Press Release
Teaching Others to Train
November 9, 2016.
Delta, Utah
Forty hours spent training a young horse, resulted in one horse ready to start on the barrel patterns, two men gaining knowledge and understanding for the art of finishing a horse, and one very tired young lady. I had just moved home for a spell in July, the summer of 2016. Having time and knowledge, I set out to train the young horse and teach my father and brother along the way, a planned bonus. My father and brother being horsemen themselves, knew much about starting a young horse and how to begin the process of training. They did not, however, know how to finish training a horse to the point any person, with any amount of experience, could ride that horse. This is where I came in.
Throughout the month of July, nearly every day had time spent working with the young horse. I taught the horse a number of things from stopping on his hind end, to rollbacks and spins. My father and brother were not always available to participate in these lesson and were filled in at a later time. I taught them and they taught me. Ups and downs came for the young horse including soreness and vet visits, but he overcame these and thrived. By the end of July, the young horse had moved forward enough in his training he was able to start on the barrel pattern.
This project was brought on by a number of things. Among them being, I have always enjoyed training horses and delight in sharing my knowledge with others. Second it was an opportunity brought to light through the SUU EDGE program. A series of classes are involved in this program, resulting in a forty plus hour project worthy of sharing with others. It has been a remarkable experience. I would invite you to look further in to the SUU EDGE program at suu.edu and find your project worth sharing.
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Samantha Stevens
801-584-5565
Samstevens@suu.edu
http://sameestevens13.wixsite.com/teachingtotrain