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  • COLT STARTING + EQUINE SKILLS MASTERCLASS

    PRESENTED BY VERSATILE HORSEMANSHIP AND LYON HORSES
  • This form is to organize participant registration, horses, auditors, stalls and lodging the week of January 9-16, 2026

    One form MUST be filled out PER PARTICIPANT.
    If a participant wants to bring 2 horses to start under saddle, they will need to pay for 2 spots in the colt starting sessions. 



    3 DAY COLT STARTING + EQUINE SKILLS CLINIC: January 10-12, 2026
    4 DAY CONTINUATION OF THE CLINIC: January 13-16, 2026

    Let me be clear here at the top-- this is absolutely NOT a clinic where Mark and Elliot will be your personal crash test dummies.
    They are horsemen.
    This is their skill, their life's work, their art.
    This IS a clinic where they will pour time into YOU, to teach and coach YOU through the first ride, early rides, advancing a green horse, and various skills that are helpful to know when being around horses and on a ranch.
    If you are looking for a crash test jump rider, this is NOT the clinic for you and your horse.
    If you are looking to learn the skillset and dying art form of reading a horse, starting a colt, and horsemanship skills of management and ranch keeping-- then this IS the clinic for you.
    Mark and Elliot WILL have a demo colt or two to visually explain their process prior to coaching you with your colt.
    If you do not have a colt to start, we will source one for you. 

    This is a clinic designed for the aspiring professional, the professional ready to up their game, and those everyday horsemen who are curious and want to better themselves and learn MORE! Take your horsemanship, equine + ranch skills to the next level. 

    LAYOUT OF THE CLINIC:
    *FIRST 3-DAYS- $762 includes lunch + participation
    AM- Colt Starting/ Riding Sessions
    LUNCH
    PM- Equine + Ranch Skills; such as: Welding, Knots, Basic Hoof Care/Trimming, Rope and Tools Management + More.

    *4-DAY CONTINUATION- $700 includes participation
    AM- Colt Starting/ Riding Sessions
    BREAK
    PM- Equine + Ranch Skills; such as: Those already mentioned above + Braiding and Leatherwork, Trailer Skills, Professional Presentation of Horse + Rider, Basic Veterinary Care, + More. 
    You must participate in the first 3-days in order to do the continuation. 

    Horse sourcing fee is $125.

    Auditing is available for the morning sessions of the 3-Day Colt Starting at $65/auditor for the first morning or $175 for all 3 mornings, does include lunch each day. Auditors must come to the first day and must pay in advance for the first day to give us a proper head count for lunches.

    Participants should bring all their own gear and necessities to care for their horse. If we are sourcing a horse for you, we will cover the care of the horse but you must still bring your own gear. 
    We often have bridles, snaffle bits, halters, lead ropes, and reins available for sale in our onsite store.


    CLINIC COORDINATOR:
    Caitie Holtzman
    940-465-3777 -- TEXT ME
    caitie@versatilehorses.com

     

    VENUE:
    Versatile Horsemanship
    15750 FM 1816 Nocona, Texas 76255

    https://versatilehorses.com/facility-and-horse-hotel
    See website linked above for photos, map, and amenities information. 

     
    When not being worked, horses not stalling must remain inside or tied to their trailer. No tying to fences or trees on property. Please be respectful. If your horse digs a hole to China-- fill it in. If your horse drops manure, clean it up. Horses that ARE being stalled, ARE allowed to tie to the fences/walls within their stalls. 

    Pet Policy
    Any other pets coming to a clinic with you must be kept leashed at all times, must stay by your trailer/RV, and are NOT allowed in or near the round pens, arenas, Club House, Main Barn or other common areas for the safety of our participants, horses, and clinicians. If you are staying in one of our lodging options, there is a $75.00 pet fee and the pet MUST be crated if left unattended in there. The $75.00 pet fee will be charged to owners of dogs found leashed or loose in or near the above stated common areas. Dogs MUST stay restrained IN or BESIDE the trailer or vehicle they came in and MUST be cleaned up after. Again, our dog policy is STRICT for the safety of all horses and people onsite for the event. 

     

  • If your horse is a stallion, he must be stalled in the Main Barn. No exceptions. 

    Photos and Map of the facilities can be found here: https://versatilehorses.com/facility-and-horse-hotel

     

    $35: Shedrow Stalls, 12 x 12, dirt floor (6 total)
    $45: Main Barn/Stallion Stalls, 12 x 12, matted floor w/fans (6 total)
    $35: Corrals w/shelters, 15 x 60 (4 total) or 30 x 60 (3 total)
    $35: Club Corrals w/shelters, 12 x 24 (5 total)
    $35: RV spots (10 spots total, electric and water, no sewer- there is an on-site RV dump)
    $100/Room: Bunk House (2 rooms total, 1 full bathroom, mini-kitchen. 1 person per room.)
    $150: Apartment (1 room, 1 full bathroom, full kitchen, laundry, 1 bed, 1 couch. Sleeps 1, could do 2 comfortably.)
    $10/bag: Shavings
    Prices are per night. 

