Down the Line in Western Riding
Down the Line in Western Riding Slow your mind for clean lead changes ‘down the line’ in western riding with this drill from AQHA Professional Horseman Leonard Berryhill. (Credit: Journal photos)
In AQHA’s
western riding patterns, riders weave back and forth across the arena with plenty of time to change leads.
But in every pattern, at some point, the rider must go down the line, changing leads more frequently between closely set cones.
For some, it’s terrifying. I’d like to share why it doesn’t have to be.
Slow It Down
Second Career Star: Bodacious Eagle
Second Career Star: Bodacious Eagle The 2018 world champion has done more than enough, but he’s still doing more. World Champion Racing American Quarter Horse Bodacious Eagle also earned a top 10 honor in halter competition at the 2020 Farnam AQHA World Championship Show with AQHA Professional Horseman Ross Roark at the lead. (Credit: Shane Rux Photography)
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Bodacious Eagle has done more than enough for his owner and AQHA Past President Johnny Trotter of Hereford, Texas, but the gelding continues to achieve more even after leaving the racetrack.
Trotter acquired the horse as an embryo when he bought the mare Bodacious Dream at auction from La Feliz Montana Ranch LLC of Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a daughter of
What Is ICSI? (Credit: David Maisonnette)
By Julie J. Bryant
It has been more than 20 years since Colorado State University took the technique used in rabbits, cattle and finally, humans, to produce the first “test tube” horse, and when the Fort Collins-based university introduced “Fire Cracker” to the world, the field of “assisted reproduction” gained a new tool known as intracytoplasmic sperm injection, or ICSI.
Fire Cracker was the first among thousands of foals that have since been produced through ICSI. For some, the procedure has not been a lifesaver, but a “life giver” as a last hope for extending the reproductive life for horses whose genetics make champions.
Sit and Slide Your Way to Prettier Stops
Sit and Slide Your Way to Prettier Stops Shane Brown explains how to ride your horse to a perfect sliding stop in reining and rein work patterns. The sliding stop comes naturally to well-bred horses like Double Loaded Gun, aka “Timmy.” It’s their riders who struggle, says trainer Shane Brown. (Credit: Journal photos) text size January 23, 2021 | News and Publications , Showing , Showing | Training , Working cow horse , Showing , Showing , Reining ,
Ranching Heritage Breeder: Timmerman Ranch
Ranching Heritage Breeder: Timmerman Ranch A family-friendly using horse is the focus at Timmerman Ranch. A family-friendly using horse is the focus at Timmerman Ranch. PHOTO: Courtesy Timmerman Family
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The most desirable horse, whether it lives on the ranch or in someone’s backyard, is the one that can help the whole family, whether dad needs to gather cattle, mom wants to run barrels or the kids want to show in every 4-H event offered at the local fair. That equine may not have the most fanfare, but it’s priceless to its people, and that’s exactly the horse being bred by