*thank you to whoever wrote this! Not my words, but certainly a shared sentiment!

01/12/2025

Marvel and friends.