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Wrangler Program

Wrangling a Horse

Time commitment

Wranglers help with saddling, exercising, cleaning, guiding trail rides, and helping customers. Must be willing & hard working with a good attitude – pleasant personality, good communication skills, accept correction, good work ethics, and dependable transportation. There is a time commitment. Most wranglers have taken lessons here or have been in our homeschool program.

1st Level

Requirements for 1st level:

Saddle in 10min. – clean coral in 10min.

Know all basic commands

Comfortable at walk, trot, and lope/canter

Can ride all horses

Know trails – show perimeter trail

Maintenance rides

Some arena skills

Round penning skills


2nd Level

Requirements – all of level 1, plus

Starting to teach and correct riders/customers

Arena skills, walk, trot, lope, leg yields, jumps, and transitions

Higher commands

Good communication skills

Good seat & hands

English & Western


3rd Level

Requirements – all of level 1 & 2 plus,

Training level, can teach a horse basic commands

Can correct & retrain horse's bad behaviors

Can handle, bucking, rearing, spooking, and spirit

Helping out with the new horses


Becca, one of our Wranglers
Becca on Horse

Tayna, one of our Wranglers
Tayna on Horse

Our barrel & gaming instructor Bambi, Summer (still in the belly) and Bud at our cow girl baby shower!

Bambi and Horse Bud

Wendy: the owner of Pets Galore, our trainer, our
teacher, and, most importantly, our friend
Trainer and Owner Wendy

Esta: the trainer and an instructor at Pets Galore
Trainer Esta on Horse