Promoting Sound Tennessee Walking Horses
My name is Dena Plendl. I am a professional TWH and gaited horse trainer. I have over 25 years experience with gaited horses in California, Washington, Oregon nd Iowa. I am married to Scott Plendl, who has many years in the horse industry breeding & raising Quarter Horses and Appaloosas. We work together starting, finishing and correcting Tennessee Walking Horses. I am a sound trainer.
Your horse is started with basic ground work to develop a natural consistent gait. We increase the speed as your horse develops. Our rule of thumb is never sacrifice form for speed. TWH's are capable of all sorts riding disciplines....reining, field trials, gaming, working cows, etc. Our training facility includes a 100 x 200 outdoor arena, 50 x 80 indoor arena, a 60' round pen, outdoor turnouts, 5 stall heated horse barn (Complete May 2007) with office/tack room, 3 stall heated foaling barn and thousands of acres of bean/corn fields around our home for riding.
For many years I showed Amateur. Friends and strangers kept asking me to help them with their horses. So I decided to become a professional and have now learned that this is not an easy job. It requires daily handling leading, longing, brushing, riding, saddling, clipping, bathing and hauling to make quality horses. In my eyes, it doesn't matter if you want a trail or show horse it all requires effort on your part and our part to make all of this a reality.
S&D Stables ONLY shows flat shod Tennessee Walking Horses. We specialize in Western, English, Model and Futurity horses. We can help you and your horse in and out of the show ring.
We have several customers that have quality flat shod stallions. Feel free to ask for names and phone numbers of those people for pedigree and prices.
The TWH was developed for the purpose of riding, driving and light farm work. They became popular with Southern Plantation owners who needed horses with comfortable gaits to carry them the many miles necessary to inspect their immense fields. They were also favored by country doctors and traveling preachers who spent many hours on horseback.
Typical TWH's are intelligent and affectionate. They are best known for their smooth running walk and have become a popular choice for people that enjoy trail riding.
Please contact us at
712-546-1416 home or
712-540-9596 cell phone
Email at scottplendl@frontiernet.net.
We always have an open door.
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