I met up with the Gorrell’s today as well as their two life-long friends, Gay and Jody Tyndall. What a fun group they were!
Jake is a reined cow horse trainer who has already made his mark on the industry, and Sonia is an accomplished barrel horse trainer. They need help keeping their web site updated as great things are happening with this young couple.
The NRCHA futurity banquet was attended by over 1000 reined cow horse enthusiasts. I was priviledged to be invited to sit at the Gragg’s Family table. The late (and beloved) Ralph and Mickey Gragg were credited with salvaging the NRCHA in the 1980’s and were owers of NRCHA million-dollar sire, Nu Cash. They, paired with their partner and trainer, Ted Robinson, were the ambassadors of the NRCHA and the reined cow horse industry. Pictured here are the wonderful people who attended the banquet at the Gragg family table.
At the 2008 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Trade Show, there’s a row of women artists who can’t be missed. They’re not only phenomenal artists, but they breathe life into their little corner of the Trade Show.
They are: Brit Roberts of Indigo Cowgirl (www.indigocowgirl.com), Kathleen Brannon of Desert Sage Bead Art
(www.desertsagebeadart.com), and Karen Ross of Prairie Karen (www.prairiekaren.com). Brit sells custom-adorned, custom-shaped, palm-leaf hat and accessories hand-made of aged harness leather. Kathleen sells her beaded bracelets–you must see to believe! Karen sells her carefully hand-picked, hand-made western jewelry from artists from all over the country. She says “Every artist has a story.”
Each of these girls has a nice web site but need help better accessing their respective target audiences.
That’s where SEO (Search Engine Optimization) comes in, and that’s what we’ll be working on.
Brit and Happy
Smart Zanolena Stallion ad by Jayne Wayne Design
Lesley Day
Lesley and Matt Day of Hooker Creek Ranch are the owners of NRCHA World Champion Stallion, Smart Zanolena. They have been instrumental to the success of the NRCHA. Matt Day was inducted into the NRCHA Hall of Merit at the NRCHA Futurity Banquet last night. Congratulations to both Matt and Lesley Day!
The National Stock Horse Association’s (NSHA) “Pre-futurity” is quite an event! You’ve never been to a reined cow horse event until you’ve seen the World’s Richest Horseman. I watched from the “Skybar.” What a party! Great music, delicious food, fun people, and one amazing horse show. Congratulations to this year’s World’s Richest Horseman: Russell Dilday (seen here with Ollie and a big smile). Congratulations also goes out to the Open Pre-Futurity winner: Corey Cushing–known in these circles as a rising star. Laurie Ward went home with the non-pro champion title. I think a good time was had by all!
Billie Jo and Duane Baxley (a Central Coast ‘where it’s at’ couple) are pictured here as participants in the team sorting at the NSHA’s show in Paso Robles, Ca this past week.
Another rising star, Tucker Robinson, is packing up to go home after a successful Pre-futurity for the Robinson family. Pictured here, also, is Tucker’s beautiful mom and grandmother. How adorable are they!
Pictured here is Tucker’s latest ‘Congratulations’ ad highlighting his three big NRCHA Open and Limited Open championships–the latest of the three was the 2008 NRCHA Derby.
While it would appear that Ted Robinson does not age, this Pre-Futurity he did, in fact, turn another year younger. Pictured here, is Ted’s Birthday cake as proof. Yum!
Ted is pictured here with Tod Bergen and his lovely wife and family (and Ollie, of course) along with Teddy’s beautiful girlfriend, Katie Montague.
Katie Montague, Todd Bergen and family, Ted Robinson (aka Birthday-boy!)
Most of us know the bright smile of Lori Crow. She trains western pleasure and trail horses in Templeton and is the one winning at the Quarter Horse shows wherever we go. Her barn is where everyone loves to hang out. People love to hang out at there because Lori is not only talented, but she is bright, cheery, welcoming, and always up for a laugh!
At the Mother’s Day Circuit, Lori had these successes:
Circuit Champion Green Wes Pleasure on Goodness Im Lucky owned by Marie Miller (A local Templeton Icon!)
Circuit Champion Green Western Riding on Good Zip owned by Janet Fowler of San Miguel
Congratulations to two of Lori’s ladies: Susan Brigham–who won 1st and 2nd place in Novice Amateur Trail on Lope Up To A Goodbar & Janet Fowler won 1st place in the Select Wes Pleasure on Good Zip
Lori’s very own web site touting her many successes is coming soon!
Meet Debbie and Tom Churchill of Churchill’s Western Tack and Apparel.
Debbie was a vendor at the AQHA’s Mother’s Day Circuit in Paso Robles.
She is simply one of the funniest people I’ve met in a long time. She
always has a smile on her face. No wonder her customers seek her out
for the clothing and accessories they need. While I was there, Debbie was helping one of her clients pick out an outfit for his wife for Mother’s Day–very sweet! Debbie and her husband, Tom, are in need of a web site. That’s where I come in!
Congratulations Sandy Collier & Tazs Precious Peppy!
