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From the ranch to a canvas

Cowan captures images from working ranch in paintings Evanston – Ranch life is a part of who Amanda Cowan is, and the inspiration provided the roots of her art career.

Since her youth, Cowan has been involved in the agriculture industry.

“I grew up on a farm and spent my time in the corrals drawing horses,” Cowan explains. “I was obsessed with horses. Drawing and riding was all I did in my spare time.”

From the beginning “On the farm, I would draw for hours,” Cowan continues. “I’ve always loved animals, and I love drawing them.”

Cowan attended Snow College and earned a degree in agriculture, but she says, “I snuck in a couple of art classes during my college years – just for fun.”

Following college, she moved to her current location 20 miles south of Evanston, where she lives with her husband and two dogs.

“We work the ranch alongside my husband’s brother and his wife,” Cowan continues.

Her art career has blossomed with her work on the ranch.

“Ranch life is my painting,” she comments. “Everything around me is the ranch. Whether it’s cows, horses, family or friends, my life is full of beauty and inspiration.”

“My love for animals hasn’t changed over the years,” Cowan adds. “I love animals, often more than people, and when people can gain an animal’s trust, it’s awesome to see. The relationship that exists between animals – specifically horses – and people shaped my world

Watching the herd – Amanda Cowan gets her inspiration from daily ranch activities. When working cattle with her husband, she snaps photos to provide a reference when she has time to paint in the studio. This watercolor painting is titled, “Counting Through the Gate.” Amanda Cowan watercolor On the cover: "Tina and Kate," Amanda Cowan watercolor

“I really love when I can capture a relationship between a horse and rider.”

– Amanda Cowan and my work.”

Capturing a relationship Painting provides an opportunity for Cowan to capture the relationships she sees in nature.

“I really enjoy when I hear people say they can ‘feel’ what is happening in a painting,” she says. “If I can get a feeling across to another person through my work, then I’ve really accomplished my goal.”

When given the choice, Cowan paints horses.

“But, I really love when I can capture a relationship between a horse and rider,” Cowan describes. “My favorite pieces are a few where I’ve painted my sister-in-law Tina and her horse Kate. They fit so perfectly together, and I love being able to capture their relationship.”

Painting Cowan utilizes both oils and watercolors, but she prefers working with watercolors.

“My painting process begins outside when we’re working,” she explains. “I take my camera along while we are moving cows or feeding behind the team of horses in the winter and capture the dusty,

sweaty and sometimes bitter cold moments of ranch life.”

She continues, “I take a million pictures as reference for my paintings later.”

Cowan laughs that sometimes, though, she is so busy working that she forgets to take photos for reference.

“Most of the things that could be seen as challenges on the ranch give me ideas and inspiration,” Cowan says.

While the summer months are busy with ranch work, Cowan says she makes time to get some painting in.

“During the winter, I’m busy with an endless amount of memories to paint from,” Cowan says.

When she gets the chance to work on a piece, Cowan starts with a sketch, reworking the lines until she’s satisfied with the product.

“Sometimes I have a piece that I’m totally into, and I can get it done in a few days,” she comments. “Other times, I have a piece that I like, but it takes me longer to get into ‘the zone’ where things flow easier.”

Finding Cowan Cowan’s artwork is primarily displayed on her website, amandacowanart.com.

“I also do a few shows, including the Heber Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Heber City, Utah. I can’t miss that show,” she says. “I also go to the National Cowboy Poetry Festival in Elko, Nev., too” She has success in exhibiting her paintings around the world.

In 2007, Cowan was honored as People’s Choice Award Winner at the Western Art Roundup in Winnemucca, Nev. “I’ve also been part of the San Dimas Art Show in San Dimas, Calif., the Phippen Art Show in Prescott, Ariz., the Cheyenne Frontier Days Western Art Show and the Red Bluff Art Show in Red Bluff, Calif., to name a few,” she says.

Cowan has also sold paintings to buyers in Australia, France, Korea, Canada and the U.S.

Recently, she illustrated two books for rancher and cowboy poet Pete Cornia.

Eyes on the future As she looks toward the future of her painting career, Cowan says she has too many plans and goals to list, but overall, “One goal is constant in my life. I always want to keep improving my work.”

Regardless of the amount of ranch work required, she will always continue to draw and paint in her spare time.

Cowan comments, “Painting the horses and the hard working men and women I work with – and the occasional wild critter – is my way of recognizing and showing gratitude for all the beautiful real life things I get to experience in my little corner of the world in Wyoming.”

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at saige@wylr.net.

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Angel Quarter Horses Breeder focuses on performance success Riverton – For Terry Angel of Angel Quarter Horses, one of the most rewarding parts of raising registered performance Quarter horses is seeing their clients do well with their horses.

“Seeing the foals and horses we’ve raised go on to be trained in performance-specific jobs and doing well is very rewarding,” he says. “We’ve got quite a few horses around Wyoming that people are using for team roping horses and other jobs, and it’s pretty neat to see.”

Angel and his wife Jackie own and operate Angel Quarter Horses near Riverton.

Starting out Angel Quarter Horses began approximately 20 years ago with the goal of raising high-quality registered Quarter horses, says Angel.

“The stallion we started with came from the Arapaho Ranch over in Thermopolis. He was a Beau Bonanza-bred horse,” he continues.

The couple first began breeding the stallion to mares they already owned, and then, they began to build up their broodmare herd with additional purchases.

“We had some good quality mares already, and we started to buy more good mares as we went,” comments Angel. “We kept breeding and buying mares every once in awhile.”

After an incident in 2009 that resulted in the death of their first stallion, Angel explains they continued the program with two new stallions they purchased the year prior.

“We continued breeding with those two stallions and bred them to some of the mares we had and some of the mares out of our old stud,” he notes.

Breeding operation Angel Quarter Horses’ goal is to produce top-quality perfor-

“We had some good quality mares already, and we just started to buy more good mares as we went.”

– Terry Angel mance horses, breeding six to 10 mares per year, says Angel.

“Mostly, we’re just focusing on performance horses – mainly rope horses, ranch horses and rodeo horses,” he says.

In the past, the business has utilized auctions and consignments for selling their horses, but Angel explains they now market primarily to private buyers through word of mouth.

“In the last few years, we’ve been doing more private treaty than anything else,” he comments.

While they primarily market to Wyomingites, Angel notes that Angel Quarter Horses has attracted buyers from as far away as Louisiana.

“We also have horses in Washington state and Montana,” comments Angel. “Mostly we sell in Wyoming, of course, but we’ve had horses go to quite a few different states.”

As they continue their operation in the future, the couple hopes to continue improving the quality of the horses they produce.

“We just want to focus on producing the highest quality we can and specifically on raising performance rope horses that are top notch,” he says. “We might not breed quite as many mares and focus on quality instead.”

Stallions Angel Quarter Horses finds it important to use a variety of

Family affair – Angel Quarter Horses focuses on performance in their breeding operation, but Terry Angel also notes that family is important.

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performance proven bloodlines.

Angel explains, while their first stallion came from Bonanza bloodlines, the couple is utilizing new bloodlines with two new stallions.

“One of our stallions is a son of Gallo Del Cielo, and he’s out of a daughter of Rosie O’Lama,” he says. “Our other stallion is out of a stallion called Nu Circle N Cash and the performance mare Sparkles Suzana, which is a half sister to Shining Spark.”

They have also combined the genetics from their original stallions with the new bloodlines.

“We’ve been breeding some of the Bonanza-bred mares to these studs and been getting some really nice colts,” comments Angel.

Other influences In addition to their outstanding sires, Angel explains their breeding program incorporates notable performance bloodlines in their mares.

