Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Don’t you ever get sore when you ride for a long time? – K. C. ANSWER: Actually, I never have gotten sore. Tired, yes, but not sore. I think it’s a result of at least four things: Good riding technique and posture. Keeping the […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I have been a lover of horses since the day I can remember. I have a three year old mustang and she is a handful. She has never been trained and has only had my self on her back. Have any suggestion? – Katie […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Howdy, Cowboy Bob, What’s a good price for reins and a saddle? Thanks, – J. ANSWER: At the risk of sounding flip, a good price is what you can afford for what you need. I’ve seen decent saddle and bridle outfits priced anywhere from […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Was the cowboy life glamorous? — I. Q. ANSWER: At first glance, it seems like a stretch to call a grubby, sweaty, weather-worn cowhand “glamorous,” but that description may actually be very accurate! The dictionary defines glamorous as having an air of allure, romance […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hi Cowboy Bob, I was wondering if there is a correct way of running the barrels. If so how? Because I would really like to know so I won’t always be thinking that I’m doing it wrong and praying that I won’t get yelled […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: I’m 16 years old and from Virginia. I like working with horses. I broke a three-year-old small pony for my three-year-old brother. I would like to work with more horses. What is the best way to learn? – M. S. ANSWER: If you’ve already […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Normal Body Condition The body condition or degree of fat cover of horses is a good indicator of their general health. Proper body condition depends a great deal on use. However, a condition scoring system designed to gauge reproductive efficiency in mares can serve as a guide to judging […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: When does a superstitious cowboy throw his hat on the bed? — P. ANSWER: I suppose a superstitious cowboy would throw his hat on the bed when he wanted to flirt with disaster. According to the Dictionary of Superstitions, by David Pickering, “Hats must […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Do horses sleep standing up or do they have to lie down? F. F. ANSWER: The simple answer is “Yes.” Horses can sleep while standing and while lying down. They have structures in their legs which can lock in place, allowing their muscles to […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Hello! I don’t know if you can help me out, but I’ve been unable to find an answer about how lawmen of the Old West would return to town with captured renegades. Would he have bound their hands; maybe tying them to the saddle […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: Bob We have recently purchased a farm and intend to break thoroughbreds. The barn has concrete stall floors, we have considered purchasing a thick rubber padding used in heavy conveyor belt to put over the concrete to save the labour of breaking up the […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: What does “muley born” mean In Louis L’Amour’s book “The Rider of Lost Creek,” Lance Kilkenny sings this song: Old Joe Clark had got a cow She was muley born It takes a jay-bird forty-eight hours To fly from horn to horn. What does […]
Return to Questions and Answers Index Q&A Questions and Answers: QUESTION: After reading your explanation on founder I have one more question. Please forgive me if this sounds ignorant. How can a horse have problems with laminitis if it gets too much of a certain food? I guess the real question is what do foot […]
Plow Reining Plow Reining – Two-handed direct reining, turning the horse’s head by pulling it with the rein on the side of the turn. Working on the principle that a horse’s body will follow the head, this is the most basic type of reining, and can be done on the ground (with long lines), in […]