Christefanie Ranch is offering a 5 month in duration apprenticeship program in Natural horsemanship starting when you sign up. As part of this program you are assigned one of our ranch horses to learn with and upon successful completion of the program you are given full ownership of your new horse partner. Or you can bring your own horse for the program. Number of students 10 Starting date: Five months program. Tuition $3000 or 600 per month for 5 month. This includes full care boarding fees with our hay. Who should attend: Anyone who loves horses and wants to excel in their Natural horsemanship and riding abilities as well as those with professional aspirations. Ages 16 and up. What you expect to learn: Natural horse care and boarding, feed, summer and winter care. pros and cons of free roaming horses verses stalled horses. The effect of each approach in the mental and emotional as well as physical part of the horse. Parasit control in natural setting. Natural hoof care. Demos by professionals. Equine psychology and how to use it in training of your horse. Complete ground training and the importance of each step in preparing your horse before you ever put a saddle on or have the first ride. Having trained over 3000 horses that never bucked with a saddle or when experiencing a rider on their back for their first ride you'll learn the most amazing approach in colt starting ever and will learn how to the The Christefanie's method. Non traumatic approach to saddle introduction and the first ride. How to develop a horse after the initial few rides. Over 30 different exercises to naturally develop a horses top line, impulsion and flexion. How to get soft feel from your horse without the use of bits, spurs, tie-down etc. Introduction to fundamentals of Dressage and collection naturally. Group rides on the ranch and public trail rides. How to prepare your horse for trails and public places. How to look at everything you do from your horses point of view. Lots of daily riding lessons. Learn to ride with balance and feel rather than reins, and spurs. For more information please contact Shawn Kohan at: 541-767-9101. www.christefanie.com Pictures below are of some of the horses avaliable through the program. You can now watch us on youtube under christefanie or shawn kohan.     Our horse's values  are based on their extensive training, bloodline, conformation, disposition, and love for people. These are horses with no bad habits or issues. They have been cared for and trained from birth to when they are well under saddle and finally sold. These are horses you keep for life.  As condition of sale and included in the sale price, the buyer will receive 10 hours of FREE Natural Horsemanship training.  This is for the benefit of both the buyer and the horse. Anyone with previous Natural Horsemanship experience is not required to take this training. Geography is also another factor for waiving the above condition. To contact us please call 541-767-9101 or e-mail us at shawn.kohan@christefanie.com Horses available through the apprenticeship program
PHOENIX is a five year old registered Tennesse Walker colt with Midnight Sun blood line. Born on the ranch and imprinted at birth, he is currently going through his ground training. He will be ready for his first saddle and ride in summer of 08. He is sweet, loves people, polite and easy going. He is jet black with a star and two white socks and lots of mane and tail. He is also a great prospect for a future stud due to his very sought after blood line. He is priced at $3000. SOLD
	SUNDANCE is five year old palomino, registered Missouri Foxtrotter colt. He was born on the ranch and was imprinted at birth. He loves attention, loves people and has a lot of personality. His bloodline goes back to some of the greatest of all MFTH horses. He is currently learning his 7 games and ground training.  He would also be a wonderful stud prospect. He is priced at $3000 with $1000 premium.
JASPER is a beautiful, tall, registered yearling, black Missouri Foxtrotter colt with  a white blaze. He is a great stallion prospect. He has been imprinted at birth and is currently learning the 7 games of communication in his early development training. You can see his mom on the ranch. He is for sale for $3000 SOLD
Shoshone is a 7 year old buckskin mare under saddle. She is beautiful, very sweet and demands your attention. Fun horse to be with. Also available through the program at $3000.	TAFFY is a 7 year old solid Palomino Missouri Foxtrotter filly who can excel the show ring. Her sire is Sunrise Society Man (a National Breeders Cup nominee) who has won national awards for many years in Ava. Taffy has completed her ground training and will be ready for her first saddle and ride in Spring of 2007. She is the best in looks, confirmation, disposition, and blood line. She is a strong candidate for any breeding program. Priced at $3000 through the program with $1000 premium.   Bambi is a 6 yr old Appaloosa mare under saddle with fantastic disposition and love of people. Also available through the program at $3000  For more information please call us at 541-767-9101 or email us at:shawn.kohan@christefanie.com