Childs Cow Horses

05/16/2026

Petunia (owned by Kaylyn Smith) at 14 rides. She is an incredibly talented 2 year old and we are so thankful to have her. **tstarting

04/27/2026

PROGRAM. Is. Not. A. Dirty. Word.
Over the past few years it’s seemed to become popular to hate on the idea of training “programs”. Or that a trainer having a program somehow makes them just a trainer and not a good horseman.
I suppose the thought behind this is that the horse in training won’t fit the program, the trainer won’t adjust and the horse gets left behind.
If that’s something that happened to you it’s not because your trainer had a program it’s because your trainer had s**tty ethics.
Here’s how this works; if you train horses long enough you realize they’re actually quite predictable animals. So, you create a series of steps and must do’s before each next step is taken in training. Most steps created during groundwork are for safety. Steps created during riding are things like teaching a horse to flex, the next step would be teaching a one rein stop. I.e. if the horse can’t flex standing still the one rein stop likely will be harder to teach. You get my drift?
Creating steps makes things easier for the horse. If a horse is having trouble with the usual way of doing things then you think on it and get creative. You may have to deviate just a little bit…. That’s called being a horseman!
Every trainer worth their salt has a program whether they call it a program or not. Each trainer has a different style, each one has a different way of getting there but without a set plan of how to get to the end goal you’re just throwing s**t at the wall.
Programs are not something to be feared or hated. A trainer having a program not only means they’re experienced but that they have retained what they’ve learned overtime and thought on it long enough to create an outline of how to help a horse reach its maximum potential.

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04/10/2026

❗️❗️❗️ AVAILABILITY ❗️❗️❗️

We are so very blessed to be full through the summer. Our next opening for c**t starting, tune ups or show horses will be in August.
PLEASE REACH OUT NOW, if you are wanting to get a c**t started in the fall.
Thank you to everyone of our clients and the amazing people we do business with!
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03/23/2026

It is with great excitement that we announce we will be showing “Pudge” (Sparks Dun Cowboy) owned by Madison Lambert and Colton Buchanan, in the 2026 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. If you have followed our page for some time you will remember Pudge from his early videos as a 2 year old in our c**t starting program. It is such a blessing that we have been given the opportunity to train such a great horse and see his many hours of hard work come to fruition. We cannot thank Madison and Colton enough for this opportunity! Pudge is a horse we are immensely proud of and we can’t wait to show everyone what he can do!
Follow and like our page to keep track of Pudges progress through his futurity year!

See y’all in October!

01/27/2026

01/20/2026

01/18/2026

I’m not a crash test dummy… I’m a horse trainer.

In a world where knowledge is always at the tips of our fingers, it never ceases to amaze me how many people still think that training a horse is just strapping yourself in and “riding the buck out of them.”
I mean at this point there’s thousands of videos completely free on how to avoid that. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube they’re all out there proving there’s a better way.

Yet, almost weekly as a trainer I get calls from people who tell me their horse “just needs the buck rode out of them.” Usually, they only want to commit to 30 days as if that is the cure all to a problem horse. All they need is for me to get on them and hang on long enough for the horse to learn he can’t win that way. “I just can’t afford to get hurt” they say... Yea me either.

Here’s the best way for me to simplify this for everyone. What do Buck Brannaman, Clinton Anderson, Chris Cox, Nick Dowers, and Warwick Schiller all have in common?
They are all over the age of 50, they are all still getting on c**ts, and they are ground work/equine psychological savants.
Now what do most bronc riders have in common? Most retire before they are 45.

My point is to have longevity in this business it would be quite foolish of me to be getting on broncs on a daily basis. Sure I could probably ride it out and not fall off but it won’t take long before one unathletic horse falls over mid-buck and snaps my leg/ankle/foot. Then, there I would be out of a job and dreams busted.

There’s a reason good trainers charge what they do and have day minimums (60-90). Because preparing a horse to be saddled and ridden takes time. Good foundations don’t happen in 30 days (neither does fixing a bucking problem). Yes, a good trainer could be on a horse within a few days without a problem but that’s a small piece of a very large puzzle. That doesn’t mean that horse is ready to go home to someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing in 30 days.

There is no substitute for a good start. Pay for the right person to put a good start on one or pay them to fix the problem. But if you just look for a crash test dummy you’ll be chasing problems or lunging them for the vast majority of the horse’s life.

12/16/2025

Thanks On the Money Equine Media for coming out and doing some content for us!

12/11/2025

Hello all!

Starting January 1st we will have up to 3 spots available for c**t starting!

If you have questions or for detailed information regarding training, pricing, etc. please message us! We usually respond within the same hour & are happy to answer any and all questions!

Warmest Wishes
-Quenten & Shania Childs

11/28/2025

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She does fantastic work!

Sometimes things just line up!
One of my absolute favorite pictures from this shoot

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