Training – Meadow Brook Stables

We have very limited 2024 Training Spaces!

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young horse development

Weanlings & Yearlings

$1000.00/month

2 Month Minimum Commitment

Things that we cover with your Young Horse:

By starting your young horses learning early you can really set them up for success with our pre-saddle training program making the process so much easier for the horse. We can often prevent accidents and training issues down the road if we develop positive learned behaviours early on with our horses. This program can be started as early as a few days old, and right up until they are in their 2-year-old year. We can get them prepped for Show as well for Halter, Showmanship, Lunge Line, and In Hand Trial Classes.

Halter Training, Leading, & Tying

Grooming, Farrier Prep (Hoof Handling), Vet Prep (Deworming, Clipping, Injections)

In Hand Work: Backing, Yielding FQ, HQ, Moving Laterally, Walk, Jog and Halt, Lateral and Vertical Flexion.

Lunge Line Prep: Age Appropriate Exercises Covered. Walk, Jog, Lope. Transitions. Stop, Change Direction. Backing.

Desensitization: Plastic Bags, Massager, Tarps, Flags, Tractor, Side By Side.

Obstacle Exposure In Hand: Bridges, Pedestals, Tarps, Poles, Pylons, Teeter Totter, Water, Gate, Dragging Obstacles. Natural Obstacles on the Trail Introduced as well (weather appropriate).

Trailer Loading - Taught to Self Load.

Exposure to Blankets, Surcingle, Bare Back Pads

Pre saddle training

Yearlings & Two Year Olds

$1050.00/month

** Discounts given to graduates of our Young Horse Development Program. **

2 Month Minimum Commitment

Things that we cover with your Young Horse is everything from the Yong Horse Development Program as well as:

There is so much our Young Horses can learn before they are old enough to be started under saddle - and we can make their transition from Youngster or Saddle horse that much easier and less stress by taking some time with them and getting them started off with respect and confidence as well as having a basic understanding of pressure. We can get them prepped for Show as well for Halter, Showmanship, Lunge Line, and In Hand Trial Classes.

Review of all Groundwork (the more work done with them before they come the faster they can move through this stage).

Confident Saddling, Bridling and Ground Driving.

In Hand Work (with the saddle on): Backing, Yielding FQ, HQ, Moving Laterally, Walk, Jog and Halt, Lateral and Vertical Flexion.

Lunge Line (with the saddle on): Walk, Jog, Lope. Transitions. Pick up and Maintain Correct Lead. Stop, Change Direction. Backing.

Desensitization (with the saddle on): Plastic Bags, Massager, Tarps, Flags, Tractor, Side By Side.

Obstacle Exposure In Hand (with the saddle on): Bridges, Pedestals, Tarps, Poles, Pylons, Teeter Totter, Water, Gate, Dragging Obstacles. Natural Obstacles on the Train Introduced as well (weather appropriate).

Bridle Work: Vertical Flexion and Lateral Flexion, Bending in Motion, Backing, FQ and HQ Yields and Lateral Movement.

Horse Starting

Two Year Olds +

$1200.00/month

** Discounts given to graduates of our Young Horse Development Program. **

3 Month Minimum Commitment

Things that we cover with your Horse is everything from the Pre Saddle Training Program as well as:

Our goal is to start a relationship with horses so the owner can then develop a partnership that will progress safely and confidently with a willing horse as your partner. By sending your young horse to training to have in-depth ground work done will make them more willing, responsive and confident when it comes time to start them under saddle. They will be introduced to the skills needed to be handled on a daily basis, and to prepare them for their eventual careers whatever it may be. All horses are started using the Tru Horsemanship Training Program: Having them accept pressure on the ground, accept the saddle (placement and wearing it without being tied), accept the rider (as passenger then guider), and accept the bridle (wearing and communicating).

Review of all Groundwork, (the more work done with them before they come the faster they can move through this stage).

Ensuring they are confident and accepting of saddle and bridle or hackamore.

