Rachel Tarnowski Horsemanship

Rachel Tarnowski Horsemanship Follow along on a variety of horses in training at Rachel Tarnowski Horsemanship LLC Rachel Tarnowski has been involved with horses since she was 5 years old.

Specializing in c**t starting under saddle, mustang gentling, general groundwork, building confidence and trust in rescue horses, tune-ups, trails and obstacles. Offering a solid foundation of training for all horses to prepare them to go any direction. Her passion led her to achieve a Bachelors of Animal Science with an equine focus from Oregon State University. Rachel is certified through Missio

n Farrier School and has been a part time farrier since graduating in 2006. She has successfully competed and placed well in Extreme Mustang Makeover competitions, as well as other 100 day training challenges. Rachel was a trainer through the Mustang Heritage Foundation Trainer Incentive Program (TIP) for many years and has gentled hundreds of BLM mustangs to help adopt them into homes. Rachel Tarnowski uses gentle, practical approaches in horse training giving the horse confidence right from the beginning. Rachel's c**ts in training have moved on to be successful in competitive trail, ranch work, gaming, mounted shooting, and cattle work, as well as being steady trail horses. Full care boarding is offered for training horses. Facility includes 72x144' well-lit, covered arena. Round pen with 7' high heavy duty panels. 12x12 stalls with 12x24 mud free runs, panels are 6' high and adequate for wild horses. Local hay is provided. Hundreds of acres of trails (weather permitting). Located in Gaston, OR.

I currently have openings for training horses. Located in Gaston, OR. Feel free to send a message to see if my program ...
10/25/2025

I currently have openings for training horses. Located in Gaston, OR. Feel free to send a message to see if my program is a good fit for you and your horse.

Offering a solid foundation of training for all horses to prepare them to go in any direction. Specializing in c**t starting under saddle, mustang gentling, general groundwork, building confidence and trust in rescue horses, tune-ups, trails and obstacles. Lessons included weekly to connect the horse and owner to build confidence.

72x144 covered arena with 7' high round pen. 12x12 stalls with 12x24 mud free runs. Facility is adequate for wild horses. Couple hundred acres available for trail riding (weather permitting).

01/22/2025

I'm looking to fill a few 90 day c**t starting spots starting March-May. This is ideal for young horses needing a start under saddle or re-starting horses who have had a break. Trail riding is a huge focus here but I can address specific needs/focuses! It is a fun, relaxed environment. Please inquire and I'm happy to accommodate a spot in training for you and your horse!

72x144 covered arena and hundreds of acres of trails in Gaston, OR!

Excited for more sand in the arena today 💪
12/09/2024

Excited for more sand in the arena today 💪

12/05/2024

I'm big on promoting the "small" accomplishments. This is a 13 year old rescue gelding who has a history of being uncertain around people. He's been here 60 days and we have made leaps and bounds in his confidence. I'm careful advertising these successes as not every horse can handle the progression, however I want to praise the ones we have gotten across to. This guy had a super successful first ride, walk/trot both directions, and we will continue/build from here. I'm excited to see what this gelding's future holds

I'm booking the rest of 2024 for your c**t starting, gentling (mustangs or others), trail riding or tune ups. I have a c...
08/27/2024

I'm booking the rest of 2024 for your c**t starting, gentling (mustangs or others), trail riding or tune ups. I have a couple openings as soon as the beginning of September. We can chat about goals for you and your horse. This is my Kickstart year with my new 72x144 covered arena! Over 100 acres of trails available as well to get your horse well-rounded. Message for me info!

I have been in a transition year after building my new covered arena 💕 I am now training full time again. I have one, 6...
04/16/2024

I have been in a transition year after building my new covered arena 💕 I am now training full time again. I have one, 60 day opening starting in May (commitment of two months) this is ideal for tune ups, halter breaking, groundwork for 2 Year olds prepping for saddling training, problem solving issues (trailer loading, etc), mustang gentling.

Offered is full care board and training. 72x144 covered arena, 12x12 stalls with 12x24 runs, with 6' high panels. And over 100 acres of trails. A 7' high, 45' panel round pen is also part of the facility.

If this timing doesn't work for you, message me to get on the extended list and see if my program is the right fit!

Gaston, OR

03/20/2024

This is one of my training horses this month, He is a 9 month old Canadian horse. As a newborn he was handled to be tube fed and received medical care, since then he has had an adversity to being haltered. His owners have not had success in haltering him in 9 months. This is a progression video of this stud c**t here, coming in super defensive and kicking at anything in sight (or just in the air for that matter) then finally letting his guard down and revealing the relaxed horse that was in there all along 💕

03/07/2024

I'm not the best at keeping my page up to date on the progress of horses in training but I'm truly thankful for all my clients and a full barn of training horses.

This 4 year old QH gelding has a sensitive side and as a green broke c**t, his last ride ended with bucking someone off. He's been here a handful of days. I worked on getting a good handle on ground work and getting him going in a snaffle. I purposefully rode him with a bit more energy, changing directions and quickly asking for transitions, keeping him attentive. Seemed to pay off. We'll keep at this pace and see what his progress looks like in a while :)

This project is far enough along I can share my excitement in this accomplishment with the world! "Work hard in silence,...
10/06/2023

This project is far enough along I can share my excitement in this accomplishment with the world! "Work hard in silence, let your success make the noise"

My life goal and ambition of having a covered arena to train horses in and ride year round finally happened! Sacrifices, determination, grit, motivation are just a few words that explain what it took to put this in motion and completion.

Years of training horses in all seasons in the PNW outdoors taught me a lot, made me stronger, the struggle has made me appreciate what I have worked for. I finally achieved the biggest hurdle which will make doing my life's work easier and more efficient.

Every mustang that crossed my path to every client who trusted me with their personal horses, my journey and outcome would not have been the same without them. I have a close knit group of friends who have always been there to cheer me on, and raise glasses when accomplishments are made. I definitely need to thank my parents who stuck with me emotionally and otherwise supporting my crazy horse obsession and saw the value in my work; and to my mom who's an example of a strong woman who can get things done 💪

Right now I'm going to sit beneath the middle of this giant roof and think of where I've been to get to this point and think where things could go from here.

*Stay tuned for training openings soon. Gaston, OR

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