Welcome To Bobcat Farm
270 Mendon Street • Upton, MA 01568
Phone: 508-529-4209(h) or 508-479-5266(c)

"I won't break your horse. I'll gentle him..."
"Between the rider and the ground is the grace of God"
 

Hi... My name is
Cathie Hatrick-Anderson

I specialize in starting colts and re-habilitating problem horses. I have been training horses for over 30 years. Born in Southern CA. and brought up in the western tradition. I am a proud daughter of rodeo bareback bronc rider, trick rider, and horse trainer Kathie Jo Hatrick, and outdoor extremist Dennis Shane Hatrick.

 Transplanted  I have been training here professionally for 19 years. Don't let the fact that I ride western discourage you. 85% of my clients ride English, most prefer bits. A problem horse is any breed, color, or discipline. I've helped dressage riders with their Holsteiners, Friesians, and Dutch Warmbloods. Just because I prefer to ride bitless does not mean I can't help you to get your horse softer in his bitted bridle; I do this on a regular basis

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She's a Faint Echo (Cachina) Cachina and I our second year In the fastest growing equestrian sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Cachina is a Certified Shooting Horse we moved up to a level 3 in "08" our third year in the sport.

                                                                                        Photo by Aida Schreiber

I would still love to help you. I used bits most of my life, until I realized I could have MORE CONTROL (Who doesn't want that when your riding a 1000 lb flight animal?) and get better results without one.

My mare Cachina, above, has been ridden in traffic, trails, and over jumps. She has competed in hunter paces, team penning and cowboy mounted shooting. She has also been put to a cart and a sleigh. All of this barefoot and bitless!

Cachina was invited to demonstrate bitless riding in Dr. Cooks presentation at Equine Affaire 2005 "Horses and riders prefer a bridle with a bit missing"

April 2006,  Cachina was invited to The Forest Park Zoo Springfield MA. to demonstrate bitless riding.   (Don't ask her what she thought of the Bobcat!)

 I Come To Your Facility, Farm or Backyard

I can help you achieve great results, with gentle but firm training methods that I have developed from a lifetime of riding horses! Not just in small confined areas, but in the CA cactus covered foothills and the woods of upstate NY.

 Don't send your horse to "The Trainers" I am confident I can help you with whatever behavioral problems you may be experiencing. I work with you and encourage your hands on participation up to your comfort level. No secret training methods. 

Maybe you just want to be able to catch your horse in a large pasture, longe him without him pulling, or turning in, or learn a few round pen techniques. I ask my clients to make a list. I am usually able to address every issue in our first session. (Most problems are fixed in 1-3 visits)

Does your horse bite, kick, charge, crowd, or intimidate you in any way? Does he dance in the cross-ties, not tie at all, refuse to stand to be mounted? Does he jig balk buck or rear? Yank the reins out of your hands, ignore the bit?  Is he hard to tack up. Disrespectful/fearful of the vet or farrier?

Does he refuse to leave the barn, get on a trailer? Start making a list so you can start enjoying your horse! I encourage video taping, so you can refer to our session again and again. Many times the difference between success and failure is simply body position. Sometimes it's the lack of following through with a request.

I will travel within a 60-80 mile radius of my Upton, Massachusetts farm. (Some exceptions.) I have traveled to every state in New England and as far west as Idaho to train! 

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