Adult Onset Horsemanship
An informal and candid podcast discussing real world horsemanship with respected and experienced experts. Daniel is a guy who is good with horses. He has a background in cutting where he was predominantly involved in developing aged event horses and started over 1000 head of colts, many of whom went on to win lots of cash. A very bad horse wreck at a horse show, involving his niece, prompted him to begin working with people and showing them a no BS version of how to not get killed by their horses. He's since worked with thousands more horses and people from varying disciplines and breeds including many last chance problem horses. In addition to his general horsemanship knowledge he is an internationally known expert on bits and how and why they function. He has a well rounded knowledge base of horsemanship and is working hard at his communication skills with his own species. His wife is a firm believer that he really likes the sound of his own voice and that is the real reason he's started this podcast.http://dauphinhorsemanship.com/
Adult Onset Horsemanship
Ep. 59 Ben Longwell, True West Horsemanship
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Ben Longwell trains horses in the vaquero tradition. His business name is True West Horsemanship. He lived for 11 years in New Zealand, where his wife is from. They moved back to Oregon a couple of years ago with their 4 children. Ben's well experienced at doing clinics and presentations. He's also got a podcast of his own, "Life In The Saddle."
I've talked with a couple of vaquero and Californio types on the podcast before. Still, I found Ben's views refreshing and we get into the hackamore, in particular, in some depth. Ben and his family do some long clinics at his place where they take you out into the land and work cattle. He'll help you to use the cattle and the land to further your horse's training and handiness, and your relationship with them.
I also like how these long form conversations allow for revelations of the person behind the public figure. Ben will talk about his time with a para-military unit, and touches on performing musical acts with his family. There's a million roads that lead to the horse world and Ben's is unique and interesting.
You can find him at these links:
https://truewesthorsemanship.com/
https://www.instagram.com/true_west_horsemanship/
https://www.youtube.com/@TrueWestHorsemanship
https://www.tiktok.com/@true_west_horsemanship
https://www.facebook.com/truewesthorsemanship/
