CEDAR HILL TRAINING CENTER

First and foremost, at Cedar Hill, we refuse to use any training techniques that are cruel, inhumane or illegal.  Furthermore, we will never use techniques or “tricks” commonly employed by other trainers to cover up or hide injuries, incomplete training, or lame/unsound horses.  We always promise to be horsemen before salesmen (or women). This is our pledge to you as a client, but more importantly it is our pledge to your horse.

 We recognize that our horses are athletes, not objects.  We recognize that they are in fact our working partners, not “throw away” possessions.

 If your horse has a problem, we will identify it and work hard to resolve it.  Crystal spent much of her early career rehabilitating abused and discarded horses. She has a gift for seeing and feeling injuries and unresolved issues. We partner with the very best farriers, equine chiropractors, message therapists and dentists to ensure not only that your horse is healthy and in winning show condition now, but that they will remain healthy, happy and sound into their old age.

Although Crystal has made a lifetime pursuit of working with the best trainers in a wide variety of disciplines, the core essentials of good training have always remained the same.  Infinite patience, consistency and communication remain the best tools that that any trainer can use.

 We run an “open barn” that means that clients are always welcomed to watch their horses being worked, or just drop in any time.  We do not require appointments or restrict access to your horse in any way….we have nothing to hide.

 We maintain a small number of horses in training; this ensures that each horse gets the attention that it deserves.  We do not run a “puppy mill” style training business, where horses are passed down an assembly line of personnel, only to spend minutes with the trainer. 

 We have as much passion about showing and winning with our horses as anyone in the industry.  However, we will always put the health and well being of the horse first, and with healthy, well-trained horses….winning really does come naturally.