Stache Ranch

Can your horse do the job when the pattern ends?

A gate to open. A rope to handle. Cattle to work. A moment when you need your horse to stay with you instead of guessing what comes next.

Join us for the Ultimate Ranch Horse Experience, taught by Eddie Landry and Sara Wedel, October 17–18 in Cottonwood, Idaho. You’ll build the foundation, then put it to work with live cattle, ranch roping, and branding preparation. We’ll slow things down where your horse needs clarity so you leave knowing what to practice at home.

Photographer Abigail Knudtson will be capturing all the memories.

You don’t need a finished ranch horse. You do need to be ready to ride, learn, and give your horse a real job.

Two days · $400 · Stalls and dry camping available

Register here: https://forms.gle/DsfVScxxdFC57UGu5

W Spur Horsemanship
Eddie Landry

Don’t let winter put your horsemanship on pause.

Winter Ranch Horse Development at Stache Ranch gives you a reason to keep showing up, a small group to learn alongside, and a stronger foundation to take into spring.

From November through March, you’ll work on balance, feel, timing, transitions, and practical ranch horse skills. When the footing is good, you’ll ride. When it isn’t, you’ll keep making progress through roping, video coaching, rider balance, horse care, and Horse Brain, Human Brain.

You’ll meet two weekends each month at Stache Ranch. $300 per month.

Four seats are currently open. If you’re ready to keep your momentum going, fill out the signup form and complete your payment:

https://forms.gle/wjsMAxNBJ4Bg3AdV9

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I always say we want the horse connected through the topline.

But looking round is not the same as being connected.❌

In these images, I use the whip to make one thing very clear.

The whip represents the horse’s topline: one hand is the hind end, the other hand is the bit.

The way the whip bends shows what happens in the horse’s body when the rider takes up the connection.

⬆️ The green line: the whip bends in one even, continuous curve from hand to hand. This is what happens when the connection truly goes from back to front. The whole topline reacts.

Energy flows through the body and is received in the hand, and the entire topline gets a positive bow tension, from the hind end, under and behind the saddle, all the way to the poll.

⬇️ The red line: the whip snaps into a sharp angle at one point, and the rest stays straight. This is the horse that breaks in the neck, often around the third vertebra.

He looks round, so you think you have him through. But the bend only happens at that one flexing point, and nothing happens behind the saddle. The neck may look soft, but the body is disconnected. The whip shows it instantly.

Real connection means the hind legs step under, the energy flows forward, and the hand receives it. Not a bend in the neck, but a connection through the entire body.

Which line do you feel most often when you ride: the green one or the red one? 🟢🔴

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“I don’t think I’m advanced enough.”

You don’t have to arrive polished. That’s the entire reason the program exists.

You do need to be willing to listen, practice, accept correction, and take responsibility for your progress.

We’ll begin with the foundation:

Your position. Your horse’s response. Clear steering. Correct transitions. Stopping. Backing. Control of the shoulders and hindquarters.

Then we’ll apply that foundation to practical ranch-horse skills.

You won’t be compared to the most experienced rider in the group. You’ll be expected to improve from your own starting point.

If you’re willing to learn, you may be more ready than you think.

Tell me about you, your horse, and what you want to improve on the registration form:

https://forms.gle/AaE3EwaJ882FrBoQ7

Your position is reserved after your form and payment are received.

Roughing it cowboy style at the clinic in Mesa, WA.

Once all 16 positions are filled, additional applicants will be placed on the priority waiting list. If an enrolled rider withdraws, the next suitable rider will be contacted based on registration order and group availability.

Remaining availability:

Saturday, 8–11 AM
Saturday, 12–3 PM
Sunday, 8–11 AM
Sunday, 12–3 PM

If you’ve been thinking about joining, now is the time to review the details and make a decision.

Complete your registration here:

https://forms.gle/AaE3EwaJ882FrBoQ7

Submitting the form does not hold a position by itself. Your position is reserved when your form and payment are both received.

Six spots left for Winter Ranch Horse Development at Stache Ranch.

You don’t have to wait for spring to become a better rider. Winter gives you time to slow down, find your balance, sharpen your timing, and help your horse understand what you’re asking. When the footing improves, you’ll be ready to use it.

When the footing is good, we’ll ride. When it isn’t, your session still happens at Stache Ranch. We’ll move indoors to work on roping, rider balance, horse judging, horse care, video coaching, and practical horsemanship. We’ll also read Horse Brain, Human Brain together to better understand how horses think and behave.

Bad footing changes the lesson. It doesn’t cancel your progress.

Sessions run November through March, two weekends per month, in small groups. The cost is $300 per month. If you have a scheduling conflict, we can work on a reschedule.

Here’s what’s left:

• Saturday morning: 1 spot
• Sunday morning: 4 spots
• Sunday afternoon: 1 spot

Choose your session and sign up here: https://forms.gle/wjsMAxNBJ4Bg3AdV9