Massa Stables

08/14/2024

There's definitely a size difference between both studs 🤣 I like to say Woody is fun sized 🤷‍♀️ ....Shooter is just huge and hard to believe he's only 3!

08/13/2024

A little yellow shark named Woody 💛🦈 he wishes a heifer would everytime & anytime he works cattle 🤣😈

08/09/2024

What a 3yo!! 😍 Ailie & Lo**ta are really getting it together!! Super proud of Ailie, she's been working really hard!!
Lo**ta has exceeded my expectations & this is exactly the kind of animal I was breeding for (she's a Woody x Lola baby), I've truly enjoyed starting and continuing to ride her for Ailie!!
Side note this is one of my favorite exercises with 4 poles!
Ailie Elmore

08/08/2024

Well if it's not doctoring a horse it's one of the cows but we sure are blessed to do what we do as a family! Little Red's stitches held thankfully and she's doing better just a very bad location for such a deep laceration, she's been pretty good about letting me clean and bandage her though! 🐮❤️

07/30/2024

What it's like doing chores with Rowdy around....😅 his daddy's clone 💯

07/25/2024

🤤😍 I absolutely love swinging a leg over this guy! He's had 1 month off due to a puncture wound on his shoulder, so this was first ride back & first time away from home! Really such a nice 3yo stallion, we are very excited about his babies hopefully coming in 2025!!

07/25/2024

Slowing down the little speedy stud pony and keeping that footwork correct! 💛 Woody 💛

07/25/2024

First time off the place & first time Alexis has rode him. Pretty proud of this fancy 3yo stallion, he is going to be a great one 😍
🔫💫 Zippo Shooting Star aka Shooter

07/23/2024

I was extremely sore and hurting on Saturday but I managed to force my boot on my foot and get myself in the saddle! Music is such a smooth ride & a good boy! ❤️ Thank you to Dawn for the pics!

07/23/2024

Trail camp ladies heading back in this morning! 🐴

07/20/2024

Woody & I took a hard hit last night when we went to slow lope around the first barrel, he slipped and couldn't recover and did a solid body slam to the ground on the backside of the barrel. He landed on me but thankfully it didn't break my foot (bent my heavy shank on my spur from it being plowed into the hard ground) although it sure felt like it 😅 just deep bruised bone and soft tissue damage. Woody walked away not even sore today which was amazing! I definitely feel like I got body slammed to the ground by 1200lbs 🤣 God was watching out for both of us! I had just made a comment less than a minute before about how hard/slick the ground was and I should have just turned out, a solid reminder for me to go with my instincts - sometimes we need those reminders! Just because you paid the entry fee doesn't mean you have to run & if you are going to be stupid, you better be tough! 🐴

07/19/2024

If you aren't out enjoying this absolutely beautiful day, you should be!! 🌞

07/08/2024

Rowdy asking Woody to say "yes"! So cute! 😍

07/08/2024

We are so blessed ❤️ what a wonderful Sunday! 🐴

07/06/2024

Teaching Woody to say yes in less than 15mins! I wish people would truly understand how quickly these animals learn! They pick up on so much, you can't fault them for the things you've taught them!

07/04/2024

🇺🇲 Happy 4th of July! 🇺🇲
*Just a reminder that we are closed July 4th-7th, we hope you all have a wonderful holiday!! 🎆

07/01/2024

Our services information along with our beginner/intermediate lesson program information!

07/01/2024

LESSON PROGRAM UPDATES:
🐴 For the rest of the summer we will be scheduling 7am-1pm on Saturdays and Sundays! (Last appointment will be 12pm-1pm)
🐴 Advanced lessons with Bianca are now $60 per hour.

07/01/2024

"This is the best ride ever!" 🤣😍So adorable!! Rowdy loves to trot down the trails!!

06/28/2024

Lucy is taking training horses for anyone interested!

Please share!

06/28/2024

Rowdy & Grandpa had a nice morning ride! ❤️

06/26/2024

When you go from the little 14.2hh cowhorse to the 16hh appendix monster 🤣😅

06/26/2024

*The good ones are worth the $, and this is why they are listed where they are*

To replace a good horse!

