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The Key Ranch offers a limited colt starting service and instruction on starting young horses. The focus of colt starting is halter work, gentling, saddling and the first ride with low stress for both horse and rider.
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...New Horse Owner Workshop:
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What you and your new horse need to know to keep healthy and safe.
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...Ranch Horse Versatility:
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Ranch horses and their riders encounter many obstacles during a normal day of ranch work. In Ranch Horse Versatility our horses are asked to respond to obstacles carefully, willingly and with awareness. Horses are introduced to hobbling, opening and closing gates, the rope and dragging a log, crossing bridges and other barriers.
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Establish a good relationship with our horses by development of ground manners and ground work. Determining what is acceptable behavior and a good relationship with our horses on the ground influences how they behave when ridden. Getting our horses safe to be around is paramount in the of horsemanship. Horsemanship advances to introducing our horses to cattle, horse position for sorting, cutting and working cattle.
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The roping techniques of the vaquero is the basis for the ranch roping methods taught at the Key Ranch. Long ropes, big loops, getting our ranch horses in position to rope and stop a cow. Ranch Roping is not a timed event but rather a low stress approach to roping and doctoring cattle in a ranch environment.
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Review horse handling, grooming and care, tack and equipment, health, feeding, facilities, safety and movement.
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