NickerNews – Smart, Lively Barn Banter

Sterling Brooke pocket knife
Recently, we traveled to Denver to visit with folks at the Outdoor Retailer.
Held at the Colorado Convention Center, the event attracts some 6,000 vendors and over 30,000 attendees. Yikes! Think Mall-on-Christmas-Eve frenzy....

Sharon Madere will visit Dolores, Colorado, to offer a free presentation on “The Science of Learning and How it Applies to Horses.”
Madere, a certified behavioral consultant, is well known for her positive, practical, science-based approach to resolving behavioral problems for horse owners, on the ground or under saddle....

Curtis Moore wears the Western Snap Shirt in Elko, Nevada
Editor’s Note: We welcome guest reviewer, Curtis Moore.
Moore grew up around horses and spent high-school summers at a pack station outside Bishop, California. During college, he worked on a ranch and adopted a sorrel mustang, Rooster, who’s now a solid all-around ranch horse. When Moore headed to law school...

John Saint Ryan, a talented California horseman, will visit to give a weekend clinic in Dolores, Colorado, August 25 and 26.
Saint Ryan has worked with Tom Dorrance and classical masters. He also studies work from the International Society of Equitation Science. At this rare Colorado clinic, he welcomes horses of all breeds and riders of all disciplines....