I took a big swing and went for a home run…. I had a horse that could play pretty hard and it looked good, but we fumbled.
Oh well, we’ll play again in the derbies. But the good news is that I made the finals, and so did Sarah!
I have to say that having achieved the Million [...]

Some readers have had questions about “the look” I’m after in a top prospect, or for that matter any age horse. As I mentioned the look is hard to find but easy to see. It’s that extra thing some have. One of the factors is movement. Are they cool movers? The best way to describe [...]

The first go of the futurity is over. I’m happy about how my 2 horses showed against a lot of great horses. The judges are tough across the board. We’ve gotten used to seeing much higher scores in past years, but the horses competing this year in the open are very fancy, and certainly even [...]

…and we’ve been hitting the road a lot looking for 2-year-old prospects. It’s interesting that, despite the economy, it seems that good horses always bring money—despite what’s on the news, I haven’t seen any drop in the prices that sellers are asking for good 2 year olds.And I’ve been finding some very nice ones. Our [...]

It is so much fun to be back in Texas!!!   Dave Williams came down with us and we have been having such a good time, riding looking at 2 year olds and, of course, playing catch!  Craig and Dave have been good friends for a long time; it has been so  much fun to spend [...]

 Got the call from NRHA that I’m a $1M rider! Time to reset for the next phase of my career.  
We are currently in Texas–and will be here until the futurity is over. We’re enjoying the good weather and the opportunity to ride outside. The horses are loving it. I’m feeling a new sense of commitment [...]

We arrived in Texas on Sunday night (October 12), We were enjoying a nice Sunday evening at our home in Texas and Craig says to me, “I think we should go to Lake Saint Louis this weekend” -  My first response was, “No way, get right back in the truck (having just traveled from New [...]

Today (Friday) I’m on my way to St. Louis for a reining this weekend. My goal is to earn the $600 that I need to pass the $1M mark. Plus, it’s a good place to show a couple of open horses, and there’s a small futurity. I can school before next weekend’s show at Ardmore.That [...]

This week, we rode outside on the track, which is 150 x 300 and set  in the middle of a big pasture so I can ride on it or off it. The horses really needed to get outside…. For the first couple of days, it was like I’d opened the gate and turned them l [...]

It’s nice to be back in Texas. The weather is perfect, the track is dry, and the ranch looks beautiful. Sarah and BJ have done a super job. By the way, congratulations to BJ Avilla (Bob’s son) on placing reserve in the intermediate division of the NRCHA snaffle bit futurity in Reno.
I’m looking forward to [...]