“One of the mares that’s been a big influence on our breeding program goes back to Joe Queen and Joe Reed II,” he says.

“We have a lot of daughters out of her.”

From reputation breeder Hank Wiescamp’s program, Angel Quarter Horses also uses bloodlines that trace back to Scooter W. Doc Bar bloodlines also make an appearance in the breeding program for Angel Quarter Horses.

“Then, we’ve got one mare that’s a High Brow Henry mare,” he comments. “We’ve got some Colonel Freckles influence, too.”

Summarizing their breeding program, Angel says, “We’ve got some diverse, different bloodlines. It’s not all one bloodline, which is important.”

Emilee Gibb is editor of Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at emilee@wylr.net.

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From the foundation

Smith creates custom saddletrees for saddle makers across the country Greybull – It wasn’t until he needed a new saddle in college and realized that the cost was a bit out of his price range that Dusty Smith jumped into building saddles.

“I wanted a custom saddle but realized it was much too expensive,” he says. “I decided I would try to build one on my own.”

Smith had a leatherwork background that started in 4-H, so he jumped in with a set of Jeremiah Watt videos on saddle building.

“I built my first couple of saddles and decided I needed more education, so I sought out a master in the saddle making world, John Willemsma, and spent some time working with him,” Smith explains. “He helped me out a lot, and since then, I’ve visited a number of saddle makers to learn from them.”

As he continued building saddles and seeking a custom-fit option, he realized building a custom saddletree is the secret for the best fitting saddle.

Importance “The tree is the most important part of the saddle,” Smith comments. “It needs to fit the horse.”

He continues, “Everyone wants a comfortable saddle to sit in, but if it doesn’t fit the horse, then it’s not worth its weight. No matter what discipline the rider is pursuing – be it trail riding or working cattle – the saddle needs to be comfortable for the horse.”

Saddletrees must also be consistent, he emphasizes. Smith notes that many mass-produced saddletrees are inconsistent.

“The shaping is often off in one spot or another because the machines used aren’t perfect,” he explains. “They don’t take the time to make sure the tree is the same.”

Custom saddletrees are also preferred by saddle makers, often, says Smith, who notes that saddle patterns also fit more consistently on a custom tree.

Making the saddletree As he starts to make each saddletree, Smith begins with blocks of yellow poplar.

“Yellow poplar is a hard wood, but it’s fairly soft and strong,” he says. “The screws hold well, and nails grip the wood, so it doesn’t strip out.”

He begins building the bars of the tree using a band saw and sanders, then moves on to the crown, which is the surface of the bars.

“I take care to make sure it’s all the same,” he says of the crown. “Then, I shape the fork into the style that the customer wants.”

Many times, he builds Wade forks, but Smith has the ability to build over 30 different swells.

“I can do what anybody wants,” he continues. “After I get the forks shaped, I go on to the cantle. It is shaped using grinders, hand rasps and a band saw.”

After the wood base of the saddle is finalized, Smith covers the tree in rawhide, which is arguably the longest part of the process because of the required drying time.

“It takes five hours to finish the wood part of a tree, and then twoand-a-half hours to rawhide them,” he explains. “Then, I have to babysit them.”

After rawhide is stretched over the wood of the saddle, Smith pounds the stitches flat with a hammer twice daily for two weeks until the rawhide is dry.

“I want to make sure the rawhide doesn’t pull the wood,” Smith emphasizes. “It’s finicky, so I have to make sure they sit right.”

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“Everyone wants a comfortable saddle to sit in, but if it doesn’t fit the horse, then it ’s not worth its weight.” – Dusty Smith After the two-week drying period, the saddletrees are varnished and sent to the customer.

Smith makes between 100 and 150 saddletrees each year, and he takes about 10 to make saddles.

“I make a lot more trees than I do saddles,” he comments.

Jumping into business “This is the first year I’ve been making saddles and saddletrees full-time as Wyo Custom Saddles and Trees. I’m busier than I thought I would be, and I don’t have much free time,” Smith says.

However, he has been making saddletrees part-time while also holding down a ranch hand job for many years.

“There are only six saddletree makers in the West who sell to the public, so I decided this would be a good opportunity for me,” Smith comments. “There are quite a few saddle makers – or at least bunkhouse saddle makers who build one or two saddles in their life, but they all want the best materials they can find.”

As he continues developing his craft, Smith says he hopes to make his trees better and better.

In particular, Smith emphasizes that he uses a state-of-theart measurement system to create trees that fit horses.

“The biggest challenge I deal with is making sure I’m getting good measurements,” he says. “I use a fantastic system that’s very, very accurate.”

A recent study by Colorado State University found the measurement technique was 90 percent accurate, as compared to the 72 percent accuracy of other systems.

Emphasis on horses and family In starting his own business, Smith says he’s able to help make saddles that fit horses, which is important.

“In my mind, the horses my Dad grew up with are much different than the horses we have today,” he explains. “Fitting these horses is different, and the saddles should be different, too.”

As an example, he says that in the past, horses were used more frequently as an everyday tool, but today, they’re used often for recreation.

“Recreation horses aren’t in the same physical shape, so we have to fit saddles differently,” he says, adding that different breeds of horses used also need to be fit differently. “I know how to measure each horse to fit it properly with a saddle.”

At the same time, in working for himself, Smith is able to be creative and work with his hands.

“I like being in my shop, being alone and allowing myself to be creative,” Smith emphasizes. “I get a lot of fulfillment being able to build something.”

He also says he’s more available to his wife Mae. “I’m home now, and we can spend more time together, which is an added benefit,” Smith says.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at saige@wylr.net.

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A test of bravery, connection to culture Indian Relay Racing brings Upper Plains Tribes together in sporting event “More than 400 years ago, the horse was an integral part of Native American’s daily lives and aided in a tribe’s survival,” explains Nancy Harrison of the Professional Indian Horse Racing Association (PIHRA). “The animals were imperative for successful hunts and were crucial for victories in battle.”

As time passed, the importance of the horse-rider relationship has continued, passed down from generation to generation, through oral history and competition events.

“Today, Horse Nations intensely compete with each other throughout the summer in the sport of Indian Relay Racing,” Harrison continues.

Sporting events “Indian Relay Racing has a very long history,” Harrison says.

“Since there were no iPhones or video games 400 years ago, they had horse games.”

“The Horse Nations did a lot of competitions,” she continues, noting that they competed in events ranging from suicide races, which involved running down the highest hill as fast as they could, to relay races.

“Indian Relay appears to have developed independently in different tribes, leading to competitive relays between the nations and America’s first extreme sport,” Harrison notes. “Today, Horse Nations compete against each other, not in the spirit of warfare, but for the native pride and ‘bragging rights’ of individual Nations.”

“Indian Relay Racing provides intense excitement for both fans and competitors,” Harrison says. “It provides a feeling spectators can’t get from any other sport.”

“Relay racing is exciting, and it ’s really intense. There’s a lot to think about.” – Dustin Kruger Racing today Indian Relay Races pit members of the Horse Nations against each other in a display of both courage and horsemanship, and the event connects teams to historical and spiritual elements of their culture.

In each race, at least five teams compete at a time. Each team includes four people – three who are positioned at the edge of the track and one who rides.

“Wearing traditional regalia, six Native American warriors ride bareback around the track at breathtaking speeds,” Harrison explains.

“After each lap, riders leap from one galloping horse to another.”

“We have three horses – a starter, a middle horse and an anchor,” says Dustin Kruger, a member of the Silver Mountain relay team.

“The anchor horse has to have speed to win, but the first horse has to be really fast, too, to get the lead.”

