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Building confident barrel horses for the long run. Based in Chattaroy, WA and wintering in Wittmann, AZ
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Jennifer Ballard has been training horses and riders in Spokane for 13 years. She has a bachelors degree in Applied Management with an Emphasis in Equine Management. Supercharge Performance specializes in the confident barrel horse and rider. We have riders as young as 4 all the way to riders in their 60's. We also have lesson horses available and provide services to help you find your next equine partner!

10/10/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, 𝐈’𝐦 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧.

I’m looking at the whole horse.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

And how all of those pieces work together.
Because I don’t believe you can develop a truly competitive horse by looking at just one piece of the puzzle.
A horse needs a solid foundation before I can expect them to handle more speed.
They need to be physically prepared for the demands of their job.
They need to understand how to handle pressure, new environments, and the expectations of competition.
They need nutrition that supports the work they’re doing.
And their training needs to be appropriate for the horse in front of me, rather than following a timeline just because that’s what we usually do.

That means I’m constantly asking questions.
𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞?
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞?
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝?
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧?
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝?

My goal isn’t simply to get a horse around the pattern as fast as I can.
I want to develop horses that are confident, capable, adjustable, and physically prepared for the job we’re asking them to do.
Whether that horse is headed for a futurity, a derby, or the competition pen with their owner, I want the training we do today to benefit that horse for the rest of its life.
That’s the standard I hold my training program to.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐲, 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤.

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝.

10/07/2026

What does ""Foundation First"" mean?

To me, it means making sure a horse understands not just the basics like walk/trot/lope, left and right, before I start asking for more.

They need to understand how to respond to pressure, control their body, listen to their rider and understand what I’m asking of them.

I also want to know how that horse handles pressure, new situations, mistakes and increased expectations.

As training progresses, I’m constantly asking myself: Are they ready for more? Are they telling me they need something else first? Do they need to see the vet? Do we need to get creative with their care? Each horse is an individual.
That’s how I decide when we can move forward and when we need to wait.

This is especially important with futurity and derby horses, because I’m not just preparing them for one season. I’m educating them in a way that I want to stay with them throughout their lives.

And that applies to every barrel horse I work with—not just young ones.

Foundation First means giving a horse the education they need to keep moving forward.

10/05/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞.

Having people who push you, challenge you, and believe in what you’re capable of is a privilege. 🤍

In the horse world, growth doesn’t always come easy. It takes early mornings, uncomfortable lessons, setbacks, and the willingness to show up even when things aren’t going as planned.

But the pressure to become better? That’s an opportunity. The people who hold you accountable? That’s a gift. And the horse standing in front of you, trusting you to lead them through it all? That’s a responsibility worth showing up for.

we believe the best partnerships are built through intentional training, continued education, and a community that wants to see you succeed.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧.

Ready to invest in yourself and your horse? Let’s put in the work together. Send us a message to learn more about our training opportunities! 🐎

10/02/2026

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

We say this to our riders all the time.

The way we sit.
The way we use our hands.
Our timing.
Our balance.
Our confidence—or lack of it.

All of those things affect the horse underneath us.

That’s why our goal as coaches isn’t just to help you have a faster run.

We want to help you understand
𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

We want our riders to become more confident, more capable and more knowledgeable—not just dependent on us to tell them what to do.

Because when you learn how to feel it and understand it for yourself,
𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞.

We want to see our riders succeed.

But even more than that, we want to help them become
𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬.

That’s what coaching at Supercharge is about.

𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐰𝐞’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦.

VC: The Seven Spur Co.

10/01/2026

The riders who make the most progress usually understand that there are three pieces to becoming a better barrel racer: mental, physical and horsemanship.

I’ve always known all three were important, but teaching a retreat this summer really drove home for me just how connected they are.

You can have a great horse and know how to ride a pattern, but if your mind isn’t in the right place, that can show up in your riding.

