Fly Control
Cashel Crusader Fly Mask Review: A Full Fly Season on a Working Horse
Six months of daily wear, weekend hauls, and a horse that used to throw masks over the fence. Here is how the Cashel Crusader held up.
Two summers of hauling to jackpots and the eye rubbing stopped. Notes from a barrel racer's place outside Weatherford, Texas.
Six months of daily wear, weekend hauls, and a horse that used to throw masks over the fence. Here is how the Cashel Crusader held up.
A side-by-side look at two of the most common fly masks you will see behind the chutes, and which one earns its keep on a hauling horse.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families, from someone who has hauled horses to more jackpots than she can count.
Two summers of hauling to jackpots and the eye rubbing stopped. Notes from a barrel racer's place outside Weatherford, Texas.
A practical, step-by-step guide to fitting and using a Cashel Crusader fly mask, from a barrel racer who hauls every weekend.
What nobody tells you about the Cashel Crusader before you buy one, from a woman who has run a horse through a Texas fly season with it.
I ran this fly spray through a full West Texas summer on a horse that sweats for a living. Here is what held up and what did not.
Two heavy-duty fly sprays, one hot Texas summer, and a clear answer for horses that live outside.
Why fly control belongs in your hauling kit, from a woman who's been behind the chutes for thirty years.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families from a summer spent hauling Biscuit all over Texas.
A practical game plan for keeping flies off your horse from the trailer to the alley and back again, built around one fly spray that holds up to a rodeo weekend.
A practical, honest look at how Absorbine UltraShield EX holds up on a barrel horse through a Texas rodeo weekend, including what the label doesn't tell you.
A long-term look at the Shires ARMA over reach boots after months of hauling, jackpot runs, and pasture turnout with a 14-year-old barrel horse.
Two bell boots, two different jobs. Here is how I would choose between Shires ARMA and a plain pull-on rubber boot, based on decades of hauling and running.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families on why overreach boots earn their place in the tack room.
A Saturday jackpot, a shoe lost in the turn, and the lesson that stuck. Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families, from a woman who has wrapped more legs than she can count.
A practical look at the Shires ARMA bell boot after a full season of hauling, roping and barrel runs. What fits, what rubs, and what actually holds up.
Six months of hauling, saddling, and tying in the Weatherford heat. Here is how the Tough 1 padded halter holds up when it is not just being photographed.
A straight answer for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families who need one halter that does it all.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families.
A padded halter only helps if it sits right. Here is the step-by-step way I fit one on my own horses, from the crown to the noseband.
What nobody tells you about the Tough 1 padded halter before you buy one.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families after months of rodeo weekends and everyday use.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families.
Practical notes from a lifetime behind the chutes: why the wide square toe Ariat Sport Western earns its place in the trailer for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families.
A practical, no-nonsense plan for getting Ariat cowboy boots rodeo-ready without wrecking your feet or your weekend.
What nobody tells you about the Ariat Sport Western boot before you buy it, from someone who has spent a lifetime in the arena.
Six months of daily wear, weekend hauls, and a horse that used to throw masks over the fence. Here is how the Cashel Crusader held up.
What nobody tells you about the Cashel Crusader before you buy one, from a woman who has run a horse through a Texas fly season with it.
I ran this fly spray through a full West Texas summer on a horse that sweats for a living. Here is what held up and what did not.
A practical, honest look at how Absorbine UltraShield EX holds up on a barrel horse through a Texas rodeo weekend, including what the label doesn't tell you.
A long-term look at the Shires ARMA over reach boots after months of hauling, jackpot runs, and pasture turnout with a 14-year-old barrel horse.
A practical look at the Shires ARMA bell boot after a full season of hauling, roping and barrel runs. What fits, what rubs, and what actually holds up.
Six months of hauling, saddling, and tying in the Weatherford heat. Here is how the Tough 1 padded halter holds up when it is not just being photographed.
What nobody tells you about the Tough 1 padded halter before you buy one.
Practical notes for barrel racers, ropers and ranch families after months of rodeo weekends and everyday use.
What nobody tells you about the Ariat Sport Western boot before you buy it, from someone who has spent a lifetime in the arena.