Doc

Description:

DOC

Stout and handsome… Doc is a one-of-a-kind horse with one-of-a-kind good looks.
If a true all-around go-to horse is what you are looking for, he checks every box. Standing tall at 15 hands, he is the perfect personal horse for everything from trails to cows. He is a been-there, done-that horse, safe and sane.
With good looks to spare, he is an all-around versatile horse. He has the looks, temperament, and riding style for any activity. He has a smooth running-walk rack and will lope if you ask him. Any adult or experienced kid will feel at home with him.
He came to us as an experienced trail horse with many miles under saddle. 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, desensitizing to the obstacle course. This has been reinforced by practical experience and many hours doing his job. He is an all-around winner.
If you like water, mud, and steep trails, just point Doc in the direction you want to 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. There is nothing under saddle this fine horse won’t willingly and capably do.
He has spent a lot of time trail riding in large groups, and he will walk, gait, lope or stop with perfect control.
He is 100% sound with no issues, vices, or barn problems. He stands to be saddled, trimmed, bathed and used as a diving board in ponds. Whatever you want to do, Doc has been there and done that.
Doc has passed with flying colors our training and certification program and is proficient in all below and more:

GROUNDWORK
• Desensitize- Six areas
o string
o tarp
• Disengage hips
• Drive shoulders
• Lower head
• Back up
• Send in circle
o disengage
o change directions
• 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 fence
• Cloverleaf pattern
• Gait transitions
• Sidepass on fence
• Sidepass off 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
• 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 of 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.