Training Options
Starting
conditioning
Competition training (Dressage only) and competing
Problem solivng
Baby/Young horse handling and training
Off track Thoroughbred retraining
mustang taming
Restarting/Off Track Thoroughbred
Some horses need to be restarted, like off track Thoroughbreds, (OTTBs), horses that have had a long time off, or ones that have holes or other issues within their training or missing pieces in their training.
Training is full time only, (5-6 days a week), $1000/month (board not included)
2 month minimum
*Note that some OTTBs may require rehabilitation when coming off the track. Rehab and then training can be arranged. Message for more info.
Disciplines:
English or Western
Tune-Ups
Have a horse that needs just a tune-up, or some leg up work. I can help with that.
Partial training (3x a week): 650/month two month minium
Full training (5x a week): 925/month
No minimum.
Disciplines:
English or Western
Problem Solving "problem" horses
Problem horses encompass a wide variety of issues, from rearing to bucking, from pulling/sitting back when tied to bolting and spooking and refusing to trailer load and much more
There are a variety of reasons why horses may or may not do certain things. The notion that misbehavior or disrespect is often incorrectly attributed as the cause of many if not all of these issues, but that is an unfair assumption and often leads to the horse suffering more.
Understanding horse behavior and psychology is the stepping stone for helping a horse work through their anxiety, fear, and other "issues" about one or more things.
$950/m- 3 month minimum
2-week evaluation to determine training time-frame.
No travel training for "problem" solving.
Mustang training
Personal, TIP training, TIP challenges, EMM, and more
Mustangs have been a huge passion of mine for years. I grew up in the wide open spaces of Nevada and had many bands a wild horses that lived around and nearby cities as well. While I did train my first Mustang when I was 12, (Mare and foal and only to barely halter broke for the mare, farther with the foal), I would go a different direction for while before truly taking on the challenge of taming a living legend.
2019 I applied and was approved to compete in the Las Vegas TIP challenge. I certainly did challenge myself too as I chose a 10 year old mare form the Pine Nuts HMA, (an area close to where I grew up). Lyra, as I named her, would push me beyond what I thought I was capable of and while we did not win I was proud that in about 100 days I was able to take a 10 year old freshly off the range Mustang and make it to competition with her and even get her lightly started under saddle.
After the TIP challenge I decided to up the ante of challenges and apply to compete in an Extreme Mustang Makeover. I was accepted as a California EMM competitor. Originally to begin, (Mustang pickup), at the end of April 2020, Covid-19 caused the event to be postponed. Eventually the competition was switched to a Virtual show to be held at the end of October 2020, (pickup moving to mid July).
This is where I was randomly assigned a lovely bay mare from the Devils Garden HMA. At 5 years old she was already a lot different from Lyra, but despite that difference, as with any horse Mustang or otherwise, there was still challenges to work through and goals to meet. We placed 12th in the competition and she did amazing.
Competed in 2 out of 3 Mustang competitions in 2019. Legacy, (check her out under lease options), I kept and is coming along great in Dressage.