Good ReinFor the love of the horse
A palomino horse grazes in a green pasture
The flagship course · opening soon

Your First Horse:
The First 90 Days

A guided path from the day your horse arrives to a routine you trust. It's built for adults and parents who are new to horses and want to do this properly.

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Who it's for

You love the horse. You're less sure about the rest.

  • You've just bought or leased your first horse, or you're about to.
  • You're boarding and want to understand what the barn is doing and why.
  • You're a parent paying for a rider's horse and want to know enough to ask good questions.
  • You'd rather learn from veterinary and extension sources than from comment threads.
Planned pricing · not yet on sale

$149 $199

Founding-member price, planned. Waitlist members get first access at $149. The planned regular price is $199. Nothing is charged today.

  • 8 modules of short lessons you can watch at the barn
  • Printable Barn Binder: checklists, logs and question sheets
  • Your personalized care calendar, built with the Care Scheduler
  • Every module cites its veterinary and extension sources
  • 30-day refund policy planned for launch
Reserve my spot, no charge
Course outline

Eight modules over ninety days.

This is the planned curriculum. Lessons are in production and will be released module by module to waitlist members first.

Module 1
Before day 1

Set up before the trailer arrives

  • Choosing a barn or preparing your property: questions that reveal care quality
  • Quarantine plan and separate equipment for a new horse
  • Who to line up first: vet, farrier, instructor, and their after-hours numbers
Module 2
Days 1–7

Homecoming week

  • A calm arrival and settling-in routine
  • Learning your horse's normal: appetite, manure, temperature, pulse, respiration
  • Safe handling basics to practice with your instructor
Module 3
Days 8–21

Daily care that actually matters

  • The daily walk-around: legs, hooves, eyes, water, attitude
  • Grooming as a health check
  • Picking hooves safely and what to report to your farrier
Module 4
Days 8–30

Know when to call

  • Vet-now signs: colic, laminitis, choke, wounds, eye problems
  • What to have ready when you phone the vet
  • Building your Vet-Call Card and barn first-aid kit
Module 5
Days 22–45

Forage-first feeding

  • Why hay comes first, and weighing instead of scooping
  • Body-condition scoring basics and tracking trends
  • Testing hay and judging supplement claims
Module 6
Days 30–60

Your preventive-care calendar

  • Farrier intervals and how they're set
  • Dental exams, core vaccines and parasite control with fecal egg counts
  • Building your calendar with the Care Scheduler
Module 7
Days 45–75

Tack, fit and the starter kit

  • Saddle and bridle fit: why photos and labels can't tell you
  • Helmets: standards, fit and replacement
  • What to buy now, what can wait, and what to skip
Module 8
Days 60–90

Your team and your routine

  • Choosing and working with a trainer
  • Seasonal care: heat, cold snaps and pasture hazards
  • Your 12-month plan and budget review
Reserve your spot

Be first in when enrollment opens.

Join the waitlist to lock in the planned founding-member price. You'll hear from us when the first modules are ready. Nothing is charged today, and you can leave the list anytime.

Good Rein is educational and doesn't replace care from your veterinarian, farrier or instructor. The course teaches you what to watch for and what to ask. It never teaches you to diagnose or medicate.