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Vaquero Heritage Video

October 29, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

Vaquero Heritage Video

When you spend three days with five trainers, two cameras, and an audio recorder you come home with a ton of material.  This I’ve collated into the Vaquero Heritage Video.

First, I need to get this out of the way.  The event benefited the Wild Horses of Oak Creek and there were many opportunities to donate.  There was a silent auction that had a lot of nice things.  Talulah Catahoulas was donating a puppy from a recent litter.  I had just seen a photo of these fascinating dogs on the Friends of Weatherford Shelter Pets Facebook page.  After spending some time talking to the breeder, I thought this would make a great addition to our household.  Our 13 year old Aussie past away last July and we had room at the Inn.  I place my bid a couple of times and the only thing more challenging than coming home with three days of media to edit, is to try and do it with an eight week old pup.  Well, I survived.  More importantly, so did he.  His name is Buster and he is growing like a weed.

Vaquero Heritage VideoBack to the Vaquero Heritage Video.  These five trainers put in a bunch of time to help these horses.  They had received one older horse 3 to 4 months ago and they now had one to train in three 90 minute sessions.  There was some prizes and prize money on the line.  There was also some Vaquero pride.

There will be extended interviews with the trainers, organizers, judges, and even one of the people who purchased a horse at the end of the event in an upcoming episode of The Whoa Podcast.  Look for it soon.

Jeremy and Brandie Dunn along with Diana and Steven Palmer did a wonderful job of organizing this event.  Tehachapi is a wonderful venue.  We look forward to seeing them next year.

Filed Under: The Podcast, YouTube Tagged With: horse, Horsemanship, Training, Vaquero

Moving From Snaffle Bit To Bridle

June 27, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

Moving From Snaffle Bit To Bridle

Are you riding your horse in a snaffle bit? Have you ever wondered how to transition into a bridle? Experienced trainers can make this transition easily.  It takes a lot of timing and feel.  In moving my horse Jessie from the snaffle bit, I’ve struggled with learning the right cues.  The Whoa Podcast head out to find some professional help.  We are hopeful this video will give you some ideas on making the transition.

Sure, if you are an experienced horseman, you may have your own ideas. In this video we talk to cutting/reined cowhorse trainer, Tommy Thompson about getting out of the snaffle. You can listen to the full audio podcast at WhoaPodcast.com. Look for Tommy Thompson, Episode #032

Podcast link: https://whoapodcast.com/tommy-thompson-cowhorses/

Filed Under: YouTube Tagged With: Cutting, Horsemanship, Training, Training Jessie

No Worries Club Imaginative Obstacle Contest

June 25, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

No Worries Club Imaginative Obstacle Contest

No Worries ClubThe No Worries Club, part of Downunder Horsemanship, holds contests from time to time.  We like to participate when we can.  The guidelines for this contest were to create an imaginative obstacle.

Sometimes I think I get a little carried away. But when I hear the Challenge was to create an imaginative obstacle, my mind goes into this other gear. (You’re right, I think it is called lunacy). Anyway we accepted the challenge and here is our entry.   He took a couple of hours to prepare everything and then we tried to video some of the construction process.  It’s a new camera and editing software I’m learning.  But, I think you will get the general idea.  Jessie, my Foundation Quarter Horse Mare trained in the Method, is, as usual the star of the show. 

We realized right off the bat, to win a No Worries Club contest takes a big effort so, I fired up the drill press, dug out the shop vac and air compressor, rifled through old pvc parts to put everything together. This is that story…..

We had a cat repellent can with a motion detector that let off a high pitch sound and a spray mist. We had two fans, one with balloons, one with streamers. We had bailing twine with wine corks and balloons hanging from a tree. Oh, and we had a lawn spinner. And, of course a tarp.

We had some noise makers I hooked up to the back of the vacuum cleaner. The sound of the noise makers scared the crap out of every dog in the neighborhood – How did Jessie do? See for yourself. We have a video.

Below are some still photos of the obstacle, but because a still photo was not going to tell the whole story or convey the sound, we produced a short little video.

Filed Under: YouTube Tagged With: Downunder Horsemanship, Fun Stuff, Horsemanship, Training Jessie

Road Trip to the Home of Doc Bar

May 30, 2014 by John 4 Comments

The Home of Doc Bar

Ranae working Dusty at the home of Doc Bar

Ranae working Dusty at the home of Doc Bar

After interviewing the Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies coordinator Michael Canfield for our Whoa Podcast and hearing about a Memorial Day gathering at the Bar SZ Ranch, the home of Doc Bar in San Benito, Ca. we immediately signed up.  The only catch was we would have to prepare a meal for 20+.  I figured I could not screw up breakfast too much, so we were in. Ranae scheduled a couple of extra days off and we were both excited for the opportunity to get out of town with our horses.

What we had not counted on was just how much fun and enjoyable the trip would be.  The Nor Cal Downunder Brumbies are a group of people who have bonded over the Clinton Anderson Downunder Horse Training Method.  They have a common goal to share techniques and help each other learn as much as possible about horse training.  I’ve been part of groups similar to this in other fields and it is difficult to get participation and leadership.  No so with the Brumbies.  This trip had 25 + people and almost as many horses.  Michael had fashioned a schedule that, as he liked to say, was “written in frozen jello”.  This was essentially saying, “here’s what we have planned, but if you want to do something else, knock yourself out.”

