045 | Ben Longwell | Serving Your Horse w/ Practicality, Authenticity & Effectiveness

Ben is one of the most well spoken and articulate horsemen I've had the pleasure to get to talk with. He has an incredibly ability to break down seemingly complex situations, topics or even philosophies and simplify them so both horse and human can grasp the concept and learn from it. You will feel his incredible peaceful, present energy throughout this conversation as we dive into his journey of becoming an international clinician, his approaches to handling spooky & anxious horses, the legacy he is working to leave behind in his family and in this industry as well as much more.

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About Ben & True West Horsemanship:
Ben grew up on the Western Slope of Colorado, riding horses and working cattle. After finishing school, he spent much of his time doing day work for different ranches in the area, learning from the experience of the ranchers. He also spent a year working as assistant trainer at a Quarter Horse breeder in Colorado, learning the basics of colt starting and true horsemanship.
Much of the next six years was spent in the colt starting & horse training business and his knowledge and experience continued to expand. During this time Ben worked on a 300,000 acre cattle & horse ranch in Wyoming, where he was also involved in conducting horsemanship clinics and demonstrations.
Adding to a lifetime of practical equine experience, he is influenced by the methods of such horsemen as Tom & Bill Dorrance, Ray Hunt, and Buck Brannaman and has ridden with Richard Caldwell, Jeff Sanders, Martin Black and Dave Weaver.
In 2011, Ben and his wife Natalie moved to her native country of New Zealand and took the opportunity to build a horse training and clinic business. Since then, Ben has been privileged to be a returning Clinician at NZ's national horse expo seven different years. In 2014 Ben was invited to participate in New Zealand's first Kaimanawa Stallion Challenge – where trainers were randomly given a Kaimanawa Stallion straight from the wild and competed in 2 stages of competition. Ben has appeared in and written for a number of Equine Magazines, both in New Zealand and internationally, as well as appearing in an episode of Masterclass on Country TV. He also has an Online Video Library that contains a wide range of instructional videos for advancing students' skills and horsemanship regardless of discipline or breed.

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