wild horse workshops

We offer a different type of training using "Gentle Horsemanship" techniques. Clinics will vary from Gentling, Poling, Humane Penning, Square Pen Poling, Round Pen Poling, Leading, Desensitizing-Sensitizing, Haltering, Saddle starting, Bit training-non-aggressive only, plus many other starter areas.

Coming Soon - Advanced Clinics. Learn how to get your wild horse to Cross country, Jumpers, Dressage, Reining, Cutting and more. All advanced clinics are full weekends, with enrollment at 6:30 am on Saturdays. Clinics are from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm with an hour lunch with breaks between each session.

You must pre-register to attend clinics. Email us and we will fax or email the form to you.

If you bring your horse you will need a current (EIA) coggins test within the last 60 days (2 months) and a current health certificate within 30 days. No exceptions.

All Clinics will start at 8:00 am and each session will be 2 hours in length. Clinics will end 6:00 pm. There will be 1 hour break for lunch with breaks between each session.

If you a participant you will need to sign a release prior to the session, forms will be available at the clinic. You will need to bring safety headgear for you, preferably an equine helmet or variation with straps.

If you are looking for a hotel, here are the closest to the Wild Horse Foundation:

Schedule subject to change

2010 Clinic Schedule--We've gone mobile with the Clinic 's (((This years clinics are performed at adopters ranches to make it easier for all adopters to attend so please call and ask us where the next event will held close to you.)))) ALL CLINICS ARE FILMED FOR PUBLICATION. We review every level at every clinic to ensure progress Don't worry if you missed a session of one of the clinics. We always review in many clinics previously worked session to continue to build to the next level. Ground school work is very important when developing a partnership with your horse.
January	Gentling Clinic Wild Horse Foundation
February Level 1	Wild Horse Foundation Clinic for Certifying for Level 1 Wild Horse Gentling using Gentle Horsemanship Techniques.
March	Gentling Clinic Phase 1 Certification Humane penning
April	Gentling Clinic Phase 2 Certification Leg Lifting and Round Pen starting
May	(More info will be posted) Filming training videos. Spectators or auditors fees are $50.00 per person this weekend per day. Lunch is included.
Summer clinics are schedule 7:30 am to 12:00 due to heat. June, July, August and September only!
June	Gentling Clinic Phase 3 Certification Saddle starting.
June	Animal Rescue Compliance Inspector Free to the Public 830- 430 FEMA Course will also be offered free.
July	Gentling Clinic Phase 4 Certification Drive Line and Review Introduction to bits, non-aggressive only.
July	Hurricane Evacuation Preparedness Free to the Public Animal Rescue Groups and Individuals 8:30-4:00
August	Wild Horse Foundation Testing Level 1 Certified Wild Horse Gentler. Fee schedule below.
September, Labor Day weekend	Open House and visitation OPEN CLINIC - Call for RSVP
October	OPEN TO ALL TO ALL LEVELS, BEGINNERS & UP, BRING YOUR HORSE, ALL PROBLEMS NO PROBLEMS FOR HORSES LEARN TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR HORSE
NOVEMBER	Wild Horse Foundation Ranch Ride CLINIC OPEN TO ALL LEVELS
DECEMBER,	OPEN TO ALL LEVELS WEATHER PERMITTING

Camping is available. Motor homes are welcome, 4 - R. V. hook ups, must be self contained . Water is available. We have a bunkhouse and it is on a first come first bases. Limited to 8.

**** Call for space availability. Limited to the first 6 participants with horses $200.00 or participants without a horse $150.00. Spectators $75.00 per person, includes lunch. Clinics dates vary each month.

****The fee is $75.00 per person, auditors. The fee is $200.00 per person with your horse. This includes gentling and haltering your equine with our Gentle Horsemanship techniques, so when you get your new adopted equine home you can begin ground work and round penning.

This 4 Day event will start off with a Thursday evening social enjoyed with Indian pipe ceremony. This social will provide a detailed clinic schedule and safety meeting. Friday clinics will start at 8:00 am and each clinic will last 90 minutes with a briefing about each clinic and process learned. 45 minute lunch. Friday social will have live Blue Grass band. Saturday clinics will start at 8:00 am and each clinic will last 90 minutes with a briefing about each clinic and process learned. 45 minute lunch. Saturday night will have live country and western music and lots of fun. Sunday will be an over all clinic learning evaluation and review of gentle horsemanship techniques. Clinic closes at 12:00. For more information on this 2010 Fall Texas Western Boot Camp email us or come back for more information. grfield@wildhorsefoundation.org

Participant only 4 days $175.00 includes 3 meals, Breakfast, Lunch and Supper. Participant daily fee is $85.00 includes meals. Participant with horse must have current coggins and health papers for 4 day clinic $250.00 per participant/horse. Additional horse is $125.00 limited 2 horse per participant. Non-Participant horse participating $200.00. Auditors only $50.00 per day includes lunch only. Hotels are with in reasonable distance. Safety Headgear is required. Participants must bring there own headgear. No headgear No participating No exceptions. Click on for Directions to us. Click on for Rules. Payment for clinic can be by, check must be received 14 days before clinic or by cashiers check or money order.

Mail all payments to: Wild Horse Foundation, P. O. Box 692, Franklin, Texas 7856. Make payments out to Wild Horse Foundation. Saturday Night will be our guest night so you can invite someone to enjoy a little Texas Style Bar-B-Que from our own Texas size pit (only weighs just a touch over 2,000 pounds and can cook over 800 pounds of vittles at one time cooked from the past world champion bar-b-que master himself.

I can not express what the day out there with the little roan meant to me. I dreamt of nothing else since. What a rush and an accomplishment. Thank you for that experience. I admire what you all do. It is quite amazing. I am not the best student in the world. I think that comes from always wanting to be in charge. You did a wonderful job of encouraging me when I needed it, giving me the space I needed to figure out my own solutions when I messed up and keeping up my courage when I wanted to give in to defeat. I couldn't have accomplished what I did that day with anyone else teaching me. I was never in any danger and I knew that. Most important the little roan was never in danger from a green hand in the pen with him, because you made sure he and I were safe. Incredible.

March 2,

Susan, We got home around 1AM this morning. Rain rode like a trooper. She comes to the fence and wants to be talked to and loved if you go near her. She would take steps toward me when we stopped and checked on her on the way home. She wouldn't leave the trailer when we got here until I got into the trailer with her so she could smell me and know it was safe. We could not be happier about her. I am very impressed with the job Ray did. I have to admit to being skeptical before Sunday, now I am a firm believer. I have been telling everyone how pleased I am with the job Ray did. I am recommending his services and the clinics to all the groups I belong to. If Sky works out as good as Rain I will forever be in ya'lls debt.

"Thank You for your gentling demonstrations, they were easy to watch and learn. It gives us a chance to work with our new adopted horses". We don't have to buy fancy equipment to make this work. June 22, BLM adoption demo Beaumont

After watching you, I decided to use your method with him, and guess what! It worked perfectly. After one lesson, he was 95% better. The next lesson, there was no problem at all. May 17, BLM adoption demo Amarillo

We sure like watching how you use your body language to gentle that stallion at Glen Rose. You help to take his nervousness and tension away while teaching us how to approach our new wild horse. Your video uncut showed every step so we didn't miss a beat. We look forward to seeing you again soon! Mark and Brenda Edwards, BLM Adoption, Wild Horse Expo