Before coming to the USA in 1984, Jan Ebeling worked as an apprentice under late German master Herbert Rehbein and earned his berreiter, a German license to train horses. In 1984, he moved to the USA to work alongside Olympian Robert Dover while Dover was preparing for the '84 Olympics. Jan has been a major force since the USET Intermediaire I Championship in 1998, when he began riding as a US citizen. That year Jan finished as Reserve Champion at the Intermediaire I Championship held in NJ as part of the Bayer/USET Festival of Champions....Read More

Nick Karazissis is one of the top trainers, teachers, clinicians and judges in the country. He and his family own and run Far West Farms in Calabasas, CA which is considered one of the cornerstones of the West Coast Industry. Nick guarantees that his sessions will not improve your understanding of the Hunter Jumper discipline but guarantee to improve your connection and understanding of how a rider and horse need to connect. Nick also helped write and produce the “Get Connected” DVD,which is used as the standard for Hunter Seat Equitation flatwork in all USEF judges clinics. In 1992, he was elected CPHA Horseman of the Year. When Nick is not showing, judging or giving clinics, he is involved with all the major horse governing bodies on the West Coast in addition to serving as elected member on the American Horse Show Association (AHSA) Zone 10 committee. He has also been President of the California Professional Horseman’s Association and on the Board of the Los Angeles Horse Show Association and the Pacific Coast Horse Show Association.

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For more than 10 years Curt has conducted demonstrations and clinics on stockmanship, starting colts, horsemanship and safety across multiple countries. His abilities starting colts and conducting stockmanship demonstrations along with his unique ability to communicate make him one of the most sought after clinicians....Read More

Tammy Pate was literally raised on horseback. Born into a ranching family in Montana, her father was a rodeo steer wrestler who spent his free time teaching young Tammy and her sisters all he know about horsemanship and riding. Her grandmother, Betty, instilled in her the deep values of the ranching life: a reverence for nature and the practical skills ranching families needed for the demands of their rural life....Read More

Doug Huls grew up in Iowa and attended 2 years of college at Iowa State University. In 1985, he moved to Texas to follow his dream of becoming a horse trainer, working for well known trainers, Tom Chown, Steve Heckaman and Cleve Wells. In 1990, he moved to Arizona and has since consistently trained and coached multiple youth and amateurs to World Championship, Congress Championships, Congress All Around Youth, Reserve All Around Youth Titles and National High Point Titles. A proven All Around Champion Trainer in the show ring, Doug has trained multiple World and Congress champions in Showmanship, Western Pleasure, Western Riding, Western Horsemanship, Trail, Reining, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunt Seat Equitation, Working Hunter, Hunter Hack and Pleasure Driving. Doug is an AQHA and NSBA judge and has given clinics in Europe and Australia. He and his wife, trainer Stacy live and train in Phoenix AZ.

One of Canada’s top horsemen, Jonathan Field is an exceptional horseman who has dedicated his life to the study of the horse. “My goal as a horseman is to achieve the highest connection possible with horses. I want my horses to be as interested in me as I am in them.”

While he dresses Western, Jonathan applies his horsemanship to all disciplines, from reining and cutting, to dressage and jumping. Horses offer him the unique opportunity to stretch the boundaries of his imagination. Each training session or performance is a learning experience with his horse where harmony, lightness, and true unity are the goals. Always, his relationship with his horse is the most important factor....Read More

Jerry Tindell's childhood links him to a time when mules and horses were a vital part of the American story. The 8th child of a Missouri timber man, Jerry grew up watching his father work with both draft horses and mules to support the family by skidding logs. That connection shaped his life, and he has followed his love and respect for animals to build a successful career which now focuses on training both equines and humans....Read More

Robyn began riding horses before she could walk and has competed successfully in Hunter, Jumper, Three-Day Eventing, Endurance, Western and more recently in Gaited horses. Since 1986 Robyn has been teaching TTEAM and TTouch on a full-time basis in Canada, the US, Europe and Australia. TTEAM offers a training approach that encourages optimal performance and health and presents solutions to common behavioral and physical problems....View Website

Ruben Villasenor creator of Horsemen's Western Dressage has been working with horses for over 20 years. His methods for working with horses have developed over the course of a lifetime of interacting with them. As a boy Ruben quickly learned that the way to a horses mind and heart were with time and patience, and dedication and consistency were going to earn you trust and respect. Ruben's deep appreciation for the equine animal is evident in his gentle and effective methods. His favorite saying is "Let the horse do it because it can, not because he is being forced to." He also says "In training I teach horses to be aware of their whole body, then I use that awareness to create movements that are inspiring and beautiful to watch. A horse that is aware of his body and his capabilities is willing to work because HE CAN."...Read More

Bob Myler , the youngest of the Myler brothers, was born and raised in Iowa. Before joining with Ron in the bit building business, Bob was a machinist and welder who was skilled at working with metals. Bob has been helping to design and build bits for 18 years....Read More

Halter and Gaited training will be available through Bobby Richards, Jr. from Tennessee. Richards has 30 plus world titles and 30 plus reserve world titles in The Celebration and Futurities. He is also an international title winner in weanling, yearling and "in-hand" competitions. Bobby has conducted halter and gait training clinics all across the United States and Canada. In addition, he is a licensed judge with the National Horse Show Commission and has conducted a judging seminar in Germany for the European members of the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association. His topics to be addressed each day include ground working, halter training and preparing a young horse to ride as well as gait training with an emphasis on Tennessee Walking Horses and other naturally gaited breeds....Read More

Ken McNabb started his equine experience on a two - week pack trip when he was 10 days old. Like most kids who grow up on ranches, Ken was working cattle and training his own horses when he was still in grade school. Through out high school he picked up extra money breaking colts for neighbors.

By the early 1990’s, Ken’s natural ability and his love for horses led him to consider studying professional horse training as a career. John Lyons, with his psychological approach and gentle training method was just beginning to gain national acceptance. In 1993, Ken became one of the first certified John Lyons’ Trainers. The ranchers back home were skeptical of these gentle methods, but as Ken began producing better saddle horses, the doubts disappeared. The demand for Ken’s training time left him fully booked....Read More

Brent Trout is a trainer/clinician residing in East Central Alberta. Growing up on a farm across the road from the historic Imperial Ranch, there were always horses to ride and what seemed to a young man, like an ocean of grass to ride them on. In his teen years Brent’s health would begin to deteriorate. Horses would become a substantial part of his identity equaled only by his disease. A disease called Alports Syndrome reaped havoc on Brent’s vision and hearing as well as destroying his kidneys. Horses would become a substantial part of his identity equaled only by his disease. This young man, despite his adversities never quit. Soon only one identity emerged, that of a horseman. His burdens had become his wings and he would take flight, studying everything he could about horses and horse training acquiring the knowledge that he has today. Never satisfied, Brent continues to seek out individuals, as well as horses, that he can learn from and share with....Read More

Tom was born and spent his early youth in Kansas where he showed horses in almost any discipline imaginable. His desire to show led him to Cleve Wells of Burleson, Texas. Tom had the benefit of working with not only Cleve but also other trainers such as Jerry Stanford and Shane Dowdy. During Tom’s time in Weatherford he evolved from client to apprentice. Tom has helped to create multiple World Champions in WP in both the AQHA and ApHA industries. Tom has also shown many World Show qualifiers and AQHA Congress Finalists....Read More