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Changing Leads

There is always a lot of learning and talk about “getting on the right lead,” to direct your horse with your body language. It is the unspoken way to tell a horse which direction to go. I ...

DATE: Jun 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Remembering the best horse I never had

This Memorial Day weekend, I thought I’d take a moment to remember Mamacita “Mama,” the best horse I never had. Death is hard. It’s final. Oftentimes it is unexpected, unfair and uninvited. ...

DATE: May 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

What’s your beef with branding?

As Mother Nature marks the much-anticipated arrival of spring with warmer, longer days, it too marks the time for ranchers to come together to participate in the annual rite of passage known...

DATE: Apr 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

If you’re lucky enough to have a horse, you’re lucky enough

In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I would take a moment to ruminate on just how lucky I am. It’s been said, “If you’re lucky enough to have a horse, you’re lucky enough.” You’re pro...

DATE: Mar 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

A love letter to the American West

Forget chocolate candies and flowers that fade. My heart belongs to the Great American West, to its history, folklore and unhurried, yet wild ways. From grandpas to outlaws, I come from a l...

DATE: Feb 18, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Letting go of the Saddle Horn

Welcome back some old values into 2024

DATE: Jan 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Santa Claus just may be a cowboy

Here on Christmas Eve, I write this column for all of the little cowpokes out there who have been good all year, awaiting the magic of Santa Claus. Nothing says Christmas like jingle bell-c...

DATE: Dec 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

A thousand miles from nowhere

Anyone who knows me knows that I have an uncanny knack for meeting colorful characters in my life, usually at the most serendipitous of times. From old prospectors and Explorers to shamans a...

DATE: Nov 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Riding lessons

What riding a horse can teach you about the world around you

DATE: Oct 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Celebrating Durango’s Western heritage

Fall is upon us. Change hangs in the air and leaves begin to blow confetti of yellow and orange across the landscape. It is a time I find myself reflecting on the transformations; big and sm...

DATE: Sep 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Little Adventures: Fishing ‘for kids’ not ‘with kids’

Anyone who tells you they don’t go fishing to catch fish is either a liar, a bad fisherman or a parent. Unfortunately for my fishing addiction, I am the latter of the three. When...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Little Adventures with Goose and Huckleberry: Still like a rock

It’s been a few years since I have written my column. Some things have changed: Goose has a 2-year-old little brother and adventure partner in crime – I shall call him Huckleberry. And I nee...

DATE: Jun 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Outdoors