Posts under ‘Horsemanship’

If you follow Cross Creek Horsemanship, then you know that I have not written an article in quite some time. As much as I love horses, I got burned out on writing about them. Therefore, I am now expanding my blog to encompass all of my interests.
I have the pleasure of living on [...]

I received exciting news this week.  Lee Cullen from Confessions of a Struggling Dressage Rider honored me with the Beautiful Blogger award.  It looks like this:

I love horses and I love to write so I thank my mom for letting me own Cross Creek Horsemanship, which allows me to share my two loves with others.  [...]

Watching nature is very interesting.  The behavior of horses is one thing that I have been watching lately.
I told you about our horse, Commander.  Since he has been here on our ranch, he has been at the bottom of the totem pole with the other horses.  They kicked at him, bit at him, etc.
As far [...]

On Tuesday, the coolest thing happened at my house.  It snowed!  It snowed very hard!  It was exciting!
I thought you would enjoy seeing some pictures that my mom and I took.  The day before the snow came, my whole family worked together to put blankets on all of our horses.  They do not have a [...]

Valentine’s Day is this Sunday.  We are making special heart-shaped cookies at home.  We are thinking of ways to show people that we love them.
I like Valentine’s Day.  I like getting sweet little notes.  I love eating chocolates and candy.  I like surprising my mom and dad with a homemade card, but I also like [...]

Today I walked with my brothers and MawMaw to see the horses on the ranch.  I went into a big pen where one of our geldings, Spur, was eating hay. While he ate, I petted him on his belly and neck.  When I turned to leave Spur bit me on my lower back. I was [...]

H is for horses. This is self-explanatory.
O is for opportunities to make money. You can earn money training horses.  You can give horseback riding lessons.  You can do many different things to earn extra money with your horsemanship skills.
R is for responsibility. You cannot be a good horseman without responsibility.  Horses require work and daily [...]

Have you ever visited a chiropractor?  My mom and dad have.  If so, why did you go?  My guess is that your back hurt or some other part of your body gave you pain.  The chiropractor adjusts your body to help your body feel better.
Well, horses can get hurt, too.  Sometimes their backs, especially around [...]

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 [...]

This past Saturday my Uncle Glenn, Aunt Marisa, and their baby Will visited the ranch.  I love my family and I love horses.  So, it was so nice to be able to show Will the horses.  He went for his first horseback ride on my horse, Ladd.
First I rode Ladd down so that he would [...]