Shield & Saddle

09/22/2026

🚨 Lights on. Trailer hooked up. North Carolina bound! 🇺🇸🐴

Shield & Saddle is hitting the road to teach a Mounted Patrol De-spook clinic. Let’s go!

09/20/2026

Growth begins just outside the comfort zone.

We don’t force horses through fear—we build their confidence and help them safely exceed the limits once placed on them.

What limit has your horse surprised you by overcoming?

09/17/2026

📸 The Shelby, North Carolina clinic photo gallery is live!

Check out the gallery, find your favorite photo, and share it with us in the comments! We’d love to see which moment stood out to you.

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Photo collection by Shield & Saddle

09/15/2026

Day 2 wrapped up Sunday with fire, smoke, obstacles, and plenty of breakthroughs!

These riders and horses showed up ready to work, trusted the process, and finished the weekend stronger and more confident than they started.

Which obstacle would challenge your horse the most—the fire, the smoke, the flare, or the noodles? 🔥🐴

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09/13/2026

What a day at the clinic! We rolled out a new presentation with updated information, then took it into the arena. It was great to see the horses and riders making progress in the saddle.

09/13/2026

Travel days, miles on the road, and a new place to call home for the weekend. We’ve arrived, the presentation is set up, and we’re ready to get this clinic started. Like and follow for clinic photos!

09/02/2026

🌧️ Tropical Storm Edouard isn’t slowing us down!

There’s still plenty of prep to get done for our next clinic—equipment to service, gear to get ready, and new information to add to our Equine Vision & Psychology PowerPoint.

Keeping the truck ready with Schaeffer’s Motor Oil and Doc’s Diesel oil filters, while the coffee stays fresh in the Lubbock PD Mounted Unit cup. ☕️🐴

Rain or shine, the work keeps moving.

Never stop learning. Never stop improving. Never stop training.

08/29/2026

Last minute openings in Shelby, NC!

08/27/2026

📅 2027 HOSTS — NOW IS THE TIME TO START PLANNING!

It may not be time to book just yet, but now is the time to start finding your arena, talking with your barn owner, and getting everything lined up to host a Shield & Saddle clinic in 2027.

🐴 2027 Booking Dates
• October 1st — Booking opens for repeat hosts
• October 5th — Booking opens to everyone

⚠️ Our available clinic dates normally fill within the FIRST WEEK of booking opening, so don’t wait until October to start making plans!

🚔 There is ONE way to book right now:
If you are a Law Enforcement Agency, you are eligible to secure your 2027 training dates NOW!

Check out our training options:

🔥 De-Spook Training
- Basic
- Advanced (night sensory)
🔎 Mounted Search & Rescue (MSAR)
⭐ Mounted Patrol Training
- Mounted Patrol School
- Intro to Mounted Patrol
- Custom Programs

We travel across the country bringing our training directly to you. Start getting your facility and riders together now so when the books open, you’re ready!

Ride with Confidence. Serve with Honor.
Shield & Saddle