The best horses are built over years of hauling, hard work, tough times, good times, bad times, big spooks, little spooks, their mistakes, our mistakes and continual love and care.

No, your breaker can not turn your young prospect into your old faithful in 30, 60, 90, or even 365 days. It takes years.

I’m plagued with the problem of trying to impress on people how long it truly takes to build that dream partner. There’s not a smooth paved path. Your green horse will embarrass you, frustrate you, and maybe even hurt you. For some of you, buying a $20,000-$30,000 horse is going to be worth it and SAVE you money. Even that more finished horse will take a year or more to sync up with.

Cheap rate for horse training is $1,000 a month.
1 year of training: $12,000
2 years of training: $24,000

Many of you won’t believe this but your dream horse is on the other side of two years of training. In reality, it’s likely around two years of training and two years of seasoning (hauling them to town). Will that horse still make mistakes? Yes, they all make mistakes until the day they die. But that horses mistakes probably won’t put you in serious danger and that horse will probably pack your grandkids around.

If you’re trying to decide between a $3,500 prospect or a $15,000 proven horse. My advice is to do an internal inventory and figure out what you want. Buying that prospect is like the first roll on the Jumanji board. You’re entered up, get ready for a journey of ups and downs (possibly quite literally!) If you’re buying that finished horse decide what you really want, get ready for a lot of shopping and painfully overpriced sh💩tters. Take a friend or a trainer on this journey with you and try to double your budget (that’s right, 30k). Be smart and buy something OVER 8 years old. Don’t buy that pretty 5 year old they only want 20k for. He isn’t old enough to be proven for you. Lots of horse traders are trying to flip horses, anything under 8 is likely twice as green as he looks in the video. Maturity, both mental and physical will be key when looking for a safe horse.

If you want a project and a challenge I’m not hating, that’s what I want in a horse too, so I buy young ones. If you need a safe one, bring lots of money and quit thinking you need a 6 year old. You probably don’t have what it takes to mentally support that 6 year old through new situations.

The biggest reason I bring this up is because as folks retire their old faithful they are so far removed from when that horse was green and did dumb stuff. They forgot how tough those two years were back when he was 4-6. They only remember the amazing horse he was when he matured. The 3 year old they just bought is YEARS from filling that horses shoes when it comes to training level and safety level. I see people hate on trainers because the trainer couldn’t make their young horse, “finished” in 90 days. It’s honestly the biggest reason I like taking colts for 30 or 60 days. The expectation is shockingly lower than when I take one for 90 days. It’s weird what people expect from a 90 day start. Most people should commit to sending their young horse out for a full year. Two years would be even better.

Green horses do green horse things, don’t blame others for the challenge you bought yourself. Accept the challenge or pay the price for one further along. No matter which path you choose with horses, it’s going to cost you.

author Craig Moore

06/25/2024

Shooter's cute little stop! He sure tries for a big pleasure bred horse. I actually try to keep him from stopping harder like this because he's just not built for it but sometimes I forget that I've got to slow my body down with him and not full on quit riding! 😅 He's starting to get the collection concept which has been very slow going with him since he's just been growing a lot and is still awkard at times, but he sure has a phenomenal personality! Still quiet as can be even after breeding mares ❤️

06/25/2024

Everyone is capable, everyone can learn. The thing most people lack is the discipline, motivation & determination. You've also got to be your own worst critic but always in a positive manner! So GO RIDE YOUR HORSE!! 🐴

06/23/2024

Woody is out with the geldings too! He's been getting beat up mainly by Willie & Shadow who really don't like his attitude, quite comical watching some old geldings whip up on a younger stud 😆 but everyone is pretty much chilling out now that the new pecking order is sorted out! Keeping our stallions social and within a pecking order has always worked out very well for us!

06/22/2024

Shooter was out with the ladies and hopefully we will have 3 babies by him next year! Turned him out with the geldings and he was right at home and a total gentleman, he continues to surprise me with how chill he is!💙

06/20/2024

Best way to trail ride ❤️