Going Nine-Oh: Meet Barrel Racer Megan White and “Walter”
As you watch him blaze across the arena and lock eyes on the first barrel, you could easily get the wrong impression about Walter. But pro barrel racer Megan White insists that “fire-breathing dragon...
View ArticleRock ‘n Reining
The blood is thudding in your ears and the stands are packed under the bright lights of the arena as you prepare to take center stage. And you know everyone is here to see a good show. No, this isn’t...
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Four Legs and Six Shooters: Mounted Shooting
It all seemed so innocent at first. A dozen balloons tied to traffic cones scattered about the arena like an inviting carnival game. Suddenly, a gorgeous paint horse emerges from the gate carrying a...
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Schleese Just Made the World’s First Sexist Western Saddle
This one’s for the ladies! And only the ladies. Scheese Saddlery has introduced the world’s first Western saddle designed specifically for women. The Devin, the premier Western Trail/Pleasure Saddle in...
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Quebec’s Wild Rodeo Rides
A Quarter Horse leaps into the rodeo arena, nostrils flared, ears at attention. At the opposite end, a wrangler-clad cowboy pumps himself up, rubbing his hands together and bouncing on his toes....
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Not Just John Wayne Chasing Cows
The cool thing about equestrian sports is that if you love horses, you have a ton of choices—there’s truly a discipline to suit every personality. And more often than not, most of us sample any number...
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Nothing Makes Me Miss Colorado Quite Like the National Western Stock Show
I have lived in the Great Lakes region of the United States for five years now. I traded my Colorado clay-covered cowboy boots for the paddock variety. The wind blowing down from Wyoming is now the...
View ArticleBarrel Racer Amberley Snyder, 10 Years Later…
Horse Network does not publish press releases as a rule. But occasionally one comes across our editorial desk that has a story so poignant it seems a crying shame not to share. This is one of those...
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Life on the PRCA Circuit, According to Tevin Cameron and Treyson Antonick
“I’m walkin’ away with all that they ownThen you’re lyin’, hurtin’ hearin’ someone sayingGive him a hand that’s all that cowboy is taking home.”—Merle Haggard, “Life of a Rodeo Cowboy” The bull was...
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George Strait is Pure Country
A few weeks ago, a friend and I went to Austin, Texas for the weekend so we could go to the Austin City Limits (ACL) music festival. We were excited about both the music and the cowboys. Another...
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