Trust in the Process
Slightly pin-eared, tail swishing around, pushy Canadian cattle shoving us back into the herd, but we're still out here doing the damn...
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- Apr 19, 2018
- 8 min
From Green as Grass to Champs
Krystal Meade was the Northern Alberta Reined Cow Horse Club's 2016 Green As Grass Rein-Box Reserve Champion with her horse, Herc. Photo...
- Mar 7, 2018
- 6 min
The Dog Fight that is the 2,000
I'm going dark people. I'm shutting down the blog for a month. Okay, I'm being dramatic, but I am going to stop posting for a little...
- Dec 31, 2017
- 5 min
New Year Resolutions for the Novice Competitor
Bringing it back to the OG puking unicorn that started it all for The Beginner's Guide Here it is, a curated list of 6 resolutions for...
- Nov 29, 2017
- 8 min
Jameson Grimes
Oh, you were starting to think I only interview Canadian riders these days? Who I, ahem, ...know personally. Well ya thought wrong! In...
- Nov 20, 2017
- 4 min
Cheylin Patenaude
Cheylin Patenaude may be young, but she is fierce competition in the show pen. This year she made sure her presence was known by...
- Nov 9, 2017
- 5 min
Kate Rusnack
Meteoric. That's a word you could use to describe the year Kate Rusnack had in the 2,000 Limit Rider with her gelding, Bet This Cats...
- Nov 3, 2017
- 5 min
Dustin Roberts
If you interview one Roberts (aka our interview last week, Stacey Roberts), you should probably interview the other. Meet Dustin Roberts...
- Oct 26, 2017
- 6 min
Stacey Roberts
Stacey Roberts, Okotoks, Alberta, recently placed top five in Alberta in the 2,000 Limit Rider and also made the Okotoks Novice Challenge...
- Oct 20, 2017
- 10 min
Cali Brandt
I've shared so many of my ups and downs with ya'll, I thought maybe it was time to start exposing you to other "beginners" in the show...
- May 16, 2017
- 5 min
You Can't Do It From The Sidelines
How I look when I go to sleep at night after giving advice from the sidelines, and not having to actually show myself Somehow between...
- Apr 26, 2017
- 5 min
Coping Mechanisms
A real photograph of Lady trying to deal with me as her rider I had a terrible show this past weekend, like all that talk of strong...
- Apr 9, 2017
- 9 min
"I'm Selling My Horse"
Lady trying to figure out why I'm constantly trying to turn her into a Donkey - Begin Scene - "I'm done. I hate this horse. I'm going to...
- Mar 26, 2017
- 4 min
The Dreaded Entry Fee
Look at this rare photo of a cutting horse in its natural habitat Have you ever had a bad dream where a bad man in a ski mask sneaks up...
- Mar 16, 2017
- 7 min
Ask June - Overcoming Nerves in the Show Pen
Nerves is such a big hurdle that so many beginners face. Cutting is literally a death trap for someone that experiences nervousness in...
- Mar 12, 2017
- 8 min
The Elusive 75
Another accurate depiction of my horse after I get in her way and completely ruin our runs Wow ya'll, when you stay up late one night and...
- Mar 8, 2017
- 7 min
Why Showing Horses is Really Hard
Lately I haven’t been writing on this blog very much. Aside from the fact that #LoperLife usually leaves me pretty drained, I’ve actually...
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