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Visitors Welcome; Appointments Appreciated Monday through Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00 CLOSED ON SUNDAYS About Poole Training Center
Poole Training Center is a full service equine facility located near Swansea, SC. The Center sits on one hundred and sixty beautiful acres of woods and fields, the same land that Blanchard played on as a young boy. The facility has three barns totaling over fifty stalls with a completely enclosed riding and training arena. Pastures are kept green year round for as much possible natural freedom for stallions, mares and young growing horses. Abundant turn out paddocks allow training horses free time also. A round pen, dressage arena, obstacle course for riding and driving, as well as one hundred acres of wooded trails give great variety for training possibilities. Several storage barns and employee housing rounds out Poole Training Center to be prepared for service to the equine industry. Owners and operators, Blanchard and Debbie Poole bring a combined eighty years of service as equine professionals and with this experience hope to fulfill their motto of being blessed & entrusted with these wonderful creations from God.
Poole Training Center Services
Training- Horses have been trained in all disciplines of work including western, saddle seat, hunt seat dressage, driving, movie work, exhibition, police work, and some specialty work for disabled riders. Approximately 15 to 20 horses are kept in training at Poole Training Center year round. Horses are trained for use in the woods and in the show ring. Showing horses has earned National titles for Poole Training Center in Western Pleasure, Saddle Seat, Hunt Seat, Driving and Halter.
Riding Instruction- Poole Training Center Instruction is for the beginner as well as the advanced horse person. Debbie is the premiere instructor putting high priority to safety of both the student and the horse. The students in the Poole Training Center riding instruction program are taught the basics in safety of trail riding, western, saddle seat, dressage, hunt seat, and good basic horsemanship. Blanchard gives driving lessons in pleasure driving, combined driving and show driving. Poole Training Center students have proceeded with great success to the show ring as well as just good, safe and fun trail riding.
Breeding- Poole Training Center currently stands three stallions to the public at stud for their clients. The breeds that are represented include Andalusian, Friesian, and 100% Foundation Quarter Horse. Poole Training Center only stands stallions that we feel represent the very best of their breed. Conformation, breed type, correct movement, excellent dispositions and production of foals with these same characteristics are all major factors in a stallion standing at Poole Training Center. Training stallions to collect, collecting the stallions, evaluating the semen, shipping of semen and insemination of mares is handled by Blanchard and Debbie Poole. The success rate of getting mares pregnant runs at 90 %.
Andalusian Horse Program- At the present time, Poole Training Center is home to several Andalusian breeding programs that are owned by people all over the United States. Approximately 30 to 45 pure Andalusians and part-breds live here year round. Some are in training, others are here being bred to raise foals for sale and others to be enjoyed by their owners. Blanchard and Debbie Poole helped advise and import many of these horses from Mexico and Spain for our clients. We are looking forward to many future Andalusian foal crops.
Marketing and Purchasing- Blanchard and Debbie assist clients in the purchases and sale of horses. Assistance includes helping with advertising, presentation of horses to prospective buyers and farm planning and breeding programs as needed for individuals. Blanchard and Debbie have traveled over the US, Mexico, Spain, and the Netherlands advising and buying horses for clients. Their experience and knowledge is put to the test on these trips. Our clients have been very pleased over the years with the horses Poole Training Center has help purchase and breed.
Consultation-Blanchard has served in the position of consultant or appraiser on many occasions giving advice in cases for banks, bankruptcy courts, and lawsuit situations. He has also helped lay out farms and facilities that are well suited to each individual.
Blanchard and Debbie have been leaders and members of many horse organizations to help promote the horse industry these include: South Carolina Arabian Horse Association, Palmetto Arabian Horse Association, American Horse Show Association, International Arabian Horse Association, International Andalusian and Lusitano Association, South Carolina Horseman’s Council, Eastern Regional Andalusian Horse Club, Andalusian Professional Horseman Association, SC Dressage & Combined Training Association, and United States Dressage Federation. Blanchard has served on the board of directors of the South Carolina Arabian Horse Association and was president for two years. He has also served several years on the board of directors of the South Carolina Horseman’s Council and was president for two years. Blanchard was named 1998 Horseman of the Year by the Andalusian Professional Horseman Association. This honor meant so much coming from a group of his peers
"We are proud to be doing business with many of the same clients now, that we did business with in the Sixty’s and Seventy’s. We look forward to many more years of serving the horse industry with God’s continued Blessings." - Blanchard and Debbie Poole
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