Bridle Horses in Lexington, KY

[cedarlake]

Hi, everyone! The last you heard from me I was working with a rude trainer and decided to move into vet medicine. Well, I am still at it! I’m hoping to graduate as a RVT within the year, and with this looming graduation I am thinking hard about moving back home to KY from CA.

Here now I am working on my horse to be a bridle horse (with no set goal or timeline in mind). Since I left KY, it seems like things have changed quite a bit, so I’m wondering if there are trainers around that follow that type of horsemanship. I just would love someone to get lessons from. (Boarding is a whole other devil to face at a later date).

I’m in no rush but putting feelers out now to really help me decide what direction to lean. I will miss CA greatly, but there are things calling me home. However, I’m wondering how long I can really push things aside. Nothing sings like the sierras but I know clinics like rood and riddle could advance my career and my family is desperate to see me home. But knowing I have a horse community ready makes the shift potentially easier.

Thank you everyone!

[clanter]

no help but your post reminds me of when my wife was in the first group of vet techs to be licensed in the state of Kentucky. She was allowed to take the licensing test since was activity working as vet tech so the state board had to allow all currently working as VTs to set for the test along with all the school trained people.

She aced the test but for one question. The question she missed was When can any animal be left alone on an exam table? They wanted Never. She wrote when the animal is dead.

After protesting her answer was considered correct also.

Regarding your Bridle Horse, we went back to Kentucky looking for an English Pleasure horse for kids as there were few here in Fort Worth. Found a real nice long yearling whose bloodlines all spoke of championship English Pleasure. Left horse in Kentucky with trainer. Came back to find our future English Pleasure horse in western tack. Trainer said horse was a natural western horse so that is how she was broke, Trainer was correct, horse ended up doing everything that could be done including cattle Horse won all sorts of championships in multiple disciplines. Just was not expecting to find a real nice western horse in saddlehorse country.

[cedarlake]

That’s really awesome about your wife. Unfortunately, some things have taken a turn so it seems like I will be moving to Kentucky sooner rather than later. So I think I will be completing my RVT stuff there. I would love to have her advice on how to go forward with this! I had the support from the clinic here and was really excited to graduate, but now I’m having to completely reassess. I’m super nervous about it.

But as I’ve been talking to friends and family, I realize that the Horse thing will always sort itself out. And I hope I will figure it out just like you guys did with your horse!

[clanter]

@cedarlake

I would love to have her advice on how to go forward

her license was number 32 as the first testing group those that passed the license was issued in alphabetical order … without asking her I know what she did do, she went on to become a RN where the pay was much, much better. Also she was able to schedule her work giving her time off to enjoy her horses without taking vacation time

[cedarlake]

That makes sense. I’m definitely going to continue being an RVT because I cannot do medical with people. Just not my thing. But I’m going to try and see if I can land a job at rood and Riddle while continuing on with my RVT. And I guess I’ll go from there!

[ReSomething]

There’s more than Rood and Riddle. Park equine hospital, Hagyard, Cleveland down in Danville.

Bridle horses are a Californio/spanish heritage thing as I recall. Lately I just give scritches and carrots and have zero clue about who does what.

Bennie Sargent is up north of Lex and doing QH but actually lakeside https://lakesidearena.org/ has a whole bunch of reining and ranch horse events where you might be able to make some connections. Good luck!

[cedarlake]

I used to work at Nash and Cleveland, but rood and riddle has always been the goal! So that’s what I’m gunning for, especially as the ambulatory assistant.

Yea bridle hordes are a western thing, but since I’ve lived in CA for 2 years I’ve found a huge respect for it and would like to continue the journey I’m already on.

Thanks!

[NoSuchPerson]

@ReSomething

lakeside https://lakesidearena.org/ has a whole bunch of reining and ranch horse events where you might be able to make some connections.

Bruce Brown at Lakeside is really nice and has lots of connections across the western world. He would be a great source of information on which, if any, trainers in the area could help you with your bridle horse journey.

[bugsynskeeter1]

Joe Harper would be a fantastic resource. Not Lexington, but worth the drive.

Harper Training Stables | Bowling Green KY