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Diamond-McNabb Ranch Horse Sale Returns For Its 12th Year

May 11, 2020
From Ken McNabb Horsemanship and Diamond Land & Livestock comes the 12th year of Diamond-McNabb Ranch Horse Sale, to be held June 6, 2020 in Douglas, Wyoming. According to Diamond-McNabb Ranch Horses, the sale’s goal is “to offer quality horses for everyone, from the experienced ranch hand to the recreational trail rider.” Douglas’ Powderhorn Ranch...

Wise Words From Reata Brannaman

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May 4, 2020
Wise words from cowgirl Reata Brannaman go a long way. Reata grew up on her family ranch raising and training horses. In high school, she bought her own stallion and began raising her own line of ranch horses; it was this big step that launched her into the world of marketing and selling ranch horses to...

Every Clinician At Art Of The Cowgirl

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January 17, 2020
Art of the Cowgirl is almost a week away, and we’re getting too excited about the clinicians this year. Art of the Cowgirl’s 2020 clinicians include colt starters, master horsewomen, trick riders, cutters, cowdog workers, and more. These clinicians are more than well-versed in their craft, and can’t wait to show you what they’ve got...

Road To The Horse

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March 15, 2019
For the first time in the history of the event, two past Road to the Horse Champions will go head to head in a battle for the 2019 World Championship of Colt Starting title. Road to the Horse 2016 World Champion and NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion Nick Dowers will challenge international showjumping sensation and...

Vicki Wilson Gets Ready To Defend Her Road To The Horse Title

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March 20, 2018
Vicki Wilson, the 2017 Road to the Horse Champion, is gearing up for one of the most exciting years in the history of the competition. The trainers competing against one another are all past winners of Road to the Horse. The competition will be fierce! Vicki touched down in the United States last week, and...

American Cowgirl: Reata Brannaman

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October 30, 2017
In April of 2013, a Montana State University newspaper ran an article addressing an unusual situation, contested by some, in which a student had applied for a teaching job at the university.  Reata Brannaman, if hired, would be teaching her peers in a year-long, for-credit class while still attending the university as a full-time undergraduate...

Inspiration: In The Spirit Of Horses

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August 30, 2017
For women like Vicki Wilson, anything is possible on the back of a horse, including winning the annual colt-starting competition, Road to the Horse, with a dislocated shoulder.  In Road to the Horse, all contestants have three hours to break untamed horses and train them to run a complex obstacle course.  Vicki cut out a...
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COWGIRL Empowered: Bryce Albright - Executive Director, National Dude Ranchers’ Association

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