Rising E Performance Horses

11/04/2024

Our first priority is do no harm to the horse. So if that horse takes extra time and attention, that is exactly what gets done...

HORSES IN TRAINING…

You pay that hefty training bill for the month.

You look to have you horse in training as little as possible so it doesn’t break the bank.

You’re disappointed when after 30 days or 60 days or 90 days, there’s still more work to be done or the goal hasn’t been met. Worse yet, it looks good, you take the horse home and it unravels piece by piece. All that money “wasted”.

When you pay a trainer, that money isn’t paying for a result, it’s paying for someone’s skilled effort.

At least for me, when someone gets unhappy that their horse “isn’t fixed yet”, or comes “untrained” after it’s been home a while, makes the task of training horses for other people, discouraging. Discouraging because the efforts are being made, usually my best efforts that are filled with compassion, determination and lots of ruminating on how to fix complex issues a horse may have. Their disappointment becomes my failure basically. I know that’s not an actual truth but it’s never rewarding when someone is disappointed due to their own expectations.

Training a horse is NOT like being a mechanic on a car. Its not a tune up, it’s not the simple replacement of a part. It’s an animal with thoughts, feelings, emotions, habits, talents, etc. You don’t just program them, tune them up or replace a faulty part and send it back good as new.

You arent paying for results to happen within your timeline, you are paying for the time it takes to reach a desired result. The more complicated the project, the bigger the investment. The more baggage a horse has, the more effort it takes to unravel the mess. The bigger the goal, the greater the investment.

People send their horses to certain trainers because they want the outcome that trainer proves they can achieve. The problem is, people want that result in the shortest time frame possible because time, again, is money. It takes the time it takes to create the vision and time costs money. People who have a diy mentality, value the effort so much more when they themselves invest their own energy into a horse rather than just paying for it. I really feel that those who do it themselves, come to appreciate the efforts it takes far more than those who sign the check.

Be nice to your trainers, they work hard for you and your horse!

Written by: katy Negranti
Katy Negranti Performance Horsemanship

11/02/2024

Congratulations to Kirby and Justin Bray on their new horse. Miss Rey will be a great addition to your family!

10/14/2024

10/06/2024

A little humor for everyone at the SBF...

Wishing everyone the best at the NRCHA SBF!! Bring on the VACA 🐮🤠

09/29/2024

🔥🔥 CP REY JAY ROYALTY 🔥🔥

2022 sorrel mare
By ONE TIME ROYALTY
Out of SMOOTH AS RAY JAY a SMOOTH AS A CAT daughter

This mare is on track for the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity 2025 Open, Youth, Non Pro, anyone can ride this mare.

Check her out!

09/28/2024

As the smell of pumpkin spice replaces sunscreen and margaritas... it can mean only one thing ... Futurity season is here!
Best of luck to everyone stepping into the show pen with those young, talented horses.
We are blessed! We dare to dream and dare to make that dream a reality.
't weaken




Stormcloud
Ingram Insurance Agency
Royal B Threads LLC
Equinety
Shorty's Caboy Hattery

09/27/2024

Look at how cute this little miniature hereford bull is. Weaned and started to halter break.
December 2023 bull calf

09/27/2024

🔥 Miss Rey 🔥

2022 Red Dun Mare
Dam is an NRCHA money earner!
Half brother is an NRCHA money earner!
This girl is ready to work for you!
Come check her out 🔥🐴

09/25/2024

Sometimes playing it safe isn't always best; you've got to trust your horse and your training and push through.

09/10/2024

What a year cowgirl! Congratulations to Mica Lippian and Dunit In The Nite aka Dolly.
First going to AQHYA Youth World's and then to the Arkansas State Champions show.
Mica and Dolly made their way in the Top 10 in Jr Reining.
We are so proud of this team. They have a bright future.

09/02/2024

For my fellow barn owners/ trainers out there!

Lessons learned long and hard in the horse business as a professional..

1. It's easy to fall in love with your customers. They become a family who you spend a lot of time with. However, in the end they will do what's best for themselves. And, for you and them, those paths may not be the same. Prepare to get your heart broken. Keep business and personal relationships separate.

