I have not rode for several years and I am now back riding again , I have learned the leg ques as the horse I purchased neck reins and also works off of leg ques, I rode barrel and lots of timed events when I was younger that was about 15 years ago and reining when I was younger, but I can't shake all of the fear when I first get on each time , we do not have a closed arena , so riding is not always possible every day seems like I get alot of confidence and then not able to ride for a week or so and I have to start again building up my confidence again , when I was a kid I rode with no fear and now I worry about everything , is the saddle on right is it tight enough , is she gonna spoke at the other end of the arena sometimes she sees Booger like your horse in the video ,etc , do you have a video to help me build up my confidence, I love the horse I bought she is an own Daughter of Zack T wood and she is a beautiful Buckskin horse and she has great bloodline on the bottom side , Doc Tari and more , she was trained cutting but was engendered as a 4 year old and rested for several years and then the owners decided she to good to take a chance of getting hurt so they let her be a great brood mare , she has already produced a money winner colt in cutting and the other 2 are only 2 and 3 and in training, this mare is 11 and I know that cutting horse are a little jumping and she is very alert at everything but I ride her pretty good , can you sell me a video on how to de- spook her and build my confidence too, I dont think I want to show this mare although I had a friend ride her to see if she new what to do with a calf and it was beautiful to watch I was amazed at the quickness she has I know she turns well and will spin like a top ,stops well and is very quick , any way can you help me , she is my second horse ,I sold the other horse , he almost bucked me off and he was a dead head ,so I bought one a little more trained !

Just a couple questions/ comments about this article and the videos with it. I was wondering if you typically ride your horse's in training on a lunge line and if you have any saftey tips that goes along with. I have had a little experience riding on a lunge line while training colts and had a pretty good turn out just wondering if you always practice this or if it was just for the video.

Here it is. Buy a horse that has a Dam and Sire that has a proven track record in the event you want to show in. Multiple event horses are very few and far between. Horse like Smart Chick OLena and Smart Little Lena, Smart Whiskey Doc do not come along very often. But there are things you can do to help. Its called spend the money…..

And another mistake is someone who breeds a good stud to a very poor mare thinking the stud will compensate for the lack of good conformation in the mare. Sorry folks. Your wasting your money.

A good brood mare with a proven show record is hard to find or very expensive, Why? Because all the other breeders who have established themselves already have them or will pay the big bucks to have then in they're herd. These people know horses and a good mare gets sold fast.

So, word from the wise. I have spent the big bucks and lost out on horses that I have made purchase mistakes on. Do your home work, Buy at a Futurity sale or at a breeders sale. Call the AQHA , NRHA, NCHA or NRCHA and get the record on the Dam and the Sires performance record what you want to buy.
And then pray some jerk trainer doesn't take rock grinders and sours you horse or pushes the horse so bad it becomes resentful and mean. Buy insurance. Be prepared to have some huge vet bills. Not to mention the supplements, rehab therapy , chiropractor. Farrier, 12 TO 18 thousand for training and the cost associated with Shows, hauling, trainers show fees, cattle fees ect. The list goes on and on.
Thanks,
Tom