Vaquero
The word Vaquero means “cowboy” and has been Anglicized to Buckaroo. The Vaquero are the legendary horsemen of the western USA.
History
The Vaquero, the legendary Spanish horsemen who introduced the style of horsemanship that is now recognized as natural horsemanship.
What We Do
We promote the Vaquero style of horsemanship, connecting people with clinicians, horses, equipment suppliers and basic training information.
Latest News
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COMING WHEN THEY ARE CALLED
Would you like your horse to come when it’s called? It isn’t hard if you set it up right.
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FIRST IMPRESSION
I don’t recall if it was Tom Dorrance or Ray Hunt who said about young horses “you only ever have one chance to make the first impression“, and how true that saying was and still is. After watching a painful attempt at trailer loading a young filly I was never more mindful of that saying.…
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Why Horses Kick at you
If your horse is kicking at you it is probably doing so for a reason, usually “self-preservation”.
Upcoming Events
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join a Martin Black clinic 2024
Come and join me, and some friends, as we ride with Martin on the Shoofly Ranch and up onto the BLM land, where you can see and ride for endless miles.
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Clinic report from Martin Black, Shoofly Ranch clinic, ID, Clinic 2023.
I was able to get into a weeklong private clinic with Martin, thanks to Katie Wilking of Utah who had booked a week with Martin to get help with two of her own horses. Martin’s clinics are always client focused, although he seems most at ease when working cattle and other forms of stockmanship. This…
