Horseman’s Corner Radio

Ricky Quinn on Bridle Horses

I get questions all the time, "Ricky, in your opinion what does it take to make a bridal horse?" I just kind of shrug my shoulders now where I am in my life and I'm like I don't know the answer to that. I don't, I mean because if you go and you talk to my friend Buck about it, he's pretty sophisticated in what he's looking for to make that horse a bridal horse in the movements that he wants, right? And then if you go talk to somebody who is a trail rider, they may not need to do a honch is in on the trail and if you go back to Brannaman and say well what do you think about a honch is in on the trail? You'll just kind of say well that just means your horse knows more, right? He's more of a sophisticated trail horse. Some people don't really necessarily want to go that far. So just being a good, solid, gentle horse that understands his jobs. And around about way what I'm saying, I love my foundation and I believe every horse needs to understand where it's tying feet are and how to work them, where it's front feet are and how to work them. They all need to walk trout lope on a loose range. They need to come down through the transitions on that loose range end of the stop. I think they should understand things like ropes and tarts so that they can handle some pressure in the world and just have a really, really good, solid foundation.

Horse Trainer Ricky Quinn.

Working Through Extreme Weather

Land and livestock owners around the country are facing some really tough conditions right now. Extreme heat watch, blizzards, tornado watches and warnings, freeze warnings, cold weather advisories, wildfires in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma, dust storms in Texas, flooding in the Northeast, severe thunderstorms and hail. Every type of weather possible throughout the country right now. And speaking of those wildfires, there are several organizations that have come together to be the point of contact for fire relief. The official page for Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Relief is the Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief Page.

Speaking of that Sandhills Fire that has left families, ranchers and entire communities facing devastating losses and the road to recovery will be long. If you're able, please contact any local organizations providing relief. And in Nebraska that would include the Nebraska Sandhills Rancher Fire Relief.

In conjunction with the fund that is set up at the Oregon Trail Community Foundation in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, that one is also labeled the Sandhills Fire Relief Fund. And the United Way of Western Nebraska has announced that they can also get funds to individuals in need. There is an official Facebook page for that moral fire, the largest fire in Nebraska history. You can find it on our page pinned at the top. The Morrill Ffire, which started in Morrill County, Nebraska, has now burned over a half a million acres, is the largest fire in Nebraska history and could possibly break into the top 10 for largest fires in U.S. history.

Sorely - The Horse Never Ridden

More from Jeter Eisley on his book, The Walking Y...

The good guy is based on a grouch that I knew, a make him a rancher. And all the kids are based on, I was a school teacher for a while, all the kids are based on kids that I taught, change names and change the location in the year. But there are kids that I taught either in school or I taught at a boarding school for awhile. And you can have fun. The day to day villain in The Walking Why is a despicable SOB who abuses horses. The Senator is not going to get his hands dirty by using a gun or anything like that. He's much too elite for that. So he hires out the villain. So the day to day bad guy in here is any abuses of horses you said. And you see it in here. We got some for him too. Yeah, he doesn't make it too far in the next book. But you can have fun writing these. The opening scene is based on somebody is the third man sent to the hospital on the third Sunday in a row by the same horse. And that was inspired by the fact that on a ranch at the time called the company ranch, I was the third man on the third Sunday sent to the hospital by the same horse. And so finally, Cass comes off.

I said, who do I have?

He said, sorely.

Anybody rides sorely in that time span?

And he said, no....

Catch the rest of the story from Western author Jeter Isely on Horseman's Corner Extended Edition!

Ramzi Hughes on Mustangs

Here's our co-host David Woodruff with Anchor Brand Ranch's Ramzi Hughes on using Mustangs on the ranch.

What we do is kind of narrow my favorite breeds down to the American Quarter Horse and the regular old Mustangs. It's kind of a mixture of what we've got. Those Mustangs are tough and they go like crazy and the kids can break them and ride them and use them for ranch horses. But they are not the athlete that an American Quarter Horse is when it comes to the rodeo events and team rope and that we like to do in the arena. So everything's got its place and we like our American Quarter Horse for our team rope and our rodeo event. And then for some of the ranch work, these kids sure have fun and do good on some of them hard-footed Mustangs. And Mustangs don't really stand up against the Quarter Horses. Not when it comes to athletic ability, speed, slide and stop and they just don't. They might walk faster like out on the ranch. They walk faster and be a little more sure-footed in the rocks. But just to be honest and realistic and we've tested it out, they just are not the athlete in the arena. They don't have the start and go and stop speed. Each has its place.

That was Ramzi Hughes from Anchor Brand Ranch with our co-host David Woodruff.

Welcome New AQHA CEO

The AQHA Executive Committee put out the following statement:

Effective Friday, March 6, Karl Stressman is no longer employed by AQHA. Incoming CEO Dave Dellin has assumed all duties and responsibilities as chief executive officer.

We thank Karl for his years of service and wish him well.

Dave will continue working with the AQHA Executive Committee, AQHA staff, the AQHA Board of Directors and many others to move the organization forward and advance the priorities outlined in our Strategic Operating Plan.

Our relationships and partnerships are extremely important to AQHA. We greatly appreciate your support of the programs designed to better the lives of American Quarter Horses and the people who ride and love them.

You can have confidence that AQHA remains focused on serving our members, supporting the industry and ensuring a strong future for the American Quarter Horse. We appreciate your continued support and look forward to continuing our work together.

Thank you,

Jeff Tebow

AQHA President 

AQHA Executive Committee

Buck Brannaman on Ray Hunt

A classic interview! Listen in to this one with Buck Brannaman talking about how Ray Hunt influenced his career.

Sharon Camarillo on The Little Things

Horsewoman and trainer Sharon Camarillo on the little things.

When you're unsaddling your horse, that's the time to look for dry spots, rubbed hairs, soreness when you're brushing that horse's back off. I always like to use just a little alcohol and water or liniment on my horse's back as I brush off that sweat. And you know, you're a good sitting saddle with the right pad when you pull it off, should have an even sweat pattern. If you see white hair starting in an area up on that spine, it's pretty confident that it's a pressure point. When your horses quit working, when they're switching their tail, when they're grumpy, when their ears move, you need to listen to that horse. He's trying to tell you something and a lot of times you can fix it by just paying attention to quality of equipment. It's not how much you pay for it. It's really the fit. How it sits on that horse's back, the type of pad you're using. I said it earlier, I'm going to say it again. When you're around your horse, when you walk to the stall or the pasture to catch him, that's when you need to put your mind in the game.

California Horsewoman and trainer Sharon Camarillo.

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Sharon Camarillo with a Surprising Outcome

Let's join the conversation that the late Howard Hale had with Trainer Sharon Camarillo...

The best horse that I've ever took to the national finals, 7, this horse I bought from a cutting trainer, Leon Harold, when he was 3, he wasn't really broke. I got him broke. I was sending some cowboys on ranches to just put some miles on him. He's always a little volatile. My husband used to say if you ever get this one coming around he's going to be a good one but take a deep seat in the far away look. In the meantime, as a 5-year-old he's still trotting through the barrels and if you didn't cue him and show him he just trot on by. I thought, man, this is dumbest horse I've ever seen. I can't even sell him because he's not very smart. I had a horse that I was running. The horse got sick before we went to a big rodeo here in California, Salinas. So instead of turning out, I put this colt in and at that point the colt was 7. I always laugh when the horses are 3, 4, 5. I always say, well, you'll make a nice 7-year-old. This was a horse winning 7. I said he's going to make a nice 12-year-old.

That was California horsewoman and trainer, Sharon Camarillo.