Jacob Christenson competes at the Road to the Horse Collegiate Colt Starting Challenge held on July 23rd and 24th. In addition to participating in the colt starting challenge, students and spectators enjoyed educational clinics from Wade Black and Ken McNabb. Road to the Horse judges Jeff Williams, Ken McNabb and Wade Black scored the teams in different categories that tested the students’ standards of horsemanship while gentling the colt selected by their respective team. The University of Montana Western selected the winning bay colt named Playguns Little Cash, sired by Playgun Will Travel and out of Miss Cut N Cash. Notably, the University of Montana Western, comprised of team members Katie Ross, James Ramirez and Jacob Christenson and coached by Eric Hoffmann, the Director of Horsemanship and Head Horsemanship Instructor at the Montana Center for Horsemanship and the University of Montana Western, claimed the top spot, earning $15,000 in scholarship money. Teams competed for $30,000 in scholarships as well as for additional prizes provided by YETI, Platinum Performance, Espana Silk Grooming Products, Show FresH2O™, Western Legacy, Impact Gel Saddle Pads, Gist Silversmiths, and the Mustang Heritage Foundation. “To watch these talented collegiate teams, navigate their way through this challenge was truly an honor, their talent and conduct were a testament to the colleges they represent.” “There is no better way to create a legacy, than to invest in the future,” states Morris Equine Group President, Tina Battock. Teams from the University of Montana Western, Casper College and Utah Valley University each started a colt from the Diamond-McNabb Ranch Horse Remuda in a close competition that came down to the final obstacle course. If they are achieving a better relationship with their horse, challenge yourself to see if you can use their methods to achieve the same or better result.From left to right: Eric Hoffmann, Jacob Christenson, Katie Ross, and James Ramirez. When some-one uses terminology that you don’t agree with or uses a different training method to one you would normally use, have a look to see what they are in the process of achieving. ![]() Once you have the basics on confidence, balance and control then think about the ways there are to continue to improve your ability and your relationship with your horse.Īlthough there are many variations even within the English language of how to ride, handle and care for horses and countless variations when you consider other languages spoken, there is one thing that doesn’t change amongst real horse people though… “the fundamental desire to improve the quality of the relationship between human ad horse”. If you are confused about halters and head-collars, coronets and coronary bands as well as competition rules in different equine disciplines then think about the many instructions that are given when learning to ride. Talk to horse people from different areas or different countries and they will always have different meanings for the same or similar words or the same meaning for different words. What do you do when horse books contradict each other? Yet the stride in horse terms is a single coordinated movement of all four legs. Is that right? In human terms a step is putting one foot in front of the other and a stride is a longer decisive step. ![]() You read a little more and find that a horse has steps in the walk and trot and strides in the canter and gallop. So you consult your trusty horse book only to find that horses have… wait a sec, the other trusty horse book said there were four natural paces of the horse and now this one has included stepping backwards. Great, now you know the four natural gaits of the horse, or are they called paces? Just when you thought that horses could walk, run and gallop you learned that when horses ran it was called trot and somewhere in there was canter. Do you remember how complicated it was learning about horse steps, strides, paces and gaits?
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