Championships, NFR and Homes for Horses

Hello folks, I just returned from the National Finals Rodeo. It’s that time of year where all the year-end champions have been crowned. You know it’s like I could have stayed home for part of it I guess, what’s new….Trevor Brazile is overall champion I guess that’s not new, for the PRCA! Shawn [...]

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Ropin’ in Reno

Hi folks… welcome to my blog, and I have some interesting news for you!
I just returned from the American Cowboy’s Team Roping Association’s (ACTRA) National Finals in Reno, Nevada, in which I competed and I placed 2nd in one of the rounds, which was my claim to fame. I saw a lot of very [...]

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Had a great time in Sweden!

Hi folks, just a little report about my trip last week to Sweden. I was in Sweden long enough to give six days worth of clinics.
The first clinic was not supposed to be quite as advanced as the second, however, both of them came very close to being advanced. I think the [...]

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No Finals Doesn’t Mean No Pictures!

We still had some worthy moments!

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My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit

Well I made it home from Reno, from the Snaffle Bit Futurity, and the experience I have to say was very interesting at least. The conditions as always were good, the weather was good. Since I hadn’t shown there in four years, I forgot what a grueling experience it is and it’s very very difficult [...]

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Final Days before the Futurity!

I’m all excited about the Snaffle Bit Futurity, this is Thursday, tomorrow I pack and Saturday we haul to Reno. My purpose of this blog is to tell you how my thoughts have been in the past on this emotional roller coaster. I’m going to tell you the snaffle bit thing is a real [...]

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Snaffle Bit Draws

Hi folks! Got my draws for the SBF! You can tune into watch live via the web, by going to NRCHA.com – my herd work will be next Monday – I’m slot 35, in the third set; my reined work will be in the second set on Thursday (draw 140), and my fence work [...]

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Les Recaps the Paso Robles Futurity

Hello again folks, I have just returned from the Paso Robles California Snaffle Bit Futurity, hosted by the National Stock Horse Association. This futurity was a wonderful futurity, very well run, very efficient, and I personally felt that this association can very easily and probably will become “the association”. One of the main reason [...]

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Here’s the photo-waiting for the blog

Pulling together Les’s blow by blow of the Paso Robles event but thought I’d share a photo I just got from the show. Turbo had some awesome works and we got some great footage for both our Sept 21 Wide World of Horses show on RFD and for the Cowhorse U Cow Work Level! [...]

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Update from Paso Robles

Update from Paso Robles:
They’ve completed two out of three events in the National Stock Horse Association Futurity here in Paso Robles and Les is right up there with the best of them. Although Les felt like Turbo might have been a little sore the night before the reining he delivered a solid 218 score, [...]

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