Throwback Thursday: Show Results Via the Old Rope and Pulley
September 25, 2014 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Show Results Via the Old Rope and Pulley
“When I started, we didn’t even have a radio,” Geesaman says. “We used hand signals in the middle of the ring. We used one [finger], two [fingers], and three [fingers] for walk, trot, and lope.”
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday- Back in the Day With Mike Carter
May 22, 2014 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday- Back in the Day With Mike Carter
“That was in western pleasure. We didn’t do a lot of grooming back then! That was before banded manes. Banded manes aren’t very old, you know, when you’re as old as me anyway.”
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: The Petty Family and Leckey Quarter Horses
April 24, 2014 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: The Petty Family and Leckey Quarter Horses
“I very much remember that day, more so for what happened afterwards. She had misplaced her belt buckle, but she was sure someone had stolen it. It turned out it was just stuffed down into a bag, but it was the big drama of the day!”
Continue reading …My “First” ___ in the Horse Industry
March 11, 2014 Comments Off on My “First” ___ in the Horse Industry
“1956 was the year. I was hooked after that day. 58 years later, I still feel the excitement”
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Retro Toys,The Daddy Saddle
March 6, 2014 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Retro Toys,The Daddy Saddle
The Daddy Saddle promised to provide hours of enjoyment for both father and child (as long as daddy’s knees and back didn’t give out first.)
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Vintage Pro Stepps Campaign
February 20, 2014 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Vintage Pro Stepps Campaign
One of our favorite photo shoots took place nearly ten years ago in, what was then, an empty desert expanse located just outside the WestWorld complex in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Belts By Herb- A Time Honored Tradition Still Going Strong
January 30, 2014 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Belts By Herb- A Time Honored Tradition Still Going Strong
“We attended the first Congress they had, and we had a commercial exhibit across from AQHA for 34 years. We went to the Solid Gold Futurity the first year they had it. That has been quite a while ago.”
Continue reading …Like Mother, Like Daughter: Twin Highpoint Trophies For Ellexxah and Melissa Maxwell, Earned Nearly 20 Years Apart
January 14, 2014 Comments Off on Like Mother, Like Daughter: Twin Highpoint Trophies For Ellexxah and Melissa Maxwell, Earned Nearly 20 Years Apart
“I’m the showmanship diva, but I’m going to have to give up my title to my daughter. She has far and above whipped my butt in anything I’ve ever done. I will have to hand over my crown and scepter to my kid.”
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Feathered Hat Bands and the “Tom Mix” Crease
December 12, 2013 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Feathered Hat Bands and the “Tom Mix” Crease
“Back then, we used to get a seven inch crown, and that had your ‘Tom Mix’ crease,” Stallings says. “A lot of people wore them back in the 50s and 60s. Tom Mix was a big cowboy Hollywood star and that’s what we wrote back in the 30s and 40s.
Continue reading …Throwback Thursday: Personalized Monograms
December 5, 2013 Comments Off on Throwback Thursday: Personalized Monograms
“GDD are my initials. Some judges used to think it was a reference to God and that it spelled GOD. My aunt made those for me. Back then, people had their names on their belts, buckles, and chaps.
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