2. People will not always trust in your experience and will second guess you. They will think they know better because they read it in a book, or saw it online. Don't try to be all things to all people. Do what you are good at. Run your barn in a way that you can sleep at night knowing that you did right in your mind by them and their horses. The clients opinion of that may be different than your beliefs, but you have to live with choices that leave you at peace. That may mean confrontation, hard conversations and even asking people to move on for your own peace.

3. Horses are easy 99% of the time. It's the people who come with them that make things complicated.

4. Remember that horses need to be horses.

5. People will always judge you, and have opinions. The better you are, the more haters will have opinions.

6. Success isn't measured by ribbons and show placings. It's measured in happy animals and the quality of their lives.

7. There is always an exception or quirk that doesn't " follow the rules" in horse care. Do what works, not what the books say works.

8. When you get annoyed by seeing somebody's car pull in to the barn, it's time to let that person move on. Your barn should be a happy place. It literally only takes one bad sour apple to ruin the whole atmosphere and dynamic in a barn.

9. Let it go.... if someone moves on don't be upset by it. Ignore what they say. Don't take it personally. Every barn is not a good fit for every person.

10. This is a business. If a person or horse isn't working for you, or the compensation isn't offsetting your cost, it's time for them to go. The exception to this is your retired horses, see #11.

11. Horses only have so many jumps, so many runs, so many rides. Don’t waste your horses. Teach your students they aren’t machines. You owe it to your retired horses to have a safe, comfortable and dignified end. Your schoolies worked for you. When the time comes they can no longer do that, either give them a pleasant retirement, or put them in the ground where you know they are safe. Do not dump them at auctions or onto other people where you are not 100% sure that they will be cared for.

12. There is no shame in euthanasia for a horse owner. Always better a week too early then a second too late. Do not judge anyone for their reasons for doing this.

13. Most clients fall Into two categories. Those who are "high maintenance", open in their opinions and will confront situations head on. The second is the quiet type who will not say a word and will not openly talk with you about their expectations or issues. You have no idea they have a problem until it's too late. The people in between these two are the clients you want. They will be long term and make life easy.

14. Know your worth. KNOW YOUR WORTH. Your time and experience has a monetary value. Don't do things for free, even if you like the person. Every bit of time or effort you give to clients has value. So when you don't value your effort, neither will a client. They will come to expect "freebies", which always leads to resentment from someone.

15. Be honest. It's not always easy. But in this business it takes forever to build reputation and seconds to destroy it.

16. Remember horses are dangerous. Always use your best judgment and air on the side of caution when working with horses and students. Their lives and your own life can change in an instant.

17. Get paid up front. Keep good records. People don't go to the grocery store and ask for food they will pay for next week. Good business practices keep everyone honest and sets boundaries for clients.

18. Normalize passing on price increases. Service industries, especially ones like ours always "feel guilty " when raising prices. You are not there to subsidize someone else's horse habit. Prices have been going up on costs, so should your fees.

19. The buck stops with you. Your employees mistakes fall back to your responsibility. Always verify and check on important care aspects of daily activities.

20. Make time for family and rest. Too many of us get burnt out from the stress of expectations in this industry. In the end, boarders and students come and go. Your family is who you will have left.

Thanks for reading my thoughts. I hope it can help support some of you feeling burnt out, and maybe help some people who are starting out in their journey into this industry.

Written by Rhea Distefano

08/25/2024

HORSEMAN
There are horse trainers, horse traders and horse whisperers. There are show men, show boaters and show offs. There are fast talkers and would be magicians.

But then there are true Horsemen and Horsewomen, and these are harder to find and sometimes even harder to recognize because they are often tucked away in quiet hidden places, working slowly and silently without national recognition or appreciation.

Often times, the true horseman or woman does not have the most horses in training or those horses that are exceptionally bred or high priced. Often times, the true Horsemen and Women do not have access to big money owners or run through dozens and dozens of prospects in order to find the few that can take the pressure of aged event prize money or high profile exhibition. Many times, the true horsemen and women are slow and steady, methodical and patient, training on an individual horse's timeline and not to a rigid show schedule set by the seasons or show management.

