Thrilled about this Kit Kat Sugar stud colt. Love the way he moves on that flag.
#horsetraining #donrichsaddlery #crossjtack #arenawerksh2opro #reinedcowhorse #futurityprospect
Sometimes what doesn’t seem like a big deal, is a huge deal. Now working this gate, it’s heavy, and it’s scary but we do it all the time off all kind of different horses. So no big deal, except for one like this one. One that you couldn’t pick something off the fence, one that someone couldn’t hand you anything especially on the right side. And to be honest, I didn’t even think of anything but that I needed to go get a cow, I did the gate like on the ones that I trust to do it all the time, and the moment didn’t hit me till after that, this mare was supposed to be scared of all of this. The excitement at the end of this video says it all. I told my daughter that I wanted to get a video of her working the cow but this here was better then anything anyone can get done on a cow.
Moral of the story
We often instill that fear into our horses. If we think about it, they will feel it. If we just go about our day, they will think it’s just normal and there’s nothing to worry about. Don’t take me wrong, this mare needs your confidence, she isn’t the kind that has it on her own, so if you fear it, she will too.
But……We often do this mistake about entering a showpen too, and the reason our horses get to be show sour. Every time we enter that showpen, our nerves are up, and our horses don’t know why. That energy transfers to them, and eventually it becomes too much for them to handle. Horses will teach us to slow down, and not worry about anything, but only if we let them.
#horsetraining #noexcuses #horsetraininglife #donrichsaddlery #crossjtack #kapacuscope #grandviewtx #cleburnetx #showhorses #horsetrainer #horsesoffacebook #arenawerks #ranchhorseversatility
The girls trying to train the cattle to come in for cubes at the lease. 😂😂😂
#cattle #cattlelease #funny
Even in town, these girls find a way to practice sliding stops. 😂
Our team of non pros did amazing again.
In the junior
Vivian & Jamie
8th All Around
Cow 🐄 8th
Trail 8th
Pleasure 73
Also compete in the L1 Open cow and got a 3rd place.
Vivian came and spent a week and a half right before this show as Jamie had to take a trip out of town, and we got the chance to work on a few things and are excited about her wins and her future coming up for this young 3 yr old mare.
Grady & Rhea
10th All Around
Cow 5th
Reining 10th
Pleasure 70.5
This team is really coming along, this young mare is a joy to be around and very talented. So excited for their successes.
Boss & Ally
All Around 12th
Pleasure 🥇 with a 76
This team has learned to pushed the speed a bit and it has come to light in their pleasure pattern.
Sniper & Gayleigh
Trail 13th
Pleasure 72
Learning to get along with a young horse is never the easiest but we are getting them to learn each others buttons and looking forward to getting them more successes together.
Non Pro
Grady & Ziggy
9th All Around
Trail 4th
Pleasure 74.5 6th
Hearing that the coaching he has been getting with Rhea, and being able to apply it to Ziggy, to help him have way more success with Ziggy, has been such a great thing to hear and feels like we may know what we are talking about when we are coaching. 😂
Novice
Mark & Ace
All Around 🥉
Cow 4th
Trail 🥈
Pleasure 6th
This is the best we have seen Mark compete and we kinda think it’s all about him helping us chase a cow through the mesquite and the natural trail riding on the Tuesday before the show. This may be the key to success. 🤪
Tatum & Bonita
10th All Around
Cow 70.5
Trail 9th
Pleasure 70.5
We were so glad to watch this team being consistent throughout the weekend and getting “💡 moments” to get them successful.
Kuki & Beth
11th All Around
Trail 10th
Reining 5th
Pleasure 71
It is always a pleasure to watch Beth and Kuki compete together. They are so 🤩 and we are cheering them all the wa
Getting those colts ranch ready.
Training/showmanship tip.
If you have heard us coach, you have heard us say “If something falls apart, or a mistake happen, move on, it’s just one little box on the judges sheet.”
