Old West Journal - Heber Edition - Flipbook - Page 35
BUILT FOR THE MOMENT
ANDY HOLCOMB ON CONFIDENCE, DEVELOPMENT,
AND THE ROAD TO THE MILLION
For young rope horses, talent is only the
beginning. Speed matters. Pedigree matters.
Athleticism matters. But long before a horse
ever competes under the bright lights of a
futurity, something else has to be built first:
confidence.
That’s what Andy Holcomb believes separates
horses that simply show promise from horses
capable of handling the pressure that comes
with opportunity at the highest level. And
opportunity has never been bigger than it is
now.
Holcomb is preparing Corona Makes Me Purr
— owned by Tres Amigos — for the Road to the
Million, a platform that has quickly become one
of the most talked-about opportunities in the
rope horse industry. But despite the scale of
what’s at stake, the process hasn’t changed. The
focus remains on building the horse the right
way.