The “mugger” waits to catch an incoming horse while the rider dismounts and leaps to the next horse.

“A good exchange is really important,” Kruger says. “Exchanges win or lose the race.”

Training to race Kruger started relay racing when he we 11 years old on the

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Crow Indian Reservation.

“My buddy talked me into riding relay for him, and I loved it,” he says. “After that, I kept going. I couldn’t get enough of the fast horses. It’s such an adrenaline rush.”

In 2012, Kruger’s team won the world event, and his friend won in 2013. Hard work throughout the year helped them reach the top.

“We don’t train at a track. I train in the hills,” Kruger explains.

“I want to build the horses’ leg muscles and increase their strength, but if we practice on a track, the horses can get a little too excited.”

By practicing off-track, he says the horses remain calmer dur-

Association The Professional Indian Horse Racing Association (PIHRA) was founded in 2013 by 17 teams to promote the sport of Indian Relay Racing, horsemanship and safety.

“PIHRA has developed a season-long championship series, culminating with the All-Nations Indian Relay Championships,” Nancy Harrison of PIHRA explains.

While only 17 teams were involved in founding the association, three years later, membership exceeds 50 teams. Only the top 30 qualify to compete at the All Nations event.

“The top 30 teams attend three days of qualifying rounds to determine the six teams that advance to the finals,” Harrison says. “Those not in the top six battle it out during the first, second and third consolation races, prior to the championship race on the final day of the event.”

ing the event, making exchanges easier.

“Relay racing is exciting, and it’s really intense,” he says.

“There’s a lot to think about. We have to worry about if someone’s coming up behind us, if we’re going to get run over and other things. It’s wicked.”

Kruger has been involved in Indian Relay Racing for 11 years and rides in 20 to 30 relays a year.

Fun and for the future Kruger notes that Indian Relay Racing is exciting, but it’s also important for youth and their culture.

“It’s intense and really fun,” he says, “but I’m also trying to teach our youth about Indian Relay Racing.”

“If they’re involved in something, kids stay out of trouble,” Kruger explains. “Indian Relay Racing keeps our young people busy and keeps them sober. They’re not doing crazy stuff. When we stay busy doing Indian Relay Racing, we don’t have time for other stuff.”

PIHRA says, “We dream of Indian Relay Racing developing as an industry to provide economic opportunity on the reservations of the Plains and elsewhere. We dream of these young Native American athletes becoming role models for their brothers and sisters – and for all Americans.”

Learn more about PIHRA and Indian Relays Racing at letsrelay.com.

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Stock Horse Association showcases working horses in the West “Ranch versatility gives a place for real, working ranch horses to showcase their talents,” says Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska Stock Horse Association (CoWN) Board Member Laura Edling.

Edling has been actively involved with CoWN since its creation in 2010.

Getting started According to Edling, ranch versatility originally started with the American Quarter Horse Association, which limited the horses that could compete to registered Quarter horses.

“There were several associations that started their own ranch versatility associations, with the purpose of showcasing a working ranch horse,” she says.

After working with an association called Stock Horse of Texas Association and traveling to Texas for shows, a group of ranch horse showmen from throughout Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska decided to start their own association.

“We started the association in Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska because that’s where we were. We wanted to start the association because we had a need to be able to showcase these kinds of horses,” states Edling, noting that the horses are not strictly reiners or cowhorses but fit into all of the disciplines.

Classes Edling explains that there are four general classes participants can compete in, including ranch pleasure, trail, reining and working ranch horse.

Ranch pleasure primarily judges the horse’s willingness to

“We’re really concerned with being user-friendly and not scaring people away. We want people to show their ranch horses at whatever level they’re at.” – Laura Edling listen, its ease of going and how the horse moves.

In addition to traditional obstacles, such as bridges and gates, ranch trail also includes obstacles that would be typically encountered on the range, such as dragging a log to simulate dragging a calf to the fire.

“Then, we have reining, which is guiding these horses through a typical pattern of doing small circles at a lope, large circles at a lope, spinning, stopping, sliding stops, reversing, all of those things, showcasing the willingness of the horse to perform the maneuvers and their ability to be guided in a calm manner,” she says.

Working ranch horse is the cattle portion of the contest, with maneuvers dependent on the division the horse and rider are competing in.

“For the novice division, the rider goes in and boxes a cow for a minute on one end of the arena,” comments Edling.

Working horses - The Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska Stock Horse Association focuses on the opportunity to showcase working horses through a variety of events, including traditional reining patterns. Emilee Gibb photo

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As riders progress to the non-pro and open divisions, they are required to box a cow, turn it on the fence and to either circle the cow or rope it.

User friendly “The nice thing about the way this association organizes classes is we really pay attention to graduating people and finding a place where riders feel comfortable and like they can show well,” says Edling.

A top priority for CoWN is to be welcoming and easy to navigate for all levels of participants.

“We’re really concerned about being user friendly and not scaring people away. We want people to show their ranch horses at whatever level they’re at,” she explains.

A unique feature of the association is they also host ranch horse clinics before each show.

“At every single show, we offer clinics, which allows people to come in, get a taste of ranch versatility and play with their horse under the guidance of professionals,” comments Edling.

She continues, “We want people to know, even if they’re not willing to go to the show level yet, they can try what we do at our clinics.”

Looking ahead A goal CoWN is currently working toward is providing opportunities for members to build the value of their horses

through points systems in the show circuit.

“Up until this last year, there was no nationally recognized affiliate that recognized the money and point earnings these horses were getting in our association, and that has now changed,” Edling explains. “That’s one of the things we’ve doing, and we’re really looking to go forward with.”

As they move forward, Edling notes the association is looking to increase both Wyoming and Nebraska participation.

“I think that what we do is prime for the horses and people in Wyoming,” Edling says.

She concludes, “We’re really trying to help spread the word about the association because we do cover a large area. We want shows outside of just Colorado, but that takes participation and people who want to help put those shows on, too.”

Emilee Gibb is editor of Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at emilee@wylr.net.

All levels, all abilities - Members of the Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska Stock Horse Association emphasize that they provide opportunities for all levels of riders, allowing people to build and improve their skills while also improving their horse’s ability. Emilee Gibb photo

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Ranch uses cutting edge technology in breeding program Glenrock – Located in Glenrock, Echo Mountain Ranch was purchased eight years ago by Bill and Gaye Farleigh, says Echo Mountain Ranch Office Manager Tom Swanson.

The couple purchased their first Gypsy Vanner horse approximately 1.5 years later.

“The Farleighs were in California when they saw Gypsy Vanner horses and fell in love with them,” Swanson explains. “Bill and Gaye decided they would like some on the ranch and started their breeding program.”

After acquiring frozen semen from the internationally renowned sire The Lion King, who passed away in 2008, the ranch started its reproductive program.

“It was thought that The Lion King’s semen had all been lost in a fire a Colorado State University (CSU) several years ago, but our ranch manager Donnie Dalen had a friend in Colorado who had some frozen vials,” he continues.

Specialized After semen from The Lion King was evaluated at CSU, it was determined to be immotile and unable to be used in a traditional artificial insemination program.

Instead, the ranch elected to use the advanced reproductive procedure Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) to most effectively use the limited number of spermatozoa.

“The only way to effectively use The Lion King’s semen at the time

Cutting edge – Echo Mountain Ranch utilizes equine Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in their Gypsy Vanner breeding program. As part of the program, recipient mares are used to carry the fertilized eggs. Courtesy photo

“There’s only one other Gypsy Vanner ranch in Wyoming. We were the first and only for awhile.” – Tom Swanson was to use the ICSI program at CSU, which is the injection of a single sperm into a single egg,” says Swanson, noting that the oocytes are currently collected from their mare Babydoll.

