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"Ferd Roth Jr"

OIC, LaCrosse Mounted Police (Ret)

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Meet The Trainer

Who He Trained With

His Schools & Training Certificates

Basic Equitation

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Ferd and Sam Roth ~ N5400 Moos Road ~ Onalaska WI 54650-8936 ~ (608) 781-6445 ~ Email Sam ~ Email Ferd

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Ferd Roth Jr.

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Although a cowboy at heart, I was not raised around horses.

My exposure to the equine world began in 1988 when I met my wife, Sam.

She was a cowgirl and thought I might be interested in learning about horses. This animal has truly changed my world.

The horse is the smartest domestic animal in the world. I quickly learned that a 1200-pound animal can be very intimidating

and that I had better learn how to deal with them, or risk injury to the horse or myself.

Thus began my quest for quality training.

I am a Sergeant (Ret.) for the La Crosse, Wisconsin Police Department.

Although not a new idea, I and another officer felt that the police department

could benefit from having a mounted patrol unit.

We were given the green light to develop an equine program, and in 1997, I became the Officer In Charge (OIC)

of the La Crosse Mounted Patrol Unit. We began an extensive training program

and have logged literally thousands of hours in the saddle as mounted police officers.

As I continue my quest, I have been very fortunate to train with some of the most qualified instructors, riders, trainers,

and mounted units in the world. With this training, I have improved my personal riding skills

and gathered a wealth of knowledge in handling "horses with issues", along with instructional

techniques for training riders in proper riding etiquette.

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Some of his noted instructors and mounted units include:

Ferd with Gustone

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Boston Mounted Police
New Orleans Mounted Police
Gustone Vintevogel ret. Belgian Gendarmerie National Police & Chief of Belgium Equestrian Team for World Games and Olympics 1966
Darlene Geiser-Geiser Equine & the Southern Police Institure
Jack Bernard & Larry Kasten - UW River Falls instructors in reigning
St. Paul Mounted Police
Madison Mounted Police
Hennepin Parks Public Service Search Mounted Unit
Milwaukee Mounted Police Unit
John Harms (Pat Parelli Instructor)
Most notably, Mr. Clinton Anderson and his Downunder Techniques

Ferd trains with Clinton Anderson

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Ferd's Schools and Training Certificates

May 1998	24 hrs.	UW Madison Mounted Police Seminar Included 3hrs. with John Harms
June 1998	8 hrs.	UW Madison Mounted Police Seminar John Harms & Hands On Training
October 1998	24 hrs.	Hennepin Parks Mounted Police Seminar (Royal Canadian & New Orleans Mounted)
May 1999	40hrs.	Geiser Equine-University of Lousville Cert. Basic Mounted Police Course (Gaston Vintevogel & Boston Mounted Units )
September 1999	8 hrs.	Western Wisconsin Technical College- Crowd Control for Mounted Units
March 2000	8 hrs.	UW Madison-John Harms Hands On
March 2000	8 hrs.	UW Madison- Midwest Horse Fair
April 2000	6hrs.	Demonstrations for Midwest Horse Fair On Police Mounted Patrol Units
May 2000	40 hrs.	Milwaukee Police Dept. Mounted Training
September 2000	40 hrs.	Hennepin Parks Public Safety Mounted Police Seminar-New Orleans & Washington D.C. mounted units
June 2001	24 hrs.	Clinton Anderson Downunder Techniques
June 2001	40 hrs.	UW River Falls Riding Instructor Course (Jack Bernard, Larry Kasten & Bob Racich)
September 2001	24 hrs.	Western Wisconsin Technical College- Crowd Control & Horses with Issues
April 2002	40 hrs.	Clinton Anderson Downunder Horsemanship
November 2002	24 hrs.	Clinton Anderson Downunder Techniques
April 2003	8 hrs.	UW Madison-Sensitivity Training
April 2003	6 hrs.	Midwest Horse Fair- Demos on Mounted Police Techniques
May 2003	24 hrs.	Milwaukee Police Department Mounted Police Training
May 2003	4 hrs.	Dane County Crowd Control Unit with Mounted Units from five Agencies. Madison, WI
September 2003	8 hrs.	Crowd Control & Riot Formations La Crosse, WI
October 2003	12 hrs	Crowd Control & Search and Rescue Rhinelander, Wisconsin
April 2004	6 hrs	Madison Midwest Horse Expo Demo on Mounted Police Riding and Training
September 2004	40 hrs	Accepted to the First Advanced Clinic ever offered by Clinton Anderson

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Basic Equitation can be defined by answering three basic questions listed below:

Why the Need for Training?

The principal purpose in training is to go to a point in your training program

where you ask the horse to do something, and you get the proper response. Develop safe, content and willing horses.

Why the Need for Ground Work?

Training is based on control. Control the mind and feet and you control the horse.

Why the Need for Respect and Control?

If you don't have respect, you have an accident waiting to happen.

Ground work and training is somewhat physical and SAFETY becomes an issue.

To achieve Respect and Control, you make it uncomfortable for the horse when it is away from you,

and comfortable for them when they are with you.

You must be willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done. Be as gentle as possible, but as firm as necessary .

This is achieved by moving the horse forward, backwards, left and right.

Three Basic Rules For the Questions Above:

Rule # 1

SAFETY FIRST ~ OUR SAFETY ~ we are the most important and cannot be injured or hurt in any way.

Rule #2

Training cannot hurt the horse

Rule #3

We must have movement in order to teach. Exaggerate to teach, and refine as you go along.

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Tools Used For Assistance

Rope Halter with knots in proper locations

12-14 foor lunge rope with whacker on end

Handy stick with string

Handy stick with Plastic Bags attached

Noise Sack

Lariat & Lunge Whip