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Enck's Training LLC Foundation Horsemanship Training for you & your horse! Book a lesson or retreat today. We have in-person demos($15) that show what we do during a lesson.
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We offer lessons that show you how your body language, body position, and attitude affect how you ride.

10/07/2025

A dad’s way of looking at an “injury”.

09/07/2025

I’ve always been a morning person. I think I got it from my mom.

I love to wake up before the birds, meditate, answer msgs, edit and post, and then head out to do chores.

Every morning I see and hear the world wake up and tell myself you have another day, another chance to be better than yesterday!

We are truly humbled with all the outpouring about our anniversary yesterday. For you all to take the time to write a ms...
08/07/2025

We are truly humbled with all the outpouring about our anniversary yesterday.

For you all to take the time to write a msg means a lot to us.

May God bless each and everyone of you!

08/07/2025

This program has been a lot of fun so far.

It’s always fun to see different places and figuring out ways to better help people and horses!

Haven’t done trivia Tuesday for a bit. Which way is the best way to position the bull snap if you were gonna tie this ho...
08/07/2025

Haven’t done trivia Tuesday for a bit.

Which way is the best way to position the bull snap if you were gonna tie this horse?

ANNOUNCEMENT: Groundwork Clinic at Enck’s Training! August 8–10 | Enck’s Training Facility, Carthage, SDCouldn’t make it...
07/07/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT: Groundwork Clinic at Enck’s Training!
August 8–10 | Enck’s Training Facility, Carthage, SD

Couldn’t make it to our c**t starting clinic? We heard you and we’re bringing it back to the basics with a 3-day Groundwork Clinic.

🐴We’re taking just 5 participants for a hands-on, personalized experience.

👀 Up to 10 auditors welcome each day, come watch, learn and laugh with us!

Trail ride (weather permitting), fun challenges and a sandwich lunch provided daily.

This clinic is all about groundwork fundamentals, sharpening communication and helping you and your horse, all while having a dang good time.

💬 Message us to reserve your spot as a participant or auditor—these will go quick!

Want can I say? 24 yrs today and she still gets to me!
07/07/2025

Want can I say? 24 yrs today and she still gets to me!

Where I am now is better than where I started but I have always been developing my own style!I want everyone to form the...
06/07/2025

Where I am now is better than where I started but I have always been developing my own style!

I want everyone to form their own ways. By learning the basic principles. When you learned to ride a bike you learned to ride about any bike. A different style than others but the principles were the same. So it goes with horses.

When asked one time who I learned under I replied “ the horse”. When they asked what I meant I simply stated, “If I was under the horse I must’ve done something wrong and needed to figure out another way to stay above the horse”.🤷‍♂️

So here’s to learning under the horse👍

05/07/2025

This isn’t probably gonna sound good but here it goes!

If you’re horse isn’t comfortable with a simple of a thing as picking up its feet then in my opinion it ain’t ready to be rode.

Yet over the years most of the horses that came to me as 2.5-4 yr olds to be rode were barely halter broke and expected me to have their feet trimmed and be riding in, if I was lucky, 60 days (a lot gave me only 30 days!

I should have refused but bills had to be paid and my pride interfered. I was tough. Stupid but tough.

Why don’t people handle their feet when they halter train them? No they don’t want to take the time, too lazy, don’t want to get hurt (but don’t care if someone else does), don’t understand that it all correlates to riding and trust.

There was a comment a few post back that I too believe, “if they give you their feet they’ll give you their back”. Yet like halter breaking people look at it as a chore rather than what it truly is……another important part of building a trusting relationship that sets the horse up for success in the future!

If you can’t do it or don’t have the time, get them to someone knowledgeable when they’re still young and little enough to reduce the risk to both horse and human.

I’ve said it before “the horse pays for the sins of its master/owner”! Nothing is truer about that statement than when it comes to a 3 yr old horse that was not taught to have its feet handled. It requires a different approach and even with the best of methods can be a lot more dangerous!

I do have a dog in the fight. My body is sore and busted up from dealing with the ignorance of people not preparing their horses for the task at hand and for me being stupid enough to get the job done.

Next time you ignore training your horse to handle its feet because “you can’t afford to get hurt” remember the trainer, farrier and vet CAN’T afford to get hurt either! We’re there to do a specific task and want to get home to our families and be safe as we can. Yes everything has risk but it can be reduced with a little thought and preparation.

A little long but I hope those who need to hear this do! I won’t apologize for speaking out on this matter. I’m tired of seeing horses paying for the sins of their masters!

Happy 4th of July! God bless America!
04/07/2025

Happy 4th of July! God bless America!

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