Calib McCollister

Fort Steele, Canada

Colt starter/horse trainer

Richard yes sir I did exactly that and it went way better then I thought. He’s gunna take him home and bring me a nice 3 yr old filly instead. Even if I got him going there’s something neurological wrong there. Unfortunately he’s not a good partner you would be able to trust. 

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at what point do you call the owner and let them down?? It’s a terrible thing to admit defeat and I know I’m a decent horseman but he’s a trauma llama. Now he’s coming at me with bad intentions. Even if I can get to him the owners are a bit older and the man is a really good horseman but I know he’s scared him. I have done so much. He’s not a horse you can ever trust. 2 2hr sessions for a couple of weeks and he’s never let me catch him again. I feel so sick about the conversation I’m going to have to have. This is the second horse in my career where it seems to be a brain thing. Too many good ones out there. 

That’s a heckuva outdoor arena. Beautiful 

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Makes a fella appreciate the good ones lol 

20 Apr 11:09

I have one like that too amigo. Blooming frustrating at times. Keep tryin keep goin. Don’t get hurt but keep tryin. Starting to think some horses are just not meant to be horses. 

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20 Apr 09:32

God is good 

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Welcome to the club😎. One of the best horseman I’ve found as a colt guy. Excellent program 

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17 Apr 10:08

The in the loop message 

What a great email this morning. Right now I have an extremely tough horse in training. The hardest scariest horse I’ve ever started. He’s down right beautiful but he’s near impossible to catch. I’m a fairly decent hand but today’s in the loop was spot on. I had to give him yesterday off because in reality I needed a break lol. He could do it all day long but boy did he frustrate the heck outta me. I think about quitting and for a brief moment I got kinda upset about not being able to catch the sucker. I’ve spent over a week trying to touch and catch him in a small pen. Now I can rope him but I want him to want to be caught so I haven’t. It’s been slow and staying in bed sounds better than work for sure. I have caught him a couple good times only to have to restart from the beginning the very next day. Could use some pointers maybe but I know in my heart I ain’t no quitter. If I quit it’s this horses last chance and he’ll be put down. I just know there’s a good horse in there. Thanks for the message Richard 

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I love that you guys made an overview. Great work. The best in the business 

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24 Aug 12:47

I love the b 1 mentality. B 1 that people can count on that your horse can count on. You have definitely bridged a huge gap in my methods and styles.