Broken Bit Ranch

04/08/2024

We did it! Last weekend the Broken Bit Ranch*Working Equitation of Northern Nevada hosted their first USA Working Equitation licensed competition (featuring cattle, too!) We have been working toward this goal for several years and we are just over the moon happy. It was an amazing four days!

This event was the third and final weekend of the Summer Fun Working Equitation Series produced by Jessica Mosbaugh Panighetti/Pacific Performance Horses. Consisting of Thursday clinics, a Friday show, a Saturday show and to cap the weekend off, two super fun cattle trials on Sunday (one associated with each show.)

Many thanks go out to our fabulous show officials…..
Flying up from San Diego, was our judge, Barbara Price and Andrea Sullivan, our technical delegate, trekked over the Sierras from the Bay Area. The big Kahuna and show manager of the entire series was the amazing Jessica Mosbaugh Panighetti. It was Jessica’s vision, expertise and hard work that held the whole enchilada together!

If you have ever put on an event, you have got to know that volunteers are vital to its success, and this weekend was no exception. A great, big boatload of gratitude goes out to Janice , Debbie, Marie-Laure, Bernice, Denise, Susan, Pj, Mary and Annabelle. You all have no idea how much you are appreciated! And muchas gracias to Rosie’s Mexican Restaurant for keeping our tummies full and happy during the event. Rosie is absolutely the best!

A special nod goes out to Purina and Select the Best for their generous donation of awesome products! The ponies say thank you, too!

Did you notice those super neat farm animal cutouts in the animal pen? Or that amazing bull? Thanks to the uber talented Heather Templeton, we have the coolest arena props around! (You can get the patterns to make these yourself at Heather’s Etsy shop, “ArenaDecorDesign.”)

Lastly, much gratitude and hearty congratulations to the contestants who came out to show! Some traveled just a few miles, some journeyed five hours, and for many this was their very first licensed show. Well done ladies, you competed with both grace and style! We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Broken Bit Ranch, Working Equitation of Northern Nevada is a recognized USAWE Affiliate Organization.




P.S. ….. On the Wednesday afternoon prior to the show, Mother Nature gifted us a gully washer of a thunderstorm. It was really wild! Thank goodness that Pj hopped on the tractor and cut a drain in a corner of the arena so that the show may go on!
All’s well that ends well!

31/07/2024

THIS is 100% spot on!

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10/07/2024

HEADS UP, GANG! Our Diversified Dressage Show slated for this Saturday, July 13 is has been canceled. We have rescheduled to Saturday, August 31. Hoping to see y’all then! 🐴

30/06/2024

Once again, spot on! And let me also add….when horse shopping, don’t fall in love with the first one you ride!

If you’re looking to buy a horse, please don’t buy one that is in a daily program if you, at best, ride two or three times each month.

If you primarily trail ride, don’t shop in the arenas. It isn’t fair to you; it isn’t fair to the horse.

If you’re a rider who needs a great deal of control, don’t buy the horse who revels in freedom of movement, the one who can—and must—go for miles.

If you're in the place where your learning is new and almost overwhelming, don’t buy the horse who still needs a teacher.

Why not? I’ll repeat, it isn’t fair to the horse.

Riders, we need to get honest with where we are in the saddle! Now. Not someday, not maybe, but now. Our reluctance to do so is perhaps the biggest reason it’s so hard to find a good match.

If we’re afraid, even just a little bit, then we need to own it. If we no longer ride as often, or as athletically as we once did, then we need to say so. Why?

Because until we get honest with ourselves, we will never be fair to the horse.

Photo: Mary Durant.

26/06/2024

Have a “berry” beautiful day!

14/06/2024

Good evening, amigos. ✨

13/06/2024

We had a surprise gully washer yesterday afternoon!
I was one last mat away from finishing the trailer detailing when it was time to abandon ship.

07/06/2024

Research confirms what some Veterinarians have been saying for quite some time – we may have been taught the wrong approach to cool a hot horse. This time of year, many horse owners are taking additional measures to prevent their horses from overheating, as well as implementing an effective routin...

04/06/2024

We had a fantastic weekend in Copperopolis at shows 3 & 4 of the Summer Fun Working Equitation Series hosted by Pacific Performance Horses! Jessica Mosbaugh Panighetti (show manager), Rebecca Algar (judge) and Kim Shinn (technical delegate) formed an outstanding and most supportive show management team and our good friend Debbie Rosse was a most excellent show scribe! Although it was a small show, we learned a bunch and made many new friends. It was indeed a mighty wonderful weekend! 🏵️

Many thanks also go out to Bridlewood Stables manager Michael Carson for being so helpful and accommodating!

Looking forward to hosting the series finale here at the Broken Bit Ranch on July 26, 27 & 28 with a little something special…..a CATTLE TRIAL! 🐂
Yee haw!

20/05/2024

18 May 2024 *****Diversified Dressage Show #1

Photos, round #2

20/05/2024

Wowza! Our first Diversified Dressage show of the season was off the charts! 54! Working Equitation, Western, and Prix Caprilli tests on the books for our fabulous judge Suzan Strahan to evaluate.
It was a picture perfect day, and the horse/ rider teams were a joy to watch!

Many thanks to our volunteers who contributed to make this day a success….Debbie Rosse, Susan Traynor, Janice Scandrett, Mariko Williams, Pj Fry and Terry Schuster, and especially Carlene Rader, who drove down three days in a row to help get the office in order. We are so fortunate to have this wonderful “village” by our side!

18 May 2024
Photos….round #1

28/04/2024

A beautiful day one for our Working Equitation EOH obstacle clinic with Jessica Mosbaugh Panighetti yesterday. We are looking forward to three more days of clinic and camaraderie! Come take a peek and check out the fun!

24/04/2024

It’s pretty nice around here this evening, and it smells good, too! 🌸🌿🌦️🌿🪻🌿🌈

23/04/2024

About 6 cups of freshly picked strawberries…. thanks to Pj’s gardening skills and a greenhouse!

16/04/2024

This is absolutely amazing! What this resilient old girl must have endured during the brutal Montana winter! ❤️

10/04/2024

This is one wiley desperado……. 😂

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31/03/2024

Here and now .... monster flow flakes comin' at us!

27/03/2024

We have been using hay nets here for 10 years or so.
We DO NOT hang them high. They are secured to feeders in a way that would be difficult for the horses to do something stupid and get in trouble.
The hay is always weighed according to each horse’s needs. I can honestly say that that I concur with the results of this study.

P.s. I DO NOT use Hay Chix nets. I have heard nothing but good reports about them, however, I already had a slew of other nets, and I use far too many to make the switch. 😉