Training Program

Meghann & Cash

I believe in giving a horse every opportunity to succeed.
My philosophy is that every horse trains at a difference pace.
Sometimes this can be slow and tedious. Sometimes it depends on the horse's pervious handling.
I am not a trainer that will tell you can have a broke horse in 30 days.
I will train at the pace the horse is comfortable and no faster.
I would love to meet you and your horse.
We have two choices of training prices

$595.00 a month

(owner provides hay & grain)

$700.00 a month

(we provide hay & grain)

Renagade's Something Blue

Saddle time is spent teaching the basics.
I want him to quickly learn to move foreword
and maintain supple and softness.
Once we are traveling well at the walk and trot, more lateral work is introduced helping to maintain suppleness and keep the horses attention on his business.
Teaching the horse lateral movements also helps the horse to learn to move off your leg, along with the start of leg yield and side passing.
Obstacles are introducted as soon as the horse is ready.
Walking over tarps, poles, bridges, moving thru gates, dragging obstacles and many more.
The time spent doing all this is invaluable on the trail or in the show ring -whatever you are going to do with your horse.
I put a lot of work into balance, an unbalanced horse can not perform to the best of his ability. A horse that is taught to travel balanced has a much easier time at his/her job no matter what it is.

Blue

Meghann & Zane Grey

Meeting the Farrier

Just because your horse is not old enough to start under saddle yet, doesn't mean that he wouldn't benefit from some professional training.
The more work that is done with a youngster before ever putting a saddle on its back the easier it is to make that transition.
The horse is desensitized, taught to be respectful and to trust their handler. When it comes time to get on their back they trust it is nothing to be afraid of.

There are many things to teach foals and youngsters
*Halter training
*leading
*Standing tied
*Grooming
*Yielding hind and forehand
*Backing
*being ponied off another horse
*Desensitizing to objects and noises
*wearing tack appropriate to their age
*ground driving
*going over and around obstacles

Skittles & Hope

Desensitizing is the most important thing you can do to ensure the safety of both you and your horse.
Even the most dead broke experienced horse can be dangerous in a bad situtation.
There are things that can be taught to you and your horse so you can manuver over and around those obstacles.
Some of the tools I use to desensitze a horse pior to the first mounting is tarps, slicker, pop cans or rocks in plastic jugs, plastic bags, bikes being ridden, hikers with back packs anything that could be the proverbial boogie man. Each horse is different so I try to develope a program that is specific to their needs. I get them to go over obstacles on the ground and be confident doing it, this way he,she does not worry about whatever he might encounter. Confidence makes a less fearful horse.