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 

Lady's and gentlemen this is Smoky. He belonged to an old man that could no long make it out to take care of him.

And this is the proud flesh that was growing on Smoky's neck that had gone untreated for about a year.

This is were it stands today. My plan with him is to try him on Barrels. I will keep putting up post to see how he is doing.

What about hay?

Hay can vary greatly from region to region but there are some basic qualities that carry over to all horse quality hay that should be looked at before feeding it to your horse. With winter on us and record low rainfall throughout most of the country there is a shortage and you may have to feed hay that you're not familiar with.
here are some basics that apply to most if not all horse quality hay.

1) coloring, the bale should be a pale green the longer it's been sitting around the more yellow it turns. Expect the outside of the bale to be yellowish but try and fish out at least a little bit from inside. the more yellow the less nutrients it has.

2) Rule of thumb, if the hay is stemmy and coarse looking it's probably for cattle. If you have questions ask, that cannot be stated enough. remember what a cow can eat a horse can not because the way their stomachs are designed.









3) Check for smell of mold or any odd coloring is the first clue. Mold comes in black or a white powerish coloring. No type of mold is safe to feed no matter anyone tells you. (I've been told by a professional horseman before that it is ok to feed black hay.) Again if you have questions please ask your vet or a trusted horse professional. If your gut is telling you something is wrong go with that.

Also check for dust and weeds for this is a sign of low quality hay as well. Hay varies so much according to where you live but these simple tips are wide reaching enough that they cover every type of hay I've encountered traveling across the United States.