| TRAINING All Training Includes: We train, we do not "break" your horse. Our training methods do not include any abusive techniques or any behaviors that will cause pain to the horse. Our emphasis is on preparing a horse to have the right attitude to want to learn. We use multiple techniques based on equine behavior patterns that allows us to communicate on a level the horse understands clearly. A good trainer can train a horse to do a lot of things without abusive techniques. Click on above photo on the left to see Mike teach an unbroke Arabian to shop vac for the very first time in about four minutes. This video is uncut and in real time. Click on the above photo to the right to see a three-year-old foundation quarter horse that Tricia trained. We Specialize in Problem Solving/Training, and Working with You to Train Your Own Horse. Stallions are accepted on a case by case basis. Owners are welcome (and encouraged!) to participate in their horse's training. Older horse? Problem horse? Abused? No problem! (Click here to see a great example of what we can do with abused horses) Monthly Cost We now have many new options and a wide range of plans available depending on the individual's needs. Please call 469-682-4405 to find out about pricing and options. Training cost does not include vet care, shots, worming, shoes and farrier work, dental work or feed supplements. Prices are subject to change without notice. Hourly Horse Training Classes w/Clients own horse Bring your horse to M-Bar-K Farms for that one on one personal training. You will be absolutely amazed at what a few hours with a good trainer and instructor can do. This is especially good for horses that are acting up a lot and misbehaving. Is it you? The horse? Are there pain issues? Tack problems? Feed problems? We can tell how your horse was originally trained and the type of temperament he has. We will work with you so that you can get the most out of your horse and enjoy him for years to come. Sometimes it only takes a few lessons with you and your horse together to totally transform your horse's behavior (see example). We have done this over and over with horse owners and we love to see the happy faces of those who can now have an enjoyable companionship with their horses. Call for current price. 2 hour minimum on the first class We can also make arrangements to come to your facility! Call 469-682-4405 to see if this is the best solution for you. See our Problem Horse page! As well as a Case Study of M-Bar-K Farms working with a Problem Horse and it's owner. "How many people do you know that can use two year old barrel racing horses for beginner riding lessons? It is what I do... and I trained them." Mike Aldridge, December, 2004 Prices subject to change without notice. |
| (Above) 6/08 Here is a five-year-old Stallion three weeks after Tricia put him under saddle!! Our horses are our best advertisers when it comes to M-Bar-K Farms training abilities. |
| We will train your horse...Then we will train you! |
| "Judge a Trainer by the caliber of his horses" Just because someone calls themselves a trainer does not mean that they are qualified to be training horses. We keep hearing from people who had their horse come back worse then he was when he left. One of our students saw a horse that was permanently crippled by an unqualified trainer last week. Always ask for references and if you can, see some of the horses he or she has trained. |
| "Horses can enjoy being trained, worked and ridden" All of the horses we train learn to truly enjoy being around people. "Beating a horse while training it to be ridden is like beating a dog to train it to catch a frisbee. Why do it that way when it is much more effective to make it fun!" - Kasey Aldridge, Coordinator, Jan. 2006 |
| New! See the wonderful Forward to a limited addition Horsemanship book that we published on our website by special permission by the author. His teachings follow along with the philosophies of M-Bar-K Farms. An Analysis of Horsemanship |
M-Bar-K Farms
Training
Test Ride
10 year old Christin C. of San
Antonio, Texas test rides 3 year
old Digitys Happy Jet that Mike
trained (July 2004). Her trainer,
Bo Phillips of Phillips training
center gave the thumbs up.
We checked on them 6 weeks
later and the trainer thanked us
for selling Digity to them. He
said that Christin and Digity were
doing great together training to
compete in both barrels and
English! And that Digity was
unbelievably well behaved. Look
for Christin and Digity at the 2005
San Antonio Stock Show!
10 year old Christin C. of San
Antonio, Texas test rides 3 year
old Digitys Happy Jet that Mike
trained (July 2004). Her trainer,
Bo Phillips of Phillips training
center gave the thumbs up.
We checked on them 6 weeks
later and the trainer thanked us
for selling Digity to them. He
said that Christin and Digity were
doing great together training to
compete in both barrels and
English! And that Digity was
unbelievably well behaved. Look
for Christin and Digity at the 2005
San Antonio Stock Show!
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| Sparx - May, 2008 Five year old mare, just a few months after Tricia bought her. She was green broke at that time. |
| Dodge -April, 2008 Four year old Racing Bred Stallion. He was barely halter broke when Tricia purchased him. |
| Digity -You may remember these photos from our last website. April, 2004 age almost 3 years. No halter or lead rope and other horses were in the pen with him! Top two, Tricia does a back flip off of Digity. Below Digity stands quietly while Tricia stands on his back. What a boy! Digity now belongs to 11 year old Christen C. of San Antonio, TX. |
| Update 6/21/08 We just discovered something nice somebody wrote about us on www.newrider.com |