RM QUARTER HORSES
TRAINING AGREEMENT 1.) UNSTARTED HORSES TWO YEARS AND OLDER WILL BE $700.00 PER MONTH WITH MULTI-HORSE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE. GRAIN AND SUPPLEMENTS WILL BE EXTRA. 2.) THERE WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL FEE OF $100.00 (MINIMUM) FOR HORSES WITH EXTREME ISSUES NOT DISCLAIMED BY OWNERS PRIOR TO DELIVERY TO RM QUARTER HORSES. 3.) RM QUARTER HORSES WILL UPHOLD THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF PREVENTIVE MAINTAINENCE TO YOUR HORSE/HORSES, HOWEVER, WE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ILLNESS, INJURY, OR DEATH TO YOUR HORSE/HORSES. 4.) WE RECOMMEND 90 DAYS TRAINING BUT WILL ACCEPT NO LESS THAN 30 DAYS TRAINING.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM A 90 DAY TRAINING PERIOD 1.) HORSE WILL HAVE DEVELOPED RESPECTFUL GROUND MANNERS, WILL BE BROKE TO LEAD, WILL BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL FOUR FEET, WILL HAVE BEEN HOBBLED, AND WILL STAND TIED. 2.) HORSES WILL STAND QUIETLY WHILE BEING SADDLED, UNSADDLED, MOUNTED AND DISMOUNTED. 3.) HORSE WILL RESPOND TO LEG AND REIN CUES AND WILL BE SOFT IN THE BRIDLE AS WELL AS SUPPLE IN THE BODY. 4.) HORSE WILL MOVE FREELY FORWARD, BACKWARD, AND LATERALLY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS IN THE SHAPE OF TWO TRACKING AND SIDEPASSING. 5.) HORSE WILL TRAVEL IN CIRCLES AT A WALK, TROT, AND CANTER AND WORK CIRCLES IN AN ARC AND COUNTER ARC ON A LOOSE REIN.
HORSEMANSHIP
WE OFFER 1 OR 2 DAY HORSEMANSHIP WORKSHOPS TO INDIVIDUALS OR SMALL GROUPS WHERE WE WILL FOCUS ON THE HORSE/HUMAN RELATIONSHIP, CONFIDENCE IN THE HORSE AND RIDER, AND RESPECT BETWEEN THE HORSE TO THE HUMAN AND THE HUMAN TO THE HORSE. WE WORK ON RIDER POSITION OF THE BODY, HANDS, LEGS, AND FEET, AS WELL AS REIN MANAGEMENT. USEFUL FLEXION EXERCISES WILL BE DEMONSTRATED AND APPLIED TO ALL HORSES BROUGHT TO THE RANCH. WE GUARANTEE A POSITIVE CHANGE TO YOUR HORSE. WE WILL STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE USE OF A D-RING SNAFFLE BIT TO HORSES OF ALL AGES/DISCIPLINES AND HOW IT WILL IMPROVE RESPONSE TO YOUR OLD, RELIABLE LEVERAGE BIT. SO IF YOU COME TO A WORKSHOP AND OWN A SNAFFLE BIT, BE SURE TO BRING IT. IN THE GROUP SESSIONS (NO MORE THAN 6 PARTICIPANTS) THERE WILL BE NO LESS THAN 1 HOUR SPENT ON EACH INDIVIDUAL HORSE AND WE WILL PROVIDE REFRESHMENTS. CALL 5 ARROYOS RANCH FOR RESERVATIONS AND PRICES AT 520-616-7093.
