In this candid reflection, Leslie Smalygo opens up about the mental discipline it takes to succeed at the highest level. From learning how to handle disappointment behind the scenes to building resilience for the next run, this video dives deep into what it really means to ride like a pro. Hear h...

With so many variables involved, Pole Bending is the rodeo event requiring great precision. Add the speed of a good horse to that and the event gets complicated fast. In this video, Marlene Eddleman McRae slows things down to show you what it takes to make winning runs time after time. You'll lea...

Just because you ride your horse in a hackamore doesn't necessarily mean he's a hackamore horse. Learn what Brad Barkemeyer is looking for when he finds his next hackamore horse.

In this training session, Luca Fappani demonstrates how to safely introduce hobbles to a young horse, using the tool as a way to build patience, trust, and confidence. He explains how hobbles can teach a horse to manage pressure without panic, and walks through the steps of preparation, applicati...

After working on body control, Ryan Rushing walks us through the basics of the turnaround and explains how body control plays a role in this maneuver.

Bud Lyon works a clumsy 5-year-old gelding through the log walkovers. He discusses how he trains this horse to develop more forward motion and cadence in the maneuver.

Watch round 2 of the Youth, Rookie Ruby and Open at the Ruby Buckle East barrel race in Perry, Georgia.

Amy Wilson sits down with Beth Ann Thomas, the winner of the 4D Rookie Ruby Round 2, at the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

Amy Wilson sits down with Brandee Moody, the winner of the 5D Rookie Ruby Round 2 at the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

Amy Wilson sits down with Will Harrington, the Ruby Buckle Rookie 1D Champion at the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

Susanne Benson celebrates her Owner/Rider and Open 5D win on the EQN Sports desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, with Amy Wilson!

Chelsea McCormick catches up with Amy Wilson on the EQN Sports Desk driven by the Holiday Auto Group, after her 4D win in the Open at the Ruby Buckle East barrel race.

Joao Leao talks about his win in the Open 2D with Amy Wilson on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by the Holiday Auto Group.

Blaise Wheeler sits down with Amy Wilson to celebrate her win in the Open 1D on her horse, The Goodbye Guy, at the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

Amy Wilson sits down with Ty Hurst to talk about his 3D win in Round number one of the Rookie Ruby at the Ruby Buckle East barrel race on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

Amy Wilson catches up with Kristy Austin, the winner of the Rookie Ruby Round 1 5D, at the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.

SBL Bedouins Lady & Alex Stephens took home the 2D Futurity Average title at their very first Ruby Buckle - and earned a trip to the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.
SBL Bedouins Lady is a 2020 Gray Mare by Shawne Bug Leo out of Three Eights Bedouin, by Royal Quick Dash. Alex earned...

Jannett Dykes and Amy Wilson of the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, talked about Jannett's 2D Futurity round 2 win aboard Bigtimenews - a 2021 stallion by Eddie Stinson out of Rureadyforme by Midnight Corona. They ran a 15.453 to win $4,800 as the owner, $600 for Eddie Stinson as t...

Watch the Championship Finals at the Mustang Classic on September 6, 2025.

Get ready to witness the raw power, grace, and adaptability of American mustangs—live, from Lexington. Mustang Classic 2025 hits the Kentucky Horse Park (Rolex Stadium) from September 4–6, spotlighting these incredible ho...

DaCota Monk joins Amy Wilson after winning the 1D Futurity Average on Seis Martinis on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by the Holiday Auto Group. This mare is by Tres Seis and out of a Bully Bullion mare and is pushing towards over $200,000 in LTE.

Ceri Ward & Gamblingslick took the round win in Round 2 of the Futurity, running a 14.693! They set the fast time with just 10 left in the futurity. Gamblingslick is by Slick By Design out of HMB Soon Tobe Famous by Dash Ta Fame. They won $8,000 for Ceri, $1,000 for Highpoint Barrel Horses as the...

Our Round 2 Derby Champion Natalie Stephens and Amy Wilson visited about her incredible 14.662 on the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group.
Firewaters Fortune is a 2018 Stallion by Tres Fortunes x Happy To Run Em (Firewaterontherocks). They took home $6,375 total for owner/stallion and b...

Jen Merriman travelled from New York to her very first Ruby Buckle and rode her home-raised gelding MPH Magnoliabydesign to the 2D Derby Championship and earned a trip to the EQN Sports Desk, driven by Holiday Auto Group, to visit with Amy Wilson.

MPH Magnolisabydesign is a 2017 gelding by Slick...

Gage Hudson and Tiny Dash of Vanilla are at their very first Ruby Buckle and started it off by taking home the round 2 derby win worth $2,400 for owner Angela Hudson, $300 for stallion Fame Ta Corona and $300 for breeders Travis Ray & Kristin Brown! Hudson joins Amy Wilson on the EQN Sports Desk,...