Larry Trocha is a professional horse trainer located in northern California.
Larry offers training for cutting horses, reined cow horses, reining horses and ranch versatility.
Lessons range from basic to advanced horsemanship. He also offers clinics on a limited basis.
Local or out-of-state horses are welcome
NOTE: Long distance clients will receive a video of their horse’s progress each month.
Have your horse trained or get lessons from Larry. call (209) 642-2804
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Larry Trocha Training Stable
Located 30 min. south of Sacramento:
Sliding J Ranch
24860 Tully Rd.
Acampo, CA 95220
Phone: 209-642-2804Mailing address:
Larry Trocha
25595 Graham Rd.
Galt, CA 95632
NOTE: Long distance clients will receive a video of their horse’s progress each month.
Please feel free to call me if you’re interested in having your horse trained or shown. I’ll be happy to discuss with you my training and showing program.
Horse Training Fees:
- Cutting Horses & Reined Cow Horses: Monthly fee on cattle. Training fee includes board. $1400 per month
- Reining Horses: Monthly fee. Training fee includes board. $1200 per month
- General Training: Monthly fee. $1200 per month
- Tune up : One (1) month minimum. $1200 per month
- Fees are paid one month in advance and due the day the horse arrives.
- If you need your horse hauled cross country to my place, I can recommend several good horse transportation companies.
- Evaluate your horse for training suitability or sale. $70
Available Lessons:
- Important Understanding: To me a lesson means working on anything you need to improve your skill. Many riders think a lesson is a fun playday with no specific goal in mind. That is not the way I operate. Your improvement is the goal.
- Cutting Horse Lessons. Free if your horse is in training with me. Otherwise $70 per lesson. $50 on the mechanical cow.
- Reining or Dry Work Lessons. $50
- Beginner to advanced horsemanship. $50
- If your horse is in training with me, you’ll receive ONE FREE LESSON A WEEK, plus a discount rate on additional lessons.
- You must provide your own horse to take lessons… I do not provide lesson horses.
Boarding and Services: Call me for current prices at 209-642-2804.
- Full board in a bedded stall.
- Stall with loping program.
- Shoeing. Special shoes are extra.
- Trailer parking (if we have space available).
Miscellaneous Fees. Call me for current prices at 209-642-2804.
- Hauling to shows: $0.70 per mile.
- Showing fee: $40 per day at the show
- Showing long distance: Equal percentage of costs… motel, food etc.
- Sale commission (must be an exceptionally good horse): 10% of sale price.
- Creating a video of your horse and uploading it to my youtube channel(40,000 subscribers), upload to my email list(11,000 subscribers), upload to my facebook page(10,000 subscribers): $500 minimum. A complete professional sale video with music and photos is $1000.
- All fees must be paid in full before the horse leaves the premises… No exceptions.
To set up an appointment for board, training or lessons, call Larry Trocha at 209-642-2804.
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Here’s what to expect when your horse is in training with Larry Trocha:
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