Redtail Ranch Horses

07/25/2024

West Coast Ranch Horse Summerfest ‘24 was enjoyed by all of our crew who were able to attend! Thank you Brooke Louise Creative for the beautiful photos, compliments of our friends at WCRH. The Tropical Trail 🌴 , Hawaiian Shirts 🌺 , popsicles 🧊, Reggae 🎶 , covered arena and drinks🥤, made a hot day barely noticeable. Thanks for taking such great care of us exhibitors 🥰

🥇 Flo and Mia won a big green rider trail class
🌟 Kira rode JJ in her first show placing second in both green rider and green horse w/t
🌟 Anna and Rita won conformation and were 3rd in ranch riding
🥇 Maddy and JJ won SS rail, conformation and were 2nd in ranch riding and 3rd in trail.

It was also Anna and Rita’s last show together - she is off to college in Kentucky where she’ll get to further her education in the equine program and pursue film.

We are so lucky to spend days like these with our wonderful horses and friends 🫶🏻 also thanks to Kev, the Dawson girls and Rosie G who volunteered their Sunday to support!

07/24/2024

A small barn is a happy barn ❤️

07/22/2024

Congrats your Cherie Vonada Gamblers Choice Trail buckle is a special one 🫶🏻😇

07/16/2024

07/07/2024

Rita got to play English today to test out of college riding levels 1 and 2 with Anna. The girth was a little small for my voluptuous gal and she was offended that we lowered her from her bridle to the snaffle but she was very good. She rode a flawless pattern as any good ranch rider should, I just had to remind them to approach the halt slower 🙃

07/06/2024

Such a fun show 😎

07/05/2024

Congratulations Julie Olvera and Walla Walla Whizdom for winning a circuit check for third place in Youth Ranch Trail! This team also won multiple classes and had too many top 5 placings to count 👏🏻

07/04/2024

Congratulations Charlotte Cooper and This Wimpys Dun It, Circuit Champions in the Ranch Riding, Reserve Champions in the Ranch Trail and third in the Youth Reining at EMO

07/02/2024

THE EMO Celebration was a success 🎉 See ya later Las Vegas!

06/29/2024

06/24/2024

Get ready my feral ranch pony… it’s showbarn in Vegas this week 🤣

06/21/2024

Surround yourself with people…

With people that loosen their cinch and pat their horse when they get off.

With people that put the grocery store cart back and hold the door open with a smile.

With people who might throw their hat under your horse but will also go catch ‘em if you don’t stick it.

With people that will keep a slot empty in the trailer for your horse and a seat empty at the table for you.

With people that tip the waitress and their hat at others.

With people that show their colts and kids a soft but firm hand.

With people that push you for success but also sit with you in your failures.

With people that open their bibles, hearts and homes.

You can only be as good as your company so be careful whose house you hang your hat up at

- Kerstin Joy

06/21/2024

Wishing the sun would always set at 8:30 🌅

06/18/2024

Usually my Saturdays in the saddle are spent at shows but the LV Poker Ride was a nice change of pace with some of my favorite ladies and our favorite cowboys 💕 👏🏻

06/16/2024

06/15/2024

See you soon Las Vegas 🎉

Get your 2024 Pattern Book and get prepared for The Celebration. The book has all patterns, including trail. Download at:https://www.thecelebrationlasvegas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pattern-Book-6-10-24.pdf

06/07/2024

Especially proud of Mia today for taking Amigo on his first group lesson venture 👏🏻 can’t wait for our veterinary first aid clinic Sunday with DVM Jennifer Rosenberg ✔️ well rounded riders make competent horsemen

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!

06/05/2024

The girls and I had so much fun at the West Coast Ranch Horse Celebration 🥳 The trail course was Beeaautiful and the weather was amazing. Judges Laurel Walker Denton and Debbie Cooper were fantastic and we are all learning from our score cards! Thank you WCRH and Kev Daneshmand for making it a wonderful weekend at the lovely CRC.

Congratulations Charlotte Cooper & This Wimpys Dun It!
🏆Youth Division Champion
🥇Circuit Champion
🥇Ranch Riding Championships

Congratulations Julie Olvera & Walla Walla Whizdom
🥇Rail Circuit Champions
🥇Rail Championships
🥇Ranch Riding Circuit Champion

Flo and I came in Third in the Open Division
🥇Open Ranch Trail
🥉Open Ranch Riding
🥉Open Rail
5th conformation (our favorite 🤣)

06/04/2024

Julie and Kaycee’s Level 1 photo arrived! I’m beyond proud of this team, their journey to the championships was a bit rocky! We made the decision to give Kaycee a few months off and he headed to Vegas quite fresh and then had a bit of a tummy ache upon arrival giving us all a scare. The next day he was back to himself and she managed his excitement through Pinnacle without being too hard on either of them, and finished not just a finalist, but top 10 in all of their L1 Youth Championship classes. Way to go cowgirl 🤠

06/04/2024

I don’t know how you do it but you’re able to capture the tiniest moments where my stinkerface Flo actually looks pleasant in conformation class 🙌🏻 🪄

06/03/2024

Congrats to youth division Champion Charlotte Cooper of our RTR crew and Reserve Champion Danica Anderson of CPH! Only thing missing is trainer 🫶🏻

06/02/2024

Congrats to Julie & Walla Walla Whizdom
1st and 2nd under both judges making them
Rail Circuit Champs and the
West Coast Championships Rail Winner 🏆

Congrats to Charlotte & This Wimpys Dun It
1st and 6th making them Reserve Champs for the West Coast Rail Championships 🏆

05/30/2024

Happy 7th Birthday to this little munchkin Charlotte Rolfe! I’ll always remember the day you showed up on my doorstep at 3 looking to RIDE 🤠 most of the leadline age kiddos come and go but every now and then there’s horse girls like you and Araya that just can’t get enough 💕

05/28/2024

Jennifer Taylor Lyons I know your trying to fly under the radar for your birthday this year but I’d be a terrible friend and trainer if I didn’t acknowledge all of your achievements and wonderful friendship this last year 🎉 so proud of you and Jager! Happy Birthday amiga 🥳