Thunderbird Equine

07/29/2024

07/23/2024

05/08/2024

WE HAVE MOVED!

In an effort to expand our reach and focus more on our show horse program Thunderbird Equine has relocated to a private facility. We have 4 spots IMMEDIATELY available.

Focusing on stock horse fundamentals in combination with modern reining techniques and evidence based research. Horsemanship comes first! We want you to learn and grow with your equine partner.

✴Who do we work with?✴
-Horses with health concerns/dietary restrictions
-Horses needing any physical maintenance
-Out of state owners
-Unhandled yearlings
-Two year olds to be started
-Tune ups

✴Those interested in booking✴
-Deposit of half first months training required to book
-Up to date on vaccinations, deworming, teeth, feet, and coggins

✴What is included with training?✴
The best care anywhere!!
Optional-
- Stall and run OR shared pasture
-Four equine bodywork appointments per month to help your horse maximize its athletic potential
-One chiropractic apointment per month
-A complete nutrition program developed to keep your horses mind, body, and GI track healthy through the stress of training

Message Thunderbird Equine on Facebook or call 970 573 1515 to book your spot

03/06/2024

Barrel racer friends!

I have a genuine Billy Cook Barrel Saddle for sale. There are a lot of Billy Cook fakes out there but this one is the real deal from Sulphur, OK. 15 inch seat and 6 inch gullet. All original hardware but the fenders and off billet have been replaced. Looks like new, freshly oiled and roughed out. 1500 obo!

12/31/2023

Congratulations to Hailey and Ty Eichman on your purchase of Diamond Dunn it Dueling and thank you for your second purchase from Thunderbird Equine! We hope you enjoy your newest ranch horse.

12/20/2023

✨What is Lifeline+?✨

Lifeline+ is a science-backed plasma supplement, supported by horse-specific research and over 600 studies. The plasma in Lifeline+ is shown to support improved brain, digestive, reproductive, lung, joint, and immune health.

✨What does it do?✨

Plasma is able to carry out specific tasks within the body, such as helping the immune system fight off infections and aiding in the repair of damaged tissues.

Essentially, plasma hunts down the parts of the body that seem to be in distress and supports the body on a cellular level!

✨Support your horse’s overall wellbeing!✨

10/20/2023

10/12/2023

Diamond Dunit Dueling AKA is a 2019 solid dun APHA gelding standing at 15 hands. He is offered through consignment.

Dragon is by Dunnitgoodinhollywood with notable horses on the right side of his papers being Hollywood Dunit and Peppy San Badger. He is out of a paint mare with notables Top Moon 2 and Gala Jet.

Dragon is a safe, sound, and sane gelding who is ready to be your next family or ranch horse. He is good natured and is bothered by very little. He walk trot lopes easily and will finish out as a barrel horse or 4H horse with the right family. HE WILL BE A KIDS HORSE. He has the foundation of collection and will continue to build muscle to maintain it in training. He has good control of his shoulders, ribs, in both forward and backward directions. Dragon is up to date on coggins, vaccination, deworming, and teeth. Special consideration will be shown to those that wish to keep him in the program as a 4H horse!

Located in Gill, Colorado

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10/09/2023

10/02/2023

One more Stride Animal Health/Bluebonnet Feeds transformation!

Trooper was an excellent candidate for Equilene Pro Care and an extra dose of ADR. He came in with very inconsistent stool and was very flighty/reactive. After 90 days in the program and a feed regimen change his owner has this to say

"That grain and the time he spent with you really made a difference inside and out!"

Thank you Laura for trusting me with Trooper again 💙

Thank you to Mirror Image Equine Wellness and 1st Choice Equine Therapy for helping me keep his mind and body prepped for learning.

09/28/2023

Another Bluebonnet Feeds/Stride Animal Health transformation for this filly! From April 2023 to September 2023.

Fish Oil Factor provides Omega 3 Fatty acids that are ESSENTIAL for young horses in training and have been proven to support:

- Joint Health (1,2)
- Memory & Learning (7,8)
- Respiratory Function (3)
- Exercise Recovery & Tolerance (9,10)
- Skin & Coat Condition (4 )
- Allergies & Immune Function (11)
- Focus & Stress Management (5,6)

Cited Research:

1- Brennan, KM. et al. The effect of dietary microalgae on American Association of Equine Practitioners lameness scores and whole blood cytokine gene expression following a lipopolysaccharide challenge in mature horses. J Anim Sci. 2017.

