Cody Crow on What to Look for in a Trainer
Ranch Riding Ready with Cody Crow
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Choosing a trainer is about more than a win record. Cody Crow of No Where But UP Performance Horses explains the green flags he looks for — quiet, confident horses, non-pros whose confidence is growing, and a trainer who turns a bad run into a lesson instead of a lecture. Watching the difference between trainers who build people up and trainers who deflate them is exactly what shaped the program he runs today.
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