Corazon Vaquero (The Heart of the Cowboy)

Corazon Vaquero (The Heart of the Cowboy) is a high-definition cinematic journey into California's Final Frontier.  Hidden in the mountains of Baja California, Mexico exists the last western frontier.  A place where people are living the way they have for 300 years.  These direct descendants of the Spanish missionary soldiers still live the lifestyle of the California Vaquero; the famed noble horseman of the West.  Experience the grace, humor and hospitality of the mountain people as we join nationally recognized western saddlemaker Garry McClintock, independent filmmaker Cody McClintock and renown Baja California photographer Eve Ewing in this informative and entertaining portrait of a people living in harmony with their environment.  This documentary also features commentary by esteemed Baja California historian Harry Crosby and Professor Fermin Reygadas (Professor of History and Archeology, University of La Paz, Baja California Sur).  Soundtrack recorded live as performed by the vaqueros.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
DVD Format.  $20.00
 

Jaquima a Freno Series
(with Richard Caldwell)

Traditional Vaquero Gear takes the viewer through all of the essential pieces of traditional Vaquero gear and shares his insights into quality, fit and craftsmanship.  Learn gear from each stage of the bridle horse process, from the hackamore, to the two rein and finally the bridle.  Richard Caldwell discusses bosals and bosalitos, mecates, bridle bits, reins and romals, spurs, martingales, breast collars and saddles.  Music by Dave Stamey.
Running time is approx. 2 hr. 5 min.
DVD Format.  $50.00
 

Classic Rodea Style Ranch Roping
(with Martin Black)

Classic Rodea Style Ranch Roping showcases everyday life on a real working ranch set at the base of the beautiful Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon on the historic Alvord Ranch.  Martin Black and Frank Dominguez show examples and explain the details of the stockmanship, horsemanship, team-work and dedication of traditional ranch-roping while accomplishing the job of summer branding.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
DVD Format.  $50.00
 

Ranch Roping of the Vaqueros
(with Alfonso Aguilar)

Ranch Roping of the Vaqueros demonstrates and explains the vaquero-style roping techniques developed by the Mexican cowboys (vaqueros), who took these skills northward to the United States.  This style emphasizes control, safety, and eloquence, with roping shots for catching livestock in a variety of situations.  Alfonso Aguilar spent several years roping both horses and cattle as a charro in Mexico and on ranches in the United States.

The Basics:  This video builds the foundation for vaquero-style reata roping, including safe & smooth rope handling & horsemanship, loop building, swings, delivery, etc. for successful head & heel shots (using both a roping dummy and cattle).  This video also includes bonus demonstrations by Alfonso showing various roping shots and his amazing horsemanship.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
DVD format.  $50.00

Advanced:  This video builds on the foundation of The Basics video, demonstrating and explaining many vaquero-style head & heel roping shots (using both a roping dummy and cattle).
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
DVD format.  $60.00

2 Video Set
Both videos (The Basics and Advanced).
$100.00

There's Roping to Do (Ranch Roping - From the Ground Up)
(with Joe Wolter - special guest Bill Dorrance)

There's Roping to Do takes the viewer through all aspects of ranch roping, from the basics through advanced techniques.  Joe Wolter thoroughly explains and demonstrates various ranch roping and livestock handling techniques, with additional comments by Bill Dorrance.  Topics covered include: Building a Loop, The Swing, Head Shots, Working in a Herd, Working on the Ground, Heel Shots, Dallying, and Roping on Your Horse the First Time.  This is an excellent video for anyone interested in learning the California vaquero style ranch roping, or for the skilled practitioner wanting to improve current ranch roping and livestock handling skills.
Running time is approx. 2 hrs.
DVD Format.  $50.00

Beginning:  Takes the viewer from building their first loop, to proper practice technique with the roping dummy.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
DVD Format.  $85.00

Intermediate:  Introduces and details scores of traditional reata style head and heel shots, positions and strategies.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
DVD Format.  $85.00

Advanced:  Features roping techniques for handling & doctoring cattle in real world situations.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 15 min
DVD Format.  $85.00

3 Video Set
All three videos (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced).
$230.00
 

Vaquero Series Videos
(by Susan Jensen and Paul Singer)

