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Living with Horses – Part 3

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By Janis Blackwell

Whether weekend warrior or year round professional, many who travel with horses have determined that living quarters trailers are literally the “way to go.” Living quarters trailers vary from the super small overnighter with a two foot short wall to extremely large trailers with up to a 26 foot short wall.   Some have  homemade interiors  and some are  professionally converted to look like luxury hotel suites,  but either way , the idea of having all the comforts of home within a short walk of the arena  has made the cowboy competitor’s way of life much more comfortable,  and  if the booming business of trailer sales is any indicator, living quarters trailers  are  here to stay.

Although these trailers have been around for 50 years or so, the popularity in recent years has exploded with even those who do limited traveling going all in for them.  Trailer manufacturers and conversion companies are listening to the needs and wants of those who purchase their trailers to make them ever more comfortable for both equines and humans and to offer an ever increasing number of luxury options. To read more pick up the December 2015 issue of NTFR.

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AQHA Horse of the Year

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By Krista Lucas Wynn

Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.

To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Tuff Enough: Tuff Hardman Wins Big At Cheyenne Frontier Days

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Tuf Hardman Wins At Cheyenne

By: Krista Lucas Wynn | Copy Editor

The name, “Daddy of ’em All,” instantly brings to mind the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration. Cowboys and cowgirls from all across the country dream of competing on the iconic Cheyenne arena dirt.

Every July, pro rodeo contestants travel to Cheyenne, Wyom. to vie for the title of champion of the Cheyenne Frontier Days. The rodeo is steeped in western tradition and celebrated the 125th year this summer. With nearly two weeks of rodeo action, fans watched bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding, and steer roping.

Steer roper, Tuff Hardman, knew winning “the Dad” was a tall order, but with a good horse and a few prayers he left no doubt who the best steer roper at Cheyenne was when it was all said and done. After two rounds, Hardman qualified back for the finals tied for ninth place with a time of 30.8 seconds.

To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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Mandy Cleveland & Stable Strides Farm

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Stable Strides Farm

Utilizing the horse to human connection.
By: Hannah Claxton | Editor

Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.


Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.

“My boys have been riding since they were 18 months old, and for the first 17 years they had a leader and sidewalker. When we moved here, and Mandy started teaching them, she just said, ‘Let’s see what they can do,’ and they ride independently now,” Danielle Frank explained, whose two sons, Adison and Aiden, ride with Stable Strides Farm. “Mandy is amazing beucase she doesn’t place any limits on them, she always wants to see what they can do.”

It is her dedication to never setting limits that earned Cleveland a spot as a national finalist for the NSBA 2024 Dianne Eppers Cowgirls Reaching-Out-to-Community Award. The award was established by the NSBA Foundation to recognize cowgirls across the industry for their selfless contributions to the equestrian community.

To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of the NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

(Photos Courtesy of Hannah Claxton)

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