Group or Private:
 • Pleasure;  Leisure and/or competitive
 • Trail;  Leisure and/or competitive
 • Western;  Leisure and/or competative
 • Western Events: Cutting, Reining, Rodeo - like all riding you need balance but one needs a heightened level
   of awareness and seat control

A helmet is mandatory for students between 5-12 years of age.  Its advisable for all others.  Thanks

Horses

Ask yourself, "What are the skills and cues that you would like on the horse?"

Foundation to Finish
• Colts to Adults: Green or Unbroke to “Problem”;  Round pen, Ground Work, Sacking out, Bridle work
   (I start and finish with a snaffle), Bosal, Hackamore, bits if you want, Leg and hoof, Saddling, Trailer
    training, Riding
• Cutting;  Body control, Reining, Stops, Turnbacks, PositioningDressage  Levels 1-3; no leg extensions yet,
   Collection, Body position, Shoulder in/fore, Haunches in/fore, Leg-yielding, Half pass, Half halts, Lateral work,
   Lead changes, Side pass, Supple contact, Piaffe                                                                                            
• Reining;  Speed changes, Stops, Slides, Spins, Lead changes, Rollbacks
• Racetrack;  Head position, Rein and Bit control but relaxed, Proper lead, Gate starting
• Ranch; Competition or real ranch work, Cutting, Reining, Roping, Moving through gates
• Rodeo;  Barrel, Pole bending, Goat tying, Tie-down Roping, Team Roping
• Trail; Leisure and/or competative
• Western; Leisure and/or competative

The objetive is to progess the horse through suppleness and lightness of movements with acceptance of bridle.   Moves and speed of maneuvers are all indicative of the horse's genetics, heart and environmental conditions.   Higher level skills will be dependent on the horses ability and willingness.  I train through Lyons rules of not getting hurt, not getting the horse hurt and finishing the horse calmer than when I started the session with consistancy, persistance, patience, experience and awareness .

While having Equine Liability and Care and Control Insurance you can rest assure that your horse’s care and    well-being is as important as its training development.  Here at Running H Performance Horses LLC our dedication in training horses for the weekender to the professional competitor is to provide a horse willing and able for the rider to show and/or have a joyous and fulfilling ride.  Give us a call and distinguish how we can help in providing an experience which can bring mutual trust and understanding between you and your horse. 

Remember to Just Ride!

Horses for Sale

 5 year appendix QH gelding, 16.2 hands, quick learner, needs pateince, starting him in jumping

8 year pony/arab, 14 hds, needs someone willing to calm her (ride/train) for 30 min before she calms 

Call and check with us.

    Facilities:

At this time, most of our clinics and training are performed on the individual horse owner’s premises but we can also use the Country Estate Equestrian Center (CEEC) where I am currently the Stable/Operations Manager.  This 30 stall facility is located in the Upper North El Paso Valley at 6025 S. Straham Rd. With Round Pen, Walker, 2 arenas -1 with lights.  We are very gratefull for the long time friendship with the Zarges family and their generosity for the use of their facility West of  Canutillo Texas this past two years. Directions to CEEC; TX I-10 exit # 8 on Artcraft, West 1.7 miles to Upper Valley. Take right on Upper Valley 0.4 miles to Borderland Rd. Take right on Straham Rd 0.3 miles to CEEC on right.