Murray Horsemanship LLC

03/18/2025

Who wants to trail ride? My barns arena is flooded for the time being so the 24th and 25th I will be taking some clients to Elijah Bristol to ride and have extra time. Some horse experience is necessary but I have enough safe horses to bring two people out at a time, minimum of an hour ride but longer rides can also be accommodated. Message me for scheduling and more info!

02/17/2025

Congratulations to Audrey Hogan on your purchase of Calvin. He will be very missed at my barn but I am so excited to see what the future holds for the two of you!

08/31/2024

✨Meet Calvin✨

Flashy 2021 bay roan Gelding, solid foundation, no vices, great ground manners and ready to be taken in any direction. Would recommend an intermediate rider or a beginner working with a trainer as he is still green. No buck, rear or bite. Greets you at the gate, athletic and loves to have a job. Roughly 14 hands
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05/23/2024

Mouse and I learned a lot at our third clinic with John! I’m looking forward to putting it to use in our rides and helping others learn as well💗

04/11/2024

Mouse absolutely LOVED her massage from Daisy’s equine therapy she had a couple big yawns and practically fell asleep😂💗 thank you Shania for coming out!

04/08/2024

Remember when your parents used to tell you to wait 30 minutes after eating before going for a swim? Unlike us, horses can actually benefit from eating forage before they exercise, as it may help reduce the risk of gastric ulcers.

While a variety of things can contribute to the development of stomach ulcers (medications, diet, stress, etc.), one train of thought is that these areas of irritation result as a consequence of the acid of the stomach splashing against unprotected parts of the stomach lining. When a horse eats forage, the hay can help absorb some of that acid and thus reduce the risk of ulcer formation.

It is important to note that a forage meal (one comprised of hay or grass) provides the most benefit, while eating large volumes of concentrate feeds (such as oats, corn, or other cereal grains) can actually increase the amount of acid within the stomach.

As always, please be sure to consult with your vet regarding further diagnostics and treatments if you have concerns that your horse may have gastric ulcers.
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04/08/2024

02/28/2024

We love a quiet first ride😍 Cera Sorensen doesn’t he look so grown up?!🥺

02/17/2024

Went with Heart Horse Training to pick up their new mustang today! Was just wanting to see the holding pens and get an idea of what the process looked like. With some trailer problems we ended up having to walk through the corrals while the trailer got fixed instead of driving.. and the rest was history😅 a little gangly black looking filly came and met me at the fence begging for loves. I asked the staff about her and they said she was as born in holding and had to be bottle fed, then she was adopted but got returned and has been there for a year since. SO everyone meet Iggy😍 she is almost 2, pretty darn gentle and has my entire heart already. I will do my best to keep y’all updated on her progress!

07/23/2023

BRN4D finals was a blast! Mouse gave me three clean runs three days in a row and came into the arena calm and ready to do her job each time👏🏼❤️ Something I wasn’t sure she’d ever be capable of with all of her anxiety! She has become a whole different horse over the last few years, the slow road is what she needed to keep her confidence and enjoy her job. Thank you Kelsey Bault Horsemanship for her massage and taping Saturday night and Usher Brand Silver & Saddlery for my new to me saddle😍 between those and PEMF Mouse was feeling amazing for all three days.

07/14/2023

Strider is headed home today🥺 sure going to miss seeing his sweet face on the daily! I’m so proud of how far he came in 60 days and I feel really confident that him and his owner can continue to grow together from this point on💛

His owner came out nearly every day this week for a lesson and we plan to continue with weekly lessons at home to help with a smooth transition from full time training!

07/07/2023

Really proud of how far this little mare has come❤️ Doing the first half of our ride bridle less was not something I thought she would ever be capable of. Looking forward to our clinic this weekend😍

06/28/2023

Duke here deserves a book written about him.. but I’ll settle for a wordy Facebook post today😂

Dukes owner has had him for a little over a year now, he came to her mostly still wild. In that year he’s had some unfortunate experiences with vets and farriers in general (not their fault at all, this boy knows how to be explosive) and unfortunately hasn’t been able to have his back feet trimmed.

So they took him to the vet, had him sedated so those years worth of hoof could be trimmed away... or that was the goal😅 Duke made it very clear he would rather go down fighting than peacefully, no matter the amount of sedation.

We re grouped and between me, his farrier and his vet, we came up with two options. Get permission to haul him somewhere that had a “stock” to lay him down to be trimmed, or he came into full time training with me to try and overcome his fears. We decided option two would be kinder to him even if it meant his feet being in poor shape a while longer.

On day one Duke would pin his ears if I came within two feet of him... so that’s where we started.

Week 2 I could pet the front half of his body comfortably

Week 3 I could pet all over his body and started to work towards picking up his feet

Week 4 I could pick out all 4 feet most days and he had his first farrier appointment since starting training. He didn’t want the farrier touching him.

Week 5 aka today! Duke had his second farrier appt since starting training. We did 90% of his trim at liberty, this gave him confidence that when things got to be too much for him he could just leave calmly. Instead of his signature blow up and bolt. He was still more comfortable with me holding his back feet than he was the farrier so we decided to improvise and he coached me through a nip line.

Overall we still have a long ways to go before Duke is past his fear and he is a good citizen to trim BUT he finally has some of that length off his hind feet! We also made it through the entire trim without one single blow up, kick or really doing anything Duke wasn’t ok with.

Huge thank you to Colby Nelson for your extreme patience with Duke and willingness to work around his “special needs”😅