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Making Progress!
By Patty Wilber This horse was having an issue or two with pain, and ejecting his riders. His, mom, Nancy, did a great job getting him evaluated and realigned, and once that was addressed, he came here. Landon has been at … Continue reading
Five Days in Colorado
By Patty Wilber I just spent five days training at No Where But Up Performance Horses with Cody Crow, Garret Ashby and Emily Dahl. I stayed with Emily and Kara (so I literally spent five days at the barn). I … Continue reading
The Christmas Hats Sing Along Blog (2020)
By Patty Wilber It would not be Christmas around here without the Christmas Hats Blog! We hope you all have a safe and happy holiday! And enjoy some Christmas caroling. H can sing!
Wintery Pre-winter
By Patty Wilber This week has been a bit wintery pre-winter (since winter officially begins 12/21). It has been cold (for us). Some days were not above freezing, others were barely above. There have been a few days without much … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, dogs, happy sigh, horses, New Mexico, riding, The Write Horse
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Home for the Holidays!
By Patty Wilber LT is home for the holidays! We people usually go to California for a yearly family reunion, which includes a Thanksgiving feast, a Friday hike, and a Saturday chow down on dim sum. But we ruled out … Continue reading
You be the Judge!
By Patty Wilber Well, since we cannot go to actual horse shows, various associations are running virtual shows. This made me think of that column that was in…Western Horseman…? Called “You be the Judge”?…I don’t really know if that was … Continue reading
The Trailer is Here!
By Patty Wilber I ordered my new Trails West Santa Fe trailer from J and B trailer in January and expected it to be here at the end of April. Then the SARS-COV-2 virus started running amok around the country, … Continue reading
Grit,True Grit?
By Patty Wilber I was listening to the Podcast, “Along for the ride: Phil Rapp & Andrea Fappani” and they were talking about what made great cutting and great reining horses. They got to talking about grit and trainability. But … Continue reading
Longshot, dude
By Patty Wilber Don’t forget the fund raiser for the Jicarilla Mustang Heritage Alliance. We are hoping for RSVPs so we know how much food to buy! Blog on down below. I went to the Pecos Wilderness last Friday with … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, happy sigh, horses, New Mexico, riding, The Write Horse
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Down the Fence!
By Patty Wilber Working Cow Horse, American Quarter Horse Association description of the class. “…The competition consists of two parts: prescribed reined work and actual cow work. Judging is based on good manners, smoothness, cow sense and ease of reining. … Continue reading