You can have a strong mental game, but if your body isn’t strong, balanced or able to do what you’re asking it to do, that matters too.

And none of that replaces good horsemanship. You have to understand your horse, communicate effectively and have the skills to actually put all of those pieces together.

The riders I see making the biggest changes are the ones who don’t just wait for their lesson to work on these things.

They do the work between lessons.

We talk about the mental game. We talk about physical fitness. We talk about horsemanship. And I encourage my riders to seek out good professionals in the areas where they need more help.

I even have mental game and physical fitness coaches I like to refer my riders to when I know they need support in those areas.

Because I don’t believe I need to be the only person helping you become a better barrel racer.

My job is to help you put the pieces together—and sometimes that means helping you find the right people to help with the pieces I don’t specialize in.

The goal isn’t just to have a better run.

It’s to become a better, more capable horseman and rider—and that takes work both inside and outside of the arena.

09/29/2026

One of the biggest differences I see between barrel racers who want to do it alone and those who choose to work with a coach:

It’s not that one group works harder.

It’s that a coach can help you see what you can’t see from the saddle.

When you’re doing it all on your own, it’s easy to spend months working on the wrong thing. You think your horse is having a problem at the barrel, when the real issue started 20 feet before it. You change equipment, change your approach, change your timing—and sometimes you’re just changing things without really knowing what the problem is.

When you have a coach who knows you and your horse, you have another set of eyes to help you identify what is actually happening and why.

I also see riders with coaches make progress because they have someone to hold them accountable to the process.

Sometimes you need to go back and fix a hole in the foundation. Sometimes your horse is telling you something. Sometimes you are the piece that needs to change.

And sometimes you just need someone standing on the rail saying, “Yep. I saw it too. Here’s what we’re going to do about it.”

You can absolutely learn a lot on your own.

But you don’t have to spend years trying to figure out every piece by yourself.

The right coach doesn’t do the work for you. They help you understand the work you’re doing so you can become a better horseman and a better rider.

That’s what I want for every rider I coach.

09/28/2026

𝙁𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙫𝙨. 𝘿𝙚𝙧𝙗𝙮: 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬?

There’s a lot of confusion around the difference between futurities and derbies, so we will break it down.

A horse can generally be eligible to futurity as a 4- or 5-year-old.

If we futurity a horse as a 4-year-old, they can then move into their derby years as a 5-year-old and continue through their 8-year-old year.

My preference is often to wait until 5 to futurity.

That extra year can give us more time to develop the horse physically, mentally and foundationally before asking them to compete at that level. They are almost always just stronger in every aspect and more mature which in my mind, makes them more competitive.

But,

A horse does NOT have to futurity to be a derby horse.

I have had 5-year-olds come to me that missed their futurity year for all kinds of reasons.

Some were pushed a little too hard, too early and need to go back and have their foundation rebuilt. Others may have been held back because of an injury, surgery or another circumstance that kept them from being ready to compete.

Missing their futurity year doesn’t automatically mean a horse isn’t capable of having a competitive career.

Sometimes the right thing to do is take the time the horse needs, make sure they’re physically ready, rebuild any holes in their foundation and then bring them along for their derby year as a 6-year-old.

So why would an owner choose to put their horse into a futurity or derby program?

Sometimes they simply want their horse finished and developed by a professional before taking the reins themselves.

And sometimes that horse is a potential breeding prospect. For a mare or stallion that will eventually become part of a breeding program, lifetime earnings, titles and accomplishments can add significant value to that horse’s future.

There isn’t one right path for every horse.

The important thing is understanding where that horse is in its development, what its body and mind are ready for, and what the owner’s long-term goals are.

My job isn’t just to get a horse ready for the next event they are eligible for.

It’s to develop the horse in front of me and make decisions that give that horse the best opportunity for a long competitive career.

09/26/2026

It’s official:
✨The toilet is in!✨

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35810 N Milan Elk Road
Chattaroy, WA
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