2 - Hess, T. and Ross-Jones, T. Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in horses. R Bras Zootec. 2014.

3 - Nogradi, N. et al. Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Provides an Additional Benefit to a Low-Dust Diet in the Management of Horses with Chronic Lower Airway Inflammatory Disease. J Vet Intern Med. 2015.

4 - Goh, YM. et al. Plasma n-3 and n-6 fatty acid profiles and their correlations to hair coat scores in horses kept under Malaysian conditions. J Vet Malaysia. 2004.

5 - McKenzie, Erica C. et al. Effect of Dietary Starch, Fat, and Bicarbonate Content on Exercise Responses and Serum Creatine Kinase Activity in Equine Recurrent Exertional Rhabdomyolysis. J Vet Intern Med. 2003.

6 - King, SS. et al. The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation on Cortisol and Prolactin Concentrations in Response to Common Stressors in Horses. J Equine Vet Sci. 2009.

7- Adkin, A.M., A.V. Muniz, C.J. Mortensen, et al. 2015. Maternal fatty acid supplementation influences memory and learning ability in yearling and 2-year-old horses. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 35(5):419.

8 - Hansen, T.L., A.M. Adkin, and L.K. Warren. 2013. Effect of early exposure to maternal docosahexaenoic acid on memory and cognition in weaned foals. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 33(5):364.

9 - Melo, S et al. Oil Supplementation Produces an Increase in Antioxidant Biomarkers in Four Beat Gaited Horses. Nutrition. 2014.

10 - Becvarova, V. Buechner-Maxwell, Feeding the foal for immediate and long-term health, Equine Vet J, 44 (2012), pp. 149-156

11 - O’Neill, Wendy et al. Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) supplementation associated with reduced skin test lesional area in horses with Culicoides hypersensitivity. Can J Vet Res. 2002.

09/16/2023

Congratulations to Jim and Cindy Wolfe on your purchase of KB Pep Walt! Another future roping horse to look for in Wyoming.

09/13/2023

winner of year end High Point Open Junior Horse AND High Point Open Horse with the High Plains Paint Horse Club. It's been an honor to show this three year old.

Congratulations to the owners Jeremy Spivey and Aaron Richmond!

Thank you to the High Plains Paint Horse Club for creating opportunities for this gelding to become a better futurity rope horse by showing in Stock Horse classes.

Thank you to Stride Animal Health for keeping Apollo well fed and of sound mind and body for this show season.

Thank you to Brianna Hall for these incredible photos at our show in Cheyenne.

09/02/2023

Always working to eliminate mistakes

Great show for the Thunderbird Equine horses!

TRASHYDRAMAKING placed Reserve High Point in the APHA Open Ranch Horse classes overall. He improved by over 10 POINTS in his reining pattern from our last show and placed first in the APHA Open Ranch Conformation under one judge. Congratulations to owners Jeremy Spivey and Aaron Richmond!

Augustus showed in the All Breed Green Horse Ranch Riding and improved by 17 points from our last show under one judge.

09/02/2023

Really excellent trail horse for sale if anyone is interested please contact Kyle Berger. Phone number is in the ad!

Domingo is a five year old black grade quarter horse mare. She’s an exceptional trail horse and his won many local and regional trail competitions and will make an excellent western pleasure horse. Sh

08/01/2023

I added this horse to my personal feed bill about a week ago..I decided to take him on as my first postural and gut health rehab project. He’s a 4 year old registered APHA gelding, descending from some pretty incredible performance lines.

With the help of and .feeds this horse has done a complete 180 in just 1 week. He’s brighter, more alert, softer, and allowing me to address some deeply ingrained soft tissue restrictions that we believe have been caused by gut imbalance. I cannot wait to see where we can take this guy in the next 30 days! Keep a look out for his sale ad, this horse has a very bright future ⭐️

07/24/2023

With the help of many close friends, Christie Johnston and I are excited to announce we are releasing the very first episode of Chore Talk podcast! This has been a year in the making and has taken immense amounts of planning. Thanks to Brooks Cockrell and Bri Hall, our planning and hard work has finally came to fruition. Please give this episode a listen and if you like it, share it with your friends! We are also happy to hear suggestions on topics you would like to hear discussed. Leave us your ideas in the comments and keep the conversation going!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yddw6TrT3GYlV6cYWNnJU?si=Nw7hx2SATMaUYYWYKLoEcg

07/23/2023

One of the most important people in my program 💙 Christie has made such a difference is many of my personal and performance horses. She has also played a crucial role in rehabbing a few "problem horse" cases. I couldn't do my job without her.