The process allows the reproductive technician to select the motile and morphologically good sperm, which is then inserted with a micropipette through the zona pellucida and deposited directly into the cytoplasm of the oocyte.

After the fertilized zygote is cultured to the appropriate size, it is transferred into a surrogate mare, he explains.

Operation “We have 18 Gypsy horses on the ranch right now, seven of which are one to two years old and are the result of our current breeding program,” says Swanson.

A large aspect of the ranch’s breeding program is the use of equine ICSI using semen from The Lion King.

“Babydoll is the most famous of our mares, and we send her to Fort

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Collins, Colo. for the ICSI program,” he continues.

Echo Mountain also uses genetics from other top sires, breeding them to Babydoll Delight, the daughter of Babydoll.

“We have bred her to highly acclaimed stallions from different parts of the United States, and we’ll do that again this year,” comments Swanson.

Looking ahead Once the foals reach three years of age, Swanson explains the ranch will begin seeking out suitable breeding matches.

“We’ll begin breeding those horses to high-value or well-known stallions and mares,” he says.

Colts born to the ranch will be raised and evaluated based on their conformation, quality and other important characteristics.

“Any colts we have now that grow into good stallions will be offered for stud,” continues Swanson.

As Echo Mountain Ranch looks toward the future, Swanson summarizes, “We hope to keep breeding and to continue make our breeding program better.”

Industry The Gypsy Vanner breed was created by the gypsies of Great Britain and Ireland following World War II with the goal of creating the perfect caravan horse.

Dennis and Cindy Thompson are attributed with first importing the horses to the U.S. and with aiding in the breed being officially recognized, explains Swanson.

“The breed was first brought to Florida by Dennis Thompson back in the 90s,” he says.

The majority of Gypsy Vanner horses in the U.S. are located on

the East Coast and in the Midwest, Texas and Oklahoma.

“There’s also a few in California and Arizona. There’s only one other Gypsy Vanner ranch in Wyoming. We were the first and only for awhile,” Swanson comments. “There’s a very small ranch in Montana and a few in Washington and Oregon, too.”

The large distance to and from other Gypsy Vanner breeders does provide some challenges to their operation, Swanson comments.

“One of our greatest challenges is the fact that Wyoming is a long way from other Gypsy Vanner ranches,” he says. “When we go to a Gypsy show, we have to travel a long way.”

Emilee Gibb is editor of Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at emilee@wylr.net.

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Tri-State Veterinary Clinic prioritizes education, practicality in business Cheyenne – Growing up as the first of seven children on his family’s ranch in northwestern Nebraska, Tri-State Veterinary Clinic Owner and Operator Jay Dee Fox decided it would be wise to pursue a career off of the ranch.

“It was obvious there wasn’t going to be any room on the ranch for me to continue ranching,” he says.

Fox’s interest in veterinary medicine was sparked from the veterinary work that his father did on the ranch.

“I just felt that would be a good profession to go into,” continues Fox. “I actually didn’t consider much of anything else.”

Fox explains that many factors influenced his decision to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.

“What appealed to me most was being able to help animals,” he notes.

Everyday In his practice, Fox primarily treats cattle and horses, but he also treats other livestock.

“We get an occasional sheep or pig into our office, and most of those are 4-H and FFA projects,” he says.

The typical day in his practice varies greatly depending on the time of year, says Fox. In the fall from September to November, Fox stays busy pregnancy checking, bangs vaccinating and conducting other cattle herd work.

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is done from December to March.

“We do quite a bit of equine dentistry in my clinic. I have a power float we use on horses to adjust their teeth appropriately,” comments Fox. The spring, from March to May, is dominated by calving season for Fox. “Calving season is hot and cold. I’m either running for an emergency or sitting around getting paperwork done and watching the phone during the calving season,” he explains.

Fox continues that the summer months are predominately filled with equine work, such as emergency care for lacerations and colic, as well as common summertime illnesses like respiratory disease.

Changing With the many rewards of practicing veterinary medicine, Fox admits the changing views of livestock over his long career pose challenges.

“The most challenging part of practicing veterinary medicine would be working with people who don’t have a realistic view of animals,” he says. “We’re three generations into the ‘Bambi’ mindset where people see animals that talk and have human emotions.”

He quickly asserts that animals have emotions and instincts given to them by nature.

“For example, Mother Nature has instilled instincts, like the animals’ knowledge of how to take their of their babies,” Fox comments.

“Love as we know it probably doesn’t exist for animals, but it would be replaced with another definition of love for the baby,” he continues. “Instinctive care is so much more present with animals than with people.”

The humanization of animals’ needs makes it a challenge to balance both what his clients want with what best suits their animals, says Fox. He notes that many who manage livestock hold a more realistic, as well as economical, view of caring for animals.

“Humans who manage livestock understand that, while the people who humanize those animals doesn’t have an appreciation for ranch life and Mother Nature,” Fox comments.

Philosophy According to Fox, his primary business philosophy is “lean and mean.”

Fox explains, “Basically, I don’t have a lot of employees.

I do a lot of the remedial work myself and am the responsible party,” noting that everything from scheduling appointments and cleaning to ensuring his truck is stocked is his responsibility.

He continues to elaborate on the mean aspect of his philosophy as having the mindset that he is not above any job that needs to be done in the practice.

Meeting his customers’ needs is another driving philosophy for Fox. “I try to be there for my customers. I try to educate them and give them reasons why I do what I do so they can understand better,” concludes Fox. “There are three generations I’ve served in some families as far as taking care of some of their animals.”

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Recreating history

Pollock builds authentic Concord stagecoach Casper – Since he was young, Bill Pollock has been drawn to stagecoaches.

“I’ve always been fascinated by stagecoaches, and several years ago, I told my wife Nancy I’d like to build a stagecoach,” Pollock says. “When I retired, that’s what I did.”

In 2011, Pollock retired from his nine-to-five job as a carpenter, and he jumped into pursuing his dream to build a stagecoach.

Starting from scratch In building the coach, Pollock crafted every piece – with the exception of the wheels and axles – from scratch.

“I got a set of plans from the Smithsonian for an Abbott and Downing 1860s stagecoach,” he explains. “I started with just a set of plans.”

He took the plans and broke them down, extracting the measurements to recreate his full-scale model.

Over the next five years, Pollock worked on the stagecoach when he had time.

“It took a lot of determination,” he says. “All the wood and iron I used was scrap.”

All of the iron used in the stagecoach was salvaged from a neighbor’s ranch.

“I beat on iron until I was blue in the face when I started,” Pollock comments. “At that point, all I had was a torch, so I’d heat the metal up and bend it.”

He continues, “I ended up building a forge, and after that, I built a steamer to help curve the wood.”

Authentic stagecoach – With five years of hard work behind him, Bill Pollock finished his 1860s stagecoach, which was built using plans he received from the Smithsonian. Today, he showcases the coach in parades around the 28 state. Saige Albert photo

“I did a lot of reading and research to make sure the stagecoach was right.”

– Bill Pollock The wood came from skids used to ship pipe.

“I salvaged the boards that I wanted from a trucking company in Casper, brought them home, cleaned them up and planed them down to the thickness that I needed,” he says.

The wagon is made from ash, oak and poplar.

“I started working on the reaches, which is the bottom part of the coach,” he says. “Then, I started on the headers and just kept working.”

When it came to building the sides and doors, Pollock says the wagon is curved in all directions, which was challenging to perfect.

“I built a table and a jig for the walls,” he explains. “The two walls are nearly identical.”

The wagon is held together using dado joints and mortises and secured with glue.

