Cornerstone Ranch Horse Training

06/26/2024

Cornerstone Banjo earned reserve champion and several placings at Indiana Ranch Horse Association’s June show. Thanks Jacky for keeping us updated, we love seeing our babies do big horse things! 💕

03/24/2024

The first horse I started all on my own. The one that made me feel like a far better trainer than I was at the time. The one that taught me so much. The horse I sold to pay for part of my college education. My Stormy boy.
I kept a brave face the entire time we dropped him off at his new home, but as soon as I got home I shut myself in my room and let the tears flow. The tears came even faster when I found a note from my mom on my bed, saying how lucky his new family was to have such a safe, amazing horse thanks to me. That even though I had a pocket full of money, I had given them the greatest gift. And I’ve been chasing that feeling of pairing people with horses like this ever since.
My sweet Storm is 15 now and living the best life ❤️

01/22/2024

Horse friends! Spring will HOPEFULLY be here soon! Get your horses feeling better, even great for the spring riding season!

On Friday March 22nd we will be hosting our 2nd massage and body balancing haul-in clinic. This clinic will provide a package service for your horses. Each appointment will last about an hour and a half and includes the following: 30 minutes of Myofascial Release, 30 minutes of massage and body balancing and to finish up the session with 30 minutes of Magnawave. The cost for this service will be 150 dollars per horse. (A non-refundable deposit of 50 dollars will be requested to hold your spot for that day.)
If you would like more information or to schedule an appointment for that day, please message call/text Janeva Lepley at 260-668-9529
***** Caitlin Lochamire and Tara Doehrman will be the service providers for this event. We are excited to have them on board with us. ****
****There will only be 10 spots available this day. ****

01/02/2024

10/03/2023

Big thanks to the Reed family for purchasing Midnight! We can’t wait to see all you accomplish with him.

09/10/2023

Opal’s baby sure is easy on the eyes 😍

08/01/2023

Last chance to snag a Cornerstone baby from this year’s batch! Our quarter horse fresian cross is still available and developing nicely.

07/03/2023

Just admiring our 2-year-old stud Wiz 😍 We’re excited to see what this guy becomes.

06/23/2023

This is the gelding that’s for sale. Shouldn’t take much to get him back like this!

06/22/2023

Approximately 10 year old grade Arabian gelding looking for a new home. This is one we used to own. Current owners are new to horses, but have had him about 4 years.
I was told he still has all the buttons, just needs a good tune up. When we owned him he was trail ridden all over, moved cattle and drove in a team.

06/10/2023

Just some cute Cornerstone babies 😍 two of the three are still available! One fresian cross for anyone looking for a fancy sport or driving horse.

06/02/2023

We love watching these babies develop. Opal’s c**t is looking nice!

05/29/2023

My goal is to have sliding stops before I even get on her. We’re working on shifting weight to the hind end. I love how soft and responsive Barbie is getting.
Please ignore my pregnant self 😂 we have until July to get this down.

05/21/2023

This may not look like anything super impressive, but this is mainly for me to go back and slap myself and say come on Caitlin listen to the horse. My two-year-old filly has been very easy and laid back for the most part. This week about halfway through our training sessions she started getting really tense and cinchy. Instead of going in a nice circle she started pulling back and backing to the end of the rope so I had to walk forward and push her forward from the side, or just get into a game of tug that I have no hope of winning.
I kept trying to push her through it but we couldn’t quite get that nice relaxed circle once she started doing it. I chalked it up to not putting a saddle on enough and she just needed to get used to it.
I’ve been working really hard on trying to be more clear and consistent in my body language and what I ask the horse. Today I realized she’s stressed out because I was getting lazy in my cues and asking too much too fast. She was confused and uncomfortable because she wasn’t sure what I was asking so she did the thing she knew best, which is stop and back when she feels pressure on her head. She is an in your pocket kind of horse so I’ve really stressed staying out of my space. However, I didn’t make it clear enough that sometimes poll pressure means forward. Now that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t put our horses in uncomfortable situations, but we need to make sure we are setting them up for success when they are uncomfortable.
After I took a step back and really made myself clear in my cues she settled right back down and did great. Are we perfect? Absolutely not. But I think we both learned something today and that’s what counts.
So the lesson here is sometimes you’re horse isn’t being bad, you’re just being a bad trainer 😂 Learn from it, make the changes and you’ll see both you and your horse improve. If you are inconsistent, your horse won’t trust you. And if you’re horse doesn’t trust you, they will do what they can to protect themselves. Being consistent teaches them that they can trust us in any situation.

04/29/2023

God has blessed me to be able to raise and train some fantastic animals. Keata was bred,raised, and trained at Benchmark Livestock and today she won the team sorting series at Crazy Horse Arena! Big thanks to all that help to put these events on, and all the competitors who push us to improve.

02/18/2023

11/09/2022

Cornerstone horses were looking good at the light parade in Shipshewana last Saturday!

10/27/2022

Guilty as charged 😬

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10/26/2022

My favorite fall colors are bay and blue 🍂

10/15/2022

I’ll take one in every color please.

08/26/2022

First time on the trail for this little gelding. He handled it well. We always pony new horses through the trails first, then make sure they have a good handle and then take them out with a confident buddy as soon as possible. This guy has been with us a little over a week and already making big strides.

08/06/2022

If anyone is interested in these beautiful, sturdy foals but won’t be able to make it to the sale, there will be some Indiana trailers there to haul some quality horses back home.

06/09/2022

I forgot to share our second filly is on the ground. A lovely little Fresian Quarter Horse cross out of our mare Kara. This little girl was sold before she was even created.

06/06/2022

This place is going to the mares and I’m not mad about it.

05/26/2022

Almost one month down on the little yellow mare. She’s coming right along! We make sure our training horses get out of the round pen and get plenty of exposure.

05/14/2022

Thank you Dave and Connie Ricketts for your purchase of Keo! We can’t wait to see where you take each other.

05/09/2022

Opal won the buckle in sorting one weekend, then carried my husband through the mountains of Wyoming the next. Our mares do it all!

04/28/2022

Just because we’ve got a lot of roans doesn’t mean we don’t love a nice solid red 😍 First Cornerstone filly of the year is a looker if you ask us.

04/24/2022

Cornerstone’s Opal won the cattle sorting winter series at Crazy Horse. This is a mare I trained from a weanling, but I’ve had a lot of help from my dad and brother turning her into a cow horse. It takes a team!

If you’re interested in getting your horse started on cattle send us a message.