Christa
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I started training horses when I was 12 and made a business out of it at age 14, when I was only a freshman in high school. I have ridden with many well known trainers who have helped increase my knowledge of horses. Barbara Knoenig at Cross Timbers Equestrian Center worked with me on dressage and jumping for a few years and I helped train several of her horses to compete and become lesson horses for many different ages and levels of riders. I also worked with Will DeGraw for about 3 years who shared his colt starting techniques with me and also showed me how to introduce a young horse to reining without enduring several of the common injuries that come with that intense training. We trained several horses together and showed in many of the Oklahoma Foundation (OKFQHR) shows competing in halter, trail, speed events, reining, and working cow horse (placing in most, if not, all of the events). I also showed in a few of the reining shows in OKC on two 3 year olds that I had trained for a year and a half, which by this time would both run brideless reining patterns. I was also an assistant trainer for Jody Brainard (Brainard Performance Horses) for a year and a half at Big Lake Ranch in Mulhall, Oklahoma. I had the opportunity to train several horses, young and old, and watched to see a few of them go on to the reining futurity. After that I rode with Mike Keller for a few months and got a glimpse of the pleasure horse world and the high end show techniques and finally decided it was time to expand my business once again. My goal is to teach a horse to be extremely versatile so that it is not only able to do one job, but many. My wide range of disciplines and years of experience allows me to train each horse according to its own individual program. I believe that the horse should not fit a trainer's set program and instead the training methods should be adjusted according to how the horse is going to respond and learn from the training.
Christa & Team Luna Contact Information: 405-831-4155 or [email protected] or visit website at www.crosscreekhorsetraining.com |