| HORSE OWNER'S PRACTICAL HORSE TRAINING COURSE |
Lateral control is taught on the ground. Here students learn the importance of driving. |
Confidence is an important factor in the horse's training. This filly is alert and approaches eagerly. |
The Horse Owner's Practical Horse Training Course is a must for the beginning professional and the serious horse owner. You will learn effective, safe ground breaking using proven, gentle, time-tested methods anyone can learn. This program is designed to build a solid foundation for your horse's future and your own. If you are already training horses, you can incorporate these methods into any program you may now be using. If you are shoeing horses, this course will help you maintain a long, safe, happy career.
This course is hands-on training. You will have pointed demonstrations, after which you will perform each task demonstrated under the close supervision of your instructors. You will absolutely learn to take a completely unbroken/unhandled horse through all steps necessary to produce a gentle, tractable and willing equine partner, capable of moving on to any training discipline.
| LENGTH: 2 WEEKS (60 hours of instruction) 15% classroom, 85% hands-on-work |
| TUITION: $1,300.00 |
| CLASS DATES: A new class begins every Monday throughout the year |
| SCHEDULE: Monday though Friday, 9:00 to 4:00 p.m. |
| Lectures: (10 hours) |
| Personality Types of the Horse |
| Stages of Colt Training |
| Principals of Horsemanship |
| Responsabilities of Training - Safety |
| Dieases and Parasites |
| Practical Application (50
hours) - Training previously unhandled horses through: |
| Halter Breaking - Teaching a horse to lead, load in a trailer, and stand calmly when tied. |
| Gentling and Sacking Out - Teaching a horse to be unafraid of people and strange objects, noises, the weight of the saddle, the bridle, etc. |
| Teaching a horse to yield to pressure - forward, backward, sideways. |
| Working at liberty in the round pen - 30ft., 60ft. and 100ft. |
| Collection - teaching the horse to properly accept the bit and teaching him to properly flex, vertically & laterally. |
| Driving - Teaching the horse to go forward, turn, stop and back up with the use of long reins before the horse is ridden. |
| Rehabilitation of Spoiled Horses - Correction of bad habits, determining the source of the horse'sproblem. |
| Health Care - An understanding of the basic health care of the horse and how to work out a complete health care program with your veterinarian. |
Required Supplies: None. The school will provide horses for the program. If students enrolled in the Horse Owner's Practical Horse Training Course wish to bring their own horse they are welcome to do so at no extra charge for the length of their horse training class. Please notify office staff upon enrollment.
| REQUIRED TOOLS AND TEXT FOR ALL COURSES THAT INCLUDE HORSESHOEING |
| Economy Line | Top Line | |
| Text - Elements of Farrier Science | 15.00 | 15.00 |
| Hoof Knife | 7.75 | 26.95 |
| Clinch Cutter | 10.00 | 30.00 |
| Pull Offs | 51.00 | 119.00 |
| Hoof Nippers | 78.00 | 140.00 |
| Clinchers | 60.00 | 100.00 |
| Driving Hammer | 19.00 | 150.00 |
| Estwing Hammer | 24.50 | 24.50 |
| Shoeing Apron | 72.50 | 115.00 |
| H-13 tool steel 10" to make forepunch | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| H-13 tool steel 8" to make pritchel | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| Safety Glasses | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Grey Rasp | 19.50 | 19.50 |
| 3.5" Rasp Handle | 3.50 | 3.50 |
| 5" Rasp Handle | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Shoeing Box | 35.50 | 138.00 |
| Diamond Hone | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| Half Round Finishing File | 11.00 | 11.00 |
| Fire Tongs | 22.00 | 22.00 |
| Stall Jack/Hoof Stand Combo | 72.50 | 72.50 |
| Rounding Hammer, 24 oz. | 23.00 | |
| Hot Shoe Tongs | 50.00 | |
| Large Butcher Block Brush | 17.75 |
Other Items Students Might Want To Purchase While At School:
| Hoof Evener | 9.50 | |
| MFC Crease Nail Puller | 72.95 | |
| Ward & Story Hoof Gauge | 43.50 |
Most 8 thru 15 week students plan on spending about $1,250.00 total for tools which would include tools which they might want but are not required.
ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Personal costs are estimated. We suggest the students bring a minimum of $100.00 per week to cover food and pocket money.
| FACILITIES |
Study groups meet in the dormitory. |
Separate women's dormitories are provided free of charge. |
We encourage you and your family to visit the campus. Oklahoma Horseshoeing School is 30 miles south of Oklahoma City on Interstate 35. This location is 12 miles south of Norman, Oklahoma and 4 miles North of Purcell, Oklahoma. From Interstate 35, take Exit 98 (Johnson Road ) then go exactly one mile north on the east side of Interstate 35.
The campus includes a clinic, classroom, modern shop with large indoor shoeing area, indoor training pens, exercise track, large round pens, hot walker and stalls. The shop is open all evening and weekends so that you may practice your forgework.
Separate Men's and Women's dormitories, located on campus, are provided free of charge. The dormitories include kitchen facilities and pay telephones. While living in the dormitory, students are expected to conduct themselves in a manner such that their neighbors welcome their presence. While living in the dormitories , students are expected to participate in cleanup daily.
Students are required to bring their own sheets, blankets, pillow, towels, wash cloths, kitchenware, and personal effects.
At times, families join students for a visit. There are several motels, restaurants, and a campground within driving distance of the campus. They are priced within the inexpensive to moderate range.
Women's dormitory includes a complete kitchen. Please bring your own kitchen utensils. |
Free living accomodations are located near campus. |
Return to the Oklahoma Horseshoeing School table of contents page.