Long time no see! For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Christie and I’m an equine bodyworker based out of Northeastern Colorado. I’m a recent graduate from Rocky Mountain School of Animal Acupressure and Massage and starting to prepare to take my practice to the next level.

I have a lot of goals for the next 6 months to continue my education and be the best practitioner I can possibly be for your horses. I’m passionate about functional mobility, and the correction and prevention of micro-lameness in performance horses. Have you ever had bodywork done on your horse? If the answer is no, shoot me a message! I would love to help you develop a better partnership with your equine pal.
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07/20/2023

We've got all the goods 😏

07/16/2023

Had a good show this weekend at the Paintbrush Classic in Cheyenne.

TRASHYDRAMAKING came home as the Reserve High Point Horse in the Open and also won the Ranch Trail class by 5 points.

Congratulations to the owners Jeremy Spivey and Aaron Richmond!

07/10/2023

KB PEP WALT aka "Walt" is a 2016 seal bay AQHA gelding standing at 15 hands. He is offered through consignment.

KB ELITE PEPONITA X ELITE DRY JANE
This gelding's pedigree features hall of fame cutters (NCHA and AQHA) such as PEPONITA (LTE $126,221 with progeny earning over 2 million), COLONEL FRECKLES (LTE $45,502 and progeny earning more than 11 million), and DRY DOC (LTE $85,000 with progeny earning 4.2 million). He comes from the Keith Brost Quarter horses program out of Brush, Colorado where Keith has been breeding solid ranch horses for over 30 years.

Walt is the horseman's horse. He stands quietly for the farrier, loads and hauls politely, leads respectably, and enjoys bath time. He will build energy just as quickly as he shuts it off. He covers ground with a big strided trot and collects beautifully at the lope. He has the foundation for a big stop with feet quick enough to never be outrun. He will thrive in a working home or a performance stock horse program. He has been started on the dummy on the head side and is comfortable around cattle. He has drug a log and works a gate on both sides, respectively. Walt is up to date on coggins, vaccination, deworming, and teeth. Don't miss this opportunity for a flashy and ready to please gelding!

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Message Thunderbird Equine on Facebook for questions and videos.

07/08/2023

Jessica Pancost of Eaton, Colorado, always knew she wanted to train horses. Growing up in the “cowboy country” of Northern Colorado, Jessica began working with horses at a young age when she helped her dad start c**ts. Over the years, she continued to work with young horses, bouncing between different ranches and trainers as a “day worker” until one day she decided to go all in on her horse-training dreams.

“I knew that I wanted to train horses, but I had never found my niche, so I just said, ‘I’m going to go and strike out with what I know how to do,’ which was starting c**ts,” she said. “I mean, what do they say, ‘You’re not ever going to be truly ready for anything so you might as well do it’?”

Through the support of her clients, Jessica is living her dream and making her debut at the 2023 APHA World Show with Trashydramaking, a 2020 bay tobiano gelding. The young trainer is most excited for “Apollo” to show in ranch riding, where she hopes to establish a strong baseline for future improvement and eliminate mistakes in their patterns.

“It’s terrifying—I absolutely love it,” Jessica said of her 2023 World Show experience. “When I was in high school, we came to a judging seminar at the APHA World Show, but this year I will be in the Will Rogers on a 3-year-old that I trained. It’s beyond my wildest imagination that I even have the opportunity to compete.”

07/07/2023

After over a year of expanding my knowledge of equine nutrition, multiple horses in my program have shown positive body condition and temperament changes. With that evidence I'm very excited to announce that I have been accepted as a Stride Animal Health dealer! I will be operating out of First Choice Equine Therapy in Gill, Colorado and running this business alongside continuing to train performance horses and start c**ts.

