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Patterning on barrels,  starting time onlies, hauling without entering to ensure the horse understands a competition setting is just another day at work and not exciting or scary.  Entering when ready to run, if desired.  Lessons for owners throughout the process to ensure they get the most out of their money.  Goal is to get the most out of  spending money and time training and that the horse gets the same kind of routine and communication as they received in training is encouraged. 

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When your horses leave here, they will be a product of Stephanie's routines, feed program, and training. It will be your responsibility to learn that, so that you can keep that going. Because in 30 days after leaving, they will be back to being a product of your habits. Success comes from trainer to home life comes from the transition and follow through with the owner. 

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Adding a good a stop for safety, side passing, correct leads, collection, proper body mechanics, neck rein, opening and closing gates, soft transitions are a key element to the training program, which means, soft from walk to trot, trot to walk, walk to Lope, Lope to trot, ect.... riding out on real trails, not just on the ranch, but also utilizing the corp of engineers ditch full or ducks and cranes that fly out when rode down, adding a daily dose of outside riding, hauling to new places for exposure. Horses that are soft and responsive with a level head is taught through repetition and skilled hands on the reins, and consistency ( that does mean riding and also in how they are asked, reprimanded and expectations )  

Part of the training program is not creating a quiet predictable environment. There are ranch dogs, kids, dirt bikes, ATVs used for feed time, and to play on. Nothing is quiet,  a train track runs along the property also adding another level of desensitizing. A toddler with multiple electric cars he zips around the horse pens and outside their pastures. People haul in for lessons so trailers come their pens and new horses come and go from the parking lot, creating a somewhat busy environment.  

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In 2023 the program purchased a Rope something sled.

Turning 2 of the lesson horses into Walla Walla Rodeo Bible camp team roping buckle recipients with John  (teenage son ). The sled gives horses that need exposure who might be headed towards ranch work or roping with their owners or starting them tracking and positioning.  Stephanie is not training rope horses but using it as a great starter tool and cross training tool.

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​Offering baby boot camp, for halter breaking through basics of loading, tying, sacking out to ponying and other basics even saddling if its appropriate.  Living here for training, they get the full experience of organized chaos. 

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Not breed specific, do not be offended when I ask you questions about your habits and routines, because clients happiness and achievable goals as well as reasonable matching between horse and rider is a top priority. If I do not feel the pairing of trainer owner, horse owner or trainer horse is not a good fit, I will not accept the opportunity to ride one.  Its not personal, but at this stage of my game, I do it for the love, success and enjoyment. I am not so hungry I will take money for things I know will be a failure, or in some cases add undo stress in my life.  ( Stephanie )