Training

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Training for horses and the riders who show them, from someone who’s been doing it since 1992.

Training since
1992
Focus
Entry level → Breed shows
Show experience
AQHA · Pinto · Buckskin · Open
A handler in a black cowboy hat and beaded show jacket stands beside a sorrel horse wearing a silver show bridle.
WalkJogLopeCone

Every ride is a pattern.

In Western horsemanship classes, riders show a pattern of walk, jog and lope around numbered cones, the same kind of drawing you see here. A lot of training is getting each part of that pattern smooth and accurate, for the horse and the rider.

  1. WalkWalk in from the gate to cone 1.
  2. JogJog on, straight and steady, to cone 2.
  3. LopeLope a figure-eight around A and B, then stop.

How Janelle approaches training.

  1. The right match

    Janelle spends a lot of time matching horses and riders, so their experience, temperament and goals fit.

  2. Steady progression

    Horse and rider move up together, from entry-level classes toward breed shows.

  3. Prepared to perform

    Training works toward something specific: a first show, an All Around award, a college team.

  4. Show-ring experience

    Janelle prepares horses and riders for AQHA, Pinto, Buckskin and open shows, with results including AQHA Congress finalists and Pinto and Buckskin World Championships.

A young rider in a navy show coat and helmet walks a buckskin horse around an indoor show arena.

Is training a fit for your horse?

Every horse is different, so it starts with a conversation. Tell Janelle about your horse, the rider and what you’re working toward.

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