Western Team Wins IHSA Nationals – Again!
LEXINGTON, K.Y. – Western-themed rubber duckies fill the trough as hesitant riders reach to pick one floating by. Each duck is labeled with a horse – a horse the rider must find a way in which to instantly bond. Will the horse be social, aloof, challenging? The rider has to make a determination and build a relationship quickly. According to Carla Wennberg the Western Coach, she spends the majority of her time teaching riders how to form these relationships. “They are all good riders,” she says, “but I spend more time