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Jeremy Dunn Broken Arrow Ranch

May 9, 2017 by John Leave a Comment

Jeremy Dunn and the Broken Arrow Ranch

Jeremy Dunn is a rancher, horse trainer, knife builder, reata braider, and has quite a few more skills developed from a life on the ranch. And, he really enjoys backcountry camping and would like to teach more people how to access the wilderness with their horses.

Many of you know I competed as a rookie in the Vaquero Heritage Trainers Challenge with a horse named Scratch. One of the judges and organizers of that event was Jeremy Dunn. Over the course of the competition, we became friends with Jeremy, his wife Brandie and their two children Sage and Steele. The Dunns live on a remote ranch, the Broken Arrow, in Rosamond bordered on three sides by the mighty Tejon Ranch. They raise cattle, chickens, a milk cow, have a garden and live the ranch life. Jeremy trains outside horses and Brandie offers clinics on homemade cheese making.

I learned a lot from Jeremy about horsemanship during the Trainers Challenge and even more afterward. He impressed upon me the fact that horses need a job. His clinics are designed to measure the ability of horse and rider and improve from there.

We talk about ranching, horses, and knife making. Jeremy Dunn and I have teamed up to host a clinic this May. It is a morning of instruction and an afternoon of trail riding. We want people to learn then immediately put what they learn into practice.

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Endurance Riding with Our Friends Paul and Dona

May 2, 2017 by John Leave a Comment

Endurance Riding with Our Friends Paul and Dona

Endurance Riding? How did we get here? I love following leads wherever they go. It’s not an admirable trait, I know, but I can’t help it. Keith Swenson had me envisioning myself riding a horse across the Mongolian Steppe in an episode a month ago. Then, a listener suggested we interview Tim Finley about his experience in the Mongol Derby. During that conversation, Tim told us how he got into endurance riding and what a great sport it was. While we thought a hundred miles was way farther than we wanted to go in one stretch on a horse, Tim explained there were also “limited distance” and “beginner” rides.

Next, Ranae and I were discussing the episodes and she suggested we talk to our friends, Dona and Paul Schilling, about their endurance riding experience. What a great idea! We knew Dona and Paul had been doing long rides for some time and would be an excellent source of information.

So, we’re going to take a break this week from the professional trainers and clinicians, (although they’ve been fun, haven’t they?) and we talk with regular horse folks. Paul and Dona stable their horses at a local stable, have day jobs and deal with horses just like most of the listeners of this show. They offer a “real-life” perspective on endurance riding. We discuss equipment, what it takes to condition the horse and what it takes to condition the rider. And, they talk about some of the common pitfalls beginning riders fall victim to. They even share a few of their own.