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Spring snowstorms make a cattle rancher’s workday long, unpredictable, frustrating and fulfilling. In the cycle of beef production, calving is the worst. Based on bull turnout, my cows were set to begin calving on March 15. When we preg-checked last…
Michelle Darling lives up to her last name in the looks department. But don’t that runway-model face she sees in the mirror every morning fool you. Talent runs deep in this busy working wife, nursing-school student and barrel-horse-trainer mom, who has a proven A-List world beater by the name of Martini in her barn.
In Greek mythology, the winged divine horse, Pegasus, was said to have caused water to spring forth from the ground everywhere he struck his hoof to the earth. If only it were that easy to get your horses watered!
This horsewoman’s influence as a trainer and clinician has helped horses and riders form deep, lasting connections. Western Horseman began…
Ever wonder why horses with blue eyes sometimes get a bad rap? Most cowboys I know have funny hang-ups about…
When John Scott moved to Montana, his vision for a ranch was as vast as the skies above him. Undeterred by harsh weather and wavering markets, John built one of the largest cow-calf operations and most reputable remudas in the state.
Rather than pulling and kicking to get a horse to stop and roll back through a turn, California cow horse trainer Clayton Edsall utilizes a simple drill that uses the fence to sharpen his horses’ movement.
Two top competitors — one a roper, one a cow horse competitor — have found that their friendship has also improved their horsemanship.






