Equine Training
Longmeadow Rescue Ranch offers professional training opportunities that allow adopters and horse owners to invest in their horse's continued education. Training is available for:
- Longmeadow horses on adoption hold
- Longmeadow alumni horses
- Privately owned horses
Training is based on natural horsemanship principles and may include groundwork and training under saddle, when appropriate.
Keep your newly adopted horse at Longmeadow and invest in additional professional training before bringing them home. Your horse will receive a minimum of five training sessions per week to include groundwork and training under saddle in appropriate cases.
- $650 per 30 days (board included)
Additional lessons with your adopted horse are available at our standard lesson rates.
We offer limited training availability for both Longmeadow Rescue Ranch alumni horses and privately owned horses. Training includes a minimum of five training sessions per week to include groundwork and training under saddle in appropriate cases.
- $825 per 30 days (board included)
Additional private, semi-private or group lessons with your horse are available at our standard lesson rates.
If a horse is placed on adoption hold without enrolling in training, the following board fees apply (maximum 30 days):
- First 10 Days : Included in your $100 hold. This payment goes toward your adoption fee.
- Second 10 Days: $200 board fee
- Third 10 Days: $200 board fee
Note: Horses on adoption hold are not ridden or trained unless enrolled in a lesson or training program. To keep your horse in work, we recommend enrolling in lessons or one of the training options above.
Exercise rides (30 min. rides by a trainer or training assistant) are available for equine who have completed the training for riding. These sessions are $50 and must be paid for in advance.
**Adoption, hold, board and training fees are non-refundable**
Contact
To arrange training, boarding or exercise rides, please contact Courtney Sims, Longmeadow Rescue Ranch’s head trainer, 636.744.4198.
Courtney grew up in Missouri in an equestrian home. As a young adult, she worked as an assistant trainer at Shadbolt Cattle Company in Merriman, Nebraska. There she refined her skills training young horses under saddle. She worked with unhandled horses and trained them to become working ranch horses. She then trained under Saddlebred and Hunter Jumper trainer, Kris Wallace, at Columbia Equestrian Center. While under Kris’ guidance, Courtney assisted in starting horses over fences and preparing them for their future eventing careers.
Courtney’s passion lies in the rehabilitation and retraining of rescued horses. She specializes in training equine who have been mistreated, working to reconstruct the trust lost due to their prior experiences. She has been a trainer at Longmeadow Rescue Ranch since 2018. Her goal is to foster an environment in which she can discover and nurture the strengths of both horse and rider. Courtney also teaches riding lessons at Longmeadow to help increase the riding skills and general equine knowledge of potential adopters, volunteers, and staff members.
