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BRAVE HORSE |
FEBRUARY 2013 |
Welcome to the
Extreme Cowboy
Association
We are excited
about 2013 and
the many fun
filled and
exciting Extreme
Cowboy Racing
events that are
on the schedule.
The formation of
EXCA has been an
thrilling and
challenging
adventure! Many
people have
worked
tirelessly to
create an
association that
you will be
proud to tell
your friends
about.
This is the
latest issue of
your monthly
newsletter, The
Brave Horse.
You will receive
it each month
electronically
around the
middle of the
month. The Brave
Horse will be
full of
interesting
stories, EXCA
event results,
point standings,
human interest
stories about
EXCA members and
Tips and Tales
from our
founder, Craig
Cameron. We
encourage you to
communicate your
suggestions for
stories and
ideas that will
make The Brave
Horse fun,
better and more
informative. The
Brave Horse the
best newsletter
in the equine
world.
Please forward
your ideas and
suggestions to
Frank Turben at
webmaster@extremecowboyassociation.com
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Photo
By:
Marilyn
Merrick
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True Story:
Hammer Time
At one of the
annual Michael
Martin Murphy
WestFests in
Copper Mountain,
Colorado, I was
brought a 10
year old Mustang
stallion to work
for the
demonstration.
This horse was
notorious for
charging and
kicking with
both back feet.
Working for a
large crowd and
knowing I was
challenged, I
decided the best
way to handle
this outlaw was
to work from
another horse.
My best horse at
the time was a
big, stout
Quarter Horse
gelding named
Hammer. This
horse was not
Hammer's first
tough horse.
Although Hammer
was big, he was
athletic.
Through
training, Hammer
was apt at
working off and
turning on his
hindquarters.
When we
approached, the
unruly stallion
charged, as
expected. Hammer
was too fast for
him and made an
incredible turn
on the
hindquarters to
avoid the
attacker.
Whether the
mustang kicked,
pawed, charged
or bit, Hammer
was able to
evade him with
lightening quick
hindquarter
pivots and
turns.
These maneuvers
enabled me to
eventually get
close enough to
finally handle
the horse. In
time, I was able
to complete the
breaking and
gentling process
and ride the
renegade.
Without Hammer's
quick
hindquarter
movements,
success would
not have been
possible. If he
had tried to
turn on the
forehand, we
would have had
been to slow to
steer clear of
the danger.
All great
performance
horses work off
their
hindquarters.
The spin, stop,
rollback and
most all
advanced
maneuvers
generate from
the
hindquarters.
Excerpt
from: RIDE SMART
by Craig Cameron
with Kathy Swan.
Published by
Western
Horseman.
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forget
to
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your
EXCA
club
memberships
and
competition
licenses.
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can
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"2012 EXCA World Finals Highlights"
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2013
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Championship
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are
approximately
10
months
away
from
EXCA
2013
World
Finals.
Get
your
horses
tuned,
earn
your
WQ
points,
and
get
your
flags
ready!
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are
getting
ready
Circle T Resort!
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PRODUCERS
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SPONSORS.
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let
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know
if
your
club
can
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in
any
way.
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The EXCA Brave Horse is looking for good human interest stories, favorite action photos, and touching tales of your EXCA horse's courage.
Please submit photos and stories to: EvonKurtz@gmail.com.
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MESSAGE
FROM
OUR
NAB
CHAIRMAN
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BILL
CAMERON
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Photo by Andrea Kaus
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Ask
the
Judge:
Question:
What
determines
a
great
EXCA
Course.
Part
3 of
3
When
I
design
a
Novice
course
for
EXCA
I
keep
one
very
important
concept
in
mind.
I
never
set
up
things
to
purposely
scare
or
intimidate
the
horse
and
rider.
I
find
putting
up
technically
challenging
obstacles
are
more
important
for
building
confidence
in a
horse
and
rider
team.
We
want
to
build
their
confidence
for
future
rides
so
that
when
they
do
encounter
something
scary
they
have
a
history
of
accomplishments
together.
Some
of
our
top
Youth
and
Non
Pro
riders
can
probably
do
well
in
the
Pro
Division.
I
consider
this
when
I
design
their
courses.
Keeping
safety
in
mind
for
the
horse
and
rider;
asking
for
more
physical
challenges
such
as
jumping,
roping,
reining
maneuvers,
and
working
cattle.
Be
careful
when
laying
out
a
Young
Guns
course
not
to
make
anything
too
heavy
or
awkward
for
a
small
child.
Also
keeping
in
mind
that
if
you
scare
their
horse,
often
times
there
is
not
too
much
they
can
do
about
it.
Sometimes
a
parent
in
the
arena
with
them
is a
good
idea.
As a
judge,
I
will
stay
close
if I
think
there
is
any
question
of
safety.
