Find A Trainer

Get your horse started with a trainer in your desired activity and support the American Paint Horse Foundation’s youth development program.

Looking for a Trainer?
If your horse could use some schooling, please consider our list of American Paint Horse Foundation trainers. They have donated a month of training so your training fee can be applied directly to the Foundation's youth scholarship and development program.

Requests for these trainers are on a first-come/first-served basis and only one horse will be placed with each trainer, so don't wait.

The fee is $500 for one month of training, payable to the American Paint Horse Foundation. Please review the list of trainers, complete the form below, and send in with your check or credit card information.

Once your request has been matched with a trainer, we will send you a confirmation letter. If we cannot find an acceptable match, your money will be refunded.

How to secure a trainer
1. Find a trainer from the list below.
2. Fill out the training request form.
3. Send in with your payment to the American Paint Horse Foundation.

For more information
Brenda Jewell
Phone: (817) 222-6433
E-mail: foundation@apha.com

* INDICATES TRAINER HAS BEEN CONTRACTED
NOW INCLUDES COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING TRAINERS 

ALABAMA
Matthew, Tim [Luverne] (334) 335-2029 COLT STARTING, PROBLEM HORSES
Sartain, Terry [Cullman] (256) 739-9525 HALTER

ARIZONA
Alliman, Francesca [Tuscon] (520) 990-2041 BREAKING, FINISHING, LESSONS
Hernandez, Armando [Skull Valley] (928) 710-3145 HALTER
Lenon, Larry [Sasabe] (520) 260-4961 WORKING COW HORSE, CUTTING, REINING, RANCH VERSATILITY, PLEASURE, TRAIL, ALL-AROUND
Longen-Shields, Pegi [Buckeye] (608) 796-8764 ALL-AROUND, HUNT SEAT, DRESSAGE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, JUMPING/EVENTING, WESTERN PLEASURE, WESTERN RIDING, TRAIL, LONGE LINE, HORSEMANSHIP,ROPING, STARTING YOUNG HORSES, PROBLEM HORSES
Mills, Matt [Scottsdale] (602) 689-3454 REINING
Shields, Chad [Buckeye] (608) 796-8764 ALL-AROUND, HUNT SEAT, DRESSAGE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, JUMPING/EVENTING, WESTERN PLEASURE, WESTERN RIDING, TRAIL, LONGE LINE, HORSEMANSHIP, ROPING,STARTING YOUNG HORSES, PROBLEM HORSES
Wiese, Tyler [Cave Creek] (480) 242-2666 STARTING COLTS, REINING, WORKING COW HORSE, ROPE HORSES

ARKANSAS
Johnson, Freddie [Emerson] (870) 696-2920 NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP

CALIFORNIA
Banks, Taurie [Fillmore] (805) 551-9244 JUMPING, DRESSAGE, EVENTING
Black, Julie [Bakersfield] (661) 863-7070 ALL-AROUND
Ferrants, George [Somis] (805) 386-4777 CUTTING, REINING
Flores, Joe [Visalia] (719) 495-4702 STARTING YOUNG HORSES, PROBLEM HORSES, WESTERN PLEASURE, PLEASURE, WESTERN RIDING, TRAIL, YOUTH
Gould, Jerry [Shafter] (661) 333-3040 REINING, COLD HORSE, TRAIL
Larsen, Jan [Gilroy] (408) 847-8534 ALL-AROUND
Lunde, Jerry & Shelley [Norco] (951) 212-2237 ALL-AROUND
Mannion, Dan & Jan [Wilton] (916) 687-6193 HALTER FOR OPEN, AMATEUR, & YOUTH, LONGE LINE
Pallas, Sue Lynn [Lower Lake] (707) 994-5555 FOUNDATION, WESTERN
Qualls, Karen [Chino Hills] (951) 317-4104 ALL-AROUND
Sachs, Melissa [Morgan Hill] (408) 778-7453 WESTERN PLEASURE, LONGE LINE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, TRAIL
Wildes, Tim & Karen [Lakeside] (760) 809-1720 or (760) 402-8566 ALL-AROUND

COLORADO
Brown, M.J (Meredith [Parker] (303) 929-2139 BARREL RACING, STARTING HORSES, PROBLEM SOLVING
Guynn, Scott [Kiowa] (303) 621-2373 REINING, COW HORSE, CUTTING
Mountain View Paint Horses/Ginny Holloway [Cotopaxi] (719) 942-3162 STARTING FOALS & WEANLINGS, START 2 & 3  YEAR OLDS UNDER SADDLE
*Williams, Leanne [Erie] (303) 817-5807 ALL-AROUND

