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Welcome to Cold Creek Home of Fine, Well Trained Horses & High Class Pointing Dogs Cold Creek Farm  is the passion of Burl Hicks, owner and founder. As a boy he went to the plantations of the deep south and witnessed the spectacle of men working their bird dogs on the vast lands that held the wild birds called the prince of birds - the bobwhite quail. This is where a smooth, well mannered horse and a high class bird dog were considered the pinnacle of the sport. Burl later started his career in the military, and then the business world, but never gave up his dream of working with the horses and pointing dogs that he loved as a child. His dream is alive today at Cold Creek Farm where Burl and Brian work with some of the finest examples of gaited horses and a variety of pointing dog breeds.

Burl and Brian working a young horse in the round pen... "The secret to training is to make the right thing easy and the wrong thing difficult while being as gentle as possible but as firm as necessary." -Burl Hicks

In 2007 Brian Hodges came to Cold Creek Farm with a desire to ride some horses. He immediately became interested in the partnership between man and horse and showed a natural talent to handle, train, and care for horses. Both Burl and Brian have a special ability to communicate with horses and use techniques and methods that create a bond between horse and human – a bond of trust and respect.  The same applies to the pointing dog training program which emphasizes an approach that brings out a dog's natural hunting instinct while creating a respect for the handler / owner, other dogs, and the birds. This process creates a high class bird dog with the style and intensity to hunt with pride or win at field trial competitions. There is a lot more to this story so we invite you to browse our web site, contact us for information, call us, or join us in the field and the front porch to talk horses and dogs.

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