Well,… It’s been rocky to say the least.  I missed both steers at Ft. Worth, but they wen’t easy to heel. Dave missed his dallys on both of them. The first steer I was around behind him set up for a faster shot and he jerked the steer away from me. The second was trotting [...]

Walt rides “Meaty” and shows you how he trains his horses on the Hot Heels.  This is our first video lesson so please excuse the sound. The next we will have wireless mic’s.  It’s a great lesson and wonderful for getting your horse to stay to the inside while not running by. Just click on [...]

Walt and Travis would like to personally welcome everyone to the new site. To view just click on this link “ Walt and Travis Welcome“ and enjoy. Look forward to bi-weekly lessons from Walt and Travis. See how they practice and keep there horses working and ready to win. Check out the Tips portion of the site [...]

Hello My father is 80 years old. His mother lived until she was 93, my Dads oldest sister is 87 and doing well as are the rest of his sisters. My mother’s father was killed in an industrial fire when she was13 years old and her mother died when she was 2 so I didn’t [...]

Hello, Several years ago when we were still living in California, in the middle of the summer a strange thing happened. The weather man came on the TV and started to predict rain, not only rain but lots of it. Now you might think so what, what’s the big deal about rain? Well in California [...]

Hello, This has been a tough year for me. A year ago at this time I was on the lead in the world standings, fighting for a title. One year later I’m having the dreaded conversations with the guys at the bottom of the list about how much prize money is it going to take [...]

Hello, Where ever your reading this right now, if it’s the first week of December I’m at the National finals rodeo competing for a World Championship. I’m the oldest guy at the National Finals and it should be a testament to all people that if you have a dream, go after it. All I ever [...]

Hello, My Dad used to tell me that a sure sign you are getting older is that you’re always trying to remember some guys name. I have arrived at that point in my life. I’ve never been that great at remembering names anyways, but I sear it is getting worse. It is not a matter [...]

Hello, The best definition of luck that I have ever heard is when preparation meets opportunity. If you have ever read anything I have written or know anything about me, I believe that to be true. When I was young I listened to a cassette tape by Earl Nightingale and he said the secret to [...]

Hello, On January 8th, 2008 my Dad died. He was 82 years old and he wasn’t sick or suffered form a terrible illness. He got the flu and for a couple of days he was sick with that but no worse than any of us when we get the flu. He got up about midnight [...]