Merikle Waters Paints and Quarters

We are currently not taking any more clients for the 2009 season. Please email to book for 2010.

Looking for an affordable place to send your horse for training? look no further.

Merikle Waters is proud to offer quality equine training to fit your budget. From simple halter fitting, to starting under saddle, to fixing problem horses, we're here to help. Horses in training are kept in pens made of board and no climb large guage small square fence, and fed quality grass or grass/Alfalfa hay 2 times daily. Horses are worked on a 5-6 day a week schedule, and sessions last as long as it takes for the horse to grasp what he is being taught.

We have worked with a large variety of breeds, from Caspian ponies, to warmbloods, Morgans, Arabians, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, to freisans and andalusions. We also actively show on the open, APHA and welsh circuit, as well as sport pony. We do accept stallions (with good dispositions), but are limited to one extra outside stallion per month. Please contact us for further information.

References available upon request.

General starting under saddle training starts at $650 a month (Including board).

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

A little Information on Brandi;

Brandi has been training and selling her own projects for about 6 years now, as well as working under several different trainers (With differing backgrounds from show jumping, to saddleseat, racing, trick riding, to western pleasure).  Brandi has a very broad range of experience, from show training, to race training, all the way to trick training and problem solving. Along with the normal starting of young horses, She has worked with a large range of type of horse, from Caspian ponies, to saddlebreds, to thoroughbreds and warmbloods with about everything in between.

Brandi's training is very thorough, and is completed at whatever speed the horse requires. The program we run here is always adjusted to fit the individual horse. She feels groundwork is a high priority, as it effects how the horse will ride in a big way. 

Some ground work procedures completed on a normal basis;  pressure and release exercises, as well as a lot of ground driving prior to the first ride. Desensitizing is a very large part of her "program" as well.  Whether on the ground or in the saddle, horses are taught and it is reinforced that things are not as scary as they may seem. Almost everything done on the ground, is transferable to undersaddle. This alone we feel is a big part of our success. However it is a priority because a lot of our clientel is children.  With Brandi's grouphome/foster care childcare history, we know kids are often almost more unpredictable than horses. So she feels it is of utmost importance horses learn how to handle potentially scary situations that may set them off in a manageable manner.

We also feel a good mind is key, and while a good mind is almost always present at birth, we believe the future of their human relationships, whether success or failure is due to their initial training.

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