Feb 28, 2024
ADS Renae Smith on one of her first three mares she bought, IknowSheknowsIknow, who is out of Game Patriot and by Tres Seis. [Photo: Boaz Elkes] Renae Smith has put a lot of time and energy into her babies – her carefully selected, barrel racing mares. The Trotters,...
Sep 14, 2023
ADS [Image: submitted] Nearly 100 years ago, Miss Freida Bohnsack took on a 2,000 acre ranch near Sheldon, North Dakota after earning a degree from North Dakota Agricultural College (now North Dakota State University). As a single mother, she not only ran the ranch...
Feb 26, 2023
ADS Born to perform. [Photo: SJ Equine] Training, competing, raising horses, and standing a stallion are all pieces of the moving parts of day-to-day life for the Tucker and Sadie Dale family. Ryder, North Dakota is where they call home, and horses are mandatory...
Feb 25, 2023
You Don’t Know, If You Don’t Try Molly Otto and Chewy [Photo: Springer] “You don’t know, if you don’t try.” Those were wise words from National Finals Rodeo (NFR) barrel racer, Molly Otto’s mother, Teri Nelson, when she was inquiring about...
Feb 1, 2023
Dancing with Apollo Summer Kosel and ‘Apollo’ prior to their run at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo [Photo: By Springer] Fort Worth, Texas — South Dakota cowgirl Summer Kosel and her horse ‘Apollo’ won Bracket 6 of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo...
Dec 14, 2022
Vegas or Bust! Vegas Tuffest JR World Rodeo in Las Vegas- Sofie Huff & Trinkett competing [Photo: Crystal Amen Photography] Recently, I had the privilege of qualifying for the Vegas Tuffest Jr World. I was one of three North Dakota qualifiers. The rodeo was held...
