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Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: When I’m running barrels, my horse always swings her butt way out. Can you help? – S. N. ANSWER: Although the horse is the one exhibiting the fault, my guess is that the bulk of the problem is caused by the rider/trainer. To begin, […]
Wanda Moehler, the benevolent dictator (that is to say, the editor) of the Herald-Review tells us who will write a column for which issue. Somehow, my spot in the rotation seems to hit a lot of holidays. Here’s my piece for Valentine’s Day, 1999: “The sun can break through the darkest cloud; love can brighten […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hey Cowboy Bob, I’m from the Pacific Northwest and have always been confused about the proper grain to feed (or not to feed). I have a very healthy ten year old Arabian mare that became my first horse ever when she was one and […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have a four year old unbroke mare. When we are in the round pen, she runs, then stops and licks her lips. If I have a rope in hand she takes off again. If not, then she lets me pet her and rub […]
Improving Your Horse Skills This site just keeps growing — and this is the spot with the most activity. With more than 300 pages, it’s a sort of on-line clinic… helping folks solve a host of riding and other horse-related problems… as well as answering a few questions about cowboys, Western history and such. If […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I am a 50 year old who bought a retired show horse that is 13. I want to trail ride her and don’t know how to slowly get started. She is on 23 acres and some people ride on the property. I’ve owned her […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: How do I figure mph on a horse? – J. W. ANSWER: Just like people, there’s a great variance in the length of stride from one individual to another — which determines how far the animal will travel in a given amount of time. […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: all right… no one has been able to answer this one!!! there is a strange house in the west end of Houston that took a fellow by the name of John about 18 years to build. what was it made of? – R. G. […]
Far be it from me to brag, but my ol’ yaller dog… well, read on and you’ll see: Last Sunday, this here newspaper put together a special piece where folks could show a picture of their mighty fine pets an’ tell ’bout how Fido or Tabby or ol’ Bess is the greatest critter in the […]
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Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: INITIAL QUESTION: I have been riding for a year and a half and I have had my horse for 10 months. I haven’t rode him for about three months because all of a sudden I got scared of riding. When my riding pal goes with […]
Kelly Kloepfer Kelly was the first of my students to take Willy into competition. At age 13, and with only a little over two months of experience, Kelly took home several prizes. Here she is with her very first ribbon. Awards – big and small – are always nice to get. They say somebody thinks […]
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