Description:
CHIEF
Kid horse, cow horse, trail horse, field trial horse… get ready to have a new favorite and right-hand man. Chief can do it all, and he looks great doing it. Watch the videos and see for yourself.
How do we describe this one-of-a-kind horse? He is special.
Chief will babysit the kids, the husbands, and the guests, but for any level of rider, he will get to work when it’s time to work. He will carry you safely in every trail situation. He is rock solid as a shotgun shooting mount, and he has a super smooth lope if scouting a field trial is on the agenda. Need to go easy on the trail or in the gallery? Give him his head, and he will walk you where you want to go. No muss, no fuss, just a safe, sane, and solid partner. At 14.2 hands, he is the perfect size for a good all-around companion.
He came to us with many hours and miles as a lesson and trail horse. Having completed our entire program, he has the best ground and saddle training you can find – from basic lunging, flexing, picking up his shoulders, moving off your legs, and desensitizing to the obstacle course. This has been reinforced by practical experience and many hours doing his job. He is an all-around winner.
We have had him in deep water, mud, and steep trails; just point him and go. Need to move cows? He tracks, cuts, has been roped off of, opens and closes gates, regularly moves cows, and will drag anything you latch to him. Want to take him over a jump course? He’s game. There is nothing under saddle won’t willingly and capably do.
Chief 100% sound with no issues, vices, or barn problems. He stands to be saddled, trimmed, bathed, shooting, fishing, whatever. Need a pond diving board, go right ahead.
Chief has passed with flying colors our training and certification program and is proficient in all below and more:
ROUND PEN
• Establish direction
• Join Up
• Control speed
• Change directions
GROUNDWORK
• Desensitize- Six areas
o string
o tarp
• Disengage hips
• Drive shoulders
• Lower head
• Back up
• Send in a circle
o disengage
o change directions
• Sidepass
o on fence
o off fence
o obstacles
• Wrap around drill
• Stand tied
• Headwork (ears, eyes, mouth)
• Tail work
• Obstacle course
o jumps
o tires
o tetter- totter
o phone poles
o ditch
o cowboy curtain
• Block to saddle
• Lateral flexion
• Farrier work
• Trailer loading
• Saddling
• Bridling
• Hobbling
UNDER SADDLE
• Stand to mount
• Bend laterally
• Disengage hips
• One-rein stops
o walk
o trot
o lope
• Cross over front
• Moving leg yields
• Serpentines
• Disengage and back
• Figure 8’s
• Disengage on the fence
• Cloverleaf pattern
• Gait transitions
• Sidepass on the fence
• Sidepass off the fence
• Basic Trail Ride
• Advanced Trail Ride
• Vertical backing
• Draw to a stop
• Move shoulders
• Counter arc
• Sidepass obstacles
• Two-tracking
• Incline Backing
• Drive to a stop
• Lope perfect circles
• Water Crossing
• Advanced Ditch work
SPECIALITY TRAINING
• Roping Dummy
o tracking
o roping
• Live Cattle
• Open and close gates
• Extreme Trail Ride
• Shot off of with rifle and shotgun
• Archery shooting
• Tomahawk throwing
• Swimming pond
Call David Carter with any questions about this wonderful horse.
About David Carter Horsemanship: David is the owner of the Double C Ranch and the founder David Carter Horsemanship. He has an immense background in public speaking and agriculture. He holds multiple degrees in agriculture, business, and education. A well-known master horseman and trainer, David has many titles, achievements, and honors confirming his abilities. These skills are displayed daily throughout the year, working on the ranch, at clinics, demonstrations, and during property tours. He has worked for over 16 years as a 4-H and county agent for Mississippi State University and the LSU AgCenter Extension Service.
