If you’ve been around the cutting or the reined cow horse pens the last few years, there’s no doubt you’ve heard the name Stevie Rey Von mentioned. This junior stallion, who sired his first foal crop in 2018, is not only a National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Open Champion ...

Belly up to a hat bar for a memorable, personal hat-making experience. In a traditional Western wardrobe, a hat speaks to a person’s style, personality, and, in some cases, occupation and geography. As hats work their way into mainstream fashion boutiques, the boundaries have blurred, and the sky is the ...

In reining or working cow horse competitions, you’ll need to show that your horse can change leads on command while keeping a steady loping cadence. To score well in these western classes, you’ll need to perform lead changes as you lope to the center of the arena. Your body position ...

Director and writer Carl Eubank has crafted a deeply personal film in Broke, which centers on the world of bareback bronc riding and the challenges that come with a fading rodeo career. Drawing from his own experience with horses and ranching, Eubank brings authenticity and intimacy to a genre that ...

Discover the top 50 dude ranches in the U.S.. Find your next ranch vacation with our independent research of stays and states. Photo by Nick/Adobe Stock What began as a revival of Western aesthetics, thanks to TV hits like Yellowstone and fashion’s renewed love for fringe and cowboy boots—has led to a ...

If you’re a Western performance horse fan that loves cutting, reining, fence work and roping, you’re in luck—the upcoming World’s Greatest Horseman gives you a chance to watch all four events in one place. This premier competition, which will be held February 28, 2026 at the Will Rogers Coliseum in ...

Spooks Gotta Whiz is one of the most recognizable names in the reining horse industry. Not only is the 2007 bay stallion annually in the top two sires of National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) top money earners, last year he also stepped back into the arena as a 17-year-old to ...

For Kim Ratcliff, life has always been rooted in rural America. Regardless of where her father’s job took them, she and her family consistently stayed connected to livestock and the land. This lifestyle, deeply ingrained by her father throughout her upbringing, profoundly influenced her outlook on life. Now, she wants ...