Below is a brief description of my training program.
Haltering (if needed)Leading properly, not crowding your space, backing, tying, cross-tying, blanketing, picking up all four feet, clipping (inc body), giving left/right, head down, walking on a tarp, carrying a tarp, not spooking at the umbrella, crossing water, crossing logs, moving hip/shoulder over, stepping over anything, allowing scary things to be thrown all over and around them, accepting a huge flag to be flown over them, play with big ball, learning the trail course.
(yearling and older) Add lunging at a walk/trot/canter, ground drive.
REMEMBER PROPER GROUND WORK IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS!
I START ANY HORSE THAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED GROUND WORK TO WALK/TROT/CANTER, SIDE PASS, HAUNCH TURN, FOREHAND TURN, MAKE TRAIL READY.
I HAVE AN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ARENA SO I CAN TRAIN ALL YEAR LONG
OWNERS ARE REQUIRED TO SPEND ONE HOUR A WEEK WITH ME AND YOUR HORSE LEARNING WHAT I TAUGHT THE HORSE THE PREVIOUS WEEK. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS, IT IS INCLUDED IN THE TRAINING PRICE.
500.00 month weanlings, yearlings (ground work only) 600.00 month two year old and up (ground work only) 850.00 A MONTH for starting under saddle, tune up, trail riding, etc. HORSES WORKED 5 DAYS A WEEK THIS INCLUDES FULL CARE BOARD. I PROVIDE ORCHARD GRASS, ALFALFA, GRAIN, OWNERS RESPONSIBILE FOR SUPPLEMENTS OR SPECIALIZED GRAIN MONEY BACK GUARANTEE. IF YOU DO NOT SEE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR HORSE IN THE FIRST 30 DAYS I WILL REFUND YOUR TRAINING FEE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AND COME WATCH A TRAINER HORSE.