Jody Brainard

is a second generation horseman with more than 30 years experience in the reining horse industry.

He is a top 50 money earner with multiple major event champions and finalists, AQHA World Show Finalists and NRHA World Champions.

We custom match each horse and rider combination


Gary Isler on Bo Berry
«This is what a good trainer can do to you»

High Performance Horses

We operate a stable that is small with emphasis on quality.

This allows us to spend as much time as necessary with each individual horse or person.

Ferrier Mike Edwards

Mike has shoed multiple world champions and is also our bit and spur maker.

From futurity horses to finished non pro horses we have many champions world wide.

We also offer training and lessons for the non pro riders


Jody Brainard is giving lessons

Lesson group 2006

10/2007

Jody Brainard Tops SWRHA Futurity Open Preliminaries

Equestrian News Release

... Although Saturday’s finals will be clean-slate, no one dismisses the challenge of winning the preliminary round in the always-tough field of Southwest Futurity entries. This year, Custom Harley, by Custom Chrome and out of Peppys Tonette, ridden by Jody Brainard, topped the Open prelims with a score of 221. First place in the Open go round paid $4,421. The duo was also entered in the Intermediate Open, and collected an additional $2,810 for first place in that division. Custom Harley is owned by Rancho El Fortin. ...read all (PDF 132KB)

4/12/2006

Building a winning team
Veteran horseman looks for quality

By Clifford Mitchell

Horses hold a special place in the development of this great land. These four-legged critters have been called on to perform many tasks. Whether it was breaking ground for next years crop, hauling the family to town or driving beeves to the market, horses performed the jobs they were called upon to do.
Today, horses play an important role in the entertainment department for a lot of enthusiasts. The equine-athlete is highly fit and trained to perform in the show ring in many different disciplines. One of the fastest growing equine sports is reining. ...read more (PDF 27KB)

November 2004 Performance Horse

No BRAIN-ard Lead Changes

by Annie Lambert

It doesn't take a genius to change leads – or so says Oklahoma trainer Jody Brainarfd, who jokes that he could teach a dairy cow to make foolproof trainsitions. ...read more (PDF 2'142KB)

If I Were To Train A Horse

Jack Brainard

Legendary trainer, breeder, and teacher
Jack Brainard is a master storyteller. He will open your mind to the challenges, enjoyments, and fulfillment of training young horses. I know of
no horse trainer who is a greater student of horsemanship than Jack. He has continued to improve his own skills and knowledge through his associations with master horseman like Tom Dorance and Ray Hunt, and by his intensive reading of classical horsemanship. This coupled with 50 years of training horses and producing some of the world’s greatest reining horses has given him the vast wisdom that he
shares here with you. You will be amazed at how he takes complex training procedures and simplifies them through his understanding of the horse’s mind and movements.

This book reads like Jack is having a conversation with you. Without realizing it you will be getting lessons in equine history, anatomy, psychology and a touch of philosophy but most importantly, he conveys to you in easy to understand language how to develop the following attitudes and/or maneuvers in
your horse:

Impulsion, Collection, Circles
Relaxation, Forequarter Control, Lead Changes
Willingness, Hindquarter Control, Stops
Bit Acceptance, Straightness, Spins

You will also appreciate the original drawings of noted western artist, Justin Wells and Jack’s reflections on living his life as a horse trainer. Jack has been a friend, mentor, and inspiration
to me. I am so glad that he wrote this much needed book and
I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

Larry Kasten Professor and Equine Program Director University of Wisconsin – River Falls

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Cowboys Past, Present & Future

Jack Brainard

In his unique homespun cowboy vernacular, Jack Brainard traces the development and history of the American Cowboy. Jack begins by explaining the western expansion of America that followed the Louisiana Purchase. Acknowledging that the existence of the cowboy is due to the grass of the Great Plains, longhorn cattle and the mustang, he takes us from the great trail drives of the mid-1800’s to the life of the modern day cowboy. In between, he chronicles the origins and development of the longhorn and mustang, the big spreads, the men who built them and the cowboys who worked on them. Never before has the history of the cowboy been better defined.

From the Texas cowboy to the California vaquero to the buckaroo, we learn of their equipment, clothes, horses, habits, and abilities to adapt to a changing environment.

Throughout the book, Jack shares with us his personal experiences and encounters with men who helped make “Cowboying” a “way of life”. In his own masterful way, he combines history with a little bit of story telling that makes for easy reading.

This book is for anyone who has ever pulled on a pair of boots, is or wants to be a Cowboy, and for all who cherish this life style. It is a remarkable tribute to an icon of American culture, the Cowboy.

Larry Kasten, Professor
Department of Animal and Food Science
University of Wisconsin – River Falls

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