Whoa, Darn it, Whoa

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Not every horse has the same understanding of Whoa that I do.  I tell my horse to Whoa by leaning back in the saddle just a hair's with, I let all my energy out, I put my legs a little forward.  If my horse doesn't stop, I lift up one rein.  That's what I would like to think that I do.  In reality, I do all of the above, but my hands sneak up and pull with both reins back...just a little.  Your hands work independently of what your outward brain…

Lucky Star’s New Show Outfit

Posted inCountry Frank's Lucky Star, Missouri Fox Trotter
photo.JPG, a photo by susanfxtrt on Flickr. Lucky Star will attract a lot of attention in this outfit! I can not go to any more Horse Festivals or places where horse vendors hang out.  The owner of the booth where I got this vest clapped this hat on my head and made me look in the mirror. Then he made me buy the hat because the entire outfit is so cool that I would have died not to walk away looking like this. This is what I looked like at…

The Words I’ve Been Waiting to Hear!

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"Lucky Star might be ready for you to ride the next time you come down to the ranch" I was chatting with Jenny today on the phone. She threw that gold nugget into the conversation when I had paused to take a breath. What!  I repeated these exact words to her to make certain she had said them outloud.  "Yes," she said. "Those are the words that I said."  I repeated them again just to make certain I had all the words in order and had not left any out.…