Miles Baker is a student of his horses. He spends at least 12-14 hours each day with the 10-15 horses he is currently training. And that’s just his half of the equine athletes he and his business partner have split to work with. Although Baker has been horseback and working with young horses as long […]
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Olympic Dreams are Worth the Wait
Good things come to those who wait. For Olympic medalist Laura Kraut, the yearlong delay for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo was definitely worth it. Kraut was a member of the Silver Medal team representing the USA, and the postponement allowed her to find the ideal equine partner for this year’s event. “It was very, very fun and worth […]
Horsemanship Coach Plugs Holes with Vitalize®
Expert horseman Rodney Yost compares his equine training techniques to sailing a boat. If there is a hole in the ship, it won’t sail until it is plugged. And if there is a hole in a horse, it needs to be plugged so it can be properly trained. Yost, a fourth-generation rancher and horseman from South Dakota, has been riding […]
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, […]