FLORIDA
Lay, Sara [Dade City] (352) 263-3721 ALL-AROUND, TRAIL
Palm, Lynn [Ocala] (352) 629-3310 ALL-AROUND
Smith, Bear [Eustis] (407) 719-4542 ALL-AROUND

GEORGIA
Korsack, Billy [Adairsvillle] (678) 986-5921 WESTERN PLEASURE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, HALTER, LONGE LINE, ALL-AROUND, YOUTH
Wikle, Tom [Nashville] (229) 686-9649 GENTLE YOUNG HORSE TRAINING (GENTLE HANDS TRAINING METHOD), LEAD CHANGES, STARTING REINING HORSES

ILLINOIS
Brown, Terry [Kenney] (217) 871-9171 ALL-AROUND, WESTERN PLEASURE, HUNT SEAT
Miller, Robert [Buckingham] (815) 922-5151 HALTER

KANSAS
Baxter, Laura [Salina] (785) 313-1490 WESTERN PLEASURE, HORSEMANSHIP, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, EQUTATION

KENTUCKY
Kellerman, Dave [Versailles] (614) 406-1299 HALTER
Mitchell, Bill & Gail [Smiths Grove] (270 ) 563-3210 WESTERN PLEASURE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, ALL-AROUND

LOUISIANA
Dominick, Jay [Mira] (318) 465-3234 HALTER

MICHIGAN
Blackler, Al [Edmore] (989) 287-2033 STARTING YOUNG HORSES, BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Overmyer, Mike [Springport] (517) 857-2775 STARTING YOUNG HORSES, PROBLEM HORSES, ROPING, WORKING COW HORSE
VanAlstine, Mike [Sandusky] (810) 837-1995 STARTING FOALS, HORSEMANSHIP, PROBLEM HORSES, WESTERN
Webber, Denise [Marshall] (269) 979-9842 ENGLISH, WESTERN, SHOWMANSHIP, TRAIL

MINNESOTA
Clement, Adam [Byron] (507) 696-3041 COLT STARTING
Janssen, Bob [Rush City] (612) 269-0696 CUTTING, REINED COWHORSE
Janssen, Jodie [Albert Lea] (515) 240-6288 ALL-AROUND, FUTURITIES, LONGE LINE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, PLEASURE
Madsen, Stephanie [Austin] (507) 319-0063 HUNT SEAT, DRESSAGE

MISSOURI
Middleton, Cal [Smithville] (816) 256-9597 REINING

MONTANA
Kinsey, J. K. [Baker] (406) 772-5812 COLT STARTING, TUNE UPS, ROPE HORSE TRAINING

NEVADA
Gibb, Sherry [Reno] (775) 475-0315 ALL-AROUND

NEW MEXICO
Price, Lori Michelle [Lindrith] (505) 486-5577 BARREL RACING, TRAIL, WORKING WITH GREEN BROKE HORSES

NORTH CAROLINA
Double C Acres/Sidney Thomas [Morganton] (828) 758-5203 HALTER, WESTERN PLEASURE
Erickson, Erin [Warrenton] (252) 287-6594 GREEN HORSES, PLEASURE, TRAIL, HUNT SEAT, REINING
Harris, Deborah [Maiden] (828) 428-8220 BARREL RACING, POLES
Jones-Williams, Deborah [Advance] (336) 978-8160 ALL-AROUND, YOUTH & AMATEUR
King, Heather [Knightdale] (919) 274-0737 EVENTING, DRESSAGE, HUNT SEAT, JUMPING
Woodlief, Thad & Kelly [Ruffin] (919) 418-7185 HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, WESTERN PLEASURE, ROPING

OHIO
Crothers, Edward [West Union] (937) 544-1463 FIXING PROBLEM HORSES
Osborne, John G. [Galloway] (614) 679-4630 WESTERN PLEASURE, HUNT SEAT
Parker, Jerry Lee [South Salem] (740) 634-2657 ROUND PEN LONGEING, GROUND SCHOOL, STARTING COLTS UNDER SADDLE
Steinfort, Janet [Okeana] (513) 738-3637 STARTING HORSES UNDER SADDLE, WESTERN 

