Clinton Anderson
One of the country's SUPER clinicians, Clinton Anderson is making a tremendous impact in the horse community. Clinton Anderson was born and raised in Australia where at the age of 6 he started riding horses during weekends and holidays. His family recognized Clinton's natural ability with horses and cultivated his interest, buying him his first horse at age 9. Anxious to train his own horse, Clinton began attending horsemanship clinics at age 12. At age 13 he began playing Polo-Cross, played for a couple of years and was chosen for a national team representing his state. At age 13, he began spending all available time during holidays with nationally acclaimed clinician and horse trainer, Gordon McKinlay of Rock Hampton, Queensland, Australia and using his knowledge to train horses for friends and neighbors.

Chris Cox
Chris Cox' entire life has been influenced by his relationship with the horse. He moved with his ranching family from Florida when he wasn't yet two-years-old, to an island off the coast of northeast Australia to raise cattle. During his time on the 100-square-mile Prince of Wales Island, and while he worked as a hand on numerous ranches on the mainland in the years that followed, the horse served as work partner, transportation, entertainment and even companionship for Cox.

Stacy Westfall
Even as a young child growing up in Maine, Stacy loved horses and rode whenever she had the chance. When she was 13, Stacy got her first horse; her Dad had promised her one if she got all As in school. Stacy rode Bay bareback wherever she went. In fact, Bay was her mode of transportation to work seven miles each way until she turned 16. She and her mother rode almost every day and Stacy eventually started to compete in many events including jumping and barrel racing. While other teenagers were playing sports or shopping at the mall, Stacy was riding horses.

When in 2006 she entered the prestigious Road to the Horse colt starting competition, Stacy heard from more than a few people that she couldn't possibly win. After all, she was facing some legendary trainers. When the competition was over, Stacy was named the winner, after a convincing performance that clearly outshone her competitors.

Tommy Garland
Tommy has ridden horses virtually all his life and credits his trainer father, also named Tommy, with much of his early learning about horsemanship. Tommy grew up under his father's tutelage training Quarter Horses, Saddlebreds, mules, walking horses and Arabians. "My father had a tremendous gift with horses, and I was lucky to be able to learn from him. He taught me to use patience and care, never to rush with a horse. Some people prefer to forget where they come from - I think about it every day," says Tommy.

As in the past, a string of show ring successes followed and today over 40 horses are in training at the facility. Tommy was voted the Western Pleasure Trainer of the Year in 2002 by the Arabian Professional and Amateur Horseman's Association and has received multiple nominations by his peers for Hunter Pleasure and Western Pleasure Trainer of the Year.

Richard Winters
Richard, along with his wife Cheryl, reside in Ojai, California, at the historic Thacher School where he currently serves as artist-in-residence. You can view Richard Winters Horsemanship programming on Dish Network Channel 9411 on Sunday’s and Wednesday’s at 6:00 P. M. (PST). For more information about Richard Winters Horsemanship please go to www.wintersranch.com.

Richard’s credentials include World Championship titles in the National Reined Cow Horse Association along with being an A rated judge. In 2007 Richard was named champion of the West Coast Equine Experience “$10,000 Colt Starting Challenge.” He was also presented with the 2007 Monty Roberts Equitarian Award for outstanding achievements in Horse/Human relationships. Richard was also honored to be named champion in the 2009 Road to the Horse - Colt Starting Challenge in Nashville, TN. In July of 2009 Richard won the Super Cow Horse competition in Santa Ynez, CA.

Dana Hokana
Dana Hokana grew up as an only child in Southern California and was in love with horses. I would think about horses non stop! The highlight of my life was when summer came and my mom would send me to Montana for the summer to stay with my grandparents and they would take me to rent horses. My mom would also take me when she could to rent a horse in Pasadena, California. When I was 11 or 12 we moved to Newport Beach, California, I saved up about $400 mowing lawns, pet sitting, and baby sitting and bought my first horse. When I was 15 I got my first job working at a rent string in Laguna Canyon. When I was 19 I went to work for 3 years for a show horse trainer named Morey Leavitt, that job started my love for showing and training show horses. After working for Morey I worked for Larry Gimple. I then started on a mission to learn from many of the people that I had admired. I would go to ride with some of these great trainers and I am so grateful for all I learned. Harold Farren was one of these great trainers, he was ahead of his time and he was the first to teach me the value of the arc and about body position and getting control of the horse's body. I then went and rode with Tom Chown a few times and that was when I got the passion to show at the big AQHA shows. My horse world took off to a new level in 1997 when I went to one of Cleve Wells four day clinics, it was the second clinic he ever did and I learned so much. I went to Texas to ride with Cleve many times after that clinic. I also met Shane Dowdy through Cleve and he was amazing, both Cleve and Shane have been very good to me through the years. Troy Compton also gave me some of his techniques that are so great for keeping my horses up in the shoulders. Dale Livingston is another great trainer and friend that has shared some of his techniques with me. I have taken joined these methods with my own and have developed my own program.
For more information go to www.hokana.com

Horses Magazine's Contributors Include:

Ryan Gingerich
Ryan has developed his training program, Connective Horsemanship, using a marriage of science and tradition. His five elements of Connective Horsemanship offer a simple language for the rider and the horse. These five elements consist of Basic Control, Lightness, Rhythm, Line and Connection. This language, used exclusivly by Ryan and his students, requires that the horse need give only one response to one cue. When used correctly, Ryan's methods lead to a "deletion" of the incorrect behavior. This eliminates confusion in the horse and owner helping both to relax and learn. Ryan uses this technique to rehabilitate horses with behaviors that range from bolting and bucking to buddy sour. His method crosses all disciplines and is used at his National Equine Behavior Center in Troy, Missouri to rehabilitate every breed of horse from off track Thoroughbreds to Quarter horses.

Lynn Palm
One of the foremost and respected horsemen in the world, Lynn Salvatori Palm of Palm Partnership Training is a pioneer among women in the horse industry. For more than 30 years, Lynn Palm has championed the partnership of horse and rider, bringing her unique perspective to hundreds of thousands of horse enthusiasts around the world. Lynn is a regular commentator on RFD-TV and Horse TV, and is a regular contributor to many equine publications.

Julie Ferstman
A lawyer for 23 years, Julie Fershtman is one of the nation’s most experienced Equine Law practitioners, has successfully tried equine cases before juries in four states, has drafted hundreds of equine industry contracts, and is a Fellow of the American College of Equine Attorneys.  For more information, visit www.equinelaw.net or www.equinelaw.info.

Extensively involved in Bar Association (lawyer organization) activities, she is currently Vice-President of the 40,500-member State Bar of Michigan (www.michbar.org).

Julie Fershtman’s books, MORE Equine Law & Horse Sense and Equine Law & Horse Sense, help people avoid disputes.  Order both for $42.90, first class shipping included.  To order, call Horses & The Law Publishing at 866-5-EQUINE.  Or, send check or money order to Horses & The Law Publishing, P.O. Box 250696, Franklin, MI 48025-0696.