Total Control in the Saddle

and in magazine issue October/November 2012

Teaching the Perfect Stop Top 5 Tips After the stop, walk your horse off in a different direction. As you increase your speed, remember the lightness of your pull on the reins must remain the same as it was at a standstill. To make your horse back up quicker, do not increase the strength of …

How to Brand a Horse

and in magazine issue August/September 2012

In the last few years there has been a shift in the equine world. Some horse owners have decided that hot iron branding is “cruel”. Incorrectly done, they’re right. However, hot branding a horse properly results in little discomfort for them and a whole lot of peace of mind for you. Why should you brand …

You Can’t Make a Horse Buck

and in magazine issue June/July 2012

The Risky Business of Raising Broncs Some folks might take for granted the high-kicking broncs of the rodeo arena, but not the cowboys, the rodeo committees and certainly not the stock contractors. Franklin’s famous bareback mare, Blue Too, with Lan LaJeunesse on board at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Contractors are independent, and each has …

Camping With Horses

and in magazine issue April/May 2012

Tips & Tricks from a Wilderness Wrangler The sight of a cozy camp of wall tents with stove pipes smoking high in an alpine meadow, a couple of days from the nearest road, is the reward wilderness wranglers enjoy and take pride in. There can be no greater gift in life than the ability to …