Balancing Commitment and Passion

While horses have been what my family has done for a living for generations, my kids are interested in softball, basketball, and baseball. From the minute I had my oldest, I knew whatever made his heart beat would be what I’d support. But with horses being a way of life for us, here’s how we manage to keep them involved and set them up for success if and when they do get back in the saddle. ready. I don’t stress that, because I did the same thing when I was a kid. I didn’t go to the junior rodeos or run barrels at the jackpots—I helped on the ranch, and then I played basketball and was a cheerleader. But by age

15, I came back to it and was hooked because my parents didn’t force it.

My son, Treston, wants to be in the arena spending time with his dad. So when he is, we make sure it’s for a dedicated practice just for him and his horses—not watch his dad and I drill endlessly while he waits.