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| What trainers have the most success with horses that they send on for the common folk to ride? I have a very amazing colt that I'm seriously considering sending to a big name trainer, but I'd like to find one that doesn't ride so specialized it might be a hard act to follow? Any thoughts? |
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Location: lone star state | Find one whose style you like and can follow and understand. Go watch or get video of finals and really watch the riders and contact several that you like. Go visit their barn and go with the one that YOU like best. |
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| I've also recently picked up two really nice colts and have been thinking about sending them to a "good" trainer, so I'm interested to read the feedback. Bump! |
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| My advice from personal experience .... Watch them ride, A LOT. If you have the chance to step on one of their finished horses, DO IT. That will tell you if you can ride after them.
It is kind of a conundrum shopping for a trainer online ... you can watch rides and talk to people all you want, but until you step on one of their horses you won't for sure have an idea if YOU can ride after them.
Just some things to consider :) |
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 The Worst Seller Ever
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Location: Oklahoma | Also look at how many people they have "assisting" and how many horses they take. Depending on the trainer, they may not step foot on your horse until they enter the futurity.  |
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Location: Texas | Here are three that I can highly recommend but I don't know if they Re taking any new horses right now. Molli Montgomery, Jolene Montgomery and Andrea cline |
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| barrelbasher - 2014-09-09 10:18 AM
Here are three that I can highly recommend but I don't know if they Re taking any new horses right now. Molli Montgomery, Jolene Montgomery and Andrea cline
Have you used them personally? Where are they located? |
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Location: Ft Worth TX | barrelbasher - 2014-09-09 9:18 AM
Here are three that I can highly recommend but I don't know if they Re taking any new horses right now. Molli Montgomery, Jolene Montgomery and Andrea cline
I DITTO THIS! Andrea Cline is My favorite out of the 3 and I dont live far from her.... |
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| I sent my mare to Todd Bergen, reining cow horse trainer in Oregon. I'm in Oregon about 15 min from him. He is spendy, but worth it. His assistants are amazing too. Yes, he has that specialty but I was hoping my mare would continue in that direction. Now, I'm doing barrels on her. He made it so I can do whatever I want with that horse and not think twice. Wouldn't trade it for sure! |
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Location: Desert Land | barrelbasher - 2014-09-09 8:18 AM Here are three that I can highly recommend but I don't know if they Re taking any new horses right now. Molli Montgomery, Jolene Montgomery and Andrea cline
I agree and one of my friends has her up-coming stallion in training with Jolene. Lots of horses she has trained has gone on to win under other riders (including amateurs). She is a great trainer and very good with communicating with her owners & being honest - a value I find a lot of trainers are lacking. |
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Location: Texas | I would say Latricia Duke fits in here pretty good. ALOT of her horses continue to have great success after they go on with different riders. I have never used her personally but man, if you just watch some of her horses they run so simply and flawless. |
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Location: NE Texas | Are you wanting to futurity your horse? If so, then all of the people mentioned here would be great. If getting your colts to the futurities isn't your top priority, I think there are people who have full time jobs and don't train for a living that can do a great job for you and for less money. It just depends on what your goals for your horses are and what your expectations are as an owner that would determine who would be a good fit for you. That's the most important thing is that it's a good fit for you and your horse and someone who has a style that you are confident you can ride behind. Probably needs to be someone somewhat local IMO unless you are going to let them campaign your horse for you long term. It's much easier to pick someone's brain who lives close if you run into any obstacles or need a few pointers.
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Location: Arkansas | My choice would be Liana DeWeese, i found her easy to ride behind and she has trained some great horses. My 2nd choice but i've never used her would be Ryann Pedonne. |
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Location: Texas | I haven't been able to ride behind many top people, but those who I think train horses that don't require all those crazy tricks or stunts are:
Kassie Mowry
Andrea Cline
Latricia Duke
Jordan Briggs
I own a horse that Dena Kirkpatrick trained and I love her… but Dena doesn't train for the public anymore. I've also ridden several horses trained by Jan Powell but she isn't on the futurity scene anymore. I would send a horse to Shay Goudeau too. She doesn't travel across the country to the futurities but she hauls around Texas and consistently trains user friendly horses that win. I also have a horse that Dusky Fellers trained and I've had a lot of success riding that one. |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | outrundaizy - 2014-09-09 3:59 PM I would say Latricia Duke fits in here pretty good. ALOT of her horses continue to have great success after they go on with different riders. I have never used her personally but man, if you just watch some of her horses they run so simply and flawless.