The Bar SZ Ranch was once the home of the Hall of Fame Quarter Horse Doc Bar who died in 1992 and is buried under a walnut tree between his stable and the mare barn.  Even though I’ve only seen pictures of Doc Bar,  you can feel his presence.  In 2001 the 660 acre ranch was purchased by the renowned artist Thomas Kinkade.  Kinkade used the ranch as a retreat and transformed the guest house into an art studio.  It has a great view of the Diablo Mountains.

Thomas Kinkade Art Studio

Thomas Kinkade Art Studio

The property has had its ups and downs since Kinkade’s death in 2012.  The property is under the guidance of the Kinkade Foundation who recently placed Tim and Michelle Borland as stewards.  The Borlands live on the property with their three children and have been culling the livestock to a more manageable level for the property’s resources.

 The Borlands hope to take advantage of the idyllic location and atmosphere of the ranch.  By combining their love of horses and the outdoors with the excellent horse and housing facilities the Borlands plan on marketing the property for horse events, such as sorting or training, family reunions, company retreats, and weddings.

 With 660 acres, a 10 stall mare barn, Doc Bar’s stallion barn, round pen, covered arena, and open arena there is more than enough room for horses.  With a main house that sleeps twelve and and artist’s studio that has two bedrooms and a loft to sleep four, there is enough room to sleep a lot of people.

 We arrived on Friday afternoon, settled the horses, and took a walk around the place.  There are pastures and trails, horseshoe pit, a very nice patio at the main house and a lovely deck at the art studio.  We lucked out and got the master bedroom in the art studio.  Meals were shared among the members.  We had Sunday breakfast.  I had never cooked for twenty five people before and was a little apprehensive, but it all turned out just fine.  If you weren’t assigned to preparing a meal, you got assigned to clean up.  Other than learning the idiosyncrasies of the kitchen appliances, everything turned out just dandy.

Our Stand of Trees

Our Stand of Trees

Saturday morning there were a couple of workshops both in the covered arena and out in the main arena. Jessie and I took advantage of the main arena to do some groundwork on the lead.  After doing some C-pattern, lungeing for respect, de-sensitizing we backed up all the way to the trailer to saddle up.  There were some cones and poles set up.  We did a little more warm up and the loped some circles.  It was a great area to lope.  The footing was pretty good and there was a lot of room.  Off to the side was a stand of trees that Tim had pruned so we could do some bending exercises there.  It was a great little area.  There were some gopher and squirrel holes we had to negotiate, but that just made it a little more challenging.

 After lunch we watched a video on Ranch Sorting.  The video was for beginners and the hosts began by demonstrating the art of moving cattle and the rules of the game on foot.  This really appealed to me as it slowed everything down and it gave me an opportunity to see just how movement and position affected the cattle.  When I mentioned I really wanted to try it from the ground, the group was open to the suggestion and many of us had the opportunity to work close to the herd.

Doc Bar Ranch

Ranch Sorting

When we finally got to work the cattle from horseback we had an experienced Ranch Sorter and neighbor of the ranch, Verne Shields, right in there with us offering guidance.  Not everyone chose to participate, and that was fine, but everyone who did, got as much time as they liked.

 Sunday morning there were a few more workshops and Chris White gave us a seminar on equine massage and saddle fitting.  Jessie and I worked out in the arena again.  She was a bit herd-bound and I did not think she was paying enough attention.  We had an opportunity to work on a few things.  We also spent more time in the stand of trees working on bending.  She was a little chargy on the trail ride and we worked on getting her to be comfortable in the back.  The ground in the open areas had quite a few squirrels holes and we did get as much done on this problem as I had hoped.

Doc Bar Ranch

Obstacle course

Out at the end of one of the trails Tim and Michelle had built a natural obstacle course. There was a wooden bridge, some tires to serpentine, and a number of dead logs to jump. Everyone spent about 20 minutes working the different areas.  After everyone had had enough we headed back to the barn.

Sunday evening after dinner we had a barn dance. As one of a number of special talents this couple possess, Tim and Michelle teach country western dancing.  In no time at all they had us doing the country 2-step and the Electric Slide.

Monday morning after breakfast Ranae and I went on a solo ride through the foothills.  It was great being out there together –  just us and our horses.  It was tough leaving.  We had a four hour drive home that, with holiday traffic, turned to five.  Then a couple of hours unpacking and settling the horses in back home.  It was an end to a long weekend and I had no problems falling asleep that night.  While we are at home now, I think a little piece of me stayed back there with Doc Bar.

Doc Bar Ranch

Below is a short little video of our experience:

Filed Under: The Podcast, YouTube Tagged With: Downunder Horsemanship, Entertainment, horseback riding, Horsemanship, trail riding

Horsemen’s Re-Union Video

April 23, 2014 by John Leave a Comment

Horsemen’s Re-Union Video

Horsemen's Reunion videoThe Horsemen’s Re-union video brings 20 prominent horsemen and women together to train forty 2 and 3 year old colts. We were fortunate to get get to spend some time in Paso Robles last week for the Horsemen’s Re-union. Many of the horses belong to or are bred from the sires of Madonna Inn Quarter Horses. Rowly and Cathie Twissleman began the event three years ago to not only bring the horsemen together, but to show the public and potential buyers how the colts are started.  There is always a lot going on and I was able to piece some footage together and come up with a Horsemen’s Re-Union video.

While we didn’t get to spend the entire week there, we did get to hang around for three of the six days. I especially enjoyed the first two days. There was a lot of action as the colts put the Horsemen to the test.

There were a lot of impressive demonstrations, some wonderful vendors, great food and music.

To listen to extended interviews with many of the horsemen, please visit WhoaPodcast.com

 

Filed Under: YouTube Tagged With: Horse care, Horsemanship

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