KT Barrel Racing & Horsemanship Clinics

09/11/2026

We are 3 weeks away! There are 2 spots left in the clinic and the tune ups are full. Dont miss out, get your deposits in to secure your spot! Look forward to seeing old friends and meeting you new ones ❤️🛢️🛢️🛢️🐴

09/10/2026

Thanks Joleen Hales for sharing❤️Yes I won the 1992 BFA Futurity on Thinkin of Cash, aka Tink❤️

Winning Song was foaled in 1973. He was bred by the Circle 6 B Farm in Florida. Winning Song was by the Thoroughbred stallion Winning Hit. He was out of Magnolia Song, a stakes placed Quarter Horse daughter of the Thoroughbred stallion Singing Step. Winning Song was about 86% Thoroughbred. He was a half-brother to Inaminute, the dam of Thinkin of Cash, the 1992 BFA World Champion.

Winning Song made 29 starts and won 3 races. He was rated AAA or AA in 19 of his starts. After he retired from racing, he earned 5.0 halter points and a Superior Performance award. Winning Somg stood at the Magic Valley Stallion Station in Idaho. He sired 162 AQHA registered foals. His daughter Mandys Melody was a three-time Hi-Point Cutter & Chariot Mare.

Winning Hit, the sire of Winning Song, was a Thoroughbred stallion foaled on March 1st, 1968. He was bred by the Wheatley Stable and Ogden Phipps in Kentucky. Winning Hit was by Bold Ruler and out of Bases Full, by Ambiorix. He was a full-brother to stakes winner and sire Bold and Brave. Winning Hit was undefeated in his only two starts. He sired numerous Thoroughbred foals. His top runners were Tipp Town, Sunjet and Winning Movette. Winning Hit sired 58 AQHA registered foals, including Racing ROM earners Hits a Queen and Bold Leader.

Singing Step, the damsire of Winning Song, was a Thoroughbred stallion foaled in 1945. He was bred by Liz Whitney at Llangollen Farm in Virginia. Singing Step was by Stepenfetchit and out of Singing Witch, by Royal Minstrel. He made 52 starts, won 14 races, and earned $40,970 on the track, which is the equivalent of about $500,000 today. Singing Step sired Thoroughbred race winners Half-Step and Mary Sanford. He also sired 15 AQHA recognized foals.

09/10/2026

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Most progress does not come from one exceptional day. It comes from ordinary days handled with consistency.

Feed them well. Pay attention. Ride with intention. Correct the little things. Reward the right answer. Come back tomorrow and do it again.

That process is not glamorous, but it is dependable and dependable work is what eventually looks like talent.

09/09/2026

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The work nobody applauds is usually the work everything else stands on. Start with the foundation and do not rush what needs time.

09/08/2026

“Cutie”
Barn patrol 😻

09/07/2026

09/05/2026

Sometimes before we label the horse, we need to look at who’s riding it.

“He’s anxious.”
“She’s too reactive.”
“He gets worked up.”
“She won’t relax.”
“He’s always looking for a fight.”

Okay… but does the horse act that way with everyone?

Because that matters.

Horses absolutely have their own personalities, quirks and tendencies. But riders bring a personality into the equation too. We bring our timing, nerves, habits, expectations, pressure and reactions — and horses get very good at learning all of it.

Put the same horse under two different riders and you can sometimes see two completely different animals.

That doesn’t automatically mean one rider is better than the other. Sometimes personalities simply clash. A rider who likes to micromanage may struggle with a horse that needs to be left alone. A timid rider may unintentionally give a pushy horse too much room. A sensitive rider might be perfect for one horse and constantly a step behind another.

And occasionally the horse everyone calls “difficult” becomes pretty uncomplicated when the communication changes.

That’s one of the harder parts of horsemanship: being willing to ask whether the horse needs to change… or whether we do.

Have you ever watched a horse completely change with a different rider?