Confident Mounting Prep (having the horse stand confidently for mounting both on the ground and from a mounting block).

Vertical Flexion and Lateral Flexion, Bending in Motion, Backing, FQ and HQ Yields and Lateral Movement.

Body control, steering off seat and legs as well as direct and indirect reins.

Learn to ride on a circle and on a straight line at all gaits. Ride basic patterns, figure 8, weave, clover leaf etc.

Introduce some basic obstacles undersaddle, tarp crossing, bridge, pedestal, poles, pylons, teeter totter etc.

Foundation Training

Two Year Olds +

$1200.00/month

3 Month Minimum Commitment

For the horses that have already been started under saddle it can be beneficial for a more experienced horseman to further your horses education much quicker than someone learning as they go. This can be helpful if you have hit a difficult patch in your training and need specific help to overcome a problem or you just want make rapid progress in your young horses education. We can progress your horse on the Ground, Undersaddle and at Liberty. This is not for horses with issues undersaddle (such as bucking, bolting or rearing).

Difficult Horse Training

Any Age

$1400.00/month

4 Month Minimum Commitment for any Riding Issues.

3 Month Minimum Commitment for any Groundwork Issues.

We start with the premise that there is no such thing as a "bad" horse, and that "bad" horse behavior can always be understood and corrected naturally if we can see things from the horse's point of view using the Tru Horsemanship method. Does your horse have bad manners and a general lack of respect for you and your space? Does your horse like to bite or nip? Does your horse run over top of you, barge through gates and out the stall? Push you around and take advantage of you? Balks or refuses to move? Spook and shies away far too often? Won't cross water? Have trailer loading problems? Won't stand still (for tacking up, mounting etc), difficult for the farrier or veterinarian to treat? Hard to catch?

PLEASE NOTE: Most "Problem" Horses will need longer than the Minimum Commitment. Fixing deep ingrained Behavioural Issues and working through Anxiety takes time. You need to be fully committed to your horses progress and know that the process will take time. These "Problem" Horses need a careful approach to ensure everyone is safe, and therefore require more of our time in each session.

What Is Included?

Daily Care, Grooming, Feeding (owner provides feed), Hay, Training (5 days a week or 4 days a week + 1 lesson with owner)

During the training period, 4 hours of lessons per/month are included in the training fee, in which we will work together with you and your horse. If owner is too far away to travel for lessons then a video update will be provided, and the horse will be handled an additional day (5 days total). Toward the end of the training program, we’ll make appointments for personal instruction with you in order to transfer the cues and exercises so that you can be consistent with your horse’s riding and handling. After successful response to your horse’s training is evident, we will want you to ride your horse while she is still here with us, so that you are able to feel confident in her behavior and response.

** Additional Lessons Available @ $50.00 per hour **

We also send updates every few days to owners that outlines what was worked on in each session and how the horse responded. Pictures are sent weekly, as well as the occasional extra video to highlight a great training moment.

We train at the horse’s pace. We don’t rush them through the program in order to finish up on a certain date. This type of training is not an exact science that we can manage strictly by a calendar.

Our training program takes the horse’s mental, physical and emotional state into consideration. We build trust and confidence and bring your horse through the program in a way that keeps him calm and thinking rather than overwhelming him and making him anxious.

** Please Note: Taxes are included in the above prices. **

Facilities

We provide your horses with the best care and facilities while they are with us. Our newly built Training Horse Stalls and Paddocks in 2018 have been a great addition to our facility.

Riding Facilities:

65′ x 130′ – Indoor Riding Arena – dome lighting.
65′ x 140′ – Outdoor Riding Arena – outdoor lighting.
60′ Round Pen.
Jumps, poles, barrels, pylons and trail equipment available.

Barn Facilities and Amenities:

Spacious heated tack & feed room
Outdoor wash rack.

Paddock and Turnout Facilities:

Individual Stalls with attached paddocks.
Secure panel fencing.
Crusher Dust Footing.
24/7 Hay and Water (heated water in the winter).