TVCC Colt Starting

TQA Industry Quality Standards at the End of 2-Months Training

  1. Good to Catch
  2. Stand to saddle and accept bridle
  3. Stand to get on (For an inexperienced rider)
  4. Lope in a straight line away from the barn
  5. Walk, trot and lope a circle both direction
  6. Stop at a walk, trot and lope by asking with both reins.    
  7. Pivot around an inside front foot (disengage hindquarters)
  8. Use hindquarters to pull horse in reverse motion (stopping & backing)
  9. Front feet and hind feet move together in a lateral motion (side pass/ two track)
  10. Stop the inside hind foot and walk/pull the other feet forward around it. (Roll Back/ Spin).
  11. Vertical flexion 
  12. Pickup feet 
  13. Load in trailer
  14. Stand quiet tied up  
  15. Foundation applied to jobs (catered to discipline):
    1. What will the owner do with them? Open/ close gate, except rope/ tarp, track cow/roping dummy, cut flag, go over jump, cross water/ bridge, exposed to starting gate/track, crack whip, etc…   

For a full Breakdown of TQA Industry Standards: Click Here

Paperwork for Booster Horses

TVCC Booster Horse Donor

Thank you for your support to the Treasure Valley Community College booster horse program the TVCC Equine Program could not function without the support of gracious donors giving to our “Colt Starting Fund Raiser”.  There are fixed cost that the school must pay for feed, board, teeth and minimal vet.  We ask that this payment be paid at the time the horse is dropped off to help cover the schools monthly expenses.  We also have a new school policy that all horses at the livestock center must show proof of Coggins, vaccinations and fill out liability waivers before they can be dropped off.  At the end of the training period the horse will be assessed at what level of training the horse has advanced in the TQA horse training program and suggested booster donation will be given.  The horse training payment will go through the TVCC Foundation and will be tax deductible.

In accordance with TVCC Livestock Center Policy, Booster must complete the following steps before dropping horse off:

  • Appendix B Agreement for Emergency Care
  • Appendix C Contract for Equine Boarding 
  • Provide current negative Coggins test results and a copy of a signed 5-way vaccination. 
  • Appendix F Health Advisory
  • If the horse owner will ever be at the facility other than at drop off, they will need to sign a liability waiver. 
  • Drop off a $580 check at the office, or before the horse arrives. 

Make Checks payable to: TVCC Equine Program

Thank you to all our booster donors!!!

Wade Black

Equine Instructor

Agricultural and Narual Resources  Treasure Valley Community College

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