These people recognize a horse's physical and mental capabilities and showcase their assets without sacrificing their bodies or minds. Horsemen and women take their time developing their horses' skills and confidence through a traditional steps, one before the next, placing just as much credence in their teaching relationship and equine partnership as they do in show pen results. Horsemen and women are humble because their reward comes from within; from knowing that they have taught through kindness, patience, fortitude, and logic. Their rewards coming from creating a confident horse that works with them and not for them, horses that are not scared or intimidated, horses with solid foundations that last season after season and that carry a gamut of riders from the experienced non pro to the Amateur to the Green Reiner. Always Dedicated. Always Patient. Always Consistent. Whether it be riding young horses, resurrecting older horses, or maintaining the Steady Eddy, a True Horseman is one of the first ones to throw a leg over in the morning and one of the last ones to pull their boots off in the evening.
Horsemen and women are a pleasure to watch in the arena or on the ranch as they diligently and patiently impart their knowledge and logic to both horses and students.

In an era where the horse industry is so economically driven and success is measured primarily in prize money and accolades, the tradition of the true horseman and the process of training horses seems to be changing; giving way to an assembly line mentality where immediate success and financial compensation take precedence over handcrafted quality and longevity. Dedicated to their craft, loyal to their students, ambitious, hardworking and a role model for anyone interested in making their way in an industry dominated by pressure to build great animals in less and less time, old fashioned horsemen are women are now Artisans, assets to our heritage and traditions and harder and harder to find.

A thoughtful teacher, a thorough instructor, a gentle hand, a firm guide, a rational yet fearless showman, the greatest compliment that I think could ever be given to someone who works with horses, is to be thought of as a Horseman.

📝Becky Hanson

08/21/2024

Check out the live feed for the show. Keep up on all the action at the Louisiana Classic

08/16/2024

I want to congratulate the youngest competitor at Rising E for her 1st World Show appearance! Not only did she make it to the AQHA Youth World, she also was a finalist in the L2 Boxing!!! Congratulations cowgirl!




Stormcloud
Shorty's Caboy Hattery
Equinety
Ingram Insurance Agency
Royal B Threads LLC

08/13/2024

08/12/2024

As a new chapter is getting ready to start for us, there will be a few changes but same great horses.

08/05/2024

Team RDS wants to wish Mica Lippian the best of luck at the AQHYA World Show!
She will be competing throughout the week in ranch riding, reining, and working cow.
Don't Weaken Cowgirl!

't weaken

07/24/2024

We want to wish Ayden Smith good luck as he competes at the 4H State show this week.

07/20/2024

💥No Regrets 💥
That is a tough one. It is something my dad told me often.
As we are in full swing of Christmas and spending time with loved ones, I feel it is a good time to look at what it means to me and "no regrets "

What does no regrets mean? Does it mean everything has been perfect, no mistakes, no wrong turns, no bad behavior, or no tears? NO! Absolutely not...
No Regrets is taking every bump, wrong turn, closed door, missed opportunity, or negative thing and choosing to figure out the positive to it.
Life is a journey . . . And sometimes you wear the wrong bra down the bumpy washed out backroad.
Living "No Regrets" is a mindset. Everything you have been through in life has gotten you to this point. If you are happy and fulfilled where you here - Great! ... If not, that is ok. You get to choose 1- stay in your regrets or 2- take what you need, leave the rest behind, and make a move to happiness and fulfillment. Make sure to learn from the negative and keep moving forward.
Most of the time, choices are made with the knowledge and information that is in that moment. Later, a better choice might reveal itself, but that comes with life and lessons. Take the lesson and choose to live life with No Regrets! You are doing the best you can with what you have at this very moment.

Written by Elise Ulmer

06/29/2024

Looking professional and ready for anything is important. I trust Shorty's Caboy Hattery to keep me in the best style.
Thank you Shorty's

06/26/2024

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