a 'free' horse

Every once you  get that offer to take a free horse. Now if you own a horse you know nothing about horses are free. however, every once in a while one comes a long that could do something for you. As it so happens this one is a cremello Quarter horse stud.

A few things to consider before taking on a free horse let a lone a stud.

A) Can I afford another horse? this means unforeseeable things like that late night vet call. where to keep the horse is another, after all I'm talking about a stallion here. just turning him out with the herd is a bad idea.

B) how long will it take to get this horse going? In this case I'm looking at about a year because he has never had anything done with him and he's five now.

C) what will the long term cost be? true he is a nicely put together horse even with a stud that you can keep booked through breeding season. you have to look at showing expenses (to get their name out there.) Promoting, and advertising expenses. Remember this is a business after all. If you have horses you know that it is complete myth that you can make money off them. your doing great if you just brake even at the end of the year.

So back to my main point there is no such that as a free horse.

full board and training

I started giving lessons and training saddlebreds at the age fourteen. After graduating I took a job under Gorge Knight unable to reconcile how saddlebreds are trained with the my love for horses I quit looking for a more natural breed. Finding Frisians I took a job at Walnut Way farms in Kentucky working under Morris Curr. For six years working as assistant trainer learning to drive multiples and ride and train classical dressage.

I believe that any training method that requires gimmicks or tricks is inherently flawed.
I believe the best way to train a horse is listen to the horse. If that horse does not naturally take to jumping you can not train it into them.

Training people I find it much the same way. Go to their level. do not assume that they can feel a beat in a trot. It is my job to break the process down to the point they can start to feel it instead of just assuming that sooner or later they will get it. That approach to me is both frustrating and dangerous. I also believe in teaching the whole horse. there is far more to them then just hopping up and riding. If you are going to ride a horse you should know how to deal with them on the ground as well as what to look for before throwing your self up on a back of a flight animal that out weighs the average person by eight hundred pounds. 

With this in mind I am opening up two stalls for full board and training. This offer is a first come first serve bases.

 For full board and training it is $350. per month. this includes; daily turn out, feed and hay 2x daily plus hay at night, worked 5 times per week (depending on the horse!) and a program designed around the horses and owners needs.

up dates are given to your horses progress, and you will be given the truth! I've worked at too many barns were the trainer tells the owner what they think they want to hear.
if interested please call (254) 679- 1135 

Let the horse pick it's own discipline.

Like almost every other horse owner I've ever known when Foxie came to me I had certain hopes for what I could do with her in the future. ( A good solid trail horse for one.) I like most people find a horse with an idea already set about what I what to do with that horse. But unlike most people I've ran across am more than happy to let that hope go right out the window when I get to know the horse.

recently a guy came to me, who was wanting to buy a horse and wanted to know if I would take a stud on to train. ( warning number 1)
Upon further question this guy told me that he really didn't know much about breeding quarter horses but really liked this one because of his size. (warning number 2)

Further into the conversation this guy told me that this horse had already been used as a stud and shown in halter classes (third and final warning )
Stopping him right there I asked him if he had seen this horses papers and I also told him if this horse was a halter horse there was a good chance there was Impressive in his bloodlines. I was right, there was, and on the top and bottom of his papers, pay dirt! Impressive was a beautiful horse who produced outstanding get, however, he is also known for the genetic disease known as HYPP. http://www.bringinglighttohypp.org/ More to the point this horse was tested for the disease and found to have the reseive gean. What that means is this horse that this guy is wanting to make into a trail horse will not show the symptoms but his foals will stand an almost 99% chance have having it.

If all you want to do is some trail riding why would you think it was a good idea to get a horse like this! This is a horse that is bred to stand there and look pretty and make other horses that will stand there and look pretty. There are a million horses out there that need a good home and would be willing to let you ride all day long anywhere you wanted to.
  This is not the kind of horse anyone needs if all you want to do is ride around a little bit.

As for this guy, I have no idea if he really bought this horse. I'm hoping that me telling him over and over again to keep looking got through but I doubt I will ever know. As for Foxie, and my idea to turn her into a trail horse shes turning into a really nice dressage prospect!

Impressive 1974