One advantage of selling 4 - 6 year olds rather than weanlings is that they have time to grow up in a herd and be supervised by Wetherbee's talented staff which results in the new owner's complete knowledge of the horses' histories which many horse owners never receive from others. Rondi Keaney is in charge of the breeding, foaling, nutrition, and health care. Claudia Lauze does the handling, round penning, long lining and three-year-old backing. At 3 to 5 the horses begin their consistent training schedule under Rondi and Claudia assisted by Corrinne Lauze (Claudia's daughter) and Carly Fisher. Brett Gaby, DVM of Essex Equine, oversees the foaling and the young horses' medical needs. Neo Ruiz performs the trimming and shoeing from weanlings to competitive horses.

This method seems to be working as some of our first foals are now competing in combined training and doing well with Suzie Gornall and Anne Geoghegan. Tricia Shotwell and Tricia O'Connor have taken some into the hunter ring and have done very well there. Additionally, Claudia Lauze has also competed some of Wetherbee's horses in pleasure driving with winning results.