Would you like to learn how to safely and efficiently mount/dismount, maneuver, and handle your horse in controlled and emergency situations? How about honing your skills before that next big event? If so, riding and horsemanship lessons are for you.

Riding and horsemanship lessons help you learn how to achieve better control of the four different zones of the horse (head/neck, shoulders, ribs, and hindquarters), achieve softness throughout the horse's whole body, and develop a better feel and relationship with your equine companion.

Each lesson is personalized for you and your horses specific needs.

Popular riding and horsemanship lesson topics include, but are not limited to;

* How to ride and control a horse that is spooking, rearing, bucking, or bolting

* How to use your aids (eyes, seat, hands and legs) to speed your horse up, slow your horse down and turn your horse right and left

* How to catch, tack, and untack your horse

* How to overcome difficult situations such as separating your horse from the herd during a trail ride

* How to use your aids to gait a gaited horse, and other gaits including "creeping" and cantering

* How to get your horse soft and concentrated on you

* How to be safe!

Why include horsemanship in riding lessons? Because having the knowledge about your horse's natural instincts, and using this knowledge to build a stronger relationship through various ground-work and under-saddle exercises will immensely improve your overall riding experience and improve safety for both you and your horse.

Fundamental riding and horsemanship skills will improve your riding ability in any style or discipline of riding (english, western, or otherwise). While I offer riding and horsemanship lessons to any level rider in any discipline, I also specifically specialize in riding and horsemanship lessons for the following disciplines; western reining, working cow horse, cutting, trail and pleasure riding, field trial, gaited horses, and natural horsemanship.

Why should you choose Beals Horsemanship as your instructor? Because I am patient, understanding, safety-concious, and able to give a critical eye for fast improvements. 

Rates are based on an hourly charge. Two or more people may share a lesson for the same hourly rate. For larger groups please see the Clinic pricing below.

A rider may use his/her own horse, or a lesson horse provided by Beals Horsemanship.

 

Special accommodations may be made, please contact Deanna Beals to arrange.

Ready for a lesson? Call (530) 412-0298 to schedule a time. Then, visit the "Liability Release" page to print and sign your waiver - maximizing your riding time! Also, be sure to read my Blog post on preparing to ride so you can show up in the right gear for a great time. 

 

 

To further help you and your horse reach your goals, you can also take advantage of on-site, off-site or convenient board-away training. By hiring a trainer you can avoid making mistakes during critical training periods, buff out behavior or training problems without risking injury to yourself, as well as finishing your horses training faster.

Training is personalized for you and your horses needs, and may include, but is not limited to;

* Standing still for mounting and dismounting, including parking out

* Tying, Ground tying, and hobbling

* Trailer loading and unloading

* Flagging out with sacks and ropes

* Calming a hot or spooky horse

* Perking up a dull horse

* Gaiting and gait control

* Stopping runaway horses

* Rearing horses, or horses that do not accept the bit

* Barn sour, buddy sour, or other "problem horses"

I also specialize in colt starting, re-starting horses, western reining, working cow horse, cutting, trail riding, gaited horses, and field trial training.

Owners are encouraged to watch horse training sessions, as I will explain what I am doing and why I am doing it. By observing or even participating during the training, you will have a better opportunity of being able to solve and prevent problems yourself.

If your situation allows for it, we can combine Horse Training with Riding and Horsemanship Lessons for clients who want to learn how to train their own horse.

Rates are based on an hourly charge. Two or more horses/people may share a training session for the same hourly rate.

Your horse will receive personalized training, including ground work and under-saddle training for a minimum of one hour per training day. Full training packages include 5 days per week, and half training packages include 3 days of training each week. Training includes round pen, arena, and out on-the-trail training. Each day of training I will groom your horse, including picking out feet and hosing down/bathing. I will handle your horse for any required farrier or veterinary work, and can administer medications including de-wormer (at owners expense). If your horse has special needs, they will be sure to be met.

Your horse will be boarded at Angel Acres Horse Hotel and Boarding in Los Banos, CA. Angel Acres is a safe and clean environment with caretakers living on the property 24/7. Your horse will stay in a luxurious box stall with an attached paddock. Stalls have automatic waterer, stall mats, and are bedded with shavings.

 

 

 

Please visit the "Facilities" page to see a list of all amenities included in board-away training at Angel Acres.

Get the best deal by rounding up your friends and horses for a clinic. Clinic topics can be tailored for your needs. Clinics are usually one to two days in length, from three to five hours long. 

 

 

If you are interested in selling your horse, take advantage of my professional horse sales service. Hiring Beals Horsemanship as your sales agent ensures that your horse receives polishing training, premium advertising, and is placed in a safe and appropriate home.

 

If you would like to sell your horse personally, but want some consultation and help in creating a professional advertisment to increase your horses's odds of being sold to a good home, Deanna Beals is available at an hourly rate.

 

Deanna Beals can consult you on bathing, grooming, and clipping techniques, taking pictures, shooting video, and creating an advertisement description for your horse. Then taking the photos, video, and information she can create magazine or online advertisements on web sites of your choice, and also on bealshorsemanship.com.

 

Included in the pricing; all services included in board-away training, plus bathing and clipping, photo and video shoots, advertising on multiple web sites including Bay Area Equestrian Network (BAEN), Equine.com, Dream Horse (dreamhorse.com), and others, and Deanna will do all the corresponding with potential buyers as far as inquiries, test rides, evaluations, and trial periods.

Selling your horse using Beals Horsemanship as an agent is hassle free, and removes yourself from potential liability of having people come onto your property and ride your horse.

If you are interested in buying a horse from Beals Horsemanship, please visit the "Horses For Sale" page. We offer quality gaited horse, quarter horse, and other pleasure breed for use in field trial, pleasure, working cow/reining, or trail riding.

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