JM Farms

JM Farms JM Farms offers Horse Training, boarding, sales and frequent events like our Ranch Horse Fun Days.

We are excited to announce that we will again host Wild Horse Ministries on Saturday, February 1st, 2025. Come out and w...
01/04/2025

We are excited to announce that we will again host Wild Horse Ministries on Saturday, February 1st, 2025. Come out and watch as our friend Paul Daily puts on an amazing horse training demonstration. All details listed on the flyer below.

Matt Shivers
Bob Shivers
Riviere Thomas

12/02/2024

Ground driving Maddox for the first time was a success.

Maddox is a pretty big guy but thankfully our old Billy Cook saddle fits him real nice.
11/26/2024

Maddox is a pretty big guy but thankfully our old Billy Cook saddle fits him real nice.

11/26/2024

Kiwi: She’s still a little reluctant to move out on her own so we are continuing to use another horse for her to follow. Overall she’s heading in the right direction and gaining a little more confidence with each ride. Matt Shivers Bob Shivers

New arrival for training, “Maddox”. He’s a very nice 3 yr old Quarter / Percheron cross that we are fortunate enough t...
11/19/2024

New arrival for training, “Maddox”. He’s a very nice 3 yr old Quarter / Percheron cross that we are fortunate enough to be able to start. Much more to come for this big guy so be sure to like/ follow our page to see his progress.

Matt Shivers
Bob Shivers

11/19/2024

First time on Kiwi. She took it well!

Horse Boarding available : This is for Full Board only. It includes the following: - A stall with daily turnout on a lar...
11/16/2024

Horse Boarding available :

This is for Full Board only.

It includes the following:

- A stall with daily turnout on a large pasture with other horses. (Mares and Geldings no studs)

- All horses are fed twice a day by us. We feed each horse the same grain, Nutrena Triumph 12% pellets. Every horse does very well on this grain and we can adjust the amount given as needed. Hay is included.

- Our farm is over 60 acres so we have plenty of room to ride! There are shaded areas and open pastures plus a creek, an arena, two round pens, and a small obstacle course.

- Trailer parking included

Plus we are about two miles from Lower Green Swamp Preserve which offers thousands of acres to ride on.

Please note: We are not a fancy, high maintenance show barn. This is a laid back, family owned and operated, working horse and cattle farm. Owners live and work onsite. We’ve been in business for over 45 years right here at this location . No drama here nor is it wanted. We are only accepting long term boarders.

$525 per month per horse. (Multi horse discount available, please PM us for more details)

Any questions or to schedule a time to come visit our farm please send us a private message or give us a call. Number is listed on our page . Also our page has more pictures and tons of videos of our farm and the horses that are in our care. (We also offer training and we have several events here throughout the year like our “Ranch Horse Fun Day “)

(Sorry but we can’t take any studs or drafts )

Matt Shivers
Bob Shivers

The work resumed this week with Kiwi. She had some time off due to Hurricane Milton. While the major barn repairs that ...
11/09/2024

The work resumed this week with Kiwi. She had some time off due to Hurricane Milton. While the major barn repairs that we have are still ongoing, we had to make time to get back to her training. Thankfully she’s smart and hasn’t regressed any at all! Looking forward to continuing working with her.

Matt Shivers
Bob Shivers

10/02/2024
The progress continues with Kiwi. She’s taking a saddle nicely. Still working through a tremendous amount of groundwork...
09/30/2024

The progress continues with Kiwi. She’s taking a saddle nicely. Still working through a tremendous amount of groundwork but she’s moving forward and willing to learn.

Another good session with Kiwi. She took the tarp very well. Hopefully the video will be posted later today. So far sh...
09/20/2024

Another good session with Kiwi. She took the tarp very well. Hopefully the video will be posted later today. So far she’s making good progress. (And before anyone comments, yes I know it’s time to get a new tarp lol! That one has seen a few horses too many)

Matt Shivers

(Bob Shivers in the background watching from our horse “Maybe”)

Horse Training Availability: Due to a schedule change we have one spot open now for training. If you have a young horse...
09/17/2024

Horse Training Availability:

Due to a schedule change we have one spot open now for training.

