2009 Ignacio Clinicians & Featured Speakers
September 18-20, 2009
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Sky Ute Event Center, Ignacio, CO
September 18-20, 2009
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*NOTE: Speakers and schedule are subject to change without prior notice.
Debbie Bibb
Creating the Ultimate Trail Horse
www.debbiebibb.com
(719) 748-8543
 Based at Running D Ranch in Florissant, Colorado, Debbie Bibb is a trainer and clinician with more than 30 years of horse experience. Debbie graduated from the John Lyons Trainer Certification program in Parachute, Colo., in 2001 after 6 months of study under both John and Josh Lyons, for which she used her two horses, Classy and Cheyenne. Now, as a nationally recognized horse trainer, Debbie knows one thing remains the same throughout the equine world - all horses have the same basic instincts and thought processes that can be used to teach any desired skill. Her Building the Horse of a Lifetime® training program is especially designed to educate both horse and rider so that the two may work together successfully.
At the Ignacio Rocky Mountain Horse Expo, Debbie will include these sessions from her Building the Horse of a Lifetime® training program:
- Leadership on the Ground and in the Saddle (all 3 days)
- Trail Dressage (Friday)
- Preserving the Willing Attitude in Your Young Horse (Saturday)
- Keeping It Fun: Fun Ways to Improve Your Riding and Training (Sunday)
 Debbie's goal is to improve the relationship a person has with his or her horse while achieving better performance through patient, gentle and consistent training methods. She trains a wide variety of horses at her ranch and conducts demonstrations and clinics to teach people her training methods. Debbie has experience in both English and Western disciplines and enjoys teaching horse owners of all experience levels.
She believes that the key ingredients of horse training are focus, patience, consistency and timing. If you have focus, she believes, all the other ingredients come together: "If you are focused, you are waiting for even the smallest positive change in your horse and thus gain patience. With focus, you also gain the consistency and timing that are critical in success with your horse." Debbie believes that using these training principles, a person can have the best horse they've ever had - the horse of a lifetime.
Always a true professional, Debbie is constantly striving to increase her training knowledge. She continues to study John and Josh Lyons' new developments in training, and also studies other trainers’ and clinicians’ methods in search of anything she can take away to improve her own program and help others with their horses.
Debbie has always had a passion for horses - from a horse-crazy little girl to an adult who is still amazed by the power and beauty of horses. Her education with horses began at age 5 when her parents bought her a horse and she started taking riding lessons. In addition to owning horses, she participated in 4-H and Girl Scout horse programs while she was growing up. Later on, she studied as an Equine Science/Pre-Vet major at Colorado State University, led horse packing trips and taught packing in the Wyoming back country and graduated from the Colorado Outdoor Adventure Guide School near Cripple Creek.
Debbie also strongly believes in giving back to the horse community. She supports equine rescue groups by offering demonstrations and clinics to use as fundraisers and special training assistance for rescue horses. With the help of United Animal Nations, Debbie and her husband, Mark, rescued their Percheron colt Zeb from the Premarin foal auctions in Canada.
Ryan Gingerich
 From boyhood on his grandfather’s farm in Indiana to his first job as an equine trail guide, it was obvious that Ryan Gingerich had a special relationship with horses. His desire to make horses his life’s work led him to complete a national horse training certification program, then study with one of the world’s top scientific equine behaviorists, who in turn traveled from Australia to study with Ryan — he was that impressed with Ryan’s innate ability to understand and train horses.
At the Rocky Mountain Horse Exp in Ignacio, Ryan will present Bucks, Bolts and Bad Reactors: Solving Behavior Problems. Each day, he will work with a different horse and different “trouble spot” for two sessions.
“I’ve learned so much about the science of the horse, in addition to what I’ve learned almost intuitively. I think the combination of these two elements, combined with tradition, are crucial in a successful relationship with a horse,” states Ryan. “People often bring ‘hopeless’ horses to my clinics or to my farm for me to train. Being able to get into the mind of the horse — in addition to knowing about science, intuition and tradition — has helped rehabilitate a significant number of these behaviorally-challenged horses. And of course this education will skyrocket any competitive or trail horse to a new level. Understanding behavior and how to modify it is what it’s all about — and that’s what my program explains step-by-step. Modifying behavior may be as simple as changing a bit or as complex as understanding why a horse rears at every opportunity and then changing that behavior.”
