Harbinger Horse Training

Harbinger Horse Training Horse Training located in Red Deer, AB!!

Mobile options are available for clients within a 30min drive from Red Deer!

�Colt Starting
�Restarts/Refreshers
�Miles/Conditioning
�Endurance Conditioning
�Halter & Hoof Training

Bailey & Rebel headed for home this week and last, super proud of them and all they accomplished!Bailey, previously a pa...
06/07/2025

Bailey & Rebel headed for home this week and last, super proud of them and all they accomplished!

Bailey, previously a pack horse, worked through her groundwork and a full start with 2 months under saddle and turned into such a laid back, hardworking and confident mount! She is a very soft and quiet lady who many times reminded me to enjoy watching the miles go by as she carried me all over our fantastic trail system. Many mountain rides ahead for this one but now as a main mount for her owner! 😍😍

Rebel finished his groundwork month and had a full start with one month under saddle… this sweet young fella was fantastic to work with and absolutely so willing! He finished his time with me by going on his first non solo trail ride with his owner riding his momma along with us, which was such an adorable full circle moment! 😍😍

Enjoy some photos from their time here with me, wishing happiest of trails to these two and their amazing owners! ❤️❤️❤️

Harbinger’s Newest Clients: Folger 🤎 & Vista 🤍Both these cuties have been in for a bit and have completed their “first r...
06/01/2025

Harbinger’s Newest Clients: Folger 🤎 & Vista 🤍

Both these cuties have been in for a bit and have completed their “first ride prep” month! Next up is first rides so stay tuned for these two to get going under saddle!

Folger 🤎
This coming 4yo is super friendly and loves being worked with, he had some struggles with pressure and flow (not halterbroke correctly) but is working on it and proving to be a pretty trustworthy little fella! He’s currently keeping Peaches company! He has already had a couple rides and definitely looking forward to more with him!

Vista 🤍

Vista is a 5yo who is also incredibly sweet and easy to work with…. She can have some silly girl moments but mostly she has worked through her first month with willingness and obvious intellect. Excited to start riding this one for sure!

Welcome Folger & Vista! ❤️

So, naturally, I’m incredibly behind on updates! I have Peaches updates to post, new clients and horses heading home so ...
05/27/2025

So, naturally, I’m incredibly behind on updates! I have Peaches updates to post, new clients and horses heading home so I’ll try to get back on track here!! 😆😆

First up, Oliver has headed back home to the Yukon! Was such a cool experience having my first Yukon client and truly enjoyed starting this little fella. Wishing very happy trails to him and his mom and can’t wait for updates as they start their riding journey together. ❤️❤️

Here are some Oliver photos from his time here in AB… isn’t he just the cutest!? 📸

A personal pasture update, my almost 2 year lease horse Floké, has returned home to his momma! ❤️Shout out to Vanessa fo...
05/03/2025

A personal pasture update, my almost 2 year lease horse Floké, has returned home to his momma! ❤️

Shout out to Vanessa for trusting us with him, he was so enjoyed during his stay with us by myself, Naomi & Zack!

We logged hundreds of miles with this guy through fields, forests, snow, mountains and cattle and he always had such a hard working attitude to pair with his silly personality, thus making him one fun ride! His time with us will be truly treasured and we will certainly miss the polka dot boy!

Happy Trails to him and his momma, I’m sure we will get to go riding with him again soon!

Please enjoy some Floké spam from his time spent with us over the last 20+ months! 🖤🤍🖤🤍

Hope everyone had a lovely Easter long weekend spent with family & friends! 🐣🩷
04/21/2025

Hope everyone had a lovely Easter long weekend spent with family & friends! 🐣🩷

04/19/2025

Yesterday was my third session with the new feral stud! What you’re looking at here is massive positive change in his opinion and understanding of his new relationship with people. Not only is he now accepting contact in a much larger area (aka he can just walk/trot away at anytime) but he is also comfortable enough to be accepting the pressure from me directly as I am now inside the pen with him… instead of perching myself above the chute lol 😆

It’s very important not to get into a small space with feral/unhandled horses until you’ve had atleast one session without any kicking (or biting) towards contact… otherwise you’re in big trouble. He did brilliantly in session #2 so I knew he was ready for me to get in the pen with him and take that next step! Always takes a little trust on both ends. ❤️

Watch his body language and head, especially when I retreat… I think the wheels are definitely turning for him and he’s getting much more comfortable with me, stay tuned for the next progression! 🤩🤩

04/15/2025

So… as some of you may have figured out by now, I’ve got a new feral in as a personal project! I have been itching to train another “wildie” and am super excited to get started with this guy! I have decided that I will try to document as much of the process of halterbreaking, foot breaking and starting this guy as I can… it is such a challenging and humbling experience to work with these unhandled horses and I know many of you are interested in the process so I’ll try to keep up with updates!

