Sunset Acres Training Stable

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Hello there, my name is Cassandra Carl, founder/owner of Sunset Acres Training Stable "Where Bright Futures Begin, With A Gentle Touch." Here's a bit about me. I was basically born in the barn, my mom was a horse trainer & breeder of Appaloosa horses. I got my 1st pony at age 3, a sweet black Hackney Pony from the auction named Tarbaby, but had been riding my moms amazing Quarter Horse gelding, Blackie, prior to that. I recieved & started training my own 1st horse at the young age of 7, he was a half crippled 2 yr old appaloosa gelding that, with corrective work & time, came to be a great horse, competeing in our 1st horse show at age 8 & 3, he had a great career winning many awards in Western, Hunt Seat, Trail, & even barrel racing. We also jumped, did a little dressage for fun, parades, worked cattle, & were on a drill team. He went blind at age 9 due to an accident in the trailer but I continued competing on him for 6 more years, then used him for lessons & trail rides into his late 20's when he was retired, he had to be euthanized at age 32 due to a stroke. I started showing horses for other people around age 10 & training horses for others at age 14, but helping my mom out with horses in our barn since I was old enough to handle what she was asking. I have worked with/for a variety of trainers through the years in a wide variety of disciplines & breeds, learning everything I possibly could from all of them. I even spent 6 years as a professional groom for a world champion Morgan trainer & breeder. I've worked with Appaloosas, Quarter Horses, Paints, Morgans, Belgians, Mustangs, Arabians, Friesians, Warmbloods, Holsteiners, Thoroughbreds, Spotted Drafts, Gypsies, Shetlands, POAs, Hackney Ponies, Welsh Ponies, & Miniature Horses. I've competed in both open & Appaloosa Breed Shows in Halter, Showmanship, Western Equitation & Pleasure, Hunt Seat Equitation & Pleasure, Trail, Hunt Seat Over Fences, intro Dressage, Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Drill Team, & ridden in tons of Parades. I have one assistant, Nichole, who has been with me for 13 years now. She helps out with the young horses in our program & helps out with leadline lessons on occasion. She has ridden & shown with me for many years, earning several awards herslef, showing my horses or her own in Western, Hunt Seat, Halter, Showmanship, & Trail. We offer lessons and training in Western, Hunt Seat, Equitation & Pleasure, Showmanship, Trail, Halter, Hunter In Hand, beginning Hunt Seat Over Fences, & some gaming events. Colt Starting & Problem Horses as well. We feel that every horse & human is unique, so we do our best to tailor our program to meet you & your horses needs. We are happy to welcome haul in lessons & do have a couple beginner lesson horses available.

I love helping people learn about horses, themselves, watching them grow & become successful in whatever path or discipline they choose. I enjoy watching the bond build between a horse & rider while riders gain confidence, courage, & trust. Horses help & heal people in so many ways, I love being able to share that experience with people. Please reach out to me through our Facebook page with the link listed below.