Rising A Equine

09/21/2025

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Here's a good thing to keep in mind whenever you're asking your horse for lateral flexion. The correct position has the horse's mind along with their body.

09/09/2025

Imagine this: you just bought a young two-year-old that’s been started right. This horse is soft, collected, and has the kind of walk-to-lope transitions some ten-year-olds don’t even have. You step into the saddle, pick up your reins, and the horse lopes off like they’ve been doing it forever. Balanced, quiet, and willing.

Now, you bring that same horse home and, because they’re only two, you start thinking of them like a baby. You let a few little things slide here and there. Maybe you allow them to shuffle a couple trot steps before the lope. Maybe you don’t correct them when they lean on your hands or push into your space on the ground. It feels small—almost harmless.

But here’s the thing: horses learn very quickly. And those “little” slips add up fast. Within a week of rides, the horse that used to step softly into the lope is now trotting strung out, heavy in your hands, dragging their belly, and then leaping into it like a performing Lippizan. Suddenly, you don’t have the same horse you bought—not because the training disappeared, but because the standard did. And you dont notice until it has become very dramatic.

This is where consistency matters most. A young horse can absolutely be more broke than an older one if they’ve been started correctly. Age doesn’t equal ability. The key is holding them to the standard they already know. Horses don’t forget their training, but if you lower the bar, they’ll meet you where you set it.

Long story long: always keep your horse accountable to the level they’ve been trained to, no matter their age. Stay fair, consistent, and steady, and you’ll keep the same broke, reliable horse you bought. Let the little things slide, and it doesn’t take long before you’re wondering where that nice horse went.

07/21/2025

When you communicate correctly, a 1000lb horse and 200lb man move together with cues that are light as a feather. Thats horsemanship and feel.

05/21/2025

Horse Conformation

05/10/2025

SOLD 4 y/o. 14.3. Has 20 rides.. Very gentle. Will meet you at the gate. Never offered to buck.

05/07/2025

SOLD
“Two dot”. Greener horse. Been used to gather and drag a handful of times. I’ve roped the smarty on him a ton. Picks up his leads, lopes pretty circles, has all the buttons, just needs to see more country. Videos available upon request. High x,###. Springer NM.

05/07/2025

Offering “lil bit” for sale. Would transition great to be a heel horse. Has a good stop. Handles nice. Gentle. Has done all aspects of ranching. Text me for more info. Videos available upon request. (575)545-2857. SPRINGER NM

04/05/2025

SOLD

KOT Splash of Jack "Jack"

* 2023 red roan gelding, grandson of metallic cat, that was raised at the 6666’s Ranch, with all the shape and bone you could ask for!

*Jack has had minimal handling since he was a foal, aside from recent branding, worming, and vaccinations. He's ready to be shaped into the horse you want him to be! He is halter broke and has had his front feet trimmed
* Ketamine Kat (Metallic Cat X Peps Lil Belle) X Crsbells Ms Kitty
* Jack's sire had a brief show career and has since transitioned seamlessly from the show ring to ranch work. Can provide a link to a video of him being shown.
* Jacks FULL brother is an absolute puppy dog power house. Puppy dog gentle but an absolute unit of a horse.
* Has tons of speed and agility moving around the pen, athleticism is not going to be lacking!
* Wagon Mound, New Mexico

11/19/2024

https://youtu.be/9nEnYigj9Ys?si=KuM2Ck0D9AtHVXSV

“Keystone” is your top town horse! While keystone excels on the ranch and has been in year round circumstances he makes ranch rodeos and the like a breeze! H...

08/19/2024

We “drive” most c**ts that we start. This step helps them learn to steer both ways softly before you swing a leg over them, as well as think with both sides of their brain at the same time as you apply or release pressure and with an option to do it quickly. It allows them get comfortable with a rope around their butt/legs as they travel forwad. Running the rope through the stirrups allows good positioning to flex/ soften their heads in the right place. Turning them around left to right, and getting them used to you switching sides on them “behind” their eyes helps mentally prepare their confidence for the first ride, and does as close of a job possible to mimic first ride steering as you can to the real thing. It is safe preparation for teaching a soft back, and avoiding bracing or coming up on their front ends as some c**ts can get sticky moving their feet when backing for their first time when a rider is present even if they understand it during other groundwork exercises. We do many different rope preparation exercises before this. They are usually comfortable and respectful to the feel and sound of a rope before this last step. So many benefits come with driving a c**t, and can sometimes be the difference in a safe and confident first ride or not. 👏🏼
**tstarting

08/11/2024

4yr old Gelding “Two dot” raised by Rising A Equine🖤
“Cat Smart Boonsmal x Cuttin Little Badger

04/11/2024

https://youtu.be/bwhQJbWXw4A?si=ACVFQw2l277CLVP0

Day 1 of groundwork through ride 3 are available to watch of our program on Youtube. Of course every horse is different but this is a good example of a few things we do to put a solid, uneventful start on a c**t.

Saddling and prepping to swing a leg over