Trail Endurance

How to improve my horse’s endurance? I have a 6yr old quarter horse gelding named Peanut. He’s in great shape, not fat and not skinny. Right now i’m training him for barrel racing and he’s doing amazingly well. But what i want him to improve on is his endurance. We do arena work and lots [...]

Barrel Show

Is it normal too show 1 to 2 times a week? I do barrel racing(contest shows) and I am starting too show 1-2 times a week. The shows last from about 6pm too sometimes 1 am on Fridays. And on Saturdays 11am too 6pm. Is this normal? My horse is up too it, hes seven [...]

Bridle Cob

Sizeing for a Numnah? I have a 15.3 7 yr TB and a 17″ Saddle.. He usually takes cob or even pony. His halter and bridle are cob and his martingal but we always have to shortnen it.. Im ordering a numnah on the internet from the UK and i was looking at my saddle [...]

Synthetic Lead

Basketball indented like golf ball now possible?Wd fly truer spun on jumpshot, better grip= more awesome plays Synthetic materials now available may make such a ball economically feasible. The indentations, if relatively small, wd lead to better grip on ball & therefore to more exciting dribbling &ball control by slashers, better passing & catching, better [...]

Riding Hat Helmet

Why do English riders wear riding helmets while western riders wear only felt or leather cowboy hats? Aren’t western riders just as apt to fall off their horses as English riders? Aren’t their brains just as fragile? What is the difference? And why don’t western riders protect their heads? because western riders are not sissys [...]