Build Confidence, Communication and Trust With Your Horse
At Silvertip Acres, we help riders and horses develop a solid foundation through proven horsemanship principles, practical training and real world experience.
THREE JOURNEYS, ONE PATH
A Lifetime of Horsemanship
FOUNDATION
Learn the principles that create, safe, confident horsemen and women.
COMMUNICATION
Develop feel, timing, and clarity with your horse.
LEADERSHIP
Become the calm, trusted leader your horse needs.
OUR PROVEN PATH
The Silvertip Journey
A step -by-step approach that takes you and your horse from the ground up. Wherever you are today, your journey starts here
FOUNDATION
Safety, groundwork, and riding fundamentals
COMMUNICATION
Feel, timing, softness, and responsiveness
LEADERSHIP
Problem solving, mentorship and horse development
REAL TRANSFORMATION
Better Horsemanship
Better Partnership
BEFORE SILVERTIP ACRES
Nervous around horses
Confused by conflicting advice
Horse ignores cues
Riding lacks confidence
Limited progress
AFTER SILVERTIP ACRES
Clear communication
Stronger partnership
Confident, consistent riding
Safer horse interactions
Continued progress
MEET YOUR GUIDE
John Keener
If you had asked me twenty years ago if I'd be teaching horsemanship, I probably would have laughed.
Like a lot of people, life took me in a different direction…..
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The 7 Foundations Every
Horse and Rider Need
EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS