Clinics & Lessons

“Jason’s ability to softly communicate with horses is magnificent and he is able to get
a better response from the animal while asking less” – Danja Minta, Germany.
Schedule a Clinic or Private Lesson
Phone 406-531-9039
Clinics start at $150 per day. Private lessons start at $70 per hour. Off property 3-4 day clinics and multi-hour/day discounts for private lessons are available. Contact us for pricing.
Clinics and private lessons are held in Montana, Texas, Washington, Georgia, and Florida. Contact us to schedule a clinic.

Colt Starting
Acquainting horse and rider
  • Helping the horse and rider to build a safe and quiet foundation. 
  • Preparing the horse to work outside the pen. 

Balance of Horse and Rider
For Started horses and all levels of riders
Level 1:
  • For Started horses and all levels of riders.
  • Designed for bosal and snaffle horses.
  • Achieve lightness through out the horse’s body.
  • Getting him or her ready for the bridle.
Level 2:
  • Designed for riders who are ready to start moving their horse with a signal, not a command.
  • Focusing more on moving the shoulder and less on the hip.

Bridle Clinic
For more advanced horses and riders
  • Balance of Horse and Rider Levels 1 and 2 must be completed before moving to Bridle Clinic.
  • Focus on perfecting the final step of the Vaquero bridle horse.
  • For horses that are ready for the bridle or 2-rein.
  • The bridle horse learns to carry and accept the bit and working off signals from the rider, not leverage. 

Youth Clinics
Trot and Lope
  • Prepare a young rider to safely ride a horse at a trot and lope on ranch or trail.
  • Proper hand, feet, and body positioning.
  • Exercises that build confidence and excellent horsemanship. 

Ranch Roping
For more advanced riders 
  • Learning quiet roping techniques used by the traditional Vaquero. 
  • Teaching different loops and horse positions that are used to rope when doctoring or branding cattle and horse.

Team Roping
Heading & Healing
  • Taught by seasoned champion ropers who teach all levels of horses and riders.
  • Improve roping and horsemanship skills.
  • Working with the Time Machine pull-behind roping dummy and live roping steers.
  • Heading clinics and healing clinics are held separately.

Team Sorting
For all levels of horse and rider
  • Teaching the horse and rider to make fast smooth runs, while keeping the horse calm and the rider winning.

Team Sorting is a fairly new cow event.  Sorting cattle in a ranching situation can be done smooth and quietly or the other way.  Adding time constraints can put pressure on horse and rider alike. 

Private Lessons
From one hour to multi-day
  • Private lessons are customized to address the specific needs of each horse and rider.