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Ranch Rodeo -
Prepare Your Team
Prepare Your Horse

When a Horse
Spits the Bit
and Runs Off

Horse Sale Savvy -
Ride in Prepared
and Bid with Confidence

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It’s where horses, good stories, and real ranch life come together.
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Roping tips.
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Lessons learned the hard way.
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Just honest talk about what actually holds up.
You might come to hear what other cowboys are up to —
but chances are, you’ll leave a little more sure.
Sure of the next step.
Sure that working the problem beats fighting it.
Sure that the win is yours in the long run — even if no one is watching.
Sometimes it’s one small shift that changes the whole ride.
And those small wins add up.
It’s not magic — but it feels like it.

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Ty Van Norman is a lifelong cowboy and rancher.
Raised in the Great Basin tradition,
he was shaped by many respected stockmen.
His dad, Bill Van Norman, his paternal grandfather Charlie Van Norman, and his maternal grandfather, Ray Hunt,
were among the great influencers.

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You can hold your own—
at a branding or on a colt—
but sometimes you wonder
if your feel and timing could be better. You’d like your horse to respond quickly—and not in that
buck-you-off
kind of quick way.

You like the idea of having a gentle, broke, handy horse
you can do anything on — 
the kind you could take to
a ranch rodeo
and maybe even
win a buckle,
and then sell for
good money.

But you hesitate…
Because life gets in the way.

But here’s some good news!

The Ranch Horse Resource
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