Horsemanship Journal Library

You may have visited Las Vegas before but have you visited during the spectacle that is “Cowboy Christmas”?  Without a doubt, Las Vegas is a surreal and fun experience in its own right but add to that a host of Cowboys, boots and buckles, stir in some rodeo, live country music and a huge shopping opportunity and you cook up every western enthusiast's dream break.

Latest from Americana 2015: The winner of the BIO S.I. World Cup Cutting Open final was Denis Pini aboard his 7-year-old American Quarter Horse stallion All About Pepwho scored a 152.

It was a great show. See the interview with Judge Karen McCuistion to hear more. Having felt all of that emotion and how wonderful it was I wish I had gone to support the guys in Paris, Aachen, or anywhere to support our Brits. It made me feel so proud I thought my heart would burst.

In today’s western pleasure, it is a sad fact that many horses are trained and shown with little regard for natural movement. They are forced to move uncomfortably causing them to appear laboured or lame. While we do have many great horse trainers that are doing an excellent job, and some amazing horses that look comfortable and happy doing theirs, there are many more that don’t.

Jeannine March introduces three important principles in the training of any western horse.