They've never had a saddle on, or been worked with. We want students to experience that first.

Students do everything in taking care of these young horses. They are out here at 6 a.m., feeding, cleaning stalls, sweeping out the barns, and again at 5 p.m..

I have some pretty mixed feelings about ending my tenure here. I've had as enjoyable a life as anybody could have. Teaching and horses are my passion. Combining them makes me a lucky person.

We are checking to see if they're on target. We are real excited about these colts.

This is a good experience for the students to get involved in. It can become intense and stressful, but they all pull together and work together as a team. It's something fun to become involved with, because unlike many other competitions, its all gray, it's not black and white, and it's a true challenge. We had a really good team this year that pulled it all together.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our band students.