“There are no nails or screws,” he comments For the wheels and axles, Pollock sought out Hansen Wheel and Wagon out of Letcher, S.D. When complete, Pollock hand-painted the stagecoach and embellished it with a painting of a buffalo.

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“The completed coach is right at 1,800 pounds,” Pollock says. “My neighbor lets me store the coach in the buggy room of his arena.”

True to the time In building the stagecoach, it was really important for Pollock to be as period correct as possible.

“The wheels are bearing wheels, and when I did the research, I found that that was period correct,” he says, adding that the rubber on the wheels was also authentic. “From the 1870s to 1890s, the buggies in cities had rubber wheels to drive over cobblestone streets.”

“I did a lot of reading and research to make sure every aspect was right,” Pollock says. “I also purchased pieces like square nuts to make sure the stagecoach was right.”

Making modifications After the stagecoach was complete, Pollock notes he made a few changes to increase the safety and usability of the coach.

“When I first built it, I made the tongue solid. It went straight out from the wagon and hooked to the team,” Pollock says. “On the first ride, when we went through a barrow ditch, the tongue pulled the horses’ heads down, and when we came up, the tongue went up under their chin. It wasn’t safe.”

A friend and wagon builder advised Pollock it’s better to be safe than perfectly period correct.

“I agreed, so I put a hinge on the tongue, which worked a lot better,” Pollock says.

He also adjusted the height on the leather straps that hold the

body of the coach to reduce wear and tear on the straps.

Miniatures In addition to the full-size coach, Pollock has also built miniature wagons, including a sheep wagon, chuck wagon and hay wagon. Now, he's working on a miniature stagecoach.

“I built the sheep wagon at the same time I did the full-size coach,” he explains.

The sheep wagon received top honors at the Wyoming State Fair in the woodworking division.

His chuck wagon, which is about three feet long, is complete with wooden pots, pans, a coffee grinder and all the necessary accessories.

“For the full-size stagecoach, I also built a wooden cash box,” Pollock smiles. “I couldn’t have a stagecoach without a cash box.”

Moving forward As he looks to the future, Pollock has big goals.

He’s built other wagons over the last several years, including a people hauler, but Pollock hopes to build another full-size wagon next.

“I’d really like to build a mud wagon,” Pollock says, explaining that mud wagons were lighter and used in the mountains and places where the terrain was more challenging. “I acquired the plans at the same time I got the plans for my Concord coach. I hope to build a mud wagon soon.”

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at saige@wylr.net.

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Quality horse products Providing a quality cinch a passion for Lindsay Hyannis, Neb. – “Why is handmade work not cheap? Because it doesn’t come from China. It comes from passion,” says Krystal Lindsay.

These 16 words say a lot about Lindsay, who makes custom mohair cinches from her home outside of Hyannis, Neb. Getting her start Armed with a YouTube video and a creative streak, this cowgirl made her first mohair cinch just a few years ago. What she likes about these cinches is not only the quality she ensures in her work but their durability. The first ones she made are still holding strong.

Lindsay started making custom mohair cinches because she and her husband needed tack for their cowboy work.

“I started out doing it for fun, but as friends saw my work, my business has grown,” she says.

Her husband and mother have become her best salesmen.

“Most of my customers also keep their personal cinches that I have made on hand to show people,” she says.

Mohair The cinches are made from 100 percent-mohair, which comes from Angora goats.

“What I like about the mohair is it’s less abrasive on the horse,” she explains. “Mohair is actually hypoallergenic. It breathes better than most of the other materials a cinch can be made from.”

Mohair cinches typically don’t cause cinch sores or gall marks around the belly of the horse.

“Every once in a while, I may run into something, but that’s usually because the cinch doesn’t fit quite right, causing cinch sores,” she says.

“Generally, a mohair cinch fits the horse better, is softer and will move with the horse,” she says.

Mohair can be a hard product to find if a person doesn’t know where to look. Lindsay knows of one company in the U.S. that sells their mohair near wholesale and a couple of companies that sell mohair in smaller amounts.

“I purchase mohair from a lady in New York, who custom dyes it for me,” she says. “I can typically get mohair in any color a customer may want.”

Lindsay makes western and Australian cinches.

“The Australian cinches are more like an English cinch,” she says. “It has two buckles and is a lot narrower. My family rides Aussie saddles, so I had to learn how to make this type of cinch for them.”

Custom products Although most of the cinches are custom made, Lindsay keeps a few on hand for customers who need cinches right away.

She can make a basic cinch in about six to eight hours, but as the design gets more complicated, it takes longer to make.

For custom orders, Lindsay asks customers to pick out a design, the colors and whether they want brass or stainless steel hardware.

“If they want a buckle that is different from what I normally use, they need to let me know before I start making it. Typically, I use a round, three-inch, double bar buckle because it lays flatter on the horse,” she explains.

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“Mohair is actually hypoallergenic.

It breathes better than most any other material a cinch can be made from.”

– Krystal Lindsay favorite because each one is so unique. My favorite cinches are western cinches that are 21 strands and five inches wide.”

Some designs can get too complicated, however.

“I don’t really like doing the diamonds, so I try other interesting designs to make them look different,” she continues. “I made one cinch with a little diamond in the middle and two bigger diamonds connecting to the little one.”

Giving back Lindsay also donates cinches to raise money for causes she

Weaving process – While basic cinches only take six to eight hours to craft, Krystal Lindsay often gets custom orders for cinches with more intricate designs. She enjoys building cinches with brands or other designs, but they take much longer. Gayle Smith photo Wyoming Livestock Roundup

deems worthwhile.

Last Christmas, she completed a custom-made mohair cinch for a cause close to her heart. The breast cancer cinch was a whitebodied cinch with a pink ribbon on it.

“This cinch was complicated to make because of the curve of the ribbon, but it turned out really nice,” she says.

Lindsay raffled off the cinch to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

She also designs a cinch each year to donate to the Wyoming Wild Ride Ranch Rodeo in Gillette, and this summer, she will design one for the women’s ranch rodeo in Hyannis.

Looking back Of the cinches she has created, Lindsay says it is pretty hard for her to select a favorite, but she once made a cinch with an evergreen body, with Robin’s egg blue and ocean blue accents.

The cinch had triangles on the ends and stripes in the middle with stainless steel hardware. The finished project was amazing, she says.

Eventually, Lindsay would like to make mohair breast collars and is just waiting for an order.

“Breast collars are very time-consuming,” she explains. “I

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Lindsay can be contacted through her Facebook page, Cowboy Custom Cinches, or by phone at 307-690-2636.

Gayle Smith is a correspondent for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Teeth provide indicator for health issues The horse was an offspring of one of the most famous speed sires in the United States, yet it ended up as a 4-H project for a beginning barrel racer in Nebraska. It failed on the racetrack. It failed as a barrel horse.

In fact, the horse that started out worth thousands of dollars and held so much promise was sold to a 4-H member for a few hundred dollars.

It was during a routine check floating its teeth that Cory Heath, a veterinarian, noticed something peculiar in the horse’s mouth.

“There was a wolf tooth fragment in there,” Heath says. “It probably happened when the wolf teeth were knocked out when the horse was gelded. I pulled it out, and that same horse became the one to beat in barrel racing in Nebraska for many years. The horse that was virtually worthless became a gold mine.”

Heath is a licensed veterinarian and a graduate of the American School of Equine Dentistry in Virginia.

For the last eight years, she has made a career of floating teeth and performing equine dental services for at least 100 horses a month. Heath is licensed in Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, Minnesota, Iowa and Texas and travels to clients in those states.

