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The horse world revolves around trends...I guess maybe the whole world does as well, but I only pay attention to the horse world. For instance; bits, bloodlines, bronc stompers...if you aren't using the right name brand, riding the right name brand, or getting those youngsters started by the right name brand, you are somehow less worthy.

These are all good habits I adopted after I spent years doing it wrong...I learn best by trial and error. Mostly error. So I thought I'd put it out there and maybe save somebody a little time and mistakes made. It's just a bit of common common sense advice I wish someone had given me when I was younger.

The world of selling horses has become insane. In fact, the entire equine business on all levels has changed in ways that leave me (almost) speechless. I am trying to keep up. Trying hard. In some ways, anyway. In other ways, I will always be what I've always been; an admirer of good horses, and when you admire and seek to own good horses, you have to sell some to buy some. Pretty simple.

Women take a lot of flak for being soft on a horse. Kissing and pampering, treat giving and cooing, it all comes under the dismissive term 'woman broke.' The other day I was at a roping, and I had entered on the heel end for the first time on my grey horse, Hombre.

Things haven't been going my way in the team roping pen lately and I've been feeling the frustration. After all, at 54 I only have so much time to become a champion so the stars have got to start lining up! () Somebody suggested I go breakaway roping. They're like, "You're catchy as heck, just go rope them calves, then it's just you and your horse."

He's natural in his actions, and like stallions, he's war-torn to his core... Restless in his movements, living up to horsemen's lore. His station in the scheme of things, is to feed and fight and baby make. And win respect not freely given for the herd's safety's sake.