HT Horsemanship

29/09/2025

Get your practice in! Come show at the Texas Ranch Horse Championship for the best awards! Click below to register:
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23/09/2025

✨ ISO Weekend Show Help ✨

Looking for someone 15+ who wants to make some extra money or work in exchange for lessons! 🐴 This is a great opportunity to gain horse show experience.

📅 Dates: October 5th, 12th & 18th
⏰ Very early mornings (horse shows start bright and early!)
🐎 Horse experience preferred

We’re now taking 8–10 horses to each show, so I’m needing extra help to keep everything running smoothly.

If you’re reliable, love horses, and are interested in helping out, send me a message! Happy to answer any questions.

22/09/2025

This! Same applies to show horses too.

“𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒔”

Read that again.... great horses are DEVELOPED...
A great horse is like a work of art. Someone saw the potential but waited patiently while they took one step forward and two steps back. They drug them all over the country seasoning them. They worked tirelessly to keep them healthy during the training process so they could have a sound “finished” horse down the road. All of this takes time, it takes patience, it takes vision.
It’s easy to send your horse to a trainer and think that all the hard work is done. That is false. A trainer can help to establish a great foundation for you to build off of. But no amount of training will ever replace time, time spent DEVELOPING your horses skills and confidence.
If you are unwilling or unable to commit to this type of sometimes non rewarding/very frustrating endeavor then a finished horse maybe what you need. (Which should never be looked down upon! Us trainers have to make a living too, and selling you finished horses keeps us going!) Keep in mind though that someone else went through the emotional, financially straining and very time consuming process of DEVELOPING that horse for you to go and enjoy. That is why nice horses are expensive, you get what you pay for!

-Olivia Train

21/09/2025

What a show! 🐴✨ The first competition of our fall season is in the books, and our team came home with ribbons across the board—1st through 5th! 🙌
I’m so proud of every rider and horse for giving it their best and starting this season strong. 💙

15/09/2025

✨🐴 It’s officially SHOW WEEK! 🐴✨
Our riders have been working hard, and we can’t wait to hit the arena! 💪💖

12/09/2025

Since we recently had the discussion post about slide stopping in ranch classes, we are sharing this post from the North Idaho Ranch Horse Association.

🧠 What do you think? Is this accurate?

“🌟 Ranch Horse Show Tip 🌟
Classic Reining Stop vs. Ranch Versatility Stop

🐴 Classic Reining Horse Stop (Sliding Stop)
✨ Purpose: Showcase finesse, athleticism & training.
➡️ Ex*****on:
--Horse runs at speed in a straight line.
--On the “whoa” cue, hind legs plant & slide while front legs keep moving.
--Slides often reach 20–30 feet in top runs.
--Judges reward length, smoothness, straightness & willingness.
🎯 Overall Look: Dramatic, polished, long & stylish slide.

🐴 Ranch Versatility Reining Stop
✨ Purpose: Practical, working-horse stop—built for function, not show.
➡️ Ex*****on:
--Horse runs with cadence & collection.
--Stops hard & square with hindquarters under.
--May slide slightly, but control & readiness to roll back matter most.
🎯 Overall Look: Practical, efficient, “ranchy,” ready for the next maneuver.”

Figure by North Idaho Ranch Horse Association

11/09/2025

May we always remember... #09/11/01

09/09/2025

A new rider has entered the arena…

Welcome to the show team, Jayci. 🔥

07/09/2025

Practice is almost over. It’s getting time to prove it in the arena. 🔥

07/09/2025

Locked in. Fired up. Ready for show season. 🔥 🔥

06/09/2025

✨ Tina ✨
Tina has been such a wonderful addition to our program, and we’re so excited that she’ll be joining our show fleet this fall! 🐴💖

But… we need your help! 🎉 We’ve been brainstorming show names for Tina and just can’t seem to land on one we all agree on.

A little about Tina:
💎 She’s a socially awkward diva (in the best way!)
🤍 Shy at first, but once she knows you, her big personality shines
🌸 Sweet, loving, and totally spoiled—she LOVES to be pampered! (She has Layne wrapped around her hoof, whatever she wants she gets lol) 👑

Drop your show name ideas for Tina in the comments! 👇 We can’t wait to hear what y’all come up with!

27/08/2025

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