Equine Pride Training and Farrier Services

09/02/2025

📢Courtesy notice 📢

I will be sending notices out individually within the next week, but I wanted to post in case someone is missed, and also to give everyone as much notice as possible.

Farrier prices will be increasing, effective October 15th, 2025. This is my first increase since January of 2022.

If you have questions, please reach out to me and I will be happy to answer them.
Providing excellent hoof care is essential to the overall health of our animals and I value every horse who is entrusted to me.

American Farriers Journal released their findings of their business practices survey earlier this year, here is a screenshot from one of their articles. They collected date from all over the US, from both full and part time farriers.

08/19/2025

STOP PANICKING YOUR HORSE IN CIRCLES AND THINKING IT WILL HELP THEM RIDE OFF QUIETLY

What is your goal while lunging a horse?
Many people feel the need to lunge their young horses prior to riding so they dont "explode" under saddle. But are we really accomplishing that goal? What are we teaching them?

Lunging can be a wonderful tool, when used correctly.
I have two different things I check off my list before I will get on a horse, whether they're 3 years old or 15 years old, when it comes to lunging.
1. Will the horse calmly walk both directions and stop when asked.
2. Does the horse quietly transition from stopped to walking, and from walk to trot using a vocal cue.

This helps ensure a safe transition from ground work to carrying a rider. If your horse takes off from a standstill to a panicked trot around you when you cue them forward, they will have the same reaction the first time you ask them to move forward under saddle. There is nothing fun or safe when a horses first steps with a rider are bolting forward in a panic.

If your horse will not walk on the lunge line and only hurries around you, they are not calm, relaxed, or even listening to you.
You are teaching them that if they are fresh and full of themselves that the acceptable response is to whiz around you as fast they can, bucking and playing in the process.

As horses move up with their training, their fitness level also improves. If you are you relying on lunging your horse until they are exhausted to get them to listen to you, then your horse is not truly listening. This also becomes a problem as their fitness improves as it will take longer and longer to reach the point of them being "tired enough to listen".

Instead, focus on teaching your horse to lunge calmly and focus on you even when they are full of themselves on a cool fall morning. Lunging is a wonderful tool. Panicking your horse in circles until they are exhausted is not.

12/05/2024

Got to trim some of our favorite donkeys today. 💜

05/06/2024

Still dreaming about that effortless smooth ride?

The horse that needs no special shoeing or "head setting" or work to glide down the trail?

Here he is:

Neet LUCKY

12 year old racking horse.

Lucky is solid in his gait and has a smooth soft canter/gallop also.

Brave on the trail. So far he has not spooked. Does not glance at bicycles, ATVs, motorcycles or hikers.

Well mannered on the ground. Stands for farriers. Ties and loads.

In training with the goal of doing 25 at Moonshine Run at Dawsonville GA on June 1.

Located in Cleveland TN 37323

10/06/2022

Hi all
My phone has decided I no longer need to receive text messages. If you message me and don't get a response, please message me again on here or whatsapp. Thanks

08/31/2022

07/25/2022

Hey all:

If you text me this weekend or today and did not get a response, please message again on here. My phone did not enjoy going swimming and I lost a lot of contacts and messages.

05/13/2022

Stunning 12yr old, 14hand, mustang mare looking for someone who can give her more time and training. Knows basics, ties, loads, picks up feet, brush her every where. Saddles and lunges, moving forward with getting her riding. She is slow to warm up to new people but very smart. She had a rough start before she came to me.
Hard to catch in a big field, fine in small lot. Good in a stall. She needs someone who can be consistent with her and continue her training.

05/11/2022

A lot of my clients have shown interest in ride and tie.
Yellow Hammer is May 20th and 21st. It is only 2.5 hours from Cleveland. I highly suggest this ride for your first ride and tie! It's a great bunch of people, and if you don't see the distance listed you would like to try, ask!
If you don't have a horse, let me know!
If you don't have a partner, let me know!
Your membership FREE for the first year for anyone new to the sport.

Also, there is not a time limit. You can WALK the entire time you are not riding. You do not have to be a runner to do this sport!

04/21/2022

Rise and shine boys! 🌞🌞Off to South Carolina we go!