In support of our mission to create an environment where horses under our care can find a calm, safe, and happy home and our customers can enjoy the positive mindsets of their horses either as interested owners and/or riders. We have two trainers, Bill Walton and Stacy Maher.
Bill trains for Western Roping, Cutting, Reining, Hunter Jumper, and Dressage
and Stacy trains Western, Hunt Seat, Saddle Seat, Hunter/Jumper, Dressage,
and Horsemanship. Our training is not breed specific. Training is available to our stall and paddock boarders and those who are willing to trailer their horses to the Painted M for individual training sessions. Our high occupancy levels means that we rarely have vacant stalls for training purposes on a moments notice.
Our trainers maintain detailed records of each training session. This information
is shared periodically with the horse's owner during training. We offer
full training and half training. Full training includes up to five workouts
per week of approximately 1 hour in length. To complete full training the
horse receives 20 workouts. Full training can last more than one month.
Half training includes up to five workouts every two weeks. To complete
half training the horse receives 10 workouts. Half training can last more
than one month. Time attributable to training sessions includes saddling
and unsaddling the horse. We believe that good rider skills need to be
developed in conjunction with our training program. In support of this
concept, we include one free lesson for each full month of training and
one half price lesson for each half training session.
Our lessons range in length from 1/2 hour to 1 hour. Any time our instructor
spends with a student is included in the time of the lesson. It is the
instructor’s prerogative to determine the length of each lesson.
To encourage the development of rider skills, we offer discounts off published
lesson rates when bought in a package of five lessons. The restriction
to this plan is that the lessons must be used within thirty days.
We offer semi private lessons (2 students). The length of semi-private
lessons is 45 minutes to 1 1/2 hours. It is the instructor's prerogative
to determine the length of each lesson and who may participate in such
lessons.
For riders who do not have tack or a horse, we will provide tack appropriate
to your size and riding preference and a horse appropriate to your riding
skills. The exception to Painted M Ranch providing a horse for lessons
involves more advanced riding, such as cutting, roping, reining and dressage.
Our instructor’s time is valuable.
We also understand that conflicts can occur in your schedule. In the event,
however, you fail to provide 24-hour notice of your inability to make a
lesson, you will be charged for that lesson
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In addition to Bill and Stacy, we are fortunate to have the services of independent contractor, Karin Glynn of Karin Glynn Dressage. Karin offers both riding instruction and training for dressage interested riders. For more information regarding her services, you can access her website, www.karinglynndressage.com or contact her by phone at either (816) 679-3456 (cell) or (913) 262-6912 (home).
