Shades Of Oak/Elizabeth Graves
14377 Poppy Drive
Spring Valley, MN 55975
507-346-2422
lizgraves@centurytel.net
Training Availability and Fees
Only clients willing to be an active
participant in their horses education while in our program will be accepted.
Horses under the age of 3 will be worked on
the ground only, we do not advocate riding horses under the age of
3 years. Horse coming in for first time undersaddle work will be accepted
for no less that 60 days training commitment.
Horses will be worked within reason of their physical and mental
maturity and abilities only.
We will not consider those client applicants with:
1. Abusive tendencies
2. Negative attitudes
3. Unrealistic expectations of their horses progress and/or abilities
4. Those unwilling to follow through with continued work on their own
or with help on their horse
5. Those unwilling to continue proper care of the horse after a horse
has returned home.
It is very common for many folks to expect their horses to make them
a star after they have returned home from any training situation, when
in truth the work has just begun and you the
owner must continue to help and support your horse, it is you that
can make them that star or not. We get you and your horse started in the
right direction and it must be understood is takes many years to finish
a horses in their complete education and anything else is unrealistic.
It is up to the owner to bring their own skills up to what a horse needs
not that the horse will teach them to be good equestrians once they
return home. The horses still need you to direct and support them to stay
on track to maintain their education and to advance their education, or
they will go backwards in what they have learned to accommodate an owner
and/or riders skill level.
Fast hard methods create holes in the learning process and we do not
advocate those methods. We do not use gimmicks in our training program
such as weighted shoes or weighted boot, no extra or extreme strap work
such as martingales, tie downs, tuning forks etc. are also not used in
our program, horses are taught to perform within their natural abilities.We
reserve the right to refuse any client applicant.
We accept Gaited and Non-Gaited Breeds
Training Categories
and Fee's
Normal Conditions
Training Horses
$700.00 per 30 days
Fee's due the first day of each new 30 days of training, not at end
of training.
*Starting colts under saddle, 60 day minimum on these horses.
*Gait development or Gait Rehabilitation.
*30 day ground work program for colts and riding horses.
*Basic to Lower advanced dressage training.
*Ground driving program
*Bosal , 2 reins through making of a full bridle horse training.
Emotional Rehabilitation Horses
$900.00 per 30 days
Fee's due the first of each new 30 days of training, not at the end
of training
Please help us to evaluate and advance these horses through
their issues,
by fully disclosing all information in relation to an individual's
problems.
Anyone not disclosing their horse as a rehabilitation horse and bring
it in as a normal conditions horse, will be given the option of removing
the horse from our facility or moving to the Fee's applicable to a rehabilitation
horse.
Severely problematic un-started under saddles horses also will
fall under this emotional rehabilitation program.
Note: We no longer accept flippers, rearing horses or established
bucking
horses for rehabilitation.
Daily Board fee $20.00
Applied for extra days stay without training.
An advanced booking fee of $50.00 is required which is applied
to the training fee when the horse arrives on premises. This fee is Non-Refundable.
Training, booking and lesson fees can be made by check, money order
or cash to:
Elizabeth Graves
14377 Poppy Drive
Spring Valley, MN 55975
Or by credit card via pay pal account:
lizgraves@centurytel.net
No training reservations will be beheld without the booking fee.
We only accept in 5 training horses at any time. All horses must have
current within one year negative coggins test.. All vaccinations must be
current with West Nile and Potomac Horse fever
mandatory, rabies vaccination are recommended. Shades of Oak is a Strangles
free Facility, no horse will be allowed on the facility with in 4 months
of last external symptom. We reserve the right to pull blood for testing
on any questionable horses. Horses must be delivered in good healthy condition
having been on a current worming program, hoof care maintained and dental
work up to date.
Board, Grain and Hay are provide in the training fee. Any special needs
for special supplements or feed additives beyond this are the responsibility
of the owner to provide at the owners expense.
Private Lessons Schedule and Fee's
Beginning to advanced levels and are open to all breeds and disciplines.
Fee : $75.00 per hour
We are sorry but no longer provide the use of our personal horses for
lesson use.Lessons are with you and your horse.
Those wishing to stay for more than one day, stalls and paddocks are
available for overnight stays at $20.00 per night , horse owners provide
hay and grain but is available for purchase if needed. Some electrical
hook-ups are possible for campers at no fee if you wish to camp over
night on the facility.
Lessons will be available year round as schedule allows for openings.
No lessons will be rescheduled if canceled within 2 weeks of scheduled
dates.
$25.00 non-refundable booking fee is required to hold Lessons dates.
Everyone handling or riding a horse on the facility will be
required to read and sign a liability release. The use of protective riding
helmets is welcome and strongly encouraged.
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