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                         2700 Sikes Dr

                         Kempner, Tx 76539

Safety Briefing - Most Important Class:

Things not to do around horses you are not familiar with, proper footwear, why they react in certain ways, etc.

Health and Wellness:

Understanding basic nutritional needs, body condition scoring, calculating weight, identify different types of feed and supplements, interpret feed bag tags and suggested feeding guidelines.

Each participant assists with morning feeding and mucking stalls for horses at the barn.

Grooming:

Important maintenance, brushing, hoof care, bathing, tying, types of equipment used, etc.

Equine Behavior:

Ways horses communicate with the herd, body language meanings, etc.

Basic Groundwork Skills:

Importance of groundwork, leading with respect, lunging, moving away, etc.

Farm/Ranch Management:

Basic startup costs, acreage per animal, equipment, pasture grasses, record keeping, vet care, and much more

During each session there is always a chance to work cattle, mend fences, observe ranch life, etc.

Other: 

Special guests come out for each session to speak about

Raising livestock

Equine/Cattle Careers

Give Basic Roping Classes

Horse shoeing Demos

Horse trainers

During sessions we take "field trips" to other ranches to learn about bee keeping, llamas, goats and other livestock.

We try to travel to Oklahoma yearly to learn about the racehorse business and watch horse races. 

We also offer a 1-2 day Kids Camp during the summer for children of our veterans, first responders, and Gold Star Families.

Camp Cowboy is teamed with numerous businesses and organizations throughout the United States who assist in helping veterans find employment and/or business startups and so much more. 

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