Posts from ‘October, 2009’

Of the nine horses we have on the ranch, two of these are colts.  You have to ride a colt differently than you ride a broke horse.  This is because the colts are not trained as well, especially to neck reining.
Neck reining is when you direct a horse by the feel of the reins on [...]

My PawPaw purchased another horse in the hopes of replacing Roxie, who has a seeded-toe.  She is recovering from it, but will be unable to participate in the Posse events this year.  Therefore, we own a new horse.
He is a tall, brown gelding.  He is only three years old.  After a few days of being [...]

I have been busy the last few days because my daddy got hurt.  A transmission from a pick-up truck landed on his leg.  Thankfully, it did not break his fibula bone, but he is having a real hard time getting around.  I have been helping him get all his ranch work and car work done [...]

Just like people, horses have different personalities.  Some are laid back and some are crazy.  Some are your good friends and some you just don’t get along with.  No horse is exactly the same.  We have eight horses on the ranch with eight different personalities.
Jessie was abused before we bought her.  She does not trust [...]

Last Friday morning Steve Prewitt came to our ranch to work with our horses. Steve is a horse trainer in the Tomball area. We have bought horses from him and like the way he trains.
That morning we rode around our ranch trying to get the horses to respect us, used to going through creeks and [...]