Tapadero is a documentary about the California Vaqueros, long revered as some of the world's greatest horsemen.  It includes a look at the colorful vaquero history that began 300 years ago in Mexico and traces the journey to Alta California, which would become a horseman’s paradise.  You get a first-hand look at the ranch life and the awe-inspiring scenery at some of California’s great ranchos where they still follow vaquero traditions, including riding slick-fork saddles, use of the hackamore and spade bit, reata roping, and livestock handling.  It is a tribute to those hardy souls living the vaquero tradition and carrying it forward, and features some of California’s mainstays of the vaquero way.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
DVD Format.  $20.00

Remuda tells how the California Vaquero tradition moved into the Great Basin country of Nevada and Oregon, and shaped one of the world’s greatest horse cultures. In addition to a fascinating historical perspective, it includes an inside look at the buckaroo lifestyle, a front row seat at the Jordan Valley Big Loop Rodeo (where wild horses are roped with a twenty foot loop), and an old-fashioned ranch roping contest at California’s Tejon Ranch.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
DVD Format.  $20.00

Houlihan traces the journey of the vaqueros and buckaroos to the Northern Range, where they met up with the Texas Punchers. Horses in this country were wild, tough and mean enough to eat you alive. So it's no wonder this country has turned out some of the best bronc riders. To make a hand here, you have to be able to ride anything with hair on it. That, coupled with the rigors of winter make the Northern Range Cowboy a breed of it own.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 36 min.
DVD Format.  $20.00

Los Primeros traces the Vaquero’s roots back to the Moors of North Africa and their nimble Barb horses, to Spain, where the blending of Moorish and Spanish horse cultures laid the groundwork for the bridle horse that was the hallmark of these superb reinsmen, to Mexico, where the underpinnings for roping and handling cattle on the open range evolved, and to California where it all came together, where the secrets of training horses through centuries of practice came full flower, and where the hackamore, romal reins and spade bit were refined.  The best of these proud Vaqueros earned the title “Californio.”  Los Primeros was filmed in Spain, Mexico, California, and the American West.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 38 min.
DVD Format.  $20.00

4 Video Set
All four videos (Tapadero, Remuda, Houlihan, and Los Primeros).
$72.00
 

Understanding the Hackamore (Vaquero Style)
(with Mike Bridges)

Understanding the Hackamore is a two-video set that includes a brief history of the hackamore and its importance to the vaquero style of training, and details on equipment including tips on matching size of the bosal to size and weight of the mecate (hair rope reins).  It includes discussions about how the bosal works physically, tips for fitting a bosal to an individual horse, and proper hand signals for cueing, and exercises Mike Bridges uses for hackamore training in the old California vaquero-style of horsemanship.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 39 min. for Video 1, 1 hr. 7 min. for Video 2.
DVD Format.  $95.00

Bridle Course - California Style of Bridling
(with Mike Bridges)

Bridle Course is a two-video set that includes discussions about the horse’s mentality as it relates to bridling, physical differences in horses’ mouths, bridle bits and their types and functions, the bosal and hackamore, and more.  Throughout these videos Mike Bridges gives numerous tips on how to bridle properly, making it comfortable for the horse.  He stresses working with the horse at his own pace, not pushing him faster than he wants to go, which was the original intent in the vaquero-style of horsemanship.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 22 min. for Video 1, 1 hr. 40 min. for Video 2.
DVD Format.   $95.00

Seeking Refinement
(with Mike Bridges)

Seeking Refinement is loaded with information about horse training in the vaquero-style horsemanship, with main focus on collection - what it is and how to achieve it.  It includes discussions about a rider’s body and hand positions, and the biomechanics of the horse’s body in the collection process from both the rider’s perspective and the horse’s point of view.  Mike Bridges demonstrates refinement techniques using both the snaffle bit and hackamore.  This video is a prelude to riding the horse in a full bridle.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 47 min.
DVD Format.  $55.00

3 Video Set
All three videos (Understanding the Hackamore, Bridle Course, and Seeking Refinement).
$220.00
 

Greetings!
(with Tom Dorrance)

Greetings! is an in-depth look at the philosophy of Tom Dorrance and his unique way of working with horses.  Tom always looked for the good in people, and in the animals he worked with.  This video includes "horse sessions" from Tom's many clinics.
Running time is approx. 2 hrs.
DVD Format.  $60.00

Feel, Timing & Balance
(with Tom Dorrance)

