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Local woman built business on love of horses

any children at some point in their childhood, may ask their parents for a pony. Maybe they saw one in a movie or a book, but a passing passion began to burn in their tiny hearts. 


One local woman developed a passion for horses and turned it into a thriving business. 


Casey Hollingsworth, owner and operator of Ride for the Brand Horse Training, said she found her passion for horses when she was 3 years old. 

“I was able to start my business and work full-time on March 30,” she said. “Currently, I have seven horses per month that I will be training through July.”

any children at some point in their childhood, may ask their parents for a pony. Maybe they saw one in a movie or a book, but a passing passion began to burn in their tiny hearts. 


One local woman developed a passion for horses and turned it into a thriving business. 


Casey Hollingsworth, owner and operator of Ride for the Brand Horse Training, said she found her passion for horses when she was 3 years old. 

“I was able to start my business and work full-time on March 30,” she said. “Currently, I have seven horses per month that I will be training through July.”

"I expect a lot from my horses in the first 30 days."

-Casey Hollingsworth
The billing period for her business is on a 30, 60 and 90 day cycle.

“I expect a lot from my horses in the first 30 days,” Casey said. “For example, in 30 days of colt start basics, they are expected to guide, stop and back up.”
Another part of her job is determining problems with certain horses and fixing them.
“I will talk to its owner about the horse's problems and struggles,” she said. “Then, we start from the beginning and build on the things the horse is good at.
“From there, we can assess the issues and where they stem from and figure out a way to move on.”

The key is to constantly keep the clients up to date on the progress of the horses.

“This is important, because it allows the owners to evaluate on what they want to do at any time,” Casey said. “It is about helping the clients, but also about helping the horse have a future at the same time.”
Through the years, Casey has found that colt starting is her most popular and most needed service.

“I love it, but I am hoping that mustang adoption will start to pick up,” she said. “People don’t see them as useable, but they really can be.”

Casey’s step after came into her life when she was three years old, and that is when she started riding.

“As a family, we enjoyed activities like camping, riding horses and going to rodeos,” she said. ‘At 13 my mom gave me my first yearling philly to start.

“That was the first young horse that I started.”

Casey and her family raised and registered quarter horses.
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Contact Casey Hollingsworth to find our more about her available horse training programs at 417-342-5066.

Find Casey on facebook to keep up with her progress on various horse training excercises.

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