River River Ranch

Here at River Run Ranch, we believe in only Natural Horsemanship and Training. Horses that come through our training program, whether it is one of yours or a thoroughbred we have rescued off the track, will all be treated the same and be trained the same.  The training program I have developed plays off your horses natural motivators and mentality. I have been starting and training horses since I was young, always with a gentle hand. I center my training method around the herd mentality and building trust. Once you gain a horses trust, you are much safer and have a horse that looks to you for direction instead of trying to give you directions. I start from the ground up and work with you as well at the end of my training regimen with your horse. I had a thoroughbred (Luke) on my property I turned from a dangerous horse that would buck you off as soon as you sat in the saddle to my bombproof kids horse, never used harsh training tools. I do not believe in striking fear into a horse to get it to do what I ask, I believe in building a bond and trust so that you can work together to accomplish anything you set your mind to. I do have references on my horses/training if you would like to contact them (they are more then willing to vouch). My training involves a rope halter and lead rope, I will show a horse a 4 ft stick, to encourage movement (in the same aspect as a horse will raise it's head to another horse to assert dominance). I also specialize in hard to handle horses, loading issues, feet issues, crowding, etc. If you have a horse with a specific problem, send me an e-mail to see if I can help you!