Coughing Cowgirl

Coughing Cowgirl Quality horse boarding, training, lessons, bodywork, and horse model rentals located in Meridian, ID.

Quality horsemanship by Trainer Cara Cagno offered on-site in Boise and Kuna as well as mobile services.

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05/31/2025

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Artist: Naoko Stoop (link in comments below)

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05/26/2025

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“Love isn’t just an emotion. It’s co-regulation. When held in safe arms, your nervous system shifts out of fight-or-flight.

Love, in its highest form, isn’t passion. It’s presence. It’s a body that says, “You are safe with me.”

~ Dr. Gabriel Barsawme

Art by Mani Parkes

HBD to my beautiful perfect princess baby angel, Missin 🤎Through thick and thin, from wanting her for so long to her fin...
05/16/2025

HBD to my beautiful perfect princess baby angel, Missin 🤎

Through thick and thin, from wanting her for so long to her finally becoming mine, colic surgery, you name it. She’s my girl. 19 this year and she looks incredible. Last pic is us 10 years ago.

-photogs feel free to let me know who did what and ill tag it’s hard to keep track over the years but I treasure these pics so much.

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05/15/2025

A lot of folks have been asking about lead changes lately and this is a great visual to put to the exercises!

So cool!
04/27/2025

So cool!

Just a really quick post to say I absolutely love my new Home Run Hoofstand LLC!

I’ve used it every day this week and the older horses are so much more comfortable. Top photo is a PPID/dropped fetlock horse, bottom photo is an older rescue horse who came with a whole slew of past issues, and his hind end can be tricky to hold up. Both loved their trims today.

(Photos are either pre trim or unfinished trims)

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04/19/2025

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Rossi’s b-day ride 🩵Had a great time riding out in the desert with the family to celebrate this amazing girl. Anything l...
04/10/2025

Rossi’s b-day ride 🩵

Had a great time riding out in the desert with the family to celebrate this amazing girl.

Anything look off about the group pic?! We tested out a new bitless option for Herc and it fell apart right as we arrived back at the house 🤣 Also got a great shot of Bliss throwing a tantrum over the bugs. Thanks Herc’s new owners for letting us take him along! 🫶🏼

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Horse expo is a wrap 🖤(For me at least) I had a great time demoing at the Idaho Horse Expo on Buying Your First Horse, t...
04/05/2025

Horse expo is a wrap 🖤

(For me at least)
I had a great time demoing at the Idaho Horse Expo on Buying Your First Horse, the stands were full and I felt like I genuinely helped some folks which is what it’s all about for me. Can’t wait for next year! Missin of course got our traditional expo snack- a 3 ft licorice rope for all her hard work. 🍭❤️

The first weekend in April tends to be a whirlwind for me because it’s always expo weekend as well as my mom’s angelversary. This year is 16 years. I like to think she would be very proud of where and who I am. It was my darling weirdo girl Caty’s 5th birthday on Friday (named after my mom), and tomorrow is Rossi’s birthday! It’s nice as I grow and time passes for this weekend to become less about the grief and more about the positives in my life now while still keeping my mom in mind. I had Tux in mind too as he helped me get my start at expo and went with me for years 🩷

Biggest thank you to all who helped me get it together and make my presentation successful, those who came to watch, the Idaho horse Council, and the Idaho horse park for making it possible.

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04/01/2025

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IDAHO HORSE EXPO THIS FRIDAY! Come see me! 🖤I'll be demoing on everything you need to know about Buying Your First Horse...
04/01/2025

IDAHO HORSE EXPO THIS FRIDAY! Come see me! 🖤

I'll be demoing on everything you need to know about Buying Your First Horse this Friday April 4 at the Idaho Horse Expo in Nampa, ID. If you or your child have an interest in horses or if you're new to the area and unsure where to start, you've found the place! I will have informational packets, Coughing Cowgirl hats for sale, horses to pet, and lots to learn.

* Please double check the schedule or with me on the time as it sometimes changes! As of now, we are on at 1215-1pm in round pen # 1 (which should reflect on the schedule by the end of today).

Expo schedule: https://idahohorseexpo.com/expo-schedule

Thank you to the Idaho Horse Council for this continued opportunity. See you there!

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Come see me! 🖤 so grateful for the opportunity.
03/31/2025

Come see me! 🖤 so grateful for the opportunity.

Clinician Announcement Cara Cagno with Coughing Cowgirl!

Idaho Horse Expo on April 4-6, 2025 presented by the Idaho Horse Council located at the Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa Idaho

Trail rides with the gang 🖤Headed on over to the Military Reserve to do a makeup birthday ride of sorts for and celebra...
03/27/2025

Trail rides with the gang 🖤

Headed on over to the Military Reserve to do a makeup birthday ride of sorts for and celebratory first trail rides as horse owners for Shanda owning Lakota, .frovarp and Margo, and now officially and Hercules! Biggest of congrats too all of them 🖤 We also got some more evidence of what a rockstar trail horse Glamour is- the paint mare on the right in the first pic. She’s available for sale for anyone looking just message 🫶🏼

The military reserve is quickly becoming my new favorite place to ride! We are off to a great start to some fun rides this season!!! Videos to come.

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Address

8350 S Jardine Lane
Meridian, ID
83642

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 10pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 10pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 10pm
Thursday 7am - 10pm
Friday 7am - 10pm
Saturday 7am - 7:30pm
Sunday 7am - 7:30pm

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+19087709797

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Coughing Cowgirl Horse Training began as CC Horse Training in Meridian, Idaho in 2012 when I noticed an overwhelming need for a natural horsemanship approach to training in the treasure valley. I had spent the last several years interning and training alongside professional horsemen and women in both New Jersey and Idaho. I got to witness many training styles, and work with a variety of horses of all breeds, disciplines, and walks of life.

Through my experiences I found my first niche in c**t starting and correcting behavioral problems. I was able to develop a program utilizing primarily natural horsemanship and least resistance training techniques; this produced willing horses, that had a solid foundation based on trust instead of fear, and were capable of going in any direction.

I wanted to maximize on not only training and caring for horses correctly, but educating owners on how to do so also. And in this, my second niche was found: Helping new and existing horse-folk navigate horse ownership. Through a program that includes lessons from the ground up, leases, pre-purchase training evaluations, and continued full care boarding and training services- I am able to coach my clients through every step of horse ownership so that they feel competent in the decisions they make in all of their equine endeavors.

We are now settled in Meridian, Idaho and offer quality horse boarding, training, riding instruction and more.