The non-profit Weatherford, Texas based drill team founded by Trish Lynn (on the right in the picture above) is one of the best in the world. They’re trick riding professionals using castaway horses and they have to spend a lot of time working with them to train them. Trish says…
Yes, women do rodeo as well as men. The Women’s Professional Rodeo Association sponsors or helps with rodeos around the country with events in barrel racing, bareback riding, bull Riding, tie-down calf roping, breakaway roping and team roping. Kathi Meyers is the current President of the Colorado Springs, Colorado based…
One of the biggest and best known western poetry gatherings is held annually in Elko, Nevada. Besides poetry there are continual performances by singers, a large vendor presence and many interesting workshops. Charlie Seemann, Executive Director, is the person who oversees the gathering. The event is highly recommended! From their…
I don’t know her personally but the video below says a lot about her abilities. From her website: “Even as a young child growing up in Maine, Stacy loved horses and rode whenever she had the chance. She got her first pony, Misty, when she was six. Her mother Sherri…
The National Saddle Clubs Association in Montana is promoting a new horse sport called Omoksee. From their website: “The most colorful performance on horseback of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe was the ” oh-mak-see pass-kan” meaning “riding big dance.” The second syllable of the first word is pronounced like our English…
