Heather Grovet

Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently I heard from friends that someone offered them a free, registered, two-year-old Palomino mare. They turned down the offer – like many Alberta breeders, in makes more sense right now to cut down the number of horses rather than expand in such a soft market. And while a free horse sounds like a good […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes The best business ventures are usually those that come to you naturally, satisfying your own needs or particular calling. New Horizon Peruvians is no exception. “In 1988 I was searching for a comfortable horse that would look after my husband when he learned to ride,” explains Sherri Rosia of Cochrane, AB. “I didn’t realize how […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Originating from the cattle ranches of the American West, the sport of cutting tests a rider’s skill at separating a single cow from the herd emulating the working cowboy’s job to separate cattle for vaccinating, doctoring and shipping. Eventually competitions arose between the best cutting horses and riders in the area. In 1946 the National […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Little did American brothers Ray and Joe Yanez and Canadian cowboy Bill Schwindt know their idea about turning routine chores into a competition would turn into one of the most popular international western performance sports. The three came up with the idea, while discussing the challenges of separating cattle into pens for branding and doctoring. […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Working Cow Horse Classic, is a fast-paced event with roots dating back to the California vaqueros of the 1700s. The half wild cattle of the early west required a fast, well-trained horse, and the process of training a horse to this high level could take several years of steady work. Cowboys were rightfully proud […] Read more