Simplifying the Western Post
…you shouldn’t ever post in a Western saddle. People over 50 who learned to ride as kids rarely saw Western riders post. Their saddles were rigged so riders often sat…
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Western Dressage Becomes USEF Discipline for 2014
…1, 2013, western dressage will have its own chapter in the USEF Rule Book, for the 2014 competition season. In addition, The Western Dressage Association of America (WDAA) has been…
Western Saddle Art
The western saddle is one of the great executions of form and function merging into a third greater thing — art. Its design is built around use, lightness, durability and…
Wrangler Offers NFR Fans the Chance to “Race to the Rodeo”
…Cowboys Association (PRCA), this week launched the Second Annual “Race to the Rodeo” SweepstakesSM, an exciting, immediate-action-required consumer promotion on the the Wrangler Western Facebook page. To enter, rodeo, western…
Women Agree: Riding Jeans Need “Stretch” In Them
…of our Western riders preferred deep pockets and front zippers and belt loops big enough to accommodate a wide, western belt. Most felt mid-rise jeans that were cut lower in…
Western Horse Show Fashion Clinic 1: Introduction
This introduction begins a series designed to help you create a winning wardrobe for western show events. We’ll evaluate the main elements head-to-toe that make up your western show wardrobe,…
Western Wear Pioneer and Icon Jack A. Weil Dies at Age 107
Jack A. Weil, founder of Rockmount Ranch Wear (www.rockmount.com/) and the original snap button western shirt, died on Wednesday, August 13 in his Denver home. “Papa Jack’s” imprint on cowboy…
First Natural Horsemanship 4-Year Degree Offered
Dillon, Mont., March 23, 2005 — The Montana Board of Regents of Higher Education formally approved the University of Montana-Western (UM-Western) proposal to award a bachelor of science in natural…
How to put a Western Saddle on a Horse
Produced by the Certified Horsemanship Assocation, this short video will show you how to put a western saddle on a horse. It covers everything you need to know from how…
Photo Gallery: TCU Western Varsity Equestrian Team
Check out Horse & Rider’s fun slide show of the Texas Christian University Western varsity equestrian team at practice and at the 2008 Varsity Equestrian National Championship….