Montana Horse Ranch - America's Heartland

when you think about rodeos competitive or recreational riding even those equestrian events in the Olympics you can see why proper training for a horse is important well here at this Montana ranch good horsemanship is all about the animal and the rider get down on your own and ask for her eye and use your foot at the same time it doesn't matter how great a horse's we raise if we don't bring people up young people up through that with knowledge and horsemanship you know our industry won't last Lisa Anderson loves several things about managing copper spring ranch including working alongside her husband Brian and training and felling world-class horses bring her back to a small circle looking between our ears copper spring ranch is tucked into the rolling hills near Bozeman Montana it's a place where champion quarter horses are bred and trained and where instructors like Lisa share their talents with the next generation of equestrian enthusiasts working here I get to be outdoors all the time I get to be around horses and being around people like Brian and Lisa who know horses Tanna pana rides for her high school's rodeo team and looks forward to someday having a career involving horses the high school senior works as a barn assistant at the ranch earning some extra cash and picking up equine experience I get to learn just by watching them every day just watching them out in the arena roping and working with their horses I'm learning all the time which is incredible see what I'm saying like Tana Kevin Pietersen is on his school's rodeo team looking beyond college Kevin sees a future in America's multibillion-dollar horse industry we mark it all over the United States we try to stay regionally focused with Montana Idaho Washington so South Dakota North Dakota and Wyoming kevin is a marketing major at Montana State University his intern work updating the ranches website earns him college credit and allows him to interact with the horses he's promoting that's the thing that I just love the most about being out here I'm able to go out and walk by the stalls and see the horses that I'm trying to sell on a day-to-day basis having the kids around the younger generation it just builds a positive attitude they're excited about life they're excited about their future and it's just a happy place it's an attitude Lisa shares with owners Klein and Karen Gill housing the husband-and-wife team see the ranch is a way to take young writers and forces to championship levels in a variety of equestrian events to me it's really important to help our young people to be successful and to be good role models for them and give them opportunities that they might not have otherwise Karen's daughter Aspen is also one of those learning more about the skills involved in writing for other young people a variety of internships give college students a chance to expand their knowledge in everything from veterinary medicine to marketing I'm giving them opportunities out here hopefully we're opening up their horizons and giving them things to reach for and to help their lives improve and giving them dreams that they can have for the future okay Jamie do you want to start since you're on the end Lisa and her husband Brian see their jobs as providing the tools needed to expell in a number of forms of horsemanship equally important is recognizing that excellence comes from a cooperative effort between animal and writer and every channel brand hurts your shoulder to the right very good it's not just about how many wins you get or getting your name in the headlines it's about loving these animals getting emplaced in the right hands with the right people so that they have great lives

Channel: America's Heartland

Views: 473,521

Rating: 4.7223477 out of 5

Keywords: America's Heartland, agriculture, food, ranch, rancher, farmer, farm, pbs, kvie, livestock, produce, harvest, sustainable agricutlure, crops, family, family farm, horse ranch, horse, equine, montana, copper springs, bozeman

Id: JpfDUY1wpK0

Length: 4min 35sec (275 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 09 2013