Focus on dentistry “After being a large animal veterinarian for 15 years, I was tired of working with emergencies, and horse teeth are rarely an emergency,” Heath explains.

“Equine dentistry gives me a chance to do scheduled work,” she continues. “The other thing I noticed is, not enough people know what is really going on in a horse’s mouth.”

“When I was in vet school, I asked one of my professors to show

me how to float teeth. He went through several drawers and finally found a single rasp, rattled it around in the horse’s mouth a little bit and told me that’s how to float teeth,” she says. “I felt sure there was more to it than that, so I investigated a little more. About the time I was tired of doing emergencies, I spent a month going to an equine dentistry program. There has been a lot of continuing education since then.”

Equine teeth Many people don’t realize that, unlike most animals, horse’s teeth continue to grow throughout their life. In fact, their teeth come in at three millimeters a year, both top and bottom, most of the time.

“If our horses are not eating coarse enough feed or things are not lining up so their teeth wear away at the same rate they are coming in, we end up with extra teeth that continue growing until they get into the jaw. The teeth can wear away the jaw, and when the horse is out of teeth, it will die,” she explains.

Heath outlines the importance of regular checkups, especially for horses between three and four years old, before training starts.

“Three- and four-year-olds are shedding their teeth,” she explains.

“They definitely need dental checkups to pull off any caps on baby teeth but also to make sure the teeth are the same height.”

“Floating at three or four will make things normal at seven,” Heath adds. “Most malocclusions that kill horses at 15 started at three or four.”

Starting horses Heath also notes that teeth are important to consider when starting and training horses.

“Most people start colts with a snaffle bit, and because it bends in

Mechanics of teeth

Inside the horse’s mouth – Equine Veterinarian and Dentistry Expert Cory Heath explains it is important to check for alignment of a horse’s teeth to ensure proper wear. When teeth do not align correctly, they develop hooks and points, which cause pain for horses. Gayle Smith photo 36

Equine Veterinarian and Dentistry Expert Cory Heath explains how a horse’s teeth work and how important it is for them to touch, so the horse can eat correctly.

“There are three incisors in each quadrant used by horses to pick grass,” she says. “If the grass is soft, if they eat a lot of grain or if the grass or dirt has low silicon, horses need dental work because their cheek teeth won’t touch each other.”

“It is important for the incisors to line up when the horse is grazing,” she continues. “We need to check the horse in that position to see if the teeth line up. But, remember the incisors will change how they meet by the position of the head.”

The incisors also need to line-up correctly when the horse is being ridden.

“The angles of the teeth change with the position of the head. The incisors need to move freely for lateral movement,” she says.

The cheek teeth, which are located from the halter noseband to the eye, serve as the grinding surface for the horse.

“If the horse doesn’t have something to grind against, the teeth will continue to grow, and the horse will develop hooks in his teeth,” she explains.

“The problem with hooks is they prevent a horse from moving its jaw back and forth.”

“If we want collection, a horse with hooks won’t be able to because they can’t move one jaw past the other,” she explains. “It hurts them, and they will eventually try to buck the rider off.”

“Sometimes, problems can be way in the back of the mouth,” Heath continues.

She recalls a horse she worked with that could only collect on the right side. After examining the horse, she found it had a large hook in the back of its mouth, preventing the jaw from moving freely.

“When a horse has points and hooks, the teeth can cut the tongue and cheeks causing ulcerations,” she explains.

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the middle, we get metals contact against the tooth with only the lip in between,” Heath explain. “If teeth are sharp, every time we pick up the reins is difficult for the horse because it’s in pain.”

Everything needs to be kept straight and balanced.

“Horse’s teeth will slow down their growth at about 15, so to make a horse last longer, we need to make sure everything is straight, level and normal by the time it is 15,” she comments.

“If we want our horse to last until it’s 30, don’t wait until it’s 18 to float its teeth for the first time,” she adds. “It is important to have dental care when our horses are young while their teeth are still growing, so everything can be fixed.”

Checkups As Heath talks about the importance of dental check-ups for horses, she emphasizes that not all performance issues are the result of problems in the mouth.

“The purpose of a bit is to allow us to communicate with our horses,” she explains. “If the bit is not working, we need to find out why.”

Heath says she frequently gets calls from girls who have been away at college four years, and when they come back and ride their horse for the first time, it bucks them off.

“It is because the teeth haven’t been wearing down while they were gone, so hooks develop,” she explains. “When they ask their horse to collect, it stabs the horse in the soft palette, so it responds by bucking them off.”

Heath continues, “The horse that was in shape, in tune and fun to ride four years ago is now a disaster and needs dental care.”

Dental procedures In addition to floating, Heath can extract teeth – especially molars, because of their three-inch roots. She can also do root canals and fix broken teeth.

“If a horse has a broken tooth, it can be painful. Every time

they breathe, the horse will experience pain because they have an exposed pulp cavity,” she says. “If I can fill that pulp cavity, not only are they no longer in pain, it may save the tooth, so it can continue to erupt. If a horse’s tooth dies, the opposing tooth has nothing to wear it down, so it can create permanent dental issues.”

“There is nothing magical about equine dentistry,” Heath says.

“I’ve seen lameness disappear, and horses that could never take a left lead on cue now can after their dental issues have been addressed.”

“When I balance their mouth, it balances the neck, the shoulder and the back,” she explains. “I have seen horses with chronic back pain, and after I fixed their teeth, the chiropractic adjustments work.”

“Good dental care doesn’t just affect a horse’s mouth. It affects the balance and the whole body,” she states.

Gayle Smith is a correspondent for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Horse Warriors™ strives to improve lives of youth Jackson – Horse Warriors™ originated in 1998 after Priscilla Marden saw a demand for programs that allowed youth to interact with nature and engage in creativity.

“I’ve always been involved in teaching, and kids and horses are my two strengths,” says Marden, who serves as executive director of the organization. “At the time, I saw a lot of teenagers who didn’t fit inside a box.”

Simultaneously, Marden had a friend who had acquired 12 horses and also lost her job.

At the time, more juvenile programs were pairing troubled youth with horses as a therapy program.

“We started a discussion group where we did art, drew in journals and talked about their lives,” Marden explains. “Some of the kids from the group wanted to spend time with the horses.”

The young people started out brushing and petting the horses, but soon, they progressed to riding.

“We started as four middle school kids and two high school kids gathering to talk and be creative together,” she says. “It’s grown expansively.”

Varied programs Since their start nearly 20 years ago, Horse Warriors™ has expanded to cater to a wider variety of clients.

“We are a leadership and empowerment program for youth and

families,” Marden explains.

As a member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH), Horse Warriors™ utilizes equineassisted activities and therapy for mental health and education.

“Our primary focus is education and lifestyle,” Marden says. “We focus on teaching people to create and maintain healthy relationships.”

She explains that Horse Warriors™ involves families to improve communication skills and peer relationships.

Multiple levels Horse Warriors™ starts with the Power Ponies™ course – a sequential skill-building program where children attend with an accompanying parent or adult caregiver.

“We have kids ages 6 to 11 in those groups,” Marden says. “We start by teaching children, and then we bring their parents in and ask the kids to teach their parents.”

The strategy flips the family dynamic, allowing children to learn to communicate with their parents and vice versa.

“The kids teach their parents what they have learned about horsemanship,” she continues. “We teach them to work together to solve problems.”

After the first year, students advance to the Mighty Mustangs™ program, which allows them to continue the learning progress.

“After they’ve done Power Ponies™, they move up to Mighty Mustangs™,” Marden explains. “We had so many parents who wanted to continue that we created Mighty Mustangs™, so we could serve more families in the entry-level courses.”

