Owners Texas wild mustang training

While some horse owners like to send their horses off to be trained it is always an important step and highly recommended that the owner attend the last day of the training together with the trainer and horse to compliment what the horse has been taught. This basic step is most likely the most important step to training a horse. Comments from owners are many, but not limited.

Just a few examples: You didn't do anything with my horse, (the owner is unable to ride the horse because they did not work together with the trainer for the horse). My horse won't let me get near him, (the horse does not have any respect for the owner). I can't put a bit in the mouth, (a common mistake is that the owner does not know how to halter a horse). I can't get my horse to do anything, (usually means the owner doesn't know how to ride or does not know how to communicate with the horse). There are many more scenarios!

Below you will see a classic example of why a horse will respect the trainer and will not respect the owner.

Apache is 5 year-old Mustang, adopted in Henderson, Texas 2 years ago. He is owned by Johnny and Terry Roberts. In training Apache, we used a snaffle split ring bit with full headstall. Below are pictures showing Apache's talents during his 30 days of training using gentle horsemanship techniques at the Wild Horse Foundation. We are very proud and pleased with his excellent progress!

All training on horses are documented so that proof of services and training are not questioned. It helps for liability issues aswell.

As of this date over 205 horses were trained at the foundation and 98% of the owners came and learned how to with there horses.

Here Apache learns reining left as he moves forward.	Apache learns how to stand still while being saddled. This technique is useful for purposes of inspecting the feet while out on the trail.
Here we teach Apache the repetition of getting on and off the horse many times from both sides.	Here we teach a smooth take off. Notice how Apache has learned to cross over his feet on the same side to give a sharper more distinct turn. Notice both left feet are inward.
We desensitize Apache over the head with several items such as whirling above the head, then with balloons, and bags.	Another view of desensitizing the head. While Apache is moving free handed, notice the reins are not drawn and the horse is free walking.
Here we have Apache on drive lines. Notice the one hand reining with the lines. This helps the horse to be sensitive to touch, pressure and release.	We encourage and strongly recommend that all owners attend a ground school workshop with their horse before leaving any training facility. Apache's owner decided to call us and tell us that we did not do anything with his horse. We video all our training of every horse and find it a useful rewarding tool to study and learn from the horses behavior. This makes for a better trainer/training assessment for us and the horse.

Another common situation arises when owners won't pay for the training. In Texas, since we offer a discounted rate for term training, what can happen is that since the regular price is posted, example, $750 per horse and discounted to $500.00 and the owner refuses to pay for services rendered and we have to go to the District Attorney for assistance, by law we can collect the full $750 because the conditions were set for a price and the owner then will also have to pay stall fees, feeding fees, handling fees and at some point transportation fees thus adding up to a great deal of money. Its called theft of service, so even if they stop payment on a check the owners are still liable. If the fees aren't paid in a timely fashion we will get a lien of the horse and then sell the equine for a monies owed in this case we buy the horse and then find a new home for the horse.