Years of study helped Ryan, who is now deemed “The Behaviorist,” to develop his own training program, Connective Horsemanship. At his National Equine Behavior Center in Missouri, Ryan continues to hone and expand his knowledge, which he shares weekly on his highly-rated RFD-TV show. “My passion is to teach both people and horses in simple ways that can make them successful,” Ryan smiles, “and help them with their habits and behaviors. The human often needs to learn more than the horse, and I’m happy to report that my program has been formulated to do just that.”
When not in front of a television camera, teaching a clinic, flyfishing, or simply on horseback for fun, Ryan often can be found leaning on the fence, observing horses in a herd or just by themselves. “I learn a great deal about horses from just watching them,” Ryan reflects, “and sometimes I find myself admiring these animals, studying them in a free environment, then taking that new knowledge and understanding and incorporating it into my program. Over the years I’ve come to believe that there are no bad horses, just bad training.”
Ryan Gingerich has often been the headliner at national events. His performances have been received with rave reviews at a number of expositions and presentations, including the following:
- Equine Affaire, Ohio
- Equine Affaire, Massachusetts
- Western States Horse Expo, California
- Horse World Expo, Maryland
- Horse World Expo, Pennsylvania
- Illinois Horse Fair
- Rocky Mountain Expo, Durango, Colorado
- Rocky Mountain Expo, Vail, Colorado
- Northern Illinois Horse Fair
- Middle Tennessee Horse Fest
- Florida Horse Celebration
- The Horse Show (radio program with Rick Lamb)
- Red River Farm Network (radio)
When not on the road, Ryan can be found at home in Troy, Missouri with his wife Gina, sons Billy and Colton, horses, cats, and a variety of rescued dogs (just about any shape and size, from Chihuahuas to Mastiffs).
Camille Matthews
Quincy the Horse Books Author/Illustrator Bio
 The author and illustrator have done just about everything with horses. Author Camille Matthews provides Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) using rescue horses. She is an avid trail rider and lover of American Quarter horses. Illustrator Michelle Black is a professional trainer of dressage riders, a consultant on horse nutrition and a proponent of barefoot trimming for the natural hoof.
Camille and Michelle agree that the creation of the Quincy the Horse Books is their favorite project so far. For them it is an opportunity to express an artistic vision but more important an effort to bring the joys and challenges of life with horses to children who may never have direct contact with a horse.
 They believe children will bond with Quincy. They note that children and horses share many qualities including sensitivity, authenticity, expressive communication and the need to rely on others for physical care. Both agree that the Quincy the Horse children’s books were born from a conviction that horses are good for children and children are good for horses.
Tammy Pate
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.
She married her husband, Curt Pate, who was then a rodeo announcer, and followed him into the demanding life of managing a cow camp. Together they developed innovative, gentle ways of training horses and managing livestock. During this time, she raised her own children, literally, in the saddle, carrying them with her on horseback to work with Curt on the ranch.
These rich experiences, along with a growing interest in the benefits of Yoga on the equestrian body, have led Tammy to share horsemanship knowledge. Tammy's clinics are designed to bring awareness of mental and physical balance, and above all, improve your horsemanship. Everything you will do at the clinic is designed to gently bring about the inner balance that improves your ability to bond with and communicate with horses.
What you will learn from Tammy Pate:
- How to increase your Inner Balance
- How to be in the proper frame of mind before training
- How to work on yourself in order to work with your horse
- A situational approach to riding in the wilderness
- The behavioral aspects of horse training
- Ranch culture
- How to ride safely in the wilderness
Jason Patrick
 Jason Patrick has spent his entire life learning to be a horseman, and he is still striving to learn more. Growing up on a working ranch in Colorado that ran 7500 yearlings and 100 mother cows, Jason had 5 horses assigned to him by the time he was 10. Jason’s dad hated high strung and high headed horses, so Jason was given some of the problem horses of the herd. Jason spent the first 18 years of life fixing problem horses just to survive. Somewhere along the line Jason got really good at making really nice horses and a career was born. As Jason got older he realized how much he had to learn so he began traveling and working with other trainers and to this day continues to train himself as much as his horses. Jason’s goal is to be a great horseman by the time he is 80 years old.
