1.   Beware of those that “know it all” with horses.  They have stopped learning. 2.  Training horses is very difficult. It takes a lot of patience, a lot of time, consistency, impeccable timing, the ability to read body language, and the ability to adjust your technique from horse to horse.   These things take time and lots of practice.  Be patient and don’t get discouraged.   Anything of worth takes a lot of work….

What do you do when your daughter comes to you with a proposition? “Dad, I’d like to make you a proposition.” “Okay.” “Well, you know I don’t have any money but I want to make you an offer on one of your new foals coming.” “What kind of an offer?” “Well, I’ll train one of your new foals and then sell it.  You’d get a great trainer at a discounted price and then I’ll let…

We’ve been busy sprucing up our website.  If you live in our area, check out our events page.  Not only do we host fun, family Gymkhanas in the summer, but this summer we’d like to add roping’s and clinics to our list of horse events.  If you are a local,contact us if you are interested in participating in any of these events. Our a Gymkhanas are designed for the whole family to have fun- from…

People always wonder how much hay do you feed a horse. A healthy horse needs to be fed on average 2% of it’s body weight.   If it’s winter, or the horse is underweight, or if the horse is being worked hard, you increase that to 2.5-3%.  For example, if you have 1000lb, 15 hand horse, you’ll feed it 20lbs a day of dry matter.  If you have hay bales that weigh 80lbs., then you’ll…

Have you thought about what you want to accomplish with your horses for 2012? It could be anything from getting a saddle on your horse,  working on your balance when you ride, starting your horse on cattle,or starting your horse in the show circuit. We got our January 2012 Horse and Rider magazine in the mail and it had a great article about setting and achieving your goals.  A lady by the name of Roxanne…