Anywhere From Here Foundation Training

Why we do what we do and why it works so well

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What is “Anywhere From Here Foundation Horse Training”?

“Anywhere From Here” refers to a training program founded in common sense, humane basics, the outcome of which is a horse that can use it’s quarters effectively and as athletically as it is able, will follow a feel on the reins responsively and is set up to move forward into advanced training for whatever discipline you have in mind, be it Western Pleasure, Reining, cattle work or trails.

We take horse training very seriously, here at Good Hands Horse Training & Sales.  A responsive, safe and trustworthy horse is a joy to ride; one that’s not is a “nightmare.”  I have been training horses and studying effective methods since the early 70’s.  There’s a lot being said about “natural horsemanship” and the first person who taught me methods like this was a 70 something year old guy who lived in a little house across the road from where I grew up . . . There’s nothing new under the sun, and the same can be said for good horse training. The guys out there now, who are traveling and teaching, do an excellent job of breaking down these time honored and proven old principles and make them accessible and digestible for you and me.  I highly recommend the Parelli’s, Clinton Anderson, John and Josh Lyons, Buck Brannaman, and locally, our own Sherry Jarvis, among others, to increase your horsemanship education and odds of success for you and your horse.

I used to put “guarantees” on my training results.  At the end of 30 days, horse would “walk, trot, canter, turn left, right, stop, back up and be introduced to the outside world.”  All of this would be conducted calmly, no buck or spook.  Those are still good goals for a 30-day previously unstarted colt.  However, I incorporate a lot more early performance aids, teaching the youngsters to work off front and rear quarters to produce a horse that knows how to use itself already for the more advanced technical maneuvers they will learn, down the road.  I also no longer guarantee a horses’ progress.  They are students, and like human students, have different learning curves.  Without doubt, some will come further than others, and I am no longer willing to sacrifice my principles or the spirit of the horse to make it “look” more functional and “broke.” My colts are given a solid foundation, and what they learn here, they will hang on to (now, if you take them home, don’t ride ‘em for a month or more, don’t follow the guides and suggestions I give you for warming up a green colt, then all bets are off!) for a very long time.

I focus on quiet, willing acceptance of training, from ground manners to the saddle.  I want confident colts that understand what’s being asked of them, as horses are hard wired, genetically, to “follow the leader” and if we are good leaders for them, they will be good partners for us.  I desensitize to many different types of stimulation, teach “feel” and “follow”, and use methods from the ground that translate directly to what’s done in the saddle.

Softness, respect and trust from the ground are essential to a good start under saddle!

What we do guarantee here are results.  Measurable, tangible, “your horse is better now than he was when he came” follow through that ends up in a horse you can work and go forward with to whatever the end goal you have in mind for yourselves.

Anywhere . . . from here!