At the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Ignacio, Jason will focus on:
- Colt Starting (Working all 3 days with one youngster)
- The Fine Art of the Hackamore
- The Making of a Bridle Horse
- Rescued or Recycled: Evaluating a New Horse for Purchase or Adoption
Jason is now 36 and still makes his living on the back of a horse. Last year alone, Jason’s ranch started more than 150 different colts. Jason personally put the first rides on more than 80 of those horses, which was actually a few less than the years before since he now has apprentices and interns working with him. Jason is rare in today’s horse training world because he is a lifetime cowboy who has the scars, marks, and hilarious stories to show for it. Jason’s clinic career began because he required people to come and ride with him before he would sell them a horse. The demand for Jason’s horses was so high that people soon found out that Jason was almost as good at training people as he is at training horses.
Growing up with the cowboys and gentlemen of yesterday has instilled a way of life into Jason that he displays with pride. Complete with tipping his hat to the ladies, saying Yes, sir and Yes, ma’am, Jason is a product of yesterday, with today’s approach to horsemanship.
Jason has won money competing in Reined Cow Horse competitions, Ranch Horse Versatility competitions, Ranch Rodeos, Colt Starting, and many other performance events. Jason has been featured on Country Music Television’s “America’s Top Cowboy,” several different shows on RFD-TV, countless publications across the country, and has been featured at horse clinics and Expos all over North America.
Contact information:
Jason Patrick
PO Box 775082
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
970-879-9489
www.whisperingwillowsranch.com
horses@whisperingwillowsranch.com
Karen Scholl, Horsemanship for Women:
 With almost 20 years of study in psychology-based horse training and 15 years instructing courses and clinics, Karen Scholl brings a unique perspective to the horse industry with her program, Horsemanship for Women.
Karen describes her philosophy this way: “Horses look to the leadership qualities of other horses for survival, and because most women are not taught leadership skills from an early age, it’s very common for us to become fearful or frustrated with our horse.”
By traveling all over the country teaching courses, Karen offers safe, supportive clinics where women learn the skills to communicate with their horse with lasting results. Even the husbands are impressed!
Karen’s programs at the Ignacio Rocky Mountain Horse Expo will include:
- From the Rail to the Trail
- Moving Through Fear
- Anatomy of Leadership with Horses
- Training the Recreational Horse
- Trailer Loading
- Confident Riding
With a AA Degree in Equine Science, many years of teaching technical courses in the corporate environment and twenty years of horsemanship study, Karen brings a unique mix of educational skills and horsemanship abilities that are particularly suited to help women develop leadership, confidence and trust in themselves and with their horses.
“I’ve had extensive study in psychology-based horse training, and because I didn’t grow up with horses, I completely relate to the challenges so many women face. At the completion of every clinic many say that they are no longer afraid of their horse!” Karen says, “It’s the most rewarding thing I can imagine doing for people.”
Tools designed to adjust for the limited strength of women and free safety video downloads are just some of the opportunities Karen offers to help women gain more confidence, feel safe and have more fun with their horses.
Go on Karen’s website, www.karenscholl.com to register to receive a newsletter and notices when Karen is teaching in your area. Or call Karen’s office at 888-238-3447.
Moses A. Woodson
Crescent A Farms Horsemanship
 Moses A. Woodson was born in Tennessee and spent his childhood moving back and forth between Tennessee and Colorado. His parents, Moses Sr. and Mary Woodson, were missionaries on the Native American reservations of the Four Corners region of the Southwest.
Being farmers from Tennessee, the Woodson family has always had a deep connection to horses and to the farming and ranching way of life. At times when the family did not own horses and ponies of their own, Moses spent his time learning from those around him who did. He also read all the horse-related literature he could get his hands on.
Living in the Four Corners area gave Moses a great opportunity to learn from the ranchers in that part of the country. When he was thirteen, his family moved onto a commercial cattle ranch, where he learned the cowboy way of life and experienced a kind of horsemanship he had only read about.
Moses married a girl from the Southwest area. Polly A. Woodson is Navajo; after they married, they moved to the Navajo reservation. While living there, Moses learned to catch, work with and train the wild horses that run free on the reservation. He also worked with many of the area families and ranches, doing day work such as branding, gathering cattle and starting colts.
