Boo-Yaah!

I just wanted to let you all know about a great foundation out there. The Rebecca Goss “Boo-Yaah” Memorial Foundation provides financial and logistical assistance to families who have lost loved ones and are facing hardship with funeral and burial expenses. As I spoke with Martha Goss, Rebecca’s mom, I had a really hard time [...]

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Emergency Hay Support Grants

Thanks to Alayne Renee Blickle, Program Director with Horses for Clean Water for the following information that might be of interest to you! For 501(c)(3) equine rescue groups and sanctuaries that have been hard hit by rising hay prices, farm foreclosures and uncooperative weather, the ASPCA has a program that offers help in terms of [...]

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That’s The Way To Do It!

I just wanted to highlight my personal favorite run from the 2008 NRHA Futurity. You can call me biased because I know the rider and the owner of the horse, and I can accept that… but when looking for an example of a perfect run, you can’t do much better than Cody Sapergia’s run on [...]

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What’s the Difference between Pro and Non Pro?

Ok, most reiners know that the difference is whether or not you get paid, right? If you want to be a non-pro, you can’t receive any remuneration (boy that’s a hard word to say) for work done on horseback. You can clean stalls to your heart’s content and bath every horse on the place, but [...]

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The NRHA Media Room

One of the best places to hang out, I think, is in the media room at the futurity. Now, they don’t let everyone in here, you have to be credentialed crazy enough to hack it. I’m the wimp in the room, tippy-typing away at various writing projects, no major deadline to worry about. While these [...]

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The Big Show

Once again I’m hanging out with the popular kids at the NRHA Futurity. In case you want to see what is going on, check out the 2008 Futurity page. There you will find a live web cam and live scoring for the events. Tonight is the World Reining Masters. The World Reining Masters is an [...]

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