Horseman’s Corner Radio

The Horseman's Corner is an original production of Howard Hale Broadcasting, on the air since 1994 with over 7,000 episodes with people involved in the world of horses. I'm Howard's son, Brian, and we welcome you to The Horseman's Corner. The Horseman's Corner is brought to you by Mantz Creek Horses of Douglas, Wyoming.   On today's program, Craig Carr from Colorado. So Craig, when do you start yo...

You bring those babies in, you ween them off their mom. First thing we do is toss a little rope around their neck, their foot, but just toss them that rope on there, start and roll the hind quarters in the beginning and allow them all the horses to learn how to come off of the feel to understand that that rope can touch them and it's not the end of the world and just start that mind kind of coming...

On the program today, bitmaker Tom Balding is gonna walk us through how to make a good snaffle bit.    "Well, you start with some quality material."   "When I had my welding shop in California, I did a lot. I was certified and did a lot of welding on aircraft parts and did a lot of fabricating of government aircraft parts and actually a lot of race car and motorcycles. I bought a lot of my materia...

Texas Horseman and clinician Craig Cameron is our guest today on an archived interview with the late Howard Hale.   You do a lot of clinics, Craig. See a lot of different people, and what are some of the things that they're doing with the bits that you think need to be maybe changed?   "I think they're trying to take that old shortcut there, you're going to try to get a bigger bit to try to make i...

Bill Oliver celebrated a birthday yesterday, and he has been a frequent guest on the Horseman's Corner Radio program sharing over 45 years of experience on horsemanship, education, covering the psychology and natural language of horses. Let's listen into an interview that Howard Hale did with them years ago, but still applies today.   Howard asked Bill what kind of bits he prefers.   "As far as bi...

Listen in for a few different perspectives on the old Snaffle Bit.

Good morning everybody, this is Van Hargis with Van Hargis Horsemanship and welcome to the Ranch Road. "For years I've earned a reputation of getting horses to be good stoppers at a fairly young age and people have always asked, well how do you get those little young horses to stop so big? And number one, I don't really work on it in particular, I just work on the basic fundamentals. Number one, I...

It's time to check in with Van Hargis and Van Hargis Horsemanship in Victoria, Texas. Van has a program called The Ranch Road. Here's an example.   "Would you consider yourself a good risk manager? I think about that every time that I work with a horse at any level. I don't care if I'm just tying one up to the hitching rail or if I'm putting one on the horse walker, if I'm about to step up in the...

The Horseman's Corner is brought to you by Mantz Creek Horses. That's M-A-N-T-Z Creek Horses . com.   More from that conversation with New Mexico custom cinch maker Tray Pelster.   Well, the custom cinch work that you're doing, is it unique? "I will say I've been to quite a few trade shows in my life.  I have not seen very many if at all custom cinch booths just that are strictly custom cinches, c...

Many farmers and ranchers, especially their wives, have second jobs or businesses that they run from their ranch. One such individual is Tray Pelster, a New Mexico horsewoman and entrepreneur who is creating customized cinches for your horse. Let's rejoin that conversation and learn more about Tray Pelster and Wild Cayuse Cinches.   It must be difficult to keep that balance of top quality with com...

Tray Pelster began training horses at an early age. Learn more about the New Mexico horsewoman who also operates her own business from the ranch! LISTEN IN!  

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Calf-Roper Tim Malm has big dreams. His goal is to once again compete horseback in the arena in the sport he grew up loving and excelling at.   Here is Tim's Story from his website at www.stronger413.com Hi! I am Tim Malm! "Welcome to my website. I was a 3x qualifier to the National High School Finals Rodeo and the 2009 National High School Reserve Champion Calf Roper. I suffered a Traumatic Brain...

Warren Thompson from Colorado has been training horses and mules for years and has a stellar reputation. I was just looking on our website and it looks like Warren has several really good-looking mules and horses for sale currently. Visit those listings on horsemanscorner.com . Just click on sale horses.   Meanwhile, let's check in with Warren and find out what he does different when it comes to g...

We have Tray Pelster on again today, New Mexico Horsewoman and Businesswoman with the Wild Cayuse Cinches business. Tell us what ranching life is like, what's the experience like there?   It's a wonderful experience. Every day I learn something new and I'm starting to build more things that aren't just cinches, cinches and breast collars and the different varieties and cinches and breast collars a...

I recently asked New Mexico Horsewoman Tray Pelster what it takes to be a trainer.   I think a horse trainer is a horse trainer. You have to be, it's like a runner, people who run for fun. They're like, oh, you gotta be special. It's gotta be chasing you if you want me to run. It's the same concept to be a horse trainer and do it for the public and really enjoy doing it or just stay in the busines...

Today we talk to Tray Pelster again, this time about her Wild Cayuse Cinches business. Tell us more.   "I started this cinch making business with my mom probably seven years ago. I knew at some point I would be pregnant and having kids and that was my ultimate goal with my husband was to start a family and get to do this with a family. So I wanted to have a little bit of extra income and like a ba...

New Mexico Horsewoman and trainer Tray Pelster on how she likes to start horses.   "I like to do a lot of ground work so I don't have to deal with as much crap on top of them. I have the time to spend with them when I was training horses under people. You have 30 days so you spend across the board from a lot of my trainers on average about a week, week and a half in the round pin and then you just...

Meet Tray Pelster, Ranch Wife and Businesswoman from New Mexico Tray Pelster grew up deeply involved in the world of horses and ranching, particularly influenced by her father, who was a reputable horse trainer, and her grandfather who raised Appaloosas and competed at a national level in various disciplines like rain cow horse and cutting. Tray began her training under challenging conditions ofte...

For the listening publics we're talking to Brandi Iverson. I met Brandi at the Montana Cowboy Poetry gathering in Lewiston, Montana. You were a vendor. Tell us what you're doing there.   Yeah, so I sell wild rags, which are cowboy neckerchiefs. I bought the business about three and a half years ago to be able to stay home with my three kids more often on the ranch. I was previously a teacher in ou...

Some great advice from Alturist, California horseman, Buck Brannaman...

Now let's get to today's interview with aaster horseman and clinician from Texas, Mr. Van Hargis. On our last program, Van covered what he prefers in a bit. Now we ask him the question about saddles. So Van, what do you look for in a saddle? Is it fit or is it comfort for the horse? What is it?   Yes sir, what I'm looking for in a saddle of course, you hit the nail right on the head and I want to...

Master Horseman and clinician from Texas, Mr. Van Hargis. What kind of bit do you like to use, Van? "Well, to me, I'm looking for something that's going to be extremely simple. I start all of my coats off. The first rides are usually with a halter and a lead rope and then I'll graduate to what I call a glorified loping hackamore, which is just a real simple one step above a halter. But the first b...

Now here's a special treat, the late Howard Hale with an interview with Van Hargis. This is from an interview that I did with Van a couple of years ago. One of the things and one of the people that he talked about was Jack Brainaerd. Gosh Jack Brainerd is an interesting horseman, isn't he? He's probably in his 90s van but really an interesting individual. "One of my little dreams come true. I had...