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Van Norman and friends Production Sale 2022
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For the twenty-sixth year, the Van Norman & Friends Production Sale will be held at the Elko County Fairgrounds in Elko, Nevada, on September 16-17 2022. The sale offers something for everyone, with a...
Check out the May 4 episode of The Converse Cowboy podcast, featuring our auctioneer, the legendary Steve Friskup. Youโll be glad you did!
Here's a sneak peek of our 2022 poster, designed by JE Productions Graphic Design, and featuring a beautiful photo by Nicole Poyo. Just a ranch horse doing his job...
Quite a few of the old timers would say that a foalโs dam is more important than the sire. Hereโs a great look at the importance of maternal lines.![]()
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In The Blood: The Science of the Tail-Female Line - Quarter Horse News
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The tail-female line of mares is the foundation of a horse's pedigree, and recent winning cutting horses illustrate this point.
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From The Archives: Poco Bueno - Quarter Horse News
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Poco Bueno was an extremely athletic cutting horse who went on to become one of the cornerstone sires in the sport.
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Buttons on rawhide bridle reins are a thing of beauty to most horsemen. Yet, the buttons are put there for a purpose. When I first began working rawhide years ago, I questioned the origin of the buttons and found they went back to early California history and the Vaqueros. The buttons were designed to add some weight to the chains and balance them. The swinging of the chains and the weighted reins caused a slight movement of the bit. The action of the bit was sufficient to stimulate the saliva flow in the horse's mouth. This, in conjunction with the copper roller on the bit port, would insure a wet mouth in the horse. A wet mouth causes a horse to be more responsive to the bit. The idea probably originated with the vaqueros who felt that a horse with a dry mouth would not make a good bridle horse.![]()
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There was also a preservation factor involved in the use of buttons on rawhide reins. Abrasion from rubbing on the neck of the horse, coupled with sweat from the horse's neck, will tend to wear and rot the rawhide or leather. The buttons take most of this abuse and save wear on the reins. When a button becomes damaged or worn, it is easily replaced.![]()
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The buttons on the romal also have a purpose. They afford the weight that is necessary when the romal is used as a quirt. When not in use, the buttons give the romal sufficient weight to hand down the side of the horse.![]()
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A lot of work goes into the making of a good pair of Spanish-type bridle reins. Because of this, the California Vaquero never led his horse with the bridle reins; instead, the Vaquero used his bosal rope or a tie rope fastened around the horseโs neck.