Solid Rock Ranch

08/25/2026

🤠 **SADDLE UP, LITTLE COWBOYS & COWGIRLS!** 🐴

The **Sami Howell Lil’ Tykes Rodeo** is coming to the **Gibson County Fair Arena** on **Tuesday, September 1st!** 🎡🐎

We’ve got a fun lineup of rodeo events just for the little ones!

🐴 **Ages 2–5**
• Stick Pony Barrel Racing
• Cow Milkin’
• Buckin’ Bronc

🤠 **Ages 6–9**
• Ropin’
• Goat Ribbon Pull
• Mutton Bustin’*

💵 **Every participant receives a “George Washington!”**
🥇 1st Place Winners — **$10**
🥈 2nd Place Winners — **$5**

And yes—the crowd favorite **MUTTON BUSTIN’** is back! 🐑🤠 Participants must be **6–9 years old and weigh 50 lbs. or less** to participate.

Bring the kiddos out, cheer them on, and make some great memories at the **171st Gibson County Fair!** 🎡

📅 **Tuesday, September 1st**
📍 **Gibson County Fair Arena**

🌙 **Summer Nights and Fair Delights**
🎡 **August 31 – September 5, 2026**

08/16/2026

At what point do we stop normalizing bad horsemanship just because someone calls themselves a trainer?

This is not about being perfect. This is about basic horsemanship, basic safety, and the responsibility that comes with calling yourself a trainer and teaching others… especially children.

When you operate a lesson barn, your students are trusting you to teach them what is SAFE and what is CORRECT.

Helmets should be properly fitted and worn correctly. Chin straps should be properly positioned and secured. Stirrup length and foot placement matter. Children should be taught how to safely handle a horse’s legs and feet without putting themselves directly underneath a horse.

And perhaps most importantly, the horses themselves should be properly cared for.

When every horse in a program consistently appears severely underconditioned, that should not be normalized as “just how horses look.” A beginner who knows nothing about horses doesn’t know the difference. They see the trainer doing it and assume it’s acceptable.

That’s the part that bothers me most.

Because you’re not just teaching others to ride.

You’re teaching them what horse ownership is supposed to look like.

You’re teaching them how a horse should be fed, maintained, handled, groomed, saddled, ridden and cared for.

And when you’re the person calling yourself a trainer, riding these horses yourself, and accepting money from families to teach their children, the standard should be higher not lower.

Horses aren’t equipment.

They aren’t lesson props.

They aren’t camp entertainment.

And children shouldn’t be learning that an underconditioned horse, improper safety equipment, incorrect tack setup, or unsafe handling practices are simply “normal.”

The horse comes first. Every single time. 🐴

07/31/2026

07/28/2026

FOR SALE 15” Triple Creek Saddle

07/28/2026

All my horse loving kiddos, this contest is for YOU!! Come learn all about horses and put the knowledge you will learn to use at the contest in January!
You don't have to have a horse to join or have any horse knowledge! Any knowledge level is welcomed to join!!
Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you all soon!