At the same time, Marden notes they only accept four families per session, meaning that space is limited.

Power Ponies™ and Mighty Mustangs™ are eight-week programs, where participants meet two hours per week. Two sections of each are held during the summer months.

Horse Warriors™ Finally, the Horse Warriors™ program is designed for youth ages 12 to 18.

“Horse Warriors™ is a year-round program,” Marden says. “They ride all summer, and the students stay involved with us throughout the winter.”

During the school year, students participate in monthly retreats at Diamondfly Ranch in Thayne to keep in touch with their riding group peers.

“We offer free tutoring for our Horse Warriors™ students, as long

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In addition to youth programs, Horse Warriors™ also has several adult programs, including Cancer Kickers™, Spirit Horse, professional equine therapy trainings and more.

“Cancer Kickers™ came about through our women’s programs,” Horse Warriors™ Executive Director Priscilla Marden says. “We had a lot of feedback that our program was very empowering after cancer treatment.”

She adds that the program allows cancer survivors to saddle and ride, giving them the chance to feel strong after their illness.

“We also do a separate section for caregivers to work with families and allow the whole family to participate,” she says. “We want to give families the chance to come together and have fun.”

Marden adds that each spring, Horse Warriors™ also brings in additional equine professionals to conduct training on different types of equine therapies.

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as they’re applying themselves in school,” Marden adds. “We keep the riding groups small, with only four or five kids per group, so no one is invisible. During the winter retreats, all groups meet together at the ranch.”

Additionally, the program includes a strong arts component, and each day, participants spend time drawing, writing and journaling.

Then, they talk about the things that come up in their lives.

“We share after we spend time drawing or writing,” Marden explains. “No one is required to share, but we often find that they do.

These kids may not be the very best of friends, but the groups are always fairly intimate. We have really good discussions that are kid-driven and adult supervised.”

Therapy component “Often, our students are from difficult family situations, so lots of different things can come up,” Marden continues. “My background is in education, so I also have a professional therapist who is on staff.”

Marden is also a Certified Equine Interaction Professional, so she is able to observe interactions and help youth and families understand how and why horses interact with them.

“If things come up that are deep family issues and a therapist is needed, we do have one on staff to help,” she explains. “I can ask questions, however, to help young people and their families work through life skills development.”

For example, Marden explains horses can feel any disconnect or discord between people, and as a result, they will often disconnect by walking or turning away.

“The horse doesn’t need to know what the situation is, but they will pick up on discomfort,” she says. “I can ask why the child thinks that happens.”

She continues, “The therapist and I do a dance together. If it’s a horse issue, I will handle it, but if it’s a psychological issue, our therapist will handle it.”

Mentorship In addition to their individual work, the Horse Warriors™ riders also team up with Power Ponies™ and Mighty Mustangs™ participants in a mentorship program.

“The younger students are mentored by older kids,” Marden says.

“Our kids are such good teachers. Most of them have been through the parenting programs, and they are an essential part of our teaching staff.”

The Horse Warriors™ students meet for seven hours each week during their eight-week summer course, and Marden says they spend approximately 250 contact hours together throughout each year.

Impact Each year, Horse Warriors™ sees between 75 and 100 children and adults through their programming.

“We don’t see as many people as some other programs,” Marden says, “but we don’t go an inch deep and a mile wide into issues, either.

We invest a lot of time in our families, and often, they’re a part of our program for seven to 10 years.”

She notes that Horse Warriors™ focuses on quality opportunities for students and adults alike to grow and be empowered.

“These students love their horses,” Marden comments. “They talk to the horses and tell them secrets on the trail. For many students, Horse Warriors™ is the best thing they’ve ever done. It changes their lives.”

Learn more about Horse Warriors™ at horsewarriors.com.

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup.

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The rewards of leatherwork

Riverton leather worker builds, repairs custom saddles Riverton – Of all of his different projects in leatherworking, custom leatherworker Grant Shippen notes that building saddles is both the most rewarding and most challenging part.

“Saddle repair and most of the leatherwork is fairly easy after building a saddle because I know how they’re put together,” comments Shippen.

He continues, “Building a saddle is the most challenging. They’re all different. People always want something a little bit different, so I never get bored building saddles.”

Ag background “I’ve worked on ranches all my life. I was raised on a ranch. Then when I got out of college, I worked on surrounding ranches until about 1984,” says Shippen, explaining that he attended Casper College and the University of Wyoming, where he received his degree in Animal Science.

Along with two of his brothers, Shippen began piecing together land parcels in Riverton until they had acquired 220 acres.

“Starting in about 2000, I was able to stay home full-time and work on the ranch and my saddles,” continues Shippen.

While not busy with leatherwork, Shippen and his brothers raise Angus cattle and sharecrop land with neighbors.

“They plant malt barley, alfalfa hay and corn. We use up some of the corn silage to feed the cowherd,” he says.

In addition to ranching full-time in Riverton, Shippen owns and operates his own custom leather and saddle making business.

Getting started While his leatherwork career started in high school, Shippen first began building saddles 14 years ago after acquiring a set of Stohlman books on the subject.

“I had always wanted to build a saddle, but I never could figure out how to get started,” he says.

Shippen continues, “I was in the Double J Boot Shop in Riverton, and I saw those Stohlman books. I bought them, deciding I could follow the books step-by-step and figure out how to build a saddle.”

Once he purchased leather and a saddletree, Shippen began going through the series step-by-step.

“I built my first saddle for myself, and I’m still riding it,” he explains.

After advertising for custom saddle work and repair, Shippen was contacted by saddle maker Ralph Shuman about an opportunity to do piece-work.

“I started doing piece-work for him, sewing billets. I made fork covers and different parts for him. He’d send me a package of parts, and then I’d work on them and send them back,” continues Shippen.

Gradually, Shippen began building custom saddles for others as he expanded his business.

“I started out building for my friends, and then I gradually branched out a little,” he notes.

Guidance According to Shippen, the opportunity to watch saddle maker Cary Schwartz build a saddle helped to refine his saddle making technique and was a top moment in his career.

“I saw an advertisement that the Cowboy Artist Association offered a $500 scholarship to go and watch a master saddlemaker make a saddle,” he comments. “I applied, and I got the $500 to go to Salmon, Idaho and watch Cary Schwartz build a saddle.”

Shippen continues, “It took him about a week to build a plain saddle. I went up and watched his process. He let us photograph step-bystep as he built it.”

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Shippen also learned valuable lessons from fellow Wyoming saddle maker Steve Mecum.

“He’s a good saddle maker and helped me a lot. Watching him helped me get started,” he says.

Building business In addition to making saddles, Shippen also stays busy with saddle repair and other leatherworking.

“I’ve done some rawhide braiding, making hackamores and riatas. Sometimes I’ll tool a billfold or a belt. I also build a few pairs of chaps every year and some headstalls and breast collars, as well,” he says.

In the future, Shippen hopes to continue growing his saddle making business.

“The main thing I’d like to do is spend a little more time building saddles and not as much time ranching,” he concludes. “I’d also like to get a bigger saddle shop built, so I have more room to work.”

Emilee Gibb is editor of Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at emilee@wylr.net.

Reward – For Riverton saddle maker Grant Shippen, building saddles is both the most challenging and rewarding part of his leatherwork business.

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Bridging the divide

Ellsworth delves into human-horse relationships Gillette – When a friend and fellow rancher approached Chris Ellsworth to help out with trail rides on a guest ranch’s mountain permit, Ellsworth knew he couldn’t pass up the opportunity.

“I was a ranch hand, and my friend asked if I would help take guests up on a trail ride,” Ellsworth says. “He asked if I would talk about horses and horsemanship before we took off.”