This handsome guy is a 3/4 yo stallion hailing from Siksika Nation… I’m kinda digging the name “Peach” but not 100% sure yet… thoughts? 🤔

For reference, ferals are horses who are running loose on Nation land (ex this guy is from Siksika Nation) they exist as wild horses but can be rounded up and sold by the people who have ownership/claim over them.

Today was day one, which I like to call “First Contact” the only objective of this day is to create a situation (via limiting space and patience) that shows an untouched horse that being touched by a human (or extension of a human) will not cause harm to them so they can start the process of accepting human touch and handling. This video was taken at the end of our session, the beginning was not as pretty or relaxed as this and did involve some kicking… the key is to not overload pressure causing a freak out and to remove pressure immediately after they accept it even for a second.

As you can see in this video, a previously unhandled, wild horse is not only touching the stick when offered to him to start further contact but once the pressure is taken off he relaxes and then finally licks and chews showing that he’s processing and releasing stress. I ended this session almost immediately after this, couldn’t be happier with him! 🩷

More to come! (And some more photos / videos from today in the comments!) 🤩

***disclaimer*** though I look forward to documenting this process please understand that it is much more involved than the videos will make it seem and can be incredibly dangerous and requires proper facilities (for wild/unhandled horses) and a very high level of experience.

04/13/2025

Something wild just got off the trailer this morning!!

Stay tuned! 🤩🤩

04/08/2025

Just had to share this as it is just wayyyyy too cute!

Zack took Oliver for a little spin yesterday and I am so proud of them! Originally Oliver really struggled with trusting anyone but his main handler so it is so heartwarming to see him developing in that area to such an extent that a guy who has only handled him once before can just hop on him and go! 🤩🤩

Oliver is turning into such a fun little guy and I can’t for his momma to come and ride him! ❤️

Also yes, Zack is wearing motorcycle boots 🤣🏍️

Very late to post on one of these but here are my 2 newest clients!Harbinger’s Newest Clients:Bailey (4yo Fjord) & Rebel...
04/08/2025

Very late to post on one of these but here are my 2 newest clients!

Harbinger’s Newest Clients:
Bailey (4yo Fjord) & Rebel (2yo AQHA) ❤️

Bailey has been in for just shy of a month, I’ve gotten her lightly started so far and looking forward to putting more rides on her!

Rebel just arrived a week ago and is completing his “first ride prep” month and then will be started under saddle… he is just sweet as pie! 🥧

Definitely stay tuned for more updates on these cute ponies! 🦄🦄

So miss Teeka headed home last week! Definitely gonna miss her but can’t wait to hear about all the mountain miles and a...
03/20/2025

So miss Teeka headed home last week! Definitely gonna miss her but can’t wait to hear about all the mountain miles and adventures she will be going on with her owner!🏔️🏔️

Starting her was such a treat and I so enjoyed all my months spent with her. Teeka is such a hardworking and brave girlie, we had so many awesome rides and she transformed into a phenomenonal riding horse. 😍😍

Enjoy some Teeka photos from her time here!

Another update I’ve been meaning to post… Red found her new home a few weeks ago! ❤️Earlier this week I was able to head...
02/27/2025

Another update I’ve been meaning to post… Red found her new home a few weeks ago! ❤️

Earlier this week I was able to head out to visit her and her new family and go out for a ride… had a fantastic time romping around in the bush near Pigeon Lake, gorgeous country! 🌲🌲🌲

I really enjoyed starting this unique girl and watching her turn into a reliable mount was certainly a treat. I can’t wait to hear about all the adventures she will go on with her new family!

Photos are from my ride with her in her new home! 🏠

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