    *Our large corrals were designed for participants bringing multiple horses/teams of horses to clinics that get along well enough to be kept together. They do not HAVE to be used only for teams of horses, but can be and participants with multiple horses do have priority in regard to reserving the large corrals.*

    If a lodging or stabling option is not available to click below, then that option is already sold out. 

  • Your Stabling + Lodging fees are due upon arrival to the event. 

    To secure your spot in the clinic, you must send your deposit below. 
    Deposits are non-refundable for cancelled clinic spots but can become transferable within the year. If Versatile Horsemanship has to cancel due to weather, payments will be refunded OR can be transferred to another clinic taught by Versatile Horsemanship.

    Your remaining clinic balance is due upon arrival to the event, including the horse sourcing fee if that applies to you. 

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  • Waiver and Photo/Video Release
    In consideration of receiving permission to participate in the above named program, or any activity associated with the above named program, I do hereby release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue Versatile Horsemanship LLC, any officers, servants, agents, or employees (hereinafter referred to as releasees) from any and all liability, claims, demands, actions and causes of action whatsoever arising out of or related to any loss, damage or injury, including death, that may be sustained by me, or to any property belonging to me, whether caused by the negligence of the releasees, or otherwise, while participating in said programs, or while in or upon any premises where said programs are being conducted. I am fully aware of the inherent risks and hazards connected with participating in activities with farm animals. I acknowledge that farm animals are unpredictable and potentially dangerous whether I am riding, handling (i.e. leading, grooming, directing on the ground, auditing, or being in the presence of, etc.), and have full understanding of the kinds of occurrences and hazards that may exist during or as part of my activities, including the potential for serious injury or death. I hereby elect to voluntarily participate in said programs, and to enter the above named premises and engage in such activity, knowing that the activity may be hazardous to me or my property. I voluntarily assume full responsibility for any risks of loss, property damage, or personal injury, including death, that may be sustained by me, or any loss or damage to property owned by me, as a result of being engaged in such activity, whether caused by the negligence of releasees, or otherwise. I further hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless the releasees from any loss, liability, damage or costs, including court costs and attorney’s fees, that may incur due to my participation in said activity, whether caused by negligence of releasees, or otherwise. It is my express intent that this release and hold harmless agreement shall bind the members of my family and spouse, if any, if I am alive, and my heirs, assigns and personal representative, if I am deceased, and shall be deemed as a release, waiver, discharge and covenant not to sue the above named releasees. I hereby further agree that this waiver of liability and hold harmless agreement shall be considered in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. FILM/VIDEO RELEASE / VERSATILE HORSEMANSHIP LLC: I, (Owner), for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is acknowledged, give to the Versatile Horsemanship LLC ("Manager"), its legal representatives, successors, and all persons or corporations acting with its permission, unrestricted permission to copyright and/or use, and/or publish photographic portraits or pictures of the Owner or the Owner’s horse, and the negatives, transparencies, prints, or digital information pertaining to them, in still, single, multiple, moving or video format, or in which the Owner or Owner’s horse may be included in whole or in part, or composite, or distorted in form, or reproductions thereof, in color or otherwise, made through any media in photographer's studio or elsewhere for art, or any other lawful purpose. I hereby waive any right that I may have to inspect and approve the finished product or copy that may be used in connection with an image that Versatile Horsemanship, LLC or its agents, employees, and representatives has taken of the Owner or the Owner’s horse, or the use to which it may be applied. I further release Manager, Versatile Horsemanship LLC or others for whom Versatile Horsemanship LLC is acting, from any claims for remuneration associated with any form of damage, foreseen or unforeseen, associated with the proper commercial or artistic use of these images unless it can be shown that said reproduction was maliciously caused, produced and published for the sole purpose of subjecting the Owner or Owner’s horse to conspicuous ridicule, scandal, reproach, scorn and indignity. I acknowledge that the videotaping/photography session was conducted in a completely proper and highly professional manner, and this release was willingly signed at its termination. I certify that I am not a minor, and if a minor, have permission from my parent or legal guardian signed below, and am free and able to give such consent. In signing this release, I acknowledge and represent that I have read the foregoing waiver of liability and hold harmless agreement, understand it, and sign it voluntarily as my own free act and deed; no oral representation, statements, or inducements, apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made; I am at lease eighteen (18) years of age, fully competent, and I execute the release for full, adequate and complete consideration fully intending to be bound by same. I give my permission, in the event that my family physician or dentist cannot be reached by phone, for releasees to make appropriate arrangements for emergency care whether it be by a physician or dentist, or medical or dental facility should I become injured or ill while participating in this class. It is understood that I will assume any financial responsibility for any medical or dental expenses that may be incurred for said emergency or emergencies.

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