Feel, Timing & Balance is a two-video set that describes the essence of Tom Dorrance's unique approach to working with horses in a way that will help the viewer work toward the "True Unity and Willing Communication between horse and human" at any level.  Tom's approach was founded on the belief that the human needs to think more and do less, to feel what the horse is feeling and operate from where the horse is.
Total running time is approx. 2 hrs. 52 min.
DVD Format.  $60.00

2 Video Set
Both videos (Greetings! and Feel, Timing & Balance).
$110.00

Making the Equine Connection
(with Richard Winters)

Making the Equine Connection is a comprehensive course where Richard explains and demonstrates ground manners, trailer loading, proper equipment, control, rein management and more.  These two videos are divided into 15 segments for easy return to demonstrations of special interest.
Total running time is approx. 6 hrs.
DVD Format.  $75.00
 

Colt Starting Philosophy
(with Martin Black)

Colt Starting Philosophy demonstrates Martin's philosophy of starting colts as he takes several colts and one young stallion through their first day of riding. Topics covered in this video include Martin's five basic principles of horsemanship, a horse's need for self-preservation, finding and using the center of gravity, seeking relief vs. yielding from pressure, creating a crisis to gain confidence, working with an aggressive stallion, also, halter preparation, catching, saddle preparation, flag work, saddling, bridling, preparing to mount, first ride, transitions, and much more.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 45 min.
DVD Format.  $50.00

The "A" Pen
(with Martin Black)

The "A" Pen is designed to build the defense in your cow horse in a clear and efficient way. By letting your horse rest when he is in position on the cow and putting him to work when he is not, your horse will learn his job and have a good attitude about getting it done. Learn how to tap into experience and instinct that your horse already has to read a cow's balance point and flight zone and make his moves accordingly. With consistent presentation, you can develop your horse's cow sense without a lot of kicking and pulling or practicing mechanical patterns.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
DVD Format.  $50.00

2 Video Set
Both videos (Colt Starting Philosophy and The "A" Pen).
$90.00

Bridle Horse Series
(with Martin Black)

Great Basin horseman Martin Black delivers an insightful DVD series for the aspiring bridle horse maker and admirer alike. In these DVDs, Martin shares what he has learned from his experiences buckarooing on some big outfits and working around top-horseman using traditional gear and methods. Learn the function and use of this traditional gear, proper fitting and selection in the process of making of bridle horse. These videos share Martin's experience of an old tradition he wants to preserve and honor. Filled with great music and historical photos this series is sure to educate and entertain.

The Hackamore
• Sizes and Materials
• Proper Fit and Function
• The Art of Doubling
• Guidelines of Acceptance
• When To Move to the Two-Rein.
• Running time is approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
• DVD Format.
• $50.00

The Two-Rein
• Selection of Gear - Bit and Bosal
• Fitting and Adjustment
• Bridling and Unbridling
• Handling the Reins
• When To Move to the Bridle
• Running time is approx. 1 hr.
• DVD Format.
• $50.00

The Bridle
• Parts of the Bit
• Checking Up
• Bridle Horse Marks
• What is a true Bridle Horse?
• Running time is approx. 1 hr.
• DVD Format.
• $50.00

3 Video Set
All three videos (The Hackamore, The Two-Rein, and The Bridle).
$130.00

The Vaquero Tradition (Hackamore, 2 Rein, and Spade Bit)
(with Sheila Varian)

The Vaquero Tradition is an informative and lively film that features Sheila Varian demonstrating and explaining the California Vaquero methods of training.  As a person who is knowledgeable in the old time California techniques, Sheila takes the viewer step by step through the tradition of the Hackamore, Two Rein, and Spade Bit and explains how she trains her horses using this historic method.
Running time is approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
DVD Format.  $35.00
 

Introduction to the Hackamore
(with Benny Guitron)

Introduction to the Hackamore takes you step-by-step through the selection and introduction of the hackamore for a young horse, or horse new to the hackamore.  Guitron's practical instruction, clear demonstration, and expert hints and tips will help any horseman be successful in introducing the hackamore.  Highlights include selecting, tying, fitting, and adjusting the hackamore, why every horse can benefit from hackamore training, how to keep your horse comfortable and relaxed while learning, groundwork exercises for flexion and suppleness, and mounted tips and hand positions to develop feel and sensitivity.
Running time is approx. 1 hr.
DVD Format.  $40.00

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