Training

Timber Rose Ranch is now accepting outside horses for ground training and starting under saddle.  After spending a great deal of time having to  fix the problems caused by other trainers who, to put it bluntly, don't have a clue (and some who flat out shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a horse), we have come to appreciate the value and importance of investing time and patience into a young horse.   Training a horse should be undertaken with patience and understanding (by somebody who knows what they are doing), NEVER with hard-handedness or abuse.    Hard handling only traumatizes the horse and causes more problems later (horses remember abuse).  It is our experience that when working with the horses in a stress-free way, the horses are much more responsive and willing to do whatever we ask of them. Any horse that we accept for training will be treated like one of our own.  Our horses are handled every day, groomed regularly, as well has having their basic needs taken care of (food and water, farrier care, worming, veterinary care [shots] , exercise).  They all have regular turn-out, and stalls ready in the event of bad weather.

Introducing Cooper to crossing streams.

Tom working with Cooper.

Star lunging with a rider.

Jasmine on the crossties after a grooming.

Leaning weight on Star.

Star walking with a rider.

Sweet Pea all tacked up.

Jasmine lunging in the round pen.

Star lunging in the round pen.

Sweet Pea lunging in the round pen.

Blue lunging with tack in the riding ring.

Dakota lunging with a surcingle.

Blue snacking in the trailer - when this horse came for training, it took 3 1/2 hours to get him in a trailer to bring him to us. Now he loads himself.

Dancer training under saddle.

Star lunging with a surcingle.

Trooper lunging.

Skip practicing his jumping.

Dose´ showing off his Reserve Champion ribbon.

Dancer's first time under saddle.

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