We are excited about our new programs this year.
We are putting together several ways to help you and your horse!
All our programs work off of the principles of horsemanship along with the psychology behind it.
We would enjoy hearing what ways we could help you also. What kind of formats: private individual lessons, private group lessons, public group lessons, lesson series, online lessons, specialty week long session (dealing with specific topics while also enjoying a fun week of horses from trail riding to cattle )
Let us know what would work for you. We want to help and are trying to figure out what works for people!
If you don’t want to comment then please msg us. Every idea will be considered!
Thanks and God bless!
Buddy the calf with his “bubbies”. He doesn’t have many options to find friends😂
I think many people make this mistake? Can you see it?
It’s very subtle but it creates many problems.
We took advantage of the warm weather this week and got a lot of things done.
Fences fixed, pens leveled and thoroughly cleaned, waterers cleaned, hay moved and of course the arena leveled a drug and the sides shoveled off the wall.
It looks great! Everything in its place nice and neat. If only it could stay that way but as proverbs 14:4 states “an empty stable stays clean but there is no income from an empty stable”.
This is the look we’ve waiting for from this stud. The face tells it all he’s relaxed and trusting! #horsetraining #horses #subscribe #horsemanship #horsemanshiptraining #coltstarting #lessons #ranchhorses
I’ve never seen a winter like this!
If we aren’t careful people may start moving here. We need a good ol’ fashioned blizzard to remind people of why they don’t want to move here😳🤷♂️!
There’s been a lot of chatter about feeding horses. How you need to have hay in front of them at all times, to feed on the ground or not, grain or no grain, alfalfa or grass hay and the discussions go on and on.
We feed at a very consistent schedule of mostly twice a day sometimes more depending on certain circumstances. We feed what they need and yes they’re usually cleaned up by the next feeding.
In this video you will see two horses that are watching me feed all the other horses before I feed them. I’m literally pulling the hay off the bale right outside of their pen and hauling it to the other pens. Notice how patient they are and when I do throw the hay in their feeder they’re not charging each other they simply set up and start eating. Like coming to the dinner table.
My whole point of this is, I believe, when a horse knows the routine and is set on a schedule they don’t worry as much as to when they will be fed they know when. They’re creatures of habit so I feel your feeding should play into that.
My horses aren’t skinny, no ulcers, good hair coat, no cribbing, minimal fighting (mostly playing).
Right or wrong I believe my horses are happy and content and by scheduling feedings it helps in the training. Just like small children need a schedule to help them cope with their changing world so do horses.
It’s been awhile since the conditions were favorable to be able to do this. But with the unseasonably warm temps the ground has softened and the bean stubble aren’t like little nails sticking up! I needed this! #coltstarting #horses #horsemanship #horsetraining #subscribe #horsemanshiptraining
When it comes to adversity we are one of three personalities, in my opinion.
Which one are you?
I know there are some who don’t believe in feeding on the ground.
I actually prefer it. It’s a natural way for a horse to eat. It actually has a function, I believe, it allows them to stretch their neck.
How many horses in a pasture do you see eating at eye level? If you think about it, they wouldn’t need that long of a neck if they weren’t grazers……hmmmmm!
This is a shout out to Rebecca!
This girl took a reactive 4.5 yr old stud and has changed his attitude.
She got frustrated, tired and sore but she stuck with it and he’s becoming a willing participant.
When people come here to help me. I don’t expect them to just clean stalls and saddle my horses. They jump right in and do the work.
Hands on training is the best way I know to learn, by learning what questions to ask.
I have left her to pretty much figure this stud out on her own only offering her guidance when she asks for it. Which in this case was fairly often 😂.
Our approach wasn’t always what some would think of as training. But she’s learning to think outside the box. She should feel proud of her accomplishment.
This young gal had a dream and turned that dream into a series of goals and is proceeding forward.
We are honored to be a part of that dream. And want to help her reach for the stars!
Not many can handle multiple colts and the challenges they bring. She has stuck to it for almost a year now and has come such a long ways since that first day. She still has a lot to learn as we all do. But she’s doing what many won’t and that’s getting up and trying regardless of the setbacks.
Remember, “it’s not how many times you get knocked down that matters, it’s how many times you get back up that does”.
It may not seem like much, but she’s come a long way!
From terrified to following me when asked.
I still say this is the most important part of a horse’s training, be careful how you approach it!