Moses’ horsemanship education was further advanced when he went to work on the Browning Ranch in Farmington, NM. Bob Browning’s genuine understanding of the horse made Moses want to become not just a better trainer, but a true horseman.
When Moses and his family moved back to Tennessee, he started training horses and found a real need for a horse trainer who could teach horsemanship to first-time horse owners. Today, Moses teaches his own brand of horsemanship, traveling the country doing clinics and demonstrations for anyone willing to learn.
Moses has a humble saying: “I don’t know everything, but I know what I know, and I know it works.”
In Ignacio, Moses will concentrate on gaited horses. His programs will include:
- Groundwork Your Way to a Better Gait: 5 Basic Tools
- 5 Basic Tools of Horsemanship Under Saddle
- 3 Stages of Riding a Gaited Horse
- Improving Your Horse’s Gait Under Saddle
- Hands, Feet & Seat Positions for Better Performance
- Open Forum on Gaited Horses
4 Corners Draft Horse, Mule & Carriage Association
Audra Dobbs, Miss Rodeo Colorado 2009
“Support the Horse”? It’s what Miss Rodeo Colorado 2009 does every day.
 With shiny new “Support the Horse” license plates on her truck, Audra Dobbs, Miss Rodeo Colorado, has been traveling the state throughout 2009, speaking on behalf of PRCA rodeo in particular, and the Colorado horse industry in general. “I’m delighted to have this opportunity,” Audra says. “Horses and our western heritage are so important.”
Audra values this heritage from first-hand experience growing up on a small ranch near Glenwood Springs, CO—in fact, the same ranch where her mother was born and raised. “My most wonderful childhood memories center around horses, with rodeo, trail riding and 4-H horse events.” She hopes to convey the value and excitement of horses to her audiences on her 2009 tour. As she says, “Horses have been a blessing to me my whole life. I want people to understand horses’ value both personally and to the state’s history and economy.”
Her dream of winning the title began when she was just four years old and met her first rodeo queen. The proud Colorado cowgirl—and fifth generation horsewoman—pressed forward during her school years, even penning a middle-school essay on why she desired the title and what she hoped to accomplish with it.
“Accomplish” is no small word for Audra. An honors graduate of Mesa State College, Audra gained her elementary teaching certificate as well as her qualification as a Reading Rescue Specialist—all the while she was competing up the ladder to her present title. She has taken a leave of absence from her position as a Grand Junction first-grade teacher to fulfill her duties as Miss Rodeo Colorado.
The Miss Rodeo Colorado position comes with publicity, responsibility and glory, but no financial help. Having stepped away from her teaching salary for the year, Audra is grateful for many sponsorships (see below—an impressive list). Ultimately, Audra will pursue a Master’s in Education Administration with plans to become a school administrator. Although she hasn’t had much time for hobbies this year, she does enjoy pleasure riding and barrel racing, as well as dancing, target shooting, traveling, reading, snowmobiling, and boating. Her liver chestnut AQHA mare, Sequoia, goes with her to parades, ropings and riding in the mountains. “She’s part of my sanity,” Audra confesses with a laugh.
In December of 2009, Audra will join the nation’s best cowboys and cowgirls in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where she’ll proudly represent Colorado in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant. Colorado horse enthusiasts will all be cheering for her.
In late August, Audra sent us this update:
Wow, what a spectacular year as Miss Rodeo Colorado! As summer comes to a close I look back at all my experiences, opportunities and joys and realize how blessed I have been to serve Colorado. I want to thank the fantastic people that have made this possible. There gifts have given me the opportunity to serve as an ambassador for our beautiful state, the great sport of rodeo and our western heritage.
Miss Rodeo Colorado Official Sponsors
Diamond Sponsors
Greeley Stampede
Colorado Chevy Dealers
TransWest INC.
