We are on our way home from Las Vegas, Nevada, the 10th round of the National Finals Rodeo will be held tonight. Somehow they’ll have to determine who the new World Champions are without our presence. Cheryl and I had a great time meeting with the Light Hand’s Horsemanship Team for a planning session for the 2010 event.

Now, I am more excited than ever about being a guest clinician at this 5 Star gathering. Jon Ensign and I worked out the details of how we will share the stage at Light Hand’s Horsemanship. Between the two of us we’ll attempt to fill in the gaps and show the progression of starting a young horse under saddle all the way through the expectations of 60 to 90 days training. Jon’s a great horseman and I’m looking forward to working with him this next spring.

Cheryl and I wore out a lot of boot leather while walking through the vast shopping area of Cowboy Christmas. We were proud of our self-restraint - we spent a grand total of $20 to have my hat reshaped. I suppose we really didn’t do our fair share in helping the economy.

We are enjoying a few weeks at home during this Christmas season and from our home to yours we wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and God Bless!

Sincerely,

Richard and Cheryl Winters