Aaron Ralston was born and raised on his family’s ranch in Western Colorado. Horses have influenced his life from his early rodeo career to his accomplishments in reining and working cow horse competitions all over the world. Aaron was the 2004 AQHA Sr. Reining Reserve World Champion and in 2006, he was part of Team USA at the World Equestrian Games, held in Aachen, Germany. Riding Smart Paul Olena, Aaron led the Team to a Team Gold Medal and took the Bronze medal in the Individual Reining Competition. Aaron is also the host of “The Ride” which airs every Monday on RFD TV....View Website

In 1992 Charlotte Bredahl-Baker was part of the US Bronze medal winning Olympic team in Barcelona with Monsieur and part of the US silver medal winning team at the North American Championship in 1997 with Lugano. In 2006 she competed successfully on the Florida circuit and qualified Komo for the Grand Prix Championship at Gladstone as well as Eskada for the Intermediare 1 championship. Charlotte is a USEF (S) and International rated (C) judge. This year she is the clinician for the USDF Adult clinic series in all 9 regions. Charlotte is an official Selector for the World Games 2010. She was also a selector for the Team that went to Hong Kong in 2008. She is a member of the US Equestrian Federation High Performance Committee....View Website

Daryl has spent most of his life with horses and once he realized they were his calling he honed his skills by learning from some of the most respected voices in the business: great horsemen such as Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and Bryan Neubert....Read More

Marci Powell is a CPRA/WPRA Professional Barrel Racer who has been in the top 15 Canadian Professional Rodeo Standings twice, and has qualified for the Calgary Stampede 4 times. She won her first professional rodeo in 1984 at 16 years of age, and set a CPRA record for winning the Richest Professional Barrel Race in Canada. She held that record for many years on a horse she trained herself called "Barney". She has also been a FCA, LRA, & WRA finalist, as well as many wins and placings at Futurities & Derbys. Marci has trained a lot of horses, many of which have gone on to great success with other riders, something Marci is very proud of, and strives for as a trainer....View Website

Marion's love of horses started at a very early age and has never wavered to the present day. Marion has a true understanding of the nature of the horse, and she passes on her years of experience and knowledge to her clients through lessons and clinics. Marion grew up at her parents riding School in West Germany. Her parents where open minded to different approaches of training horses and different riding styles. Even though her Mother was a certified English riding instructor, she gave Marion the opportunity to learn from many other instructors in different fields of the Equine world....Read More

Michael has always been actively involved with horses. In his youth and late teens, he was a competitive rider in the disciplines of jumping and hunting. Michael was also heavily involved with Pony Club. Outside the show arena, horses were a recreational outlet for the Richardson family and fox hunting was a regular group activity. Growing up in this equine culture offered the perfect opportunity for Michael to nurture his natural talents and competitive spirit. His lifestyle also fostered a life-long passion for both horses and their abilities. The young equestrian would use this passion to turn what most would consider a very negative life change into a very positive one, when in 1986, a Jeep rollover accident almost ended Michael's life and left him a paraplegic....Read More

One of Canada’s top international show jumping competitors in the 1970’s and 80’s, Vaillancourt won an Bronze medal at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, an Individual Silver Medal at the 1976 Olympics in his hometown of Montreal, a Silver medal at the 1979 Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico and a Gold medal 1980 alternate Olympic games Rotterdam, Holland.

A Senior Status National Hunter and Jumper Course Designer since 1985, he was promoted to FEI “I” Jumper Course Designer status in 1994, and remains one of only a very few Canadian Course Designers to hold this designation. He is also a Licensed Course Designer for the United State Equestrian Federation and Federation Equestre International. Over the years, Vaillancourt has designed courses for some of North America’s most prestigious horse shows including Spruce Meadows, the North American Young Riders’ Championship, the Nutrena/Western Hay Wellington Classic in Wellington, FL, the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, ON and the World Cup Grand Prix....Read More

Trainer and author, Mike Kevil of Arizona, has over 30 years experience starting colts and changing the behavior of older horses. Kevil has started colts for top trainers including the likes of Don Dodge and Al Dunning. He has travelled all over the US and Europe working with all breeds of horses and all disciplines, including Arizona prisons where he teaches detainees the art of gentling Bureau of Land Management (BLM) mustangs. The types of horses that Mike rides cover the spectrum. It’s not unusual for him to step off an Arabian park horse, then onto a rope horse to heel a few steers, then to a young cutter or reiner that some top trainer thinks has great enough potential to warrant being started by Mike. Kevil has judged the colt starting competition Road to the Horse in Tennessee three times and even competed in the competition in 2008. Mike is author of two books and DVDs Starting Colts, Volume 1 and 2....View Website

Robin and her husband, Roger have been raising, showing, coaching and training pleasure horses for the past 30 years. They attend AQHA shows as well as NSBA shows throughout the country and you can expect to see them at major events such as the Tom Powers, Reichert Celebration, Southern Bell, NSBA World Championship, All-American Quarter Horse Congress and AQHA World Championship. They also attend APHA and ApHC color breed shows from time to time. They are involved in showing customer’s horses as well as coaching students at the shows. Robin is an AQHA Professional Horseman and a multiple world and national champion Western Pleasure competitor and trainer. She has been a member of “Team Horse and Rider” since its inception in 2005 and has been featured in numerous articles in Horse and Rider Magazine. Robin and Roger stand the 2009 NSBA Horse of the Year “Good Cowboy Margarita” at their facility in Kentucky....Read More

Jonathan Field began his life with horses as an English rider, then transitioned to a working cowboy on an historic cattle ranch in Western Canada. Both these realms of riding still capture his heart; he continues to ride the range on his cattle ranch and enjoys riding jumping horses. His quest to expand his knowledge about horses abounds, and his passion was further ignited recently by private lessons with legendary gold and silver medalist George Morris. Whether pushing cows or jumping fences, Field’s pursuit for knowledge about horses — and his ardor for them — is unending....Read More

As a youngster, Josh grew up horseback in western Colorado, helping his father on a cattle ranch. Training horses was not the family focus at the time, rather earning a living from the livestock industry was. As a result of this exciting and challenging occupation, the Lyons' Legacy began....Read More

Doug has built his training skills and riding abilities over a lifetime of horsemanship. Doug shows us that allowing the "Freedom to Choose", is the key ingredient to developing a foundation based on mutual respect and trust. From novice rider to professional and regardless of discipline, the Doug Mills Method will have you and your horse performing at your best, be it in the show ring or on the trail....Read More