by Martin Black www.martinblack.net This time of year, when a person starts riding a horse that has been laid off for the winter—or at any other time—and may have prospered, it might be a good idea to check the horse mentally to see if horse and rider are on…
By Lauren Villagran Appeared in the Albuquerque Journal The four Border Patrol agents who made it through week one of horse patrol training trotted their charges around and around an arena under a hot sun, stirring dust clouds from the dirt track. They, at least, could say they had made…
This article originally appeared in issue #81 – Jan/Feb 2015 of the excellent Eclectic Horseman Magazine Photo by Emily Kitching That’s become all the rage now, starting the horse in the hackamore. Traditionally the vaqueros used both. It’s almost become a bit of a fad, and that’s all fine. My…
