Comments for Les Vogt

Comment on My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit by Marcy

Marcy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:25:55 +0000

Hi Les,
I just found your blog thanks to RFD tv. My husband Tim and I attended the Snaffle bit this year and I really had a great time. I have been watching your show and would love to know if you are coming to Oregon anytime soon for a clinic!! Thanks ~ Marcy

Comment on Ropin’ in Reno by Suzette Howard

Suzette Howard — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:38:59 +0000

Thank you so much Les! This was a great blog. Now I don’t feel like a complete failure when I fail to utilize what I have learned. This year I have been concentrating on what is best for my mare and when I get in a jam, I try to think what does Les say? It’s in the neck. So when my mare gets tense I work to relax her neck, through the five easy pieces. When I get tense, I work to relax my neck. It’s amazing how if my neck is relaxed how it helps my horse to relax hers. Anyway, thank you so much Les for everything. I have come a long way with my horses using your program. The five easy pieces are the key to body control and if you have body control you can do anything. There’s not another program out there like it. It’s the best thing since sliced bread.

Comment on My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit by Les Vogt

Les Vogt — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:09:08 +0000

We sure won’t kick you off our blog! Reno’s a great show. You should definetly check it our sometime

Comment on My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit by Kate

Kate — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:19:54 +0000

I do not ride cowhorses (western pleasure…please don’t kick me off your blog!), but I have always dreamed of attending, as a spectator, the Snaffle Bit Futurity. Maybe someday! Until then, it’s great to hear about it from a competitor. Love the blog!

Comment on Had a great time in Sweden! by Juli Thorson

Juli Thorson — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:56:07 +0000

Hi Les, I just found out you have a blog and have been catching up on reading it. Good stuff! Very ‘Les.’

Wanted to comment on the native Swedes that you describe as similar to our native Americans. One of my great grandmothers was ‘native Swede,’ with black hair, black-brown eyes, very high cheekbones, small but tough stature. She was orphaned as an infant and raised by a family of the blond, blue-eyed folks we ordinary associate with Sweden. The entire family emigrated to the U.S. in the 1870s, when my great grandmother was about 12, and she was often mistaken for a native American child.

She had 12 children of her own, thus many descendants, and quite a few, including two of my brothers, look more like American Indians than they do Nordic types.

Comment on My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit by Dan

Dan — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:12:27 +0000

Les,
As always I enjoy your commentary and point of view. I very much appreciate your willingness to stick your neck out and speak your mind, so many people in your position of experience and accompishments just sit back and enjoy the ride and don’t risk voicing their opinion for fear that someone may not agree and they may lose an endorsment. I look forward to more blog entries.

Comment on No Finals Doesn’t Mean No Pictures! by Hank (Henrik)

Hank (Henrik) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:36:05 +0000

Love the pictures! I actually planned to go to Reno and sit at the grand stand. Unfortunally time ran off. But if you go there next year I promise I’ll be there cheering you on!

Comment on My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit by Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:27:30 +0000

I came away from Reno more concerned about the ground than the cattle. The cattle may cost you alot in money, but they aren’t going to hurt anybody physically. A horse or rider could get seriously hurt by the falls they were taking. I saw Justin Wright take an awful head over tea kettle spill in the Two-Rein class just when he was coming off the fence to start to circle the cow. He was about to finish up a great work.

Could the ground be groomed too much for those long, spectacular sliding stops and not taking into consideration the fence work? Or how about the horse shoes?

We always appreciate getting to watch the SBF and other horse show classes during the event. I was impressed by the number of entries in the Novice class. There is always a need for horses in people’s lives, no matter what the economy is doing.

Comment on No Finals Doesn’t Mean No Pictures! by Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:07:31 +0000

Now that is a nice colt! Thanks for sharing!I’ll be interested in watching him go on in his career.

Comment on My take on the 09 Snaffle Bit by Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:37:30 +0000

Les, I heard from a lot of other people that the cows were pretty rough. I hadn’t heard about the bad footing, but it sounds like if horses were falling that the footing was at fault.
I also heard that the Sat finals were different this year, they didn’t have the herd work during the day- that there was pretty much nothing to do or watch on Saturday. The vendors were pretty peeved as well!
With the economy being what it was, the organizers of the SBF better get on the ball and make it worth while to attend- either with your horse or as a spectator. There are a lot of other ways to spend that money- other shows,futurities and vendor venues!
Sorry you didn’t make the finals- I was hoping you would get close- just so you might post a picture of your colt.
Better luck next year!