Bill and I believe in education!
We will teach you how to work with a horse without using gimmicks, tricks or just scraping it off the top.
What every horse & human needs is a solid foundation you can build upon throughout your entire relationship.
We believe in putting that foundation down one ride at a time.
We encourage you to study with us and would welcome hearing from you!
Programs Offered

Private Lessons Our horse $65 or yours $50
Group Lessons Our horse $50 or yours $35

Colt Starting $700 per month for first 2 months
Includes:

Gain of colt's respect, basic groundwork and manners

Riding colt and teaching beginning basics of walk, trot, and lope

Working colt with obstacles on the ground as well as riding

Trailer loading and working with colt's feet with ropes

Starting colt with snaffle bit


End result will be a nice "green broke" colt, ready for seasoning

Seasoning the "green broke" colt $650 per month
Includes:

Review and evaluation of what the horse already knows

Filling in any blank spots in his basic education

Advancing those basics he alredy has in place

Rider participation encouraged


Advanced Education for Horse and Rider $650 per month

Evaluation of horse's and rider's skill levels and understanding of our training philosophy

Advancing the feel of your horse through your hands and seat through lateral, vertical, front, and back

Getting more out of your horse's feet by doing less

Advanced riding tasks: circles, figure eights, lead changes, side pass, backing with dispatch, fence work, etc

Cow work, showing, driving, speed events, etc. (entail additional fees)


"Special Needs" Horses Helped Priced upon evaluation of horse

Are you at your wits' end with your "special needs" horse? Have you been told to sell him, he's a rogue, there's just no hope"? Don't give up, give us a try, our methods are time-tested and horse approved.


Weekend Clinics and Workshops at Public or Private Facilities

Colt Starting @ Clinic $125 per day

Teaching/learning groundwork

Yielding exercises - Teaching your horse to move his feet, not yours

First Saddling - How to saddle and mount safely

First Ride - How to go, how to whoa, and how to be a neutral passenger safely

Riding tasks - How to operate and direct your horse's feet and have him like it

First bridling - How to do it politely and correctly. Yielding to the bit and keeping a velvet mouth


Horsemanship Workshop $100 per day or + arena costs

Liberty work in round-pen

Understanding feel - How it feels and what to do with it once you have it

Advancing that feel and getting it to mean something to your horse's feet

Riding tasks: Circles, seperating the front feet from the back feet, simple lead changes, snake trails, cadence of the four feet, and obstacles

Refining your riding skills laterally, vertically, front, and back

Any challenges riders may have and with which they may need help


All Girl clinics $100 per day for weekend + arena costs

A weekend with all women working on their horsemanship. Women are taught by a woman dealing with horses from a woman's point of view. Lots of laughter, friendship, and learning are had in a non-judgmental atmosphere from beginner to advanced


Cow clinics $100 per day + arena costs

Working cow horse, reined work, cow work, and patterns

Cutting, herdwork, selecting cattle, position

Basic roping techniques for you and your horse

On the ground

Horseback

Dally and hard fast

Cow work

Ranch roping and branding

Variety of rope loops and throws

Dragging calf safely for calf and roper

Flanking and holding the calf for vaccination, marking, and branding

Etiquette

Horse Boarding at our facility is $300 per month