Foundation & Fundamentals
Colt Starting Course with Phil Haugen
Transform your training with world-class colt starting and horse training fundamentals.
Foundation and Fundamentals is an online horsemanship program developed by professional horse trainer and clinician, Phil Haugen. Using these colt starting methods, Phil has started performance horses who have gone on to produce over $1,000,000 in Equistat earnings in various disciplines, including barrel racing, team roping, breakaway roping, and more.
Watch hours of raw, unedited colt starting footage
Colt Starting Fundamentals
Understanding the fundamentals of working with colts safely, establishing trust and respect, introducing round pen work, and teaching a system of pressure and release.
Ground Work & Desensitizing
Introducing best practices for desensitizing colts, managing anxiety and reactive responses, preparing colts for a halter, and gaining control of the five body parts with ground work.
Putting the First Ride on a Colt
Preparing a colt for its first ride by introducing flexion and hindquarter control with the halter, bit and girth pressure, lunging, saddling, and mounting the horse safely for the first ride.
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What’s Included
4+ Hours of Unedited Colt Starting Footage
Watch real, raw video footage of training methods used to start colts
Demonstrations on Multiple Horses
Watch demonstrations of multiple horses at different phases of the colt starting process
Colt Starting Workbook
Use the Fundamentals Workbook to guide your understanding of colt starting principles
Enroll in the Course
Transform your training program with Phil Haugen's world-class colt starting and horse training fundamentals that have produced over $1,000,000 in Equistat earnings.
FAQs
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Foundation & Fundamentals covers the colt starting process and round pen work. Foundation to Finish is the course that covers the foundational Level 1-3 exercises that are taught at all of Phil’s clinics. If you are working with colts or younger horses, we recommend completing Foundation & Fundamentals first, then progressing to Foundation to Finish.
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This course is designed to teach fundamental colt starting methods to trainers at any level. If you are a beginner who is working with colts for the first time, we strongly recommend that you seek in-person guidance from a professional in addition to completing this course for safety reasons.
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This program is built from Phil’s signature training methodologies used to train 2,000+ performance horses in various disciplines, including: barrel racing, breakaway roping, and team roping. Trainers who specialize in areas outside of these disciplines will also get a lot of value out of the foundational teachings of this program.
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We no longer offer “VIP” versions of the courses that include coaching with Phil, but this is now available through our membership program! If you’d like to join our live monthly mentorship calls and private Facebook group to receive feedback and ask Phil questions, join the Be Your Best Membership.
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Once you join, you will have access to the program for as long as it exists! Keep your login information handy, and you’ll be able to access this program and any new content we upload in the future.
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After you have completed all of the lessons in this course, if you don’t feel like you got at least a 100% return on your investment, you can just email us and we’ll return your tuition. That’s how confident we are that it will change your horse training experience dramatically and reduce a ton of frustration for you and your horse.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Phil Haugen, Professional Horseman & Clinician
Phil starts with a simple, common sense approach of training horses that emphasizes building trust and understanding between horse and rider. His methods have produced over $1,000,000 in Equistat earnings by horses in barrel racing, roping, and other performance events. Phil has mentored and trained horses for multiple NFR qualifiers and continues to coach hundreds of amateur and professional trainers through his online training programs and clinics.
Safety Disclaimer
Equine training can be a dangerous and hazardous activity which may subject the participants to serious injury. Phil Haugen Horsemanship and its associates assume no liability for your actions. This course provides general information and instruction on working with two-year-old colts. It is recommended that viewers watch each lesson in its entirety several times before attempting to implement this process into their training programs. Always seek professional help when you have a question or do not feel comfortable performing the activities required to successfully start a colt.