Horses and Training for the Rodeo

Back to the farm...I think Trooper is the bigger ham...look at his head's tilt...must keep up appearances.

The cowboy and his horse.

700 x 464,   128.7 k364 x 550,   51.2 k
700 x 464,   81.0 k700 x 464,   73.9 k
Charlie and Alizar practicing for barrel racing364 x 550,   66.4 k364 x 550,   46.7 k
Beautiful Gladiolas planted at the farm.700 x 464,   111.3 k
Frank's rodeo organization sponsors trail rides the first Sunday of each month.700 x 464,   89.8 k700 x 464,   127.0 k700 x 464,   145.3 k
In early August Frank got a new digital camera, a Nikon D100.700 x 464,   68.1 k
Frank's first use of his new camera was at the rodeo training school that Asgra offered in nearby York Springs, Pennslyvania.700 x 465,   136.4 k700 x 465,   87.9 k
The steers are hearded to the other end of the arena700 x 465,   133.6 k700 x 465,   123.3 k
Mike Lentz, our rodeo director, does his own kind of herding.700 x 465,   116.4 k
Chute dogging, sometimes known as steer wrestling.700 x 465,   116.2 k700 x 465,   131.2 k
Another go.700 x 465,   107.0 k700 x 465,   116.5 k
And another first timer gets experience700 x 465,   129.9 k
Jason explains the proper posture to ride a steer..365 x 550,   110.0 k
Now Jason gives us a demonstation.

The right way to land, if you get thrown.

700 x 465,   116.5 k700 x 465,   112.9 k
It takes a tough lady to ride a steer.700 x 465,   115.2 k700 x 465,   114.0 k

Back at the farm, Sam just wants to sleep on this warm afternoon.700 x 465,   122.7 k
One day, Frank pointed Sam at the new arena and we were all suprised when Sam took off and ran the barrels in perfect pattern.

None of us had any idea he had done barrels before, but it became obvious that he must have been a good barrel horse in his day.

700 x 465,   129.1 k700 x 465,   124.6 k700 x 465,   114.7 k
700 x 465,   128.2 k700 x 465,   137.5 k700 x 465,   137.1 k
In the farm's front garden, we find some Black Eyed Susans.700 x 465,   108.2 k700 x 465,   108.5 k365 x 550,   63.4 k
On our next trip to the farm we stopped in Markam and picked apples for the horses.700 x 465,   126.6 k700 x 465,   113.8 k