If you have a young horse that needs to be started or one that just needs more miles we’d love to help. Each horse is worked 5 to 6 days a week, we start with the very basics, focusing on a tremendous amount of desensitizing in an effort to build a solid foundation. Our goal is to produce a safe, all around trail and ranch type horse. Every horse is exposed to trails, water, obstacles and cattle right here on our farm. We try to video as many sessions as possible and upload them here on Facebook and/or our YouTube channel. We take in a very limited number of horses each month to ensure that each one is given the time that they need so space is very limited. Owners are always welcome during the training process.

Please message us for more details.

(Unfortunately we can’t take studs or drafts)

Matt Shivers

09/17/2024

Here’s one of the first sessions with Kiwi. Working through all the very basics from the ground up. She has a lot to learn but overall this was a good session.

“Kiwi”, a new arrival for training. She’s an unbroke 2 yr old Thoroughbred. She’s sweet and nervous, needs a lot of gro...
09/13/2024

“Kiwi”, a new arrival for training. She’s an unbroke 2 yr old Thoroughbred. She’s sweet and nervous, needs a lot of groundwork and desensitizing. Starting from the ground up with this one. Be sure to follow our page to see her progress over the next couple months.

Matt Shivers

09/10/2024

Maverick went home this week. Here is the final ride I had on him. He was truly a pleasure to work with! The video speaks for itself and shows what a good horse he is.

Matt Shivers

09/06/2024

Maybe, Maverick, and Chip all patiently waiting their turn. It’s going to be another great day for these horses!

Matt Shivers

08/29/2024
08/14/2024

Address

1108 E Knights Griffin Road
Plant City, FL
33565

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 11:45am
1:30pm - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 11:45am
1:30pm - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 11:45am
1:30pm - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 11:45am
1:30pm - 5pm
Friday 8am - 11:45am
1:30pm - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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First time ground driving Maddox was a success !
First time ground driving Maddox was a success !

Ground driving Maddox for the first time was a success.

Making some progress with Kiwi.
Making some progress with Kiwi.

Kiwi: She’s still a little reluctant to move out on her own so we are continuing to use another horse for her to follow. Overall she’s heading in the right direction and gaining a little more confidence with each ride. Matt Shivers Bob Shivers

First time on Kiwi. She took it well!

Here’s one of the first sessions with Kiwi. Working through all the very basics from the ground up. She has a lot to learn but overall this was a good session.

Maverick went home this week. Here is the final ride I had on him. He was truly a pleasure to work with! The video speaks for itself and shows what a good horse he is. Matt Shivers

Maybe, Maverick, and Chip all patiently waiting their turn. It’s going to be another great day for these horses! Matt Shivers #jmfarms #horsetraining #coltstarting #ranchhorse #aqha #horsesforsale

Another great ride on Maverick!
Another great ride on Maverick!

Good ride on Maverick. He’s making some progress as we are slowly expanding his comfort zone while riding him alone, out away from the barns and other horses.
Good ride on Maverick. He’s making some progress as we are slowly expanding his comfort zone while riding him alone, out away from the barns and other horses.

Might not look like much but making a little progress with “Playboy”. If you haven’t seen the last couple of videos of him please go check them out on our page or our YouTube channel. He’s been pretty reactive on some groundwork which probably explains some issues he’s had in the saddle. But no real problems today so maybe we are heading in the right direction.

Playboy is still very reactive about anything around his back legs. It's crucial for any horse to be desensitized to things like this. The ground driving that we are trying to do is a huge part of their foundation and cannot be skipped. This was all from one session, I just changed camera positions to show another angle. He eventually realized this wasn't going to hurt him and we ended on a good note. (We have had another session with him since filming this one and unfortunately the outcome was the same, very reactive!) He is definitely one that is going to take a lot of time to overcome this. Matt Shivers Bob Shivers

This was my last full ride on JD. She went home this weekend. She was truly a pleasure to work with! Matt Shivers Bob Shivers

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