Sandy Collier and Tazs Precious Peppy

29 April 2008

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

28 April 2008
Allyson and Craig Young

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

28 April 2008
Ted Robinson and Katie Montague

Ted Robinson and Katie Montague

The Gang

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. ;)

The Walkers

28 April 2008
Dawn and Shelby Walker of Central Coast Boarding and Training

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.

Meet Marleen Deirkes

27 April 2008
Marleen Dierkas

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!