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Sometimes the biggest challenge isn’t the barrel pattern — it’s believing they belong there. There comes a point where your kid will...

There are kids more naturally gifted. There are fancier horses. There are bigger budgets. But none of that matters if you don’t show up....

You can’t teach grit from a book. You can’t gift confidence. And you definitely can’t bubble wrap a kid and expect them to become...

We talk a lot about strength in rodeo — muscle, grit, horsepower. But the kind of strength we’re after runs deeper. It’s about mental...

We’ve seen it — the pressure to go faster, win sooner, peak early. It’s easy to get caught up in chasing that “next big win” or trying to...

It starts with horses. Always does. But somewhere along the way, it becomes more than that. Rodeo teaches our kids to ride — sure. But it...

There’s a difference between being tough and being harsh. And there’s a world of difference between raising gritty kids — and raising...

You don’t need a covered arena with premium footing and grandstand seating to raise a great rider. Some of the best lessons we’ve ever...

Some folks ask if all the glitter is really necessary. The sparkly shirts, the fancy pants, the rhinestones on everything from halters to...

When it’s go time — the announcer calls their name, the horse starts to shift, the timer’s ready — the last thing a kid needs is chaos....

In rodeo, we spend a lot of time on patterns — getting the turns just right, the stride just perfect, the shape dialed in. But the very...

If there’s one thing rodeo teaches better than anything else, it’s how to start fresh — fast. You don’t get to bring last week’s tipped...

You’ve probably heard it, maybe even felt  it: “You’re too into this.” “It’s just a hobby.” “Maybe scale it back a little.” But out here,...

In the fast-paced world of rodeo and horse sales, it’s tempting to focus on the short term: The next big win. The next big cross. The...

Some folks raise quiet kids who stay out of the way in the barn. We raise bosses. Not bossy. Not bratty. Bosses. Kids who know how to...

Ranch Manager, Breeder, Rodeo Mom You’ve seen it a hundred times — the run’s over, the gate swings open, and the kid starts walking back,...

Everybody loves to talk papers. First Dash This, Frenchmans That, money earners, pink buckle darlings — and don’t get us wrong, those...

The world likes to tell us we have to choose — family or career, motherhood or ambition, kids or ..... But out here, we do things...

You can have the fanciest saddle, the flashiest bloodlines, and the prettiest arena dirt. But if a horse doesn’t trust you, none of it...

People love to ask, “Why don’t you move somewhere bigger?” More opportunity. More races. More horses. More chances to “make it.” But at...