The National Stock Horse Association’s (NSHA) “Pre-futurity” is quite an event! You’ve never been to a reined cow horse event until you’ve seen the World’s Richest Horseman. I watched from the “Skybar.” What a party! Great music, delicious food, fun people, and one amazing horse show. Congratulations to this year’s World’s Richest Horseman: Russell Dilday (seen here with Ollie and …
Tucker Robinson and Family
Another rising star, Tucker Robinson, is packing up to go home after a successful Pre-futurity for the Robinson family. Pictured here, also, is Tucker’s beautiful mom and grandmother. How adorable are they! Pictured here is Tucker’s latest ‘Congratulations’ ad highlighting his three big NRCHA Open and Limited Open championships–the latest of the three was the 2008 NRCHA Derby.
Sandy Collier and Tazs Precious Peppy
Congratulations Sandy Collier & Tazs Precious Peppy! Sandy Collier won the NRCHA Hackamore Classic this past weekend at Paso Robles on Tazs Precious Peppy…and what an amazing win it was. Sandy has a torn rotator cuff that she maintains with strengthening exercise; HOWEVER during this show it had flared up. Sandy secured her winning position after going down the fence …
The Walkers
Dawn Walker and her daughter Shelby are pictured here on a full brother to Smokums Prize: Just Right Smokum or “Tucker.” Dawn showed in the non-pro limited class and ended up 6th. Dawn Walker is the owner of Central Coast Boarding and Training. Her web site, created by Jayne Wayne Design, can be viewed at: www.horseboardingtraing.com.
Meet Marleen Deirkes
Meet Marleen Dierkes of Galloping Videos who sits at her desk working tirelessly at the NRCHA’s Hackamore Classic this past weekend in Paso Robles. She and her husband Tom provide the video service for the cow horse shows. It’s quite an undertaking as virtually all of the people showing stop by at least once or twice during the show to …
Jannae Nichols – Jannae Beauty Institute
Jannae Nichols and I began working together recently when she needed visibility for her new web site. The home page, while beautiful, was created in Flash. This put her site at an immediate deficit when it came to traffic and browser ranking. The optimization changes I made to her site less than a month ago is already making her phone …
TBE Cowboy Supply or Tom and Candi Block
Tom and Candi Block, pictured here in front of their booth at the Paso Robles AQHA Mother’s Day Circut show, sell quality custom-made saddles, tack, and apparel to virtually everyone horseback. Their equipment is a staple for the tack rooms of up-and-coming horse trainers everywhere. Tom has been selling his custom-made saddles since the 1980’s. Candi makes sure they’re stocked …
Tucker Robinson and Days Zanolena
Lesley and Matt Day (of Hooker Creek Ranch), owners of Days Zanolena and her sire Smart Zanolena, were thrilled to hear that Tucker Robinson had another great victory–this time at the Stallion Stakes. I was honored they asked me to create the ad for them which is to run in the Quarter Horse News, the Performance Horse, Cascade Horseman, and …
Stallion Stakes Fun & Results
Joanne and Jim Corollo, and Branden Stabler take a moment for a photo with Ollie! Joanne and Jim Corollo, Branden Stabler, and Debbie Sanguinetti taking a moment for a photo op with Ollie. Click Here to view the complete results for the NRCHA Stallion Stakes finals complete results.
The NRCHA Stallion Stakes 2008
The adventures of “Ollie the Border Collie” began in Nampa Idaho at the NRCHA Stallion Stakes. Here were some of the nice people who took a break from riding to smile for the camera with Ollie. Reined cow horse people are some of the nicest horse-show people out there–as witness by their willingness to take time to be silly. Smokey …