Before Boyd Rice became the hottest trainer in the performance-horse world, he was a hardworking horseman in the Texas Panhandle.

Two-time world champion barrel racer Sherry Cervi has found the strength to overcome some of life’s toughest challenges.

Avid ranch-horse-versatility competitor Jimbo Humphreys (featured in March's "Returning to the Ranch" story) routinely teaches trail-course clinics at Stock Horse of Texas Association events. He's a top competitor in the open division in both SHOT and the American Quarter Horse Association. And he believes many competitors make the trail course more difficult by failing to prepare mentally for the class.

Natural horsemanship methods helped renew Jimbo Humphreys' infatuation with the Western lifestyle, while ranch-horse versatility competitions taught him how to develop a meaningful relationship with his horses.