Von Holten Ranch Opens Mountain Trail Course country tough trail versatility obstacle course Mar 15, 2024

In December 2013, David and Brandy Von Holten would have never guessed what Von Holten Ranch would become after they decided to purchase the family farm and transforming it into a trail riding facility.

Try to envision a farm that had not been lived on since 1979, that had been in the same family...

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How Will Your Horse React country tough trail versatility horsemanship and training obstacle course trail riding Mar 15, 2024

Most trainers will tell you that your horse can only go up, down, left, right, forward, or backwards.  Horses are spunky creatures and with them being two wheel drive, I am here to tell you the new and improved ways in which your horse can react.

Yabba Dabba Doo

In the Yabba Dabba Doo, there...

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How to Easily Increase The Number of Obstacles on a Budget country tough trail versatility equine competition horsemanship and training obstacle course Feb 01, 2024

If you are a host of any obstacle competition, after a few events you start drawing a blank on how to change things up and keep people raving about your events and coming back!  Here’s the deal, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel.  The key to having new obstacles is to...

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Making Your Obstacle Course Run Smooth and Efficient country tough trail versatility equine competition horsemanship and training obstacle course Feb 01, 2024

There are ways to design your course for your competition to run smoothly and time efficiently.  Understanding the two major types of obstacles will help you begin designing a course that people will rave about and look forward to returning to in the future.  There are typically two...

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In Hand Opportunities in CT2V country tough trail versatility equine competition horsemanship and training obstacle course traveling with equine Jan 31, 2024

CT2V, Country Tough Trail Versatility, has two In Hand Divisions:  Foundations I and Foundations II.  Champion and Reserve Champion buckles will be awarded during the Country Tough Trail Versatility National Championship held in Mora, MO.

CT2V is a versatility association that combines...

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How to Host an Equine Event country tough trail versatility equine competition horsemanship and training obstacle course Jan 21, 2024

Hosting an event will be easy and will make us a bunch of money!  Those are words of a person that has never hosted an equine event.  Hosting equine events and competitions will put you, judges, and volunteers to the verge of exhaustion and deep into a mental fog.

When my husband and I...

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