But I have never seen it done so well as by our own 10 yr old daughter this morning. The mare cheated her, and she softly put her back in place, and acted like nothing ever happened and had a flawless rest of the pattern. And scored a 73.5 even with that.
Whether the judge blinked at the right time or she gained that much credit back, I don’t know as I haven’t looked at the score sheet yet. But the quicker one learns to move on in a show pen and regains that confidence, makes it super positive for that horse, one achieves a horsemanship and showmanship level that is super hard to beat.
I was beaming with pride and speechless at the same time.
#horsemanship #horsetraining #horsekids #horsetraininglife #crossjtack #donrichsaddlery #kapacuscope #arenawerks #reinedcowhorse #ranchhorseversatility
Apparently this is how we bring horses off the trailer. 😂
#thankgoodnessforgoodhorses
This 3 yr old Smart with Chicks gelding, aka Happy, is such a pretty mover.
#smartwithchicksfoal #horsetraining #crossjtack #donrichsaddlery #arenawerks #ranchhorseversatility #reinedcowhorse
What a great test of your training program when you tell your 10 yr old to get the 3 yr old versatility prospect and to go gather cattle with her, but first she has to test the lope overs and she nails it with her. Beautiful Smart with Chicks filly.
#showhorses #ranchhorseversatility #horsetrainer #showhorses #cleburnetx #grandviewtx #noexcuses
This kid….halter, bareback in muck boots and that 4yr old mare has never carried a flag before. Something about the calmness and the confidence in her.
#dreambigsweetgirl
Staying consistent across the 4 classes here at the SHTX show in Amarillo got us to get the Open Reserve 🥈 All Around Champion on Kisses
And fifth all around on Boss.
Congratulations to Alex and both Kisses and Boss on a successful Open show.
Thank you to the owner for trusting us with their horses.
Arena Werks
Cross J Tack
Don Rich Saddlery
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K.A.P Acuscope
Findler Performance Farrier Services
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I’m proud of this girl.
You know the rule that you add the kids age and the horses age and it should add up to 20?
Well this kid has thrown it out the window, and pretty much stole this 4 yr old Bet Hesa Cat mare. She ain’t easy, talented, yes, but not for the faint of heart. She’s got her attitudes and she’s tried this kid too. But she has handled everything the mare could give her and now, she’s her pick to go to the lease, bushwhack through things, and I truly believe it’s the best for both of them.
Now can’t wait to watch her go this weekend at the SHTX show.
#horsetraining #horsekids #ranching #ranchingfamily
Who needs a truck to give cattle some cubes. Y’all just need a Bootlegger, one that can do it all.
#ranchhorse #horsetraining #cattle
Hashbrown is learning real life skills.
Sometimes, you gotta adjust your training completely to help a horse find its own confidence. And he is definitely one that will make you think outside the box but we are extremely excited what this talented horse can do. For now, he is on the getting “ranch broke” program before he gets “fancy broke” program.
#outsidetheboxthinking #adjustingyourprogram #hottish #horsetraining
When everything looks like a snack to you.
#horses #playful #ranchhorseversatility
I think she’s got her trained to ground tie pretty 🤩 good.
#horsetraining #horsekidshavemorefun #horsekids
I guess that’s one way to beat the Texas heat. 🤦♀️😂
#summerdays #horses #texasheat
This is how we like our stallions. So quiet you can give your babies a ride.
Kit Kat Sugar
#petsquirrel #futurityprospect #horsetrainer #showhorses
In the non pro boxing, Grady and his new horse Rhea had a real strong start in the herdwork placing 🥈. Little tough luck in the reining kept them out for the rest of it but excited to watch this team grow together.
Ally showed for her first time in the NRCHA, and along her horse Boss, she got herself to the pay window. Something to be quite proud of. Congratulations.
#noexcuses #showhorses
Arena Werks
Don Rich Saddlery
Cross J Tack
K.A.P Acuscope
Findler Performance Farrier Services
