Wadman Performance Horses
Horse Training PROGRAMS
At Wadman Performance Horses, we offer comprehensive training programs designed to help horses reach their full potential at every stage of development. Whether your horse needs a basic tune-up, additional experience, advanced skill development, or preparation for the show pen, our training is tailored to the individual needs of each horse and owner. We focus on building willing, confident, and responsive horses through consistent, effective horsemanship and proven training methods.
Tune-Ups for Broke Horses
Even well-trained horses can benefit from a refresher. Our tune-up program is designed for horses that need reinforcement of foundational skills, improved responsiveness, correction of minor issues, or preparation for a specific riding season or event. We focus on restoring softness, improving communication between horse and rider, and ensuring your horse is confident and reliable in its job.
Seasoning Horses
A horse may know the basics but still need experience to become a dependable partner. Our seasoning program exposes horses to a variety of situations, environments, obstacles, cattle, trail experiences, and riding conditions that help build confidence and consistency. The goal is to develop a horse that remains calm, focused, and trustworthy regardless of its surroundings.
Young Horse Advancement
As young horses progress beyond their foundational training, they require a structured program that continues to develop their physical abilities, confidence, and understanding. This phase focuses on improving body control, transitions, collection, responsiveness, and discipline-specific skills while maintaining a positive attitude toward work. Our goal is to create a solid foundation that prepares the horse for future specialization.
Finishing Program
Our finishing program is designed for horses ready to advance into higher levels of performance. Training focuses on refining maneuvers, improving precision, increasing consistency, and developing the level of polish required for competition or advanced ranch work. Horses are taught to perform with greater confidence, responsiveness, and athleticism while maintaining a willing and relaxed mindset.
Show Horse Conditioning & Advancement
Success in the show pen requires more than training alone. Our conditioning and advancement program focuses on developing the strength, stamina, flexibility, and mental preparedness needed to perform at a high level. Horses work on pattern execution, maneuver refinement, ring presence, and exposure to show-like environments. Whether preparing for Ranch Riding, Reining, Working Cow Horse, Roping, or Versatility Ranch Horse competition, we help horses and riders gain the confidence and consistency needed to perform at their best.
To ensure consistent progress and proper development, a 90-day minimum commitment is required.
Monthly Investment: $1,600
Includes full board and professional training.
Horses are cared for in a comfortable and safe environment, with individual 12' x 12' stalls and quality nutrition. Full board includes twice-daily feeding with premium hay provided morning and evening. An alfalfa hay upgrade is available for an additional $100 per month.
"At Wadman Performance Horses, every training program is customized to fit the horse's age, experience level, and long-term goals. Our commitment is to develop safe, willing, athletic horses that are enjoyable to ride and capable of succeeding both in and out of the show arena."
Advanced Rope Horse Training
At Wadman Performance Horses, our advanced rope horse training is designed to refine every aspect of a finished rope horse. We focus on developing exceptional box manners, precise rate control, and a calm, confident mindset under pressure. Through a systematic training approach, horses learn to stay relaxed, responsive, and dependable in competitive situations.
Training includes extensive dummy work, slow and controlled practice on live cattle, and reinforcement of the essential pressure-and-release method that builds responsiveness and trust. Horses are taught to remain flat-footed in the box, waiting patiently for the rider’s cue while ignoring distractions such as the gate or moving cattle.
We also emphasize proper tracking and rate, teaching horses to read cattle naturally and maintain a consistent position without rushing the catch. Corner work is carefully developed to ensure horses drive through the turn, stay straight down the pen, and avoid anticipating the pull, helping maintain proper rope tension and control.
To prepare horses for competition, we introduce them to the sound, feel, and pull of the rope through logging drills and moving dummy exercises before progressing to live cattle work. The result is a confident, focused, and reliable rope horse ready to perform at a higher level.
Colt Starting
At Wadman Performance Horses, our Colt Starting Program is designed to give young horses a solid foundation for future success. We focus on developing willing, confident, and responsive horses through a safe, structured, and individualized training approach.
Our program utilizes practical groundwork techniques that build trust, respect, and confidence while promoting safety for both the horse and handler. Training is tailored to each horse's temperament and stage of development and includes:
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Trust & Respect – Building a strong partnership between horse and handler.
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Groundwork Foundation – Establishing responsiveness, manners, and communication through groundwork exercises, join-up, round pen work, driving, rope desensitization, and handling skills.
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Softness & Body Control – Developing balance, flexibility, responsiveness, and body control.
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Confidence Under Saddle – Creating a calm, willing horse that is prepared for continued training and riding.
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Reining & Cow Horse Foundation – Introducing the fundamentals of body control, rate, collection, and responsiveness that prepare horses for future performance training.
For two-year-olds, our primary goal is to ensure they enjoy every training session and outing. By creating positive experiences and building confidence step-by-step, we help young horses develop a willing attitude and a strong desire to learn.
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