Don Murphy, NRCHA Hall Of Fame Member. Born and raised on a ranch in California, Don shadowed and learned from many of the great West Coast horsemen. As Don continued to build his reputation as a showman and trainer, other professionals took notice of his gift for “teaching” his sport. He is know as “The Trainers Trainer”. From Non Pros to many of the top trainers in the NRCHA, Don is the trusted eyes to those looking for improvement and understanding the cow horse and horsemanship.
Shawn Flarida & Andrea Fappani talk about the finer points of Horsemanship. With 14+ Million in NRHA earnings between the two of them this conversation gets into how these two riders communicate/understand their horses at the highest level of performance. Enjoy this unique conversation about the importance of horsemanship and how the very best learn and train their horses. This topic will get into greater detail with demonstration at the Teton Ridge "Along For The Ride" Symposium in Las Vegas Feb. 25, 26 & 27. More info at www.alongfortheride.pro
Nick and Andrea get into horsemanship and its benefits for all disciplines at all levels. This conversation is a sample of how Nick Dowers, Shawn Flarida and Andrea will share decades of high level experiences in communicating and understanding the ways horses learn and perform in the upcoming Las Vegas Symposium in February 2022. Nick is a two time Road To The Horse and NRCHA Snaffle Bit Open Futurity Champion. Listen as Nick and Andrea discuss “Performance With Purpose”. Las Vegas Along For The Ride "The Event & Symposium 2022" Feb 25,26,27 Info www.alongfortheride.pro Sponsors Cinch Discount code FAPPANI20 for 20% off @ www.cinchjeans.com www.tombalding.com www.equimaxhorse.com Travis Stillson Custom Leather Work on FaceBook
Billie Bray - Chief Marketing Officer and co-owner of the well know equine company Equibrand from Granbury TX. Equibrand represents Classic Equine, Classic Ropes, Rattler Ropes and Martin Saddlery. Bray is well-positioned to grow the Western industry while simultaneously Billie hopes to have an influence on other families to support the cowboy way of life. “I hope I have encouraged parents to raise their kids to be cowboys or cowgirls, to be leaders and not followers Cinch cinchjeans.com. Discount Code 20% off. FAPPANI20
Janet VanBebber is the Chief Racing Officer for the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). VanBebber is responsible for planning, directing and coordinating the racing department, Racing Challenge and related programs. Janet plays a key role in developing and implementing programs and objectives to promote the advancement of Quarter Horse racing across the globe. VanBebber’s resume boasts a long and successful career training and racing American Quarter Horses. The former owner of VanBebber Racing Stables of Ledbetter, Texas, she has a long history of involvement with American Quarter Horses and Quarter Horse racing and is well known as being one of the industry’s most accomplished trainers. In 2011, she became the first female trainer to eclipse the 1,000th career win mark and she is the leading female trainer by money earned. Her resume also included being the recipient of the 2002 AQHA Mildred n. Vessels Special Achievement Award. Her career includes training world champion...
Taylor is a screenwriter, director, actor, 5 time nominee for Academy Award, co-creator of Yellowstone and creator/producer of Run For A Million, as well as extremely passionate about horses. Taylor sits down to update us on developments on his many Film/TV projects (Yellowstone & Last Cowboy) and plans for the up and coming RFTM in August. Gina Maria does a quick interview as the only Non Pro & female qualifying for 2021 RFAM.
Lloyd Cox has proven himself to be one of the cutting industry's top horse trainers. An unassuming cowboy from Marietta, Oklahoma– he earned himself the honor of being the first 10 Million Dollar Rider in Western performance horse history in 2021. Lloyd is an NCHA Rider Hall of Fame inductee and was the NCHA leading money earning rider in 2003, with earnings of $714,583. Lloyd will share his thoughts on how he became a leading horseman and a leading NCHA money earner. Sponsors Cinch 20% Discount Code FAPPANI20 at cinchjeans.com tombalding.com Equimax equimaxhorse.com Travis Stillson on Facebook
Take a listen as Andrea and Steve Ross (NRHA Judge, NRHA Professional, Horse Broker, Event/TV Commentator) review and discuss the NRHA Reining events slated for summer and fall 2021, the influx of larger purses and the major events. The conversation gets into the "trickle down effect" and how and why it has increased the value and scarcity of quality show horses. With an expanding event schedule they discuss the logistics and strategy in training and preparing for all these big events from the East Coast to West Coast of USA.
Master horseman Nick Dowers stands in a league of his own when it comes to understanding and developing the mind of a horse. His track record for starting colts for the best in the business is unparalleled, and his performance record is equally matched in the show arena. His million dollar rider NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, Derby and Road To The Horse wins are proof of his extraordinary commitment to his hand crafted education system that he has designed and built in Dyer, Nevada. Come Along For The Ride nick dowers.com Sponsors Cinch 20% discount code FAPPANI20 cinchjeans.com qstallions.com or aqua.com. tom balding.com Travis Stillson on FaceBook
Jason Martin & Charlie Cole own Highpoint Performance Horses in Pilot Point, Texas. Highpoint Performance Horses specializes in training all around horses. They trail and compete in many events from western pleasure and trail to jumping and even barrel racing. At High Point they keep approximately 45 - 50 horses in training and travel between Florida and California, showing at the major shows each year.They have trained over 100 World AQHA Champions and 200 Congress Champions. Charlie Cole has been involved with horses for over 35 years and has trained more than 50 AQHA world champions. Jason Martin has won 34 AQHA World Championships. Jason has won the leading exhibitor at the AQHA World Show 5 times. Sponsors Cinch 20% off at www.cinchjeans.com code FAPPANI20 QStallions at www.stallions.com Travis Stillson Custom Leather & Silver FaceBook Travis Stillson 940-641-0495 Walla Walla Whiz www.arcesequarterhorses.com