Sandy Collier won the NRCHA Hackamore Classic this past weekend at Paso Robles on Tazs Precious Peppy…and what an amazing win it was. Sandy has a torn rotator cuff that she maintains with strengthening exercise; HOWEVER during this show it had flared up. Sandy secured her winning position after going down the fence with only very limited range of motion in her right arm–not to mention the pain.
I spoke with Sandy before her fence run, and she not only brought me Coldstone icecream as a fantastic treat but never even mentioned or complained about her shoulder. What a cowgirl!
Visit Sandy’s web site at www.sandycollier.com. One of the things we concentrate on with Sandy’s site is optimization and ranking which means I make sure people looking for horse training videos and horse training clinics find her.
Meet Mark Braun of Braun Associated Inc–his Engineering firm. Mark is in need of a new web site, so we’ll be working together to create something fabulous for him. He also seems to be spending a lot of time with Sandy Collier…hmm.
Allyson and Craig Young
Meet Craig and Allyson Young. Craig has been involved construction and construction management in Santa Barbara and surrounding areas for many years. Craig has always kept his cow horses in training with Ted Robinson. These two are the happiest couple with a new baby girl!
We will be constructing a web site for Craig’s construction company this year!
Ted Robinson and Katie Montague
The Gang
Ted Robinson and Katie Montague took a moment for a photo op with Ollie the Border Collie and Theodore–name sound familiar?
Here’s a group of us out to dinner that night with Ollie in the center of everything.
Dawn and Shelby Walker of Central Coast Boarding and Training
Dawn Walker and her daughter Shelby are pictured here on a full brother to Smokums Prize: Just Right Smokum or “Tucker.” Dawn showed in the non-pro limited class and ended up 6th. Dawn Walker is the owner of Central Coast Boarding and Training. Her web site, created by Jayne Wayne Design, can be viewed at: www.horseboardingtraing.com.
Marleen Dierkas
Meet Marleen Dierkes of Galloping Videos who sits at her desk working tirelessly at the NRCHA’s Hackamore Classic this past weekend in Paso Robles. She and her husband Tom provide the video service for the cow horse shows. It’s quite an undertaking as virtually all of the people showing stop by at least once or twice during the show to watch their work.
Marleen and Tom produce and distribute the educational stockhorse training videos by two of the reined cow horse industry’s Greats: Lyn Anderson and Sandy Collier. Marleen and I recently worked together to redesign the video jacket covers for Lyn Anderson. I had a great time doing that for Lyn as she is truely one of the nicest people you’ll ever meet!
Meet the brains behind “Ted Robinson Cow Horses:” Ted’s girlfriend, Katie Montague. Katie is the breeding and marketing manager–managing all aspects of the champion-producing stallions Nu Circle N Cash and Smokum’s Prize. She and I have been working together for over a year now, creating the look of ‘Ted Robinson Cow Horses’ and the stallions. Katie usually has her own brilliant creative vision for the projects she gives me, then she turns me loose for the rest. We’re a great team, if I don’t say so myself.
Jannae Beauty Institute
Jannae Nichols
Jannae Nichols and I began working together recently when she needed visibility for her new web site. The home page, while beautiful, was created in Flash. This put her site at an immediate deficit when it came to traffic and browser ranking. The optimization changes I made to her site less than a month ago is already making her phone ring by people browsing for her services. Her site will continue to gain in ranking as I continue to implement my secrets to increase her popularity and ranking.
Jannae Beauty Institute, in Newport Beach, is owned by Jannae Nichols. She is one dynamic lady! She offers beauty treatments so advanced, no one in the United States offers such advanced technology in one location. You can visit her site at www.jannae.com.
Tom and Candi Block, pictured here in front of their booth at the Paso Robles AQHA Mother’s Day Circut show, sell quality custom-made saddles, tack, and apparel to virtually everyone horseback. Their equipment is a staple for the tack rooms of up-and-coming horse trainers everywhere.
Tom has been selling his custom-made saddles since the 1980’s. Candi makes sure they’re stocked with fabulously fun and trendy clothing and accessories. They’re one dynamic duo.
Stay tuned for the reveal of TBE Cowboy Supply’s new web site…coming soon!
Lesley and Matt Day (of Hooker Creek Ranch), owners of Days Zanolena and her sire Smart Zanolena, were thrilled to hear that Tucker Robinson had another great victory–this time at the Stallion Stakes. I was honored they asked me to create the ad for them which is to run in the Quarter Horse News, the Performance Horse, Cascade Horseman, and Stockhorse News.
Lesley’s other passion is saving Chimps. She is the founder of Chimps Inc. which is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering chimpanzee conservation.
- Tucker Robinson & Days Zanolena ‘Congratulations’ ad by Jayne Wayne Design
The adventures of “Ollie the Border Collie” began in Nampa Idaho at the NRCHA Stallion Stakes. Here were some of the nice people who took a break from riding to smile for the camera with Ollie. Reined cow horse people are some of the nicest horse-show people out there–as witness by their willingness to take time to be silly.
Corey Baker's new puppy, Lilly!
Jake Telford - on the Pony Express
Keith and Debbie Buckler and Eric Frietas
Ernie Beal - What a trooper!
- Smokey Pritchett
