Spring lessons are up and running by appointment.
We love seeing our young riders so light and soft.
Here my older daughter is putting some warm up and refresh time on her favorite horse Spike who also works both horsemanship and therapeutic lessons.
We are seeing great results in children with special needs, and are receiving recommendations from ND Occupational Therapists.
Message me at 7018710412 if your child would enjoy some enriching horse time!
Good Wednesday morning!
We are adapting to some changes in our family, and are amid preparing for a move, whilst finishing living space, field work, hauling for barrels, keeping up with the cows, and most time consuming : putting up hay.
We are behind on the horses that are here, but will get them caught up. Everyone will get their full time regardless. We will absorb the feeding cost of that.
Now, for new policies. ...
Please note we no longer will ride horses that have habits of bucking or rearing. We will still start colts, but they MUST be halter broke, tie, and stand for feet to be handled.
Additionally, their feet need to be in good condition when they arrive. Otherwise, they will end up waiting for our farrier, at owner cost for the time they sit around here waiting. We won't work horses on painful feet.
We will assist with teaching trailer loading. But ONLY on YOUR trailer.
If a horse is misrepresented, it WILL get sent home. We do not advertise for work and we have a wait list. We do not need to put up with ridiculousness.
We absolutely do NOT tolerate kicking. Take it to auction or take it somewhere else. If it kicks, it can't come here. If it starts here when asked to work, and won't give it up, it will be leaving.
We have a small child who is always around. This is also why we have zero tolerance for chronic halter pulling.
I have not wanted to make these kinds of statements but as we go I can see its needed.
We are very thankful for our clients and enjoy the excellent horses we get to give jobs and see on their way.
Thank you all for understanding and for your patience in this season!
Featured horse of the day:
TWIST
5 year old cutting bred mare, stays broke even with time off. She is NOT yet finished, and had sat frequently over the winter. Pulled her out of the corral and with no lunging or refresher of any sort went straight to carrying calves and dragging calf sleds in deep mud. Followed by sorting close up cows off the herd. She is sharp, sane, and very level headed. Works off legs. She rides in a snaffle and is learning neck reining. She had enormous potential in ranch work, team penning, youth barrels, and cutting. She can do any of that, or with diligence, all of it. She was started as a 4 year old, with only a handful of rides last summer. With less than 60 rides on her she is currently a favorite go to for calving duties since we sent our outside project home yesterday that I had been using :) She will stand tied all day or night, does not paw, loads, trailers, keeps her weight, and is just a fantastic likable little using horse.
SR Instant Twister on All Breed Pedigree.
14.1 hh bay mare, gritty and very athletic.
Get her now or we will breed her and keep her another year and double her value. $3000 through May 1st. And then she's off the market!
This mare is for sale on consignment. Working through some gate /anticipation issues and finding her groove. $6000 , and will go up with more time. Price set by owner. I'm running her on my own dime so you know I believe she has a lot to offer. Here, won the 2D.
For Sale : 14h 4 year old Docs Hickory x Gay bar King X Shining Spark mare. Well along started cow bred bay mare. Gentle, but quick, catty and very athletic. Suitable for barrels, cutting, reining, or ranch work. Started at 4 years old, so should last. Had been used on cows. Very cow savvy. Hauls, loads, ties. Holds her own in a herd, not a bully. Rides out alone or in a group. Has a sense for kids. Very soft eye. UTD on vacs and hooves. Just needs a few more miles and a job. If no one snatches this diamond, we will do it ourself. Selling because we gotta make ends meet too. Or she would definitely be a keeper. $3000, close offer. Meeting in the state of ND available. Delivery between Bottineau and Bismarck or Bottineau and Fargo available within next 10 days to 2 weeks.
4 year old Shining Spark x Docs Hickory / Gay Bar King mare. 14 hands. This video is her first time in an indoor arena. She is 14 h, built straight and was started this spring. She has not had her legs ridden off. She is sound to ride or breed, had been trail ridden and started on cattle. Extremely cowy, and ready to work. Have a couple more videos but they are kinda dark. Can be sent via PM though. This horse is gritty and an ideal prospect for a cutting horse, team penner, youth rancher, or youth barrels. She will be stout as she matures but she is petite. She has kid sense, drops her head to greet them, stands quietly while tied, loads, hauls, tacks (takes a thick pad) and rides out. Can be spunky, so not a beginner horse yet. She is well started but not finished. She needs a job. Priced at $2500, til snow flies. Once snow flies, she will get a job here and be priced closer to 3500 after a winter on cattle and barrels. Delivery available for fuel split around ND, eastern MN somewhat frequently, or to central/southern MN in February.
Priced firm at 2500. Will be 3500 in the spring. Tons and tons of cattle talent, and super catty. Ideal for youth. Not selling as a beginner horse but enormous potential for that.
