1. CODY KING
3 THUNDERBIRD CIRCLE HOBBS, NM 88240
(806)420-5108 ▪ codyking5464@gmail.com ▪
Objectives
To promote my performance horse training business specializing in tie-down roping and team
roping horses. To inform you of my qualification as a horseman and a businessman.
Experience
Grown up on several different ranches in NM learning how to manage and maintain cattle, horses,
and the land. As a kid on a ranch you learn how to feed, check waters, and become a
professional water line technician, also monitored fences and revitalized water gaps and broken
fence.
Contract Cowboy aka “Day Worker” 1999-Present
Mel Gnatkowski: Contributed to annual cattle work, branding in the spring, castrating bulls in the
summer, and shipping calves in the fall.
Wendell Wells: Hired out in the spring for branding where I improved and strengthened the
branding crew.
Dewey Brown: Would hire me for a couple of weeks before the fall works, where I gathered all the
cattle to a more central location and work all the late calves.
Marceleno Lucero, L6 Cattle Company: 2004-Present
Lived on the L6 Cattle Company for 7 years where I was authorized to take care of the ranch.
Maintaining the cattle operation while developing my own style of horsemanship and cattle
handling. During this time I started to take and train outside horses.
Double V Ranch Fort Sumner, NM 2011-2014
I would take outside horses to train them how to be ranch horses while helping the Double V Ranch
do the cattle works.
Paige McNeil Hobbs, NM 2014-Present
Paige will hire me out to work his cows, preg check, vaccinate, and deworm. Every winter we
move his cattle from his ranch in Texas to his ranch in New Mexico on a cattle drive for about 25
miles.
Saulsberry Quarter Horses. May 2014-August 2014
I was the head horse trainer for Ty Saulsberry where I assessed much knowledge and experience
training horses. I directed the horse program by maintaining a clean and safe environment for the
horses by keeping a clean barn and promoted an extensive feeding program.
Skills

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 Marceleno Lucero sent his ranch horses to me since I was 11 years old, I would ride the horses to
make them more gentle for Marceleno.
 John Payne, my late cousin sent me 3 horses on summer when I was 13 years old. I trained 2
ponies to ride and were gentle for his 2 children. I also trained a team roping horse for John.
 Katrinka Cox sent me 2 colts to start and ride. I put the foundation and the first 30 ride on the
horses.
 I trained a horse for Alan Caraway to be a good ranch horse, I started the horse heading and
heeling. Later Alan sold the horse for a considerable amount of money.
 Josh Brown sent 2 colts for me to start and put the first 30 days of riding on both of them.
 Evert Fout just sent a horse for me to train, the horse is currently in my specific training program
and will be broke to ride in 30 days.
 A skilled farrier. I shoe all my personal horses, making sure their foot health is on track for optimal
performance. I also shoe horses for the public.
Education
New Mexico Junior College Hobbs, NM August 2013-Prestent
Associate degree in Equine Training and Management along with a second associate degree in
Equine Business