Jacob Parks Gaited Horsemanship

03/13/2024

3 keg shod natural beasts in the line up

03/07/2024

2023 was a successful year full of great ponies! Some of which went home, are still here, will come back, and even some new faces for this season so bring on 2024 🤠

03/30/2023

2023 season has officially kicked off! We have an exciting and promising group of horses this year - stay tuned!

02/18/2023

Nuttin like a clean barn, smell of fresh shavings, and sparkling water in clean buckets

02/08/2023

Horses don’t learn by force or fear. What teaches a horse is a partnership. There’s a time and place for everything - a time for discipline and correction, a time for praising, a time for extensive work, a time for rest and relaxation, a time for consecutive days of training, a time for a couple days rest. If you do everything at the correct times the horse is a smart enough animal to where he will easily be able to comprehend what his partner is asking of him. There are horses who make this easier said than done but that’s where patience and repetition comes in. Some horses catch on quick and are willing while others are more stubborn and require more extensive work, discipline and consecutive days but NEVER ever forget the importance of PRAISE. Praise your horse when he does something correct. Praise him with a nice relaxed loose reined walk, a big rub down while your standing and giving him a break, or simply end your workout for that day. Always end on something positive. This applies to gait training as well. If you’re teaching a horse correct gait and that horse gives you the correct gait for 100 yards then stop, praise, and give a break. The next time he may give you 150 yards. Then the next 200 yards. Start small and work your way up. Never ask too much of your horse right off the bat. I can confidently relay this to my fellow equine friends because I have once been that immature trainer who, at times, tried to force my horses to obey me or rush my training job. I don’t want my horse feeling like he is my slave. I want him to have a good time and know that I am his partner and not his enemy but at the same time I do want him to know I’m in control. I don’t want to have to force my horses into giving me the result I want. I want him to CHOOSE to respond to my pressure.
Jacob Parks Gaited Horsemanship

02/03/2023

When it comes to improving a gaited horse’s consistency and purity of gait TIMING and FEEL is everything - knowing instantly what you feel and timing it to where you nip it in the bud right away instead of letting your horse take 8-10 bad steps before a correction. Whether it be a canter, pace, or trot you have to figure out what it takes to set that horse back in his evenly timed four beat gait whether it be applying pressure to a single rein, throwing your weight over to one stirrup, picking his nose up, slowing down, speeding up notch, applying slight pressure in the mouth, getting him behind the bit, etc. The best way to achieve this is to work with different styles of horses and set on as many green ones as you possibly can. Eventually, after years of different feels from different horses, that natural training instinct kicks in and you can prevent the major hick ups before they even happen because you know what’s coming and what to do to prevent it from happening.
- Jacob Parks Gaited Horsemanship

01/13/2023

Another quality keg shod mare with some chrome sold today here at JPH

Hickory Valley, TN

01/09/2023

JPH TIP:

When buying a used trailer let the first thing you do to it be Clorox it and wash it thoroughly inside and out from top to bottom. You don’t know what that trailer has hauled and what germs/bacteria it may be holding from other livestock! It’s only safe to make sure it is disinfected before hauling your stock.

01/05/2023

2 year old, keg shod, bay roan filly pattin the ground and using those legs 🤠

Sired by a blue roan half standardbred half walking stud and out of a valley victory tattooed trotting bred mare

She is owned by Johnathan Yeager
Bred by Jacky and Johnathan Yeager

01/05/2023

Softening the body and keeping it soft is just as important as softening the mouth and keeping it soft

01/05/2023

🪐 Jupiter 🪐 A speed racking machine

01/03/2023

High quality racking gelding made it to his new home in Indiana

01/03/2023

Beautiful quality spotted racking mare sold and shipped to New York

11/28/2022

Find him on thehorsebay.com
Auction ends next Sunday the 3rd

09/24/2022

WORLD GRAND CHAMPIONS
A Bad Angel and Jack Kail
Trained by JPH

09/16/2022

Quality c**t sold today at JPGH
Sired by SHOBA/RHBAA stallion and out of an ASB mare

09/16/2022

Quality stallion sold today here JPGH

08/24/2022

Congratulations to Ms Norma from Oregon on your purchase of this well minded and beautiful standardbred c**t! 🤠 happy trails 🤠

08/02/2022

A nice stylish keg shod trotting bred gelding sold at JPGH today

07/30/2022

A step by step video showing how I treat conjunctivitis/pink eye.

PS- Sorry for the constant sound of wind from the fan

07/27/2022

AVAILABLE - 901 488 4018
Young and upcoming full standardbred stallion traveling with ease and smooth doing it.
This is a 3 yr old half trotter half pacer standing approximately 15-15.1 hands tall. I’ve had 60 days on him. You won’t find anything more natural or easy to ride. He just does it. Easy in the mouth and on the eyes. Here’s your chance to own a promising young standardbred stallion with a good start on him.

07/18/2022

SOLD
A dandy of a gelding available!
View the video and decide for yourself. UTD on coggins and vaccinations. Willing to have a pre purchase exam done also. 901 488 4018

7 year old keg shod gelding that is up to date on coggins and shots. His gait is pure and fluid with style and above average speed. 100 % sound. Video speaks...

07/12/2022

SOLD
5 year old, 15.3 hand, keg shod, registered racking gelding - he is available due to the new owner having unforeseen health circumstances appear the day after he bought him so he’s never been up here to see him or pick him up. Therefore, he is available to the right home. My sister showed him in the Germantown Charity Horse Show where he made a flawless performance in the country speed division then we loaded him up and trail rode him 3 hours the next morning. I have plenty of more videos and pictures upon request. Contact Jacob at 901 4884018. You can text, call or PM. Thank you.

07/11/2022

Praying for safe travels as these 4 make their journey to Miami then on to Puerto Rico 🙏🙏🙏

07/10/2022

SOLD
This one right here checks all the boxes ‼️
✔️ safe
✔️ sane
✔️ sound
✔️ keg shod
✔️ style
✔️ speed
✔️ color
✔️ gelding

07/06/2022

Here at JPH we will often have horses available for purchase. We strive to offer quality gaited horses that offer a little something different. Although some may be average they will be dependable trail mounts but we search to find the best quality gait along with some style, speed and/or color such as the fine double registered National Champion gelding showed in this video who will soon be offered on the horsebay.com