I will be stocking:
-ADR
-ADR Paste
-Nutrimix Plus
-101 Diet Balancer
-Turbo Mag BCAA
-Travel Paste
-Fish Oil Factor
-Engage Paste
-Gastro Phix
-The Travel Ready Program
-The Hoof Health Program
-Lifeline+
-Competitive Edge
-Rewind Dog & Human Capsules

For those of you looking to order products that are not in my inventory please feel free to either send me a message to request the product of your choice OR you can use my discount code (THUNDERBIRDEQUINE) to have Stride Products shipped to your house with a 5% discount.

And finally for those that are unfamiliar with Stride Animal Health I would like to offer a client testimony from Mirror Image Equine Wellness:

I’m an equine bodyworker, and I started feeding Stride’s 101 Ration Balancer to my personal horses about 4 months ago. We moved both horses to a small ranch home and started them on free choice grass hay and I needed a quality balancer to fill the gaps of an all-forage diet. I was never unhappy with how my horses looked previously, but it felt like something was always missing. On their old diet I had gone through a trial period of adding multiple different supplements, alfalfa, beet pulp and other feeds with no luck achieving the results I was searching for. When I switched them to the 101 it was like I unlocked an entire new level of coat quality, brain functioning, and overall soft tissue and muscle health. As a bodyworker, I switched to Stride simply because there was a tangible difference in the soft tissue of my client horses that were on Stride products, compared to those that were on any number of other commercial feeds and supplements. My client horses on Stride held their adjustments better, their soft tissue held less restrictions overall (especially in the fascia) and their coats are always the highest quality. Since feeding Stride to my own horses, I have been able to eliminate all other supplements entirely from their diet. I’ve never been happier with a feed, and my horses thank me for it with consistent rides, gorgeous pearly coats, and healthy lean muscle and soft tissue.

Below are photos of Christie's personal horses mentioned in her testimony

07/06/2023

I'm really proud of this gelding! (Apollo) handled himself with confidence in this environment and executed his best pattern to date. Although it was not clean enough to place us in the 3 Year Old Trail Sweepstakes, I'm very grateful to the owners Jeremy Spivey and Aaron S. Richmond for giving us the opportunity to show in Fort Worth.

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06/02/2023

Now opening limited spots for the 2024 show season!

Will be offering spots for Junior CoWN and Junior High Plains Paint Horse Association eligible horses. MUST BE UNDER 5 YEARS OLD.

Focusing on stock horse fundamentals in combination with modern reining techniques and evidence based research. Horsemanship comes first!

✴Who do we work with?✴
-Horses with health concerns/dietary restrictions
-Horses needing any physical maintenance
-Out of state owners

✴Those interested in booking✴
-Deposit of half first months training required to book
-Up to date on vaccinations, deworming, teeth, feet, and coggins
-Horses must enter the program by September at the LATEST

✴What is included with training?✴
The best care anywhere!!
Optional-
-Four equine bodywork appointments per month to help your horse maximize its athletic potential
-One chiropractic apointment per month
-A complete nutrition program developed to keep your horses mind, body, and GI track healthy through the stress of training

Message Thunderbird Equine on Facebook or call 970 573 1515 to book your spot

02/28/2023

is now accepting applications for the 2023 program.

This is a 10 week program, designed to give you the skills necessary to work in the agriculture and equine community. This years students will also participate in a paid internship, upon completion of the course, with one of our amazing community partners.

Time line:
27 Feb - Applications are open
1 April - Applications close
22 May - 31 July - 10 Week Cowgirl Bootcamp
1 Aug - Internship start date

All applicants must be able to relocate to Colorado for the full 2023 season. Food and lodging is provided by War Party staff.

Application is open to all women. If you would like to apply please email [email protected] and request an application.
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02/20/2023

For your Consideration:

"Bourbon"

5 year old grade gelding. Ready to go in any direction. Stands for the farrier. Easy walk/trot/canter transitions up and down. Willingly guided at each gait. Has a foundation for a spin. Will be introduced to a rope in training and price will increase with training.
Message Thunderbird Equine on Facebook with any questions.
Located in Gill, Colorado.
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01/31/2023

I'm so blessed to have the opportunity to write this article. Look for this in the February edition of Colorado Horse Source at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo!

One hot-button topic I've seen in the horse industry lately is the mindset you bring to the table training horses.