| Four Winds Ranch Cromwell, Oklahoma 405-584-0684 horsemotel@fourwindsranch.net |
| Training |
I can take your wild and wooly youngster and turn him into a horse you
will be proud of. Training isn't a mystery or some sort of magic. It
requires a true love of horses, some time and common sense. My
approach to training is to take the time it takes, always fair, discipline
when needed. I'm systematic in my approach so that horses learn the
basics and have a foundation to build on. Here at the ranch I only
halter break and do ground work re-education on older horses. My
idea of halter broke and someone else's may not be the same so let me
outline what I think is important for your colt to know.
Horses that feel safe and confident in their handler are much safer to
handle and less likely to get you in a wreck.
I want horses to learn that near me is a safe, nice place to be...makes
catching and haltering so much easier. Horses should be able to be
touched all over without worry even if I'm using a leadrope or lariat rope.
Brushing, picking up feet are all things that horses must put up with all
the time. Horses need to learn to come off pressure. It is the basis for
leading, learning to tie, loading in a trailer and under saddle training
down the road. I spend lots of time making sure that the slightest
pressure on a lead gets a response of moving feet from a horse. We
spend some time on scary stuff like unusual footing, plastic bags etc.
The really wild colts can be unloaded directly to the roundpen. Until
they can be caught and haltered the round pen is the safest place for
all concerned. Once things settle down some, colts will move into the
barn and have a stall at night and go out in the daytime. Colts are
worked 5 days a week, usually Wednesday and Sunday are days off.
I like a well filled out healthy looking horse so your colt will be fed well.
Yearlings or younger get 14% high fat feed
Older than yearling get 12% high fat feed. Hay is grown here on the
ranch and is native hay.
Fees:
$400/ mo
Includes:
30 days board including feed
Training 5 days a week
2 lessons with owner about what your colt knows and how to maintain
his training
one de-worming
Limited space so reserve your spot soon....
References gladly provided
will be proud of. Training isn't a mystery or some sort of magic. It
requires a true love of horses, some time and common sense. My
approach to training is to take the time it takes, always fair, discipline
when needed. I'm systematic in my approach so that horses learn the
basics and have a foundation to build on. Here at the ranch I only
halter break and do ground work re-education on older horses. My
idea of halter broke and someone else's may not be the same so let me
outline what I think is important for your colt to know.
Horses that feel safe and confident in their handler are much safer to
handle and less likely to get you in a wreck.
I want horses to learn that near me is a safe, nice place to be...makes
catching and haltering so much easier. Horses should be able to be
touched all over without worry even if I'm using a leadrope or lariat rope.
Brushing, picking up feet are all things that horses must put up with all
the time. Horses need to learn to come off pressure. It is the basis for
leading, learning to tie, loading in a trailer and under saddle training
down the road. I spend lots of time making sure that the slightest
pressure on a lead gets a response of moving feet from a horse. We
spend some time on scary stuff like unusual footing, plastic bags etc.
The really wild colts can be unloaded directly to the roundpen. Until
they can be caught and haltered the round pen is the safest place for
all concerned. Once things settle down some, colts will move into the
barn and have a stall at night and go out in the daytime. Colts are
worked 5 days a week, usually Wednesday and Sunday are days off.
I like a well filled out healthy looking horse so your colt will be fed well.
Yearlings or younger get 14% high fat feed
Older than yearling get 12% high fat feed. Hay is grown here on the
ranch and is native hay.
Fees:
$400/ mo
Includes:
30 days board including feed
Training 5 days a week
2 lessons with owner about what your colt knows and how to maintain
his training
one de-worming
Limited space so reserve your spot soon....
References gladly provided
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