TVCC Colt Starting

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

(Set by industry professionals:  Chris Cox, Nick Dowers, Joe Walters, Brian Nuebert, Martin Black, Ty Van Norman, Jason Smith, Paul Elsner, Levi Gibson, Jake Brown, John Devries). 

Setting the Foundation on an Un-Started Horse or Restarting a Poorly Trained Horse.  Disclaimer: This does not mean that every horse will meet the TQA Industry Quality Standard for setting the foundation on a horse. It is only meant to be a baseline industry standard for the trainer to evaluate the horse with the client and for the client to evaluate their trainer. Just like kids in school, some kids take more time, and it is the same in working with horses. Also, some horses may be unsafe for their client and the Baseline Industry Standard can be used as a way to show this to their client.

Expectations at the end of the TQA program:  Through Phase 4

  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…   

Colt Starting Curriculum

Paperwork for Booster Horses

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