NRHA Rules

Every year the NRHA Board of Directors votes on rule changes in the NRHA Handbook. Sometimes they are adding or subtracting words and sometimes they are voting on some more (shall we say) controversial rules. Pat Feuerstein has a round up of the recent changes for 2009.

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Shoeing the Reining Horse

When I first started riding reining horses I knew one thing about reining and horseshoes: a reining horse needs sliders. I figured if those were slapped on the back feet of any horse, they could slide and be a reining horse. Um, I was 13, what can I say! Alongside my lack of knowledge regarding [...]

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Great Videos – Wimpys Little Chic

I love to watch good horses – who doesn’t, right? When those great horse and rider combos come along it can be magic to watch them in the show pen. This is the case with Shawn Flarida and Wimpys Little Chic. The Quarter Horse News has posted the three runs that make up SF & [...]

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Perfectionist? Check!

I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of a perfectionist. As it turns out, my son is showing the same tendancies and just watching him fret and stress about Not Doing It Right The First Time has really shown me how damaging perfectionism can be. In my brain I know that learning takes place [...]

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America’s Horse Daily and online news sources

America’s Horse Daily is a relatively new site that’s being put out by the AQHA to update you on “important topics such as health, breeding, showing, training, racing, recreational riding and tack” and all to do with Quarter Horses of course. It’s worth checking out! I’ve noticed several different horse magazines are starting to use [...]

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Reining Horse Videos

It’s amazing how far we’ve come in technology that we can learn about reining maneuvers and watch exciting runs from the comfort of our home and at the click of a mouse button. I love surfing YouTube for different reining videos to see if there is something new out there. A quick search on “reining” [...]

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Youth Reiners – The Future

I love to see kids on horses. In the news you can find twenty stories about kids doing bad things, if you can find one. It’s so refreshing to see a group of kids striving for something that is good and healthy. Growing up in a city, I had plenty of opportunites to stray into [...]

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Welcome!

Finally, finally I’ve sat down in front of this computer with the intention of starting the Rookie Reiner blog. It’s about darn time! Let me tell you what I hope to offer here… – news and views from the reining industry – interviews with trainers – interviews with non-pros – video footage from all around [...]

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