Kidd Cool - Top ten!

Well the Kidd really came through!

We tied for 1st place in the in-hand course and took 8th in the riding.(Cool had a pretty good spook when the audience applauded part of his course or I believe we would have been 3rd or 4th) Anyway we made the finals! Woohoo!

We drew the last spot to go so we had plenty of time to watch the competition, everyone did a great job.

Finally, our turn to go!

Cool entered the arena and caught sight of the fire ring as we passed it and had a pretty good spook, but after that he was back on track.

As usual he jumped right on the flat bed as it was moving and proceeded to do everything else that was asked of him including walking into the ring of fire like it was nothing and pivoting both ways before backing out.

When the dust settled we proudly walked off with the 5th place spot and $1,000 dollars.

Not bad for a very young mustang that in the beginning started off so underweight and flighty that I couldn't believe we would ever have a chance at top ten!

I am also proud to say that Cool was adopted by Julie Bryant who does PR for Mustang Heritage and all of the Extreme Mustang events. I take it as a great compliment that Julie goes to all of these events and ended up adopting My Mustang.

Congratulations Julie you got a great horse with many great years ahead of him.

Thanks again to all of Team Cool and my sponsors, I couldn't do it without you!

Stay tuned to see which Extreme Makeover I'll be competing in next!

Cool & the Kid

This is Hayley Goodridge.

She is an amazing rider and at eleven years old is my "star" student.

I want to thank Hayley for spending the last two weeks riding with me on her horse Deja so Cool had some company while we put in our final hours.

She and Cool became quite good friends and Hayley has really helped me to make him a kid safe horse.

Thanks Hayley!

Cool under Pressure

Since they cancelled fire at the finals, let me show you how brave this little mustang has been.

This is a shot from several weeks ago when we first started working on Cool walking into a ring of fire.

What a "cool " horse no fear, just curious!

Cool & Lorrie - Having fun!

Can you tell that I'm having fun and beginning to like this little mustang?

Kidd Cool - Amazing transformation!

Today I ran across a picture of Cool the day after pick-up and a more recent picture.

I believe this is what is called an "amazing transformation!"

What a task it has been to gentle, train and put approximately 300lbs + on a horse but we did it!

Kidd Cool meets Dr. Schafer - Aug. 25th

Today Dr. Schafer came out to work on Mr. Cool

Dr Schafer is a retired veterinarian who practices chiropractic and acupuncture on horses and all kinds of animals(even dolphins!) all around the United States.

He has been wonderful enough to sponsor all three of my competition mustangs and treats my horses on a regular basis. He is a Godsend!

His only fault is that he vacations in Colorado each summer so we anxiously await his return each August so everyone can get adjusted.

Cool had a few ribs out of place and was also in need of some acupuncture.

All in all he did pretty well but he was not too crazy about the needles in his back and tried his best to reach around and get them out.

He settled down after a while and did some pretty good yawning, licking and chewing.

When I rode the next day his lateral work was a little better on the side he's been having trouble with and I'm sure it will improve even more as he settles into his newly adjusted body.

I have seen remarkable results after having Dr Schafer work on both my own horses and my training horses and highly recommend chiropractic and acupuncture to anyone who wants the best for their horse.

If you would like more information on equine chiropractic and acupuncture please contact Dr. Rick Schafer at (361)939-8379.

Thank you so much Dr. Schafer for your sponsorship, support and all you do for God's wonderful animals!

Beach Cantering - Aug 19th 2009

Cool and I went back to beach today and what a great time we had!

He was even more confident on this trip to the beach and seemed to light up when I unloaded him and he realized where he was.

It is amazing what great work you can get done with these youngsters when you keep it fun.

We worked on canter departures, correct leads and leg yielding while enjoying the sand and surf so it didn't seem like work at all.

This is my favorite picture to date of the two of us enjoying our good fortune in living here on the coast in beautiful Corpus Christi.

Oh yeah, everyone had clothes on this time!