As summer rolls on, temperatures are heating up around the country. Envision yourself riding with a friend on a hot day. After working awhile, her horse has formed a thick foam under the reins, saddle pad, between its hind legs and is dripping from its belly. Your horse, on the other hand, is mostly dry. […]
Category: Performance
Roper Puts Focus on One Skill at a Time
Born into a rodeo family, Shai Schaefer hasn’t always loved the sport. In fact, it took her several years, a health scare and surrounding herself with the right people to even decide she enjoyed breakaway roping, a sport at which she now excels. “I always roped as long as I can remember. I hated it at first, […]
Signs of Heat Stress in Horses: How Vitalize® Blazin’ Can Help Keep Your Horse Cool This Summer
signs of heat stress in horses […]
Vitalize® Ambassador Shares her Passion Around the Globe
Hope Thompson wasn’t born with a rope in her hand. In fact, she wasn’t even born into a rodeo family. However, once her mom started rescuing horses, it didn’t take her long to pick up a rope, and she hasn’t looked back. “We didn’t even have a fence. And then my mom rescued some horses and […]