July 1 Blog A Week in Pictures: Time to Ride dude ranch vacation, horseback riding, week in pictures Welcome to a week at Black Mountain Colorado Dude Ranch. Take a moment, sit back, and enjoy what a week of adventure looks like at our family run dude ranch. We are happy you came to visit....
December 4 Blog Pony Club and Life Lessons horseback riding, horsemanship, equestrian, pony club Hello! This week marks the start of finals for me, so kind thoughts and prayers would be much appreciated! I considered writing more about managing time and finding ways to ride, but I think this week's focus will be on something from my past, for some of you may have children who are involved in this organization, or may have been part of it yourself. As you can see from my title, I am speaking of Pony Club. Now, my parents (read: my mother) encouraged my brother and me to be ...
December 3 Blog Meet Hilary Tandy horse riding holiday, horseback riding, equestrian My name is Hilary Tandy and I am a Junior Pre-med Neuroscience major at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. The road to Medical School is long and rough, but my frequent visits home to our farm in Magnolia, Texas to show my hunter and jumper makes the struggle more than worth it. Check out my blog for insight into how I manage to balance these responsibilities while maintaining my sanity, and I hope you also enjoy my anecdotes about growing up around horses and trying all sorts of ...
November 28 Blog Wranglin' Wednesdays - Sack Your Horse! Dude Ranch, horses, horseback riding, horsemanship, western riding, equestrian, horse, equitation Oh no, it's that time again! Time for Katie to tell y'all some ridiculous fact, or rant about why you should, or shouldn't, do that whatever it is with your horse. What I wanna' discuss this week is sacking out your horse. Maybe not so ridiculous after all? Sacking out, in essence, is desensitizing a horse to stimulus; loud noises, cars, gunfire, and other things. It is imperative to the safety of you, your horse, and others around you, but best of all, it's really ...
November 13 Blog Wranglin' Wednesdays - So, Your Horse Abuses You Dude Ranch, horses, horseback riding, horsemanship, western riding We interrupt your productive work week to bring you this post about: disrespectful/dangerous horses. First things first, I'm Katie, and your Wednesdays will now be filled with me yammering about horses! As one of my favorite cowboys (hint: John Lyons) once said, "If a horse bites you, you got two seconds to kill it". (Don't actually kill your horse, but you get the point.) Before we dive into this subject, there are a few things to get straight first: horses do not have a hidden ...