He continues, “I had always been shy, but I found out that I loved talking about horses.”

His first day on the job went well, and Ellsworth has been bridging the gap between horses and humans ever since.

From guests to clinics Shortly after he started taking guests on trail rides, Ellsworth was asked to teach a clinic.

“I’ve stuck with it ever since,” he comments.

Ellsworth, who came to Wyoming for college after living across the West as a child, has been in the state for the majority of his adult life.

“After going to college in Sheridan, I started working at ranches,” he explains.

He worked on cattle ranches in Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota for nearly 30 years before he was faced with a decision.

“Being a ranch hand is a great career, but I had to choose between that and working with horses,” Ellsworth says. “It was no contest for me. I love working with horses.”

“While on ranches, I met and worked with some of the greatest horsemen people have never heard of,” he explains.

“Their innate grasp of what to do and when to do it inspires me to this day.”

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“The thing about a horse is, he tells us what we need to know about our own life.” – Chris Ellsworth Today, he spends the spring, summer and fall on the road, from April to October, teaching clinics across the country.

Ellsworth concentrates on the relationship between horses and their owners to improve the dynamic and increase the effectiveness of the relationship using the motto, “Get close to your horse and never stop getting closer.”

Inside the mind of a horse Ellsworth bases his work on understanding the world around him, especially horses, situations, cattle and the relationship between them.

“The thing about a horse is, he tells us what we need to know about our own life,” Ellsworth explains, “and the horse is honest with us.”

Horses provide insight into the daily lives of their humans, he continues.

“If we’re willing to see the world the way our horse sees it, he’s got some good advice for us,” he comments.

Through years of practice, Ellsworth says he’s able to discern the relationship a person has with their horse.

He says, “Oftentimes we blame our horse for not seeing things the way we do, but if we can make small changes in our demeanor, how we move or what we do to let our horse know what’s coming, it’ll often turn things around for the relationship.”

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Starting a clinic When he begins working with clients, Ellsworth says they start with groundwork.

“We don’t get on the horse until everyone’s ready,” he explains. “What we do on the ground translates directly to what we do in the saddle.”

Within a very short amount of time on the ground, Ellsworth says he is often able to pinpoint challenges people experience while riding.

“I try to teach people how to use observation to objectively see what’s happening with their horse,” Ellsworth explains. “I tell people why is much more important than how. Once we figure out why something isn’t working, fixing the problem is simple.”

“People who come to my clinics should expect me to point out little things that make a big difference in how they work with their horse,” he explains.

The future As Ellsworth looks forward, he says he hopes to keep traveling and working with people and their horses as long as possible.

“When I start seeing one layer to the relationship between horses and their riders, there’s always another,” he says.

“There’s no limit to what we can do.”

Ellsworth adds, “It’s important for me to work with the humans, as well as the horses. There’s a lot of good in both horses and people, and we can work to improve the relationship.”

The biggest challenge for Ellsworth is when people are unwilling to open their minds and see more.

“People who come to my clinic have to realize we have to change what we do to get better,” Ellsworth explains. “There

can be resistance. My challenge is to present the horse in such a way that their owner wants to see more.”

“I can’t twist anybody’s arm into seeing more with their horse, but when people realize how much their horse has to offer, they want to see more,” he continues.

Seeing transformation between horses and their owners is his greatest joy, says Ellsworth.

“It’s very fulfilling for people to open up and see what our horses are trying to show us,” he says. “They’re worthy creatures with a lot to offer.”

“The more time I spend around horses, the more I know there are things I haven’t seen,” Ellsworth comments. “There’s always more to a horse, and I want to learn more.”

Saige Albert is managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at saige@wylr.net.

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Schedule full of equine events at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds Thermopolis – For over 80 years, the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds has been hosting agricultural events in the community of Thermopolis.

“The fairgrounds were built in the early 1930s,” says Hot Springs County Fairgrounds Secretary Valerie Mead. “They also built the rock wall around the grounds at that time through a work program, since it was built on state land.”

Now, the fairgrounds teem with activity throughout the year, holding a reputation for excellent equine facilities.

“We have an indoor barn, an outdoor arena, about 100 horse stalls and lots of parking,” she explains.

In addition to the grounds themselves, the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds also boasts a scenic location that attracts many events.

“Our facility is most sought out due to the location and some of the things our town offers, such as the mineral hot pools, golf, eating establishments and the fairgrounds itself,” comments Mead.

Economy With events booked every weekend throughout the winter and spring months, the fairgrounds draws a significant amount of business to Thermopolis, says retired Hot Springs County Fairgrounds Grounds Manager Martin Bader.

“I did some figuring here a few years ago, and the revenue brought into Thermopolis is in the thousands of dollars when we look at motels, cafés and the filling stations to fill those pickups with fuel,” he comments.

One season when there was a high school rodeo and seven other events, Bader estimated the total amount of money spent over that time period.

“The total hit around $100,000 by the time attendees paid their motel rooms, food, gas and everything else,” continues Bader.

He notes, while many tourists visit Thermopolis in the summer months, the winter months are typically slower for tourism.

“The events at the fairgrounds bring the city a lot of money in the wintertime when we don’t have any money coming from regular tourists,” he says.

Contests The equine facilities at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds provide opportunities for both local community members and individuals throughout the state.

“Every weeknight during the winter months, our facilities are booked for practice and roping events with local people,” says Mead.

The first weekend of the month begins with team roping and team branding.

She continues, “We have ranch sorting the second weekend of the month, starting in October and going through March.”

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Events - The Hot Springs County Fairgrounds maintains a full schedule, with 54 a range of activities at the facility. Courtesy photo

the month from October to March, while Cowboy State Stock Horse Show is the fourth weekend of each month from November to March.

Both large and small rodeo events find their home at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, with team roping, team branding and barrel racing events hosted throughout the year.

“We host the Wrangler Championship Team Roping. They are usually scheduled every year,” she says. “We also have a Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) rodeo every June for two days.”

Other rodeo events include the Kick ‘Em Up Cans Barrel Racing, the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association Rodeo and the Lions Ranch Rodeo.

Local youth programs and horse clubs utilize the facilities for events such as the Central Wyoming Performance Horse Club Show.

“Last year was the first for the Gymkhana Series, which is horse games and fun for the very young on up to older youth,” explains Mead.

Other events In addition to the excitement and thrills of competitions, the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds is also used for educational opportunities.

“At the end of August, we have the Weaver Working Cow Clinic and Roping Clinic, which is a five-day event,” says Mead.

She continues, “Every year in June is a Connie Combs Barrel Racing Clinic that takes place for three days.”

The facilities are also ideal for numerous other equine-related activities including showcases, auctions and sales.

“Every third Saturday of May and every second Saturday of September each year is the WYO Quarter Horse Sale,” she explains. “This draws people from all over the country.”

Changing Recently, the fairgrounds transitioned to a new management, says Mead.

“The new grounds manager is Cahill Nettles,” she explains. “Martin Bader retired in April 2017 after working here and building up these events for 28 years.”

Mead notes that, after years of building a reputation as an excellent equine facility, in combination with other opportunities available in Thermopolis, the schedule for the fairgrounds stays full.

“The grounds are scheduled pretty tight, and many people love coming to Thermopolis,” continues Mead.

As such, one of the long-term goals for the fairgrounds is to expand the facilities.

“A goal one fair board member has in mind is to eventually add another indoor barn,” she concludes. “That would give us more room to book many more events.”

Emilee Gibb is editor of Wyoming Livestock Roundup and can be reached at emilee@wylr.net.

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