Platinum
Brighton Feed & Saddlery
Bullhide Liner 4x4 & Auto Accessories
Colorado Trappers Association
Kendall Printing
Morrell& Associates
Smith Sign Studio
Greeley Hat Works
Courtyard by Marriott Denver Stapleton Hotel
Colorado Horse Development Authority
Gold
Andy’s Photography
Agland Incorporated
JB Saddlery
Skillman Photography
Accessories with a Flair….and Hair
Roper Apparel & Foot wear
Sliver
Sunshine Embroidery Plus
State Farm Insurance
Bronze
Barb Williams
Greeley Firefighters #888
Stampede Committee Spouses
Stampede Riders
Chipolte Mexican Grill
Western Sizzlin Steakhouse
Subway
Morgans Floral
A most sincere thank you to the many families, friends and sponsors who have made this year possible. Each of you has helped my dream become a reality and I am so grateful to you. It is my honor to carry on the legacy of western heritage as Miss Rodeo Colorado 2009.
Warm Wishes,
Audra Dobbs
Miss Rodeo Colorado 2009
Kathy Doesken, Colorado State University
 Kathy Doesken composts horse manure on her small horse facility near Fort Collins, CO. She is also working on a research project about the use of compost on established forages in the Soil and Crop Sciences Department at Colorado State University which will lead to a masters degree in the near future. Kathy has made numerous presentations throughout Colorado about managing manure and composting on small acreages. Kathy believes if everyone knew how beneficial composted horse manure is for pastures, gardens, and landscape plantings that every horse owner would want to thy composting. She is beginning to experiment with creating vermicompost (compost processed by red wiggler worms) out of horse manure.
Dr. Brett Kirch, Colorado State University
 Dr. Brett Kirch grew up on a small farm in the Nebraska Panhandle. He received his BS in Animal Science from the University of Nebraska –Lincoln and MS from Kansas State University in Ruminant Nutrition. Brett completed a PhD at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Range and Forage Sciences working jointly between the Agronomy and Animal Science departments in evaluating escape protein in grazed warm-season grasses. Brett graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University and practiced equine medicine based out of West Chester, PA. His interests include internal medicine and lameness and he has had the opportunity to work with many equine disciplines that included dressage, hunter-jumper, race horses, three-day eventing, fox-hunting, and combined driving.
Brett has spent several years in the USDA-ARS Forage-Animal Production Research Unit in Lexington, KY. His work in Kentucky allowed the unique opportunity to marry his interests in Veterinary Medicine, forages, and nutrition. The research programs included Doppler-Ultrasound evaluation of cattle and horses affected by Fescue toxicosis, grass-based laminitis in horses, and alkaloid effects upon body tissues in cattle.
Currently, Brett is employed at Colorado State University is working with Youth Livestock Extension programs and research. His research programs will continue to look at the health, production, and nutritional aspects of laminitis in horses and cattle.
Rachel Knorr, Ranch-Way Feeds
 Rachel Knorr has been with Ranch-Way Feeds for over three years and is currently the Equine Specialist and the Northern Colorado Territory Manager. Prior to her work with Ranch-Way Feeds she received her Bachelor degree in Equine Science at Morrisville State in New York State and moved to Colorado to complete her Masters in Agricultural Extension Education. The focus of her current work is to assist farmers and ranchers in making the best nutritional choices for their animals while staying within a realistic budget. She is always excited to help horse owners troubleshoot the sometimes complicated world of equine nutrition. During her lectures she will dispel some nutritional myths and aid horse owners in making the best decisions for their horses and their pocketbooks!
Christopher D. Whitney, Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance
 Christopher D. Whitney is a lawyer in private practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His family ranched in Ridgway, Colorado when he was in high school. After a long detour in private practice in Washington, D.C. and as an executive officer and general counsel to several public companies in located in Nevada and New Jersey, Chris returned to Colorado and horses 12 years ago. He is the president of the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance and a member of the Board of Directors of the Pikes Peak Range Riders Foundation. He is a past president of the Colorado Horse Council and a former Director of the American Youth Horse Council and of the Penrose Equestrian Center (now the Norris-Penrose Event Center) Advisory Board. Twice recognized by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America®, he is a member of the American, Colorado and El Paso County Bar Associations. He received his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from the University of Colorado and his law degree from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. He served in Vietnam and was a Presidential Translator on the Washington-Moscow “Hot Line” while in the United State Air Force. An experienced trail rider, Chris owns a quarter horse, which is both his avocation and his hobby.
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