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The Natural Horseman – Christmas 2016

Published

6 years ago

December 26, 2016

NTFR

By Steve Stevens

What a wild ride this year has been, like riding Frontier Rodeo Company’s bronc, “Medicine Woman,” with one pedal. We have worked with a lot of different horses and people this year. Amanda has had multiple surgeries reclaiming her body after defeating breast cancer. I became the coach of the Weatherford Youth Wrestling team, learning more from those tough kids than I could ever teach them in a lifetime.

Amanda’s Grandfather passed and she lost a dear friend who inspired her to live every moment.

We have seen the kindness of new and old friends. Watched our children continue to grow into little buckaroos, ride their first roller coaster. My five-year-old son asked me today if we could bring food to the homeless for Christmas this morning,proud father.
We have had elections, Olympics and the Cowboys are a Super Bowl quality team, wow it’s about time.

I think through the year of all of the different horse personalities we have met. Like the paint horse, “Buckshot” that was saved from the killers, how he has touched our hearts. He came as a horse that wanted to buck and not move forward, now he is so fun to ride and shows his unique personality every day.

I think of Amanda’s dear friend Trina, a recent ovarian cancer survivor who lights up the room with her smile.

I know we do a lot of preaching here at Stevens Natural Horsemanship about horses and how they help the human. I know we are not perfect and that doing the right thing every moment of every day is the challenge of all challenges.

But in the state of this beautiful country and world these holidays, I ask all of you to show love and kindness to all.

Try to remember that just like the horses, if we didn’t raise them, we don’t know their lifetime experiences. We are all just trying to get through this life one step at a time and I know in my heart that love and understanding can heal the most damaged of souls.

Make sure to give your horse a hug and kiss. If you haven’t handled them in a while, just find some quiet time to soak in their beauty.
In this new year- keep riding your dream, never give up, let your horse take you on the journey of a lifetime.

God Bless and Merry Christmas!

Love,
The Stevens Family
Steve, Amanda, Ryder and Violet

Amanda and Snowflake.

A crisp day with the horses overlooking a pond.

The Stevens Family, Amanda, Steve, Ryder and Violet. (Photos courtesy of Steve Stevens)

Attractions

Dixie House Cafe: Home of the Big Buns

Published

7 hours ago

March 25, 2023

NTFR

By Donna Long

If you are hankerin’ for home cooking just like grandma used to make with fresh ingredients, then look no further than Dixie House Cafe with locations in Fort Worth, Saginaw, and Euless. Dixie House, which was originally named Theresa’s Cafe after its owner, opened its first restaurant in 1983.

In the early days, it was just Theresa and one employee that ran the cafe. Between the two of them, they created mouth-watering meals from scratch using tried and true recipes. Dixie House is where the nostalgic vibe of a 60’s diner meets the charm of Southern hospitality and cooking. The portions are substantial, and the flavor is reminiscent of a time when meals were slow-cooked with families gathered in the kitchen and not hurriedly microwaved.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.

Equine

No Winter Blues in Rodeo

Published

2 days ago

March 23, 2023

NTFR

By Phillip Kitts

With most of America fighting off the winter blues and setting their sights on the warmth of spring, the rodeo world is already heating up. It is often common chatter about how the rodeo world really does not have an off season. In October when the regular season wraps up, it is not even a week before rodeo athletes start running to fall rodeos so they can start building up money toward the next year’s finals. It is true that fall rodeos do not have big payouts, but many athletes take the every dollar counts approach and throw several of them on the calendar.

November and December may be the slowest months of the rodeo year, but believe it or not, there are still plenty of places rodeo athletes can go and earn a small check. Traditionally the number of rodeos in the winter months is lower, but the few events that do happen tend to have big payouts. Pretty much every rodeo fan knows all about places like Denver, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Rapid City. These are all big scale events with huge payouts.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR Magazine. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.