Learning opportunites
Internships
Want to learn more about Shires? Riding? Driving? or just more about horses?
Horse Intern
FREE
Come and work with us and our amazing horses. Grooming, and other Barn chores as well as ground exercising and assisting with tack and harness. We work with horses from miniatures through large draft.
Requirements -
✓ Willing to learn!!!
✓ Follow directions
✓ Basic safety knowledge
✓ Assist with various aspects of the horses, and barn, grooming, cleaning harness, other and help.
Driving Intern
FREE
Come and work with us and our driving horses. Grooming, and other Barn chores as well as exercising and assisting with driving horses. We work with horses from miniatures through large draft.
Requirements -
✓ Basic horse knowledge
✓ Basic horse safety knowledge
✓ Assist with all aspects of the horses, grooming, cleaning tack, other barn help.
Riding Intern
FREE
Come and work with us and our Shire horses. Grooming, and other Barn chores as well as exercising and assisting with riding horses. We work with horses from miniatures through large draft.
Requirements -
✓ Basic horse knowledge
✓ Basic horse safety knowledge
✓ Assist with all aspects of the horses, grooming, cleaning harness, other barn help.
Driving & Sidesaddle - Limited Availability 2024
Training and lessons for you and your equine
Driving Training
$2,000 for 30 days
***Currently Booked for 2024**
All driving training will be a minimum of 90 days.
Requirements for Training -
✓ All horses must be safe to halter, groom, handle feet, tie quietly.
✓ All horses begin with our 15-day driving suitability evaluation.
✓ All owner/drivers will be required to attend two lessons per week.
Training will begin with introduction to the harness and ground driving safely. As Horses gain confidence in harness we will work on things such as standing to be hitched, and driving on
Driving Lessons
$125 hour
**Contact us for Availability**
Lessons with our horses or yours.
Lessons are customizable to your needs. From harnessing, basic driving and safety to driving multiples or competitively.
We can work with you at your place or ours. We are also available for coaching and assistance at driving competitions.
Sidesaddle lessons
$125 hour
**Contact us for Availability**
✓ Learn about Sidesaddles!
✓ Safety
✓ Saddle fit and balance (no it is not like an English or Western saddle!)
✓ Riding Aside Lessons
✓ What to wear and what not to wear.
✓ Introducing your horse to Sidesaddle
✓ What to look for in a safe Sidesaddle. Not all saddles are Safe to ride!!
We have sidesaddles available for most riders if you are taking lessons on our horses.
Equine Sales & Consultations
Help with finding the right driving horse or selling your driving horse. We are happy to help with harness and carriages as well.
Consultations & assistance finding a driving horse or vehicle
$125 hour
We understand the difficulty and finding just the right equine or carriage for driving. We are happy to help you look and evaluate potential driving partners or equipment. Let us help you with potential horses or items and evaluating their suitability to your needs.
✓ we can travel with you to evaluate a horse, harness or carriage
✓ we can go evaluate a horse, harness or carriage for you if you are busy or located in a different area.
✓ we can also do remote consultations through videos and phone.
Equine Sales
15% of sale
Let us help connect you with people looking for a riding or driving horse.
✓ Photos to show conformation and skills
✓ Video showing the horse being handled and working.
✓ listing on our Website & Equine forums.
✓ Answering questions for interested buyers.
✓ Setting up times and locations for people to meet & try your horse.
Our goal is to find the best match for both horse and rider/driver!
Sidesaddle Consultation - finding a horse or saddle
$125
We understand the difficulty and finding just the right equine or Sidesaddle. We are happy to help you look and evaluate the potential of a horse or Sidesaddle.
✓ we can travel with you to evaluate a horse or Sidesaddle
✓ we can also do remote consultations through videos and phone.
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