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Saddle Club Presents 2022 Awards, Elects 2023 Leaders
Memorial Traveling Awards (left to right): Chad Kahl, Mandan, presents in honor of his grandfather the Buddy Kahl Memorial Beginner Perseverance Award for 2022 to Presley Fettig [Photo: submitted]The Mandan Horse and Saddle Club honored member...
It’s the Miles that Make the Horse: Endurance Riding
Perfect training grounds, the Badlands of North Dakota [Photo: submitted]Pack the horses, pack the kids, don’t forget the dogs — let’s go on an adventure. I can’t think of any other better way for us ‘horse lovers’ to experience and see the most...
North Dakota 4-H’ers Sweep National Hippology Contest
The North Dakota 4-H hippology team was overall national champion and took home numerous individual and team placings at the National Western 4-H Roundup. Team members are (left to right): Anne Schauer, Mikaela Woodruff, Emily Fannik, Olivia...
Got Cow? The ND Cutting Horse Association Going Strong
Mya Wicks in action. [Photo: Craig Maley Photography]Mya Wicks of Richardton, N.D. has been riding cutting horses since she was 13. Currently a sophomore for the Raiders, this cowgirl carries her own form of hooks, and that’s being a top ranch...
The 1 Percent Rule with Jacob Anderson
WHOA [Photo: Scooter N Shootem Photography]It happens. We attempt to work at something whether it be horse training, learning how to rope, or playing sports. Ultimately, when one tries to master a skill (unless you’re above the 99th percentile in...
The Art of Cowboy Rhythm
Carson Houser [Photo: submitted] Cowboy Poetry is an art of colorful highlight reels of the lifestyle a cowboy leads. The vivid tales explore the experiences and interactions through a broad array of topics connected to the cowboy life; ranch...
Desensitizing vs Building Confidence
Elsabe Hausauer [Photo: Carrie Kovash of Unseen Expressions]When working with our horses, we have to always remember that we are working with a prey animal who are designed to respond to danger by flight, fight, or freeze. Getting your horse...
Watford City’s Jorgenson Wins Round at NWSSR
Clay Jorgenson on 'View Master 91' of Bailey Pro Rodeo [Photo: C Bar C Photography]Denver, Colorado — North Dakota’s Badland Circuit Finalist Bareback rider Clay Jorgenson lit the scoreboard at the Denver Coliseum this week making a significant...
“When You Ride Out of the Trap”
[Photo: Sharon Moore, MC Lonesome Dove Western Photography]When you ride out of the trap, trailin’ freshly branded cattle, Into green summer grass from your view there in the saddle, It often makes a cowboy grateful to see another spring, With a...