I dont think she can train for the public anymore- isnt she Schiller only now? |
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Location: Texas | barrelbasher - 2014-09-09 10:18 AM
Here are three that I can highly recommend but I don't know if they Re taking any new horses right now. Molli Montgomery, Jolene Montgomery and Andrea cline
Yes, I have used Molli and Andrea personally and I have ridden with all 3 before. Molli and Jolene are in Purdon, tx which is 30 minutes east of Waco. Andrea is in springtown, tx which is about 1 hr west of ft worth. |
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Location: Red Raiderland | I think the best riders in Texas are Kassie Mowry and Jackie Ganter. I also think Jolene Montgomery is a nice rider, too, and a nice person. Oh Martha Wright, too. Hmm? I'll think of some more. 
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| I used Liana DeWeese to start my stallion and she is wonderful to work with. In Texas as far as someone being able to take a horse and go win on it after the fact I would say Chris Martin. I compete against a lot of his horses that are mounted with youths to pro caliber people riding behind him. That says a lot. |
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Location: Texas | TurnLane - 2014-09-09 4:44 PM outrundaizy - 2014-09-09 3:59 PM I would say Latricia Duke fits in here pretty good. ALOT of her horses continue to have great success after they go on with different riders. I have never used her personally but man, if you just watch some of her horses they run so simply and flawless. I dont think she can train for the public anymore- isnt she Schiller only now?
I honestly have no idea. Maybe Kristi will see this and answer it.. I wouldn't hesitate to ask them personally if I had a horse to send to them but I don't and I'm not about to waste their time, I'm sure they are busy enough lol
If you watch all of Latricia's runs from ANHA you can see how effortlessly her horses work for her. It's jaw dropping to watch her ride. |
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Location: Kansas | outrundaizy - 2014-09-09 3:59 PM I would say Latricia Duke fits in here pretty good. ALOT of her horses continue to have great success after they go on with different riders. I have never used her personally but man, if you just watch some of her horses they run so simply and flawless.
She was going to be my guess. I believe Linda Kay has sent horses to Latricia and all of Linda's are super nice & look easy to ride. |
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| I'm not sure where you live but Lance Graves is awesome & sooooo smooth. Very easy to ride after & is always there for you when you need the help. A little more East would be Janis Wagner, Penny Russ, & Chris Coffey. I would watch any of them that you are interested in & talk to them. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | Latricia Duke. Her horses she has trained and futuritied are represented at the NFR more then any other trainer. |
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| Everyone is going to have a different opinion on who they think is the "best" trainer and who isn't. For every person that says they "love" a certain trainer there is going to be someone who "hates" them too. The best advice I could give you is, if is is possible for you to go to a big futurity, go and watch them not only inside the arena and outside it. Venture over to the practice pen and watch how they work their horses. Take a stroll through the stalls to see how clean they keep them. I guarantee you would be shocked at some of the poor conditions I've seen those horses living in with some of your so-called "big name" trainers. Also some might pick and be a little rougher than you might think they would be. I've been around the futurity scene for 20+ years now and have seen a lot. Having been in the practice pen watching for many years and around the stalls and such, honestly, I don't know if there is a trainer I would send my horse to. There are some I would probably try, but there is a much longer list of who I would not send one to unless my only intention was for the horse to win a lot of money for it's futurity year. |
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Location: Somewhere over the rainbow | 3 To Go - 2014-09-10 1:59 PM Everyone is going to have a different opinion on who they think is the "best" trainer and who isn't. For every person that says they "love" a certain trainer there is going to be someone who "hates" them too. The best advice I could give you is, if is is possible for you to go to a big futurity, go and watch them not only inside the arena and outside it. Venture over to the practice pen and watch how they work their horses. Take a stroll through the stalls to see how clean they keep them. I guarantee you would be shocked at some of the poor conditions I've seen those horses living in with some of your so-called "big name" trainers. Also some might pick and be a little rougher than you might think they would be. I've been around the futurity scene for 20+ years now and have seen a lot. Having been in the practice pen watching for many years and around the stalls and such, honestly, I don't know if there is a trainer I would send my horse to. There are some I would probably try, but there is a much longer list of who I would not send one to unless my only intention was for the horse to win a lot of money for it's futurity year.
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| have a friend that has multiple horses with molli and she has ridden ALOT of horses behind alot of people and says molli is the easiest to ride behind that you could dream of.... I believe the new horse Jackie rides that she calls "Sweet Tater" was trained by Molli.. Cheryle Laws makes it look like a drunk person who had never ridden could ride behind her, LOL, they look so smooth but I dont know how much she trains. And alot of people say Marne Loosenhort... Pete Oen has had some nice ones too |
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| Just out of curiosity, anyone know what these trainers charge? |
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Location: Nebraska | Andrea Cline! She started my filly for me and she was very easy to follow behind. Teaches the horse how to be independent and not rely so much on how the rider rides. |
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