I became interested in training horses at the age 12 when my dad took my brothers and I to a horse auction where they were homing BLM mustangs. We adopted our first few mustangs there. We somehow got a few rideable and did overnight trail rides and had fun with them.

 

When I was 14, I really wanted to get a quarter horse, we didn’t have internet, so I would watch ads in the catalogs, finally I found a 3 yr old Reg QH mare halfways across the country, so I mailed my hard earned $1200 to them, had her hauled in and started her from scratch, that really fueled my passion to learn more so I started reading books from John Lyon, then buying training videos, and at one time I bought $500 worth from Clinton Anderson! Which was a Lot for me!

 

Then At the age of 15 I began work as a stall cleaner at the Bar F Ranch, cleaning 25 stalls, feeding etc, it was a western pleasure, cutting and team roping equine facility in Pennsylvania and that is where my passion grew to learn how to train all disciplines. Soon I started working horses on the ground and eventually riding and training under Rob Foster.

 

A number of years later I went out on my own training for various clients,

In 2013 a friend encouraged me to do a mustang makeover, so I did, that year started my competitions with wild mustangs, leading into many Championships and reserve champions!

 

 In 2022 I was invited to compete at the Road To The Horse Wildcard Challenge, we picked a horse we named 'Ol Red and ended up being reserve Champion!

 

 A few years ago, we went on a journey competing in the Extreme Cowboy Race, we entered the green mustang division with a client's horse, we were blessed to become World Champions in the division!

 The following year I took "Heza Mercedes" to the EXCA, he ended being the Texas State Champion, National Champion and 12th in the World standings in the Pro Division!

 

We came down to Texas in 2017 and we (my wife, myself, and our three children) are blessed to have a ranch here in Mineral Wells, training, doing clinics and helping people get more connected with their horses!