What makes learning to ride with wranglers bringing back the Old West so special?
Our lead wrangler has to get up at 4:00 a.m. to care for roughly 20 horses; so we’d like students to appreciate the importance of integrating understanding of the body, mind, and management of the stabled horse along with 9 steps to propertly prepare and ride a horse. A student will never arrive at the start of a lesson with a saddle already placed on the back of a horse. He/she will have to do it himself/herself with the guidance of a wranger as needed. The process starts with cleaning the hooves, brushing the horse, and checking the saddle pad to ensure it is free of any debris to ensure the horse won’t feel discomfort or pain with the additional weight of a rider on its back. We give equal attention to the comfort and safety of the rider as we give to our horses; so we teach our students to avoid most tacking-up problems by puting on and pulling off saddle, bridle and bit gently not to hurt the horse’s ear and teeth.
