-- Deal with single cows, lots of cows, driving cows, or sorting cows.
-- Deal with gates, and more gates and lots more gates.
Gates in awkward spots, gates you have to absolutely stand still for,
and lots of gates in a row.
-- He'll have to deal with weather. Muddy pens sloshing alleys, big mud
holes in front of every pen gate, being washed at the end of the
day.
The
work is hard. We start at 7am and usually ride till noon or later.
Sometimes there is more horse-back work to do in the afternoon. To
support our horses' needs for this heavy work schedule, we feed 2 to 4
gallons of grain a day, plus all the hay they want to eat.
Aside from all the obvious horse and cow stuff, horses have to learn to
deal with machinery at this yard. We frequently see semi trucks, front
end loaders, tractors with implements, feed trucks and four wheelers
coming by us, more or less fast. All horses should learn to work for a living for
some time in their life.
I have even used my dressage horse, Blackie, in the
yard. It is just good for them. It is amazing how fast they learn to
settle down, relax and go to work.
It's hard to take videos while I'm at work.
But when Ginger was in training with me, I got lucky. My son was home
for a while and he held the video camera for me.
Click
here
to see three videos, chronicling Ginger's 60 days at the yard.
Send
your horse...
Your horse will need
shoes,
specifically the kind they call "Rims". They give a little more
traction than any other type of horse shoe.
Your horse will need a current health certificate by a vet,
and a current record of his shot schedule.
Feed is included in the training.
The training cost is $550 per month.
This is counted by actual time your horse is used.
If the weather gets too bad to safely ride, or I get sick or take time
off, your horse ain't being used. So I tack that time on to the end of
the time that your horse will be here, and you can rest assured that
you will not be paying, while your horse is standing in his run doing
nothing.