Ride
Smart
seems
to
have
some
of
our
top
riders
and
they
seem
to
overcome
any
limitations!
It
doesn't
seem
to
matter
how
tough
the
course
is;
they
rise
to
the
occasion.
Every
year
the
competition
seems
to
be
getting
tougher
so
it
is
always
a
challenge
to
come
up
with
new
obstacles
and
ideas.
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Bill
Cameron
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Member
Spotlight:
Joy
Townsend
2012
World
Hi
Point
Mustang
Winner
Interviewed
by
Evon
Kurtz
What was your most memorable / emotional moment at EXCA World?
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I
actually
had
quite
a
lot
of
memorable
moments
at
the
EXCA
World,
the
one
that
stands
out
the
most
to
me
is
and
Early
morning
ride
while
getting
ready
for
the
day.
One
of
the
contestants
at
the
show
had
a
handicap
condition,
I
might
add
she
had
a
phenomenal
horse
that
both
she
and
her
mother
competed
on,
to
describe
her
ability,
you
would
never
know
she
was
handicapped
until
she
went
to
get
off
her
horse
into
a
scooter,
it
was
then
you
realized
her
condition.
On
that
early
morning
I
was
riding
Molly
around
the
pen,
This
lady
came
riding
next
to
me
introduced
herself
and
proceeded
to
ask
me
about
my
horse,
she
had
been
looking
for
a
smaller
horse
that
she
could
get
on
and
off
easier,
her
current
horse
was
quite
tall...She
had
been
watching
my
horse
the
past
few
days
and
thought
she
was
so
safe
quiet
and
good
tempered.
This
to
me
was
the
best
compliment
anyone
could
have
ever
given.
I
proceeded
to
tell
her
she
was
6
year
old
mustang
and
that
16
months
before
she
was
wild,
that
they
had
run
her
in a
chute,
and
loaded
her
in
my
trailer.
This
lady
also
then
told
me
about
her
story
of
getting
sick
and
being
determined
to
ride
again
and
how
she
came
to
compete
in
EXCA,
I
was
so
fortunate
in
my
travels
to
meet
this
person
and
I
will
never
forget
her....she
taught
me a
lot
about
horses,
determination,
and
heart.
Who or What inspired you to join and compete in EXCA?
My
daughter
was
reading
an
article
about
the
extreme
cowboy
race;
my
husband
had
been
watching
Craig
Cameron's
show
on
TV.
And
we
were
moving
cattle
one
day
he
reached
down
to
close
the
electric
fence
gate
and
he
said
to
me
"you
know
they
have
a
TV.
show
with
this
kind
of
stuff."
When
I
saw
the
saddle
offered
for
the
high
point
mustang
rider
team.
I
thought
Molly
would
be
great
for
that.
Why did you choose the Mustang breed to compete in EXCA with?
I wanted to take the mustang I had adopted to another level of training. I wanted to show the heart of this little horse.
What do you like most about the Mustang breed for the EXCA sport?
I would have to say try and heart. This horse will try all day long for me and has the biggest heart.... (They are very sure footed and used to going over through obstacles).
What advice would you like to give to those Mustang owners who would like to compete or are competing in EXCA?
EXCA is a great event for your horse, this event is so much fun, the people you will meet at EXCA are so hospitable, and from so many diverse backgrounds you will love it...Most of all I have learned from the Mustangs, you can't begin to imagine what you can do with a horse if you just ask with confidence and treat them right.
Anything else you would like to add?
I have always had quarter horses and I still have quarter horses. The EXCA and The Mustang Heritage Foundation in my opinion are made up of great people, I am so glad that I went to their events and I never would have thought you could do the things I've done on the Mustangs, these events have taught me so much..
I also would add while we were preparing for the Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover and for the EXCA shows we had a job managing a ranch in California. When this mare was at 60 days we were riding in some of the steepest country on 22,000 acres literally when we went out to move cattle , we would see bears...one time I do remember after we showed her in Ft Worth, we went out to get a bull in and a group {about 50 head of elk was to my left we had to get ahead of the group so they didn't take the bull we were after into the brush) I remember looking to my left kicking Molly up so as to get ahead of the group of elk, so they would go different direction, of course my husband on horse with me, and cow dogs mixed in, for a split second I remember thinking these horses are unreal what you can do with them and this is literally less than a year since she was wild......Then(hauling for the saddle award) to take and haul her over 10,000 miles over 6 weeks clear to California, South Carolina all from Washington State. I can just say...they have so much heart........
Thank you to Dale Martin Saddles, Bill Cameron and Evon Kurtz , Ride N Easy ranch Gary Lubben California, to SOCA and Green River Farms all the people there were so great, makes me want to move to South Carolina, To Craig and Dalene Cameron, to Frank Turban. Thank you to all the people I met at the shows I really think EXCA is great..
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