OKLAHOMA
* Crawford, Todd [Blanchard] (405) 344-6692 REINING, COW HORSE
Cramer, Tammie & Ben [Nowata] (918) 907-0206 HALTER
Dohrmann, Ben [Seminole] (405) 382-3399 or (405) 380-4225 HALTER, PLEASURE, TRAIL
Kopischke, Jason [Purcell] (580) 399-6878 REINING, WORKING RANCH HORSE
Limbaugh, Jim [Sallisaw] (918) 776-3946 RACE TRAINING
Rogillio, Karen [Mustang] (405) 213-6320 YOUTH, AMATEUR, ALL-AROUND
Sherwood, Dennis [Talala] (918) 636-5623 REINING, STARTING COLTS
Walker, Gary [El Reno] (405) 262-0576 RACING
West, Mike [Stroud] (918) 332-6033 COLT STARTING, ADULT HORSE RE-EDUCATION

OREGON
* Chastain, Larry [White City] (541) 826-4847 ENGLISH, WESTERN, ALL-AROUND
Christine Boehle Precision Training LLC [Rogue River] (541) 582-1877 HALTER FITTING, STARTING COLTS, PERFORMANCE TRAINING
Connors, Brian [Bend] (541) 788-3531 COLT STARTING, COWHORSE, RANCH VERSITILILTY
Horton, Joan [Monmouth] (503) 606-2758 YOUTH, AMATEUR
McCulloch, Shannon [Forest Grove] (503) 307-6939 YOUTH, AMATEUR, ALL-AROUND
Rosenauer, Rodney [Burleson] (817) 929-0148 RANCH VERSATILITY, WORKING COW HORSE
Roubion, Steve [Paradise] (940) 389-4641 ROPING, WORKING COW HORSE, RACING
Wryn, Missy [Estacada] (503) 630-3744 PROBLEM HORSES (KICKING, BITING, HORSES TO DANGEROUS TO BE AROUND)

TENNESSEE
Brown, Frances [Kingston] (865) 660-7433 WESTERN PLEASURE, ENGLISH PLEASURE, JUMPING
Welch, Michael R. [White Bluff] (615) 797-5987 REINING, WESTERN PLEASURE, BARRELS

TEXAS
Andresen, Amy [Cedar Hill] (214) 906-4151 STARTING YOUNG HORSES, PROBLEM HORSES, TRAIL
Black,Karl [Springtownn] (817) 875-3900 HALTER, WESTERN PLEASURE, BREAKING WEANLINGS
Duncan, Amy [Spring] (281) 513-0944 HUNTER, JUMPER
Garnett, Sandra [Grosbeck] (713) 775-9948 RACE TRAINING
Gibney, Judith Ann [Hutto] (512) 663-2948 SHOW PREPARATION, WESTERN PLEASURE, WESTERN RIDING, DRESSAGE
Kennon, Jacqueline [Granbury] (817) 296-8913 ALL-AROUND, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, WESTERN PLEASURE
Micek, Chris [Bryan] (979) 422-9823 STARTING YOUNG HORSES, PROBLEM HORSES, TRAIL, WESTERN RIDING, HALTER, HORSEMANSHIP, REINING, CUTTING, RANCH VERSATILITY
Nelson, Mary [San Marcos] (512) 567-5526 ALL-AROUND
Papandrea, George [Cross Plains] (254) 725-4049 WORKING COWHORSE, CUTTING, REINING, RANCH VERSATILITY
Reichert, Jr [Paradise] (419) 236-7441 BARREL FUTURITY HORSES
Richman, Ron [Joshua] (817) 832-3426 COLT STARTING, PROBLEM SOLVING (natural horsemanship)
Shearer, Dave [Oakwood] (903) 322-6711 WESTERN PLEASURE, REINING
Simons, Andrea [Aubrey] (940) 365-9250 PLEASURE, YOUTH, AMATEUR
Srone, Tammy [Weatherford] (940) 859-6512 COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING
Stone, Alan [Hico] (254) 485-9158 RANCH & CATTLE DISCIPLINES, STARTING 2 YEAR OLDS
* Tabor, Fred [Aubrey] (940) 440-4000 HALTER
Taylor, Bryan [Iowa Park] (940) 704-2624 BARRELS, POLES, REINING, PLEASURE, ENGLISH, SHOWMANSHIP, ALL-AROUND
* Thomson, Molly [Benbrook] (817) 249-1001 STARTING YOUNG HORSES, BARREL RACING
Thompson, JoAnn [Oakwood] (903) 322-3954 PROBLEM HORSES, GROUND WORK, HALTER
Todd, Cooter [Alvarado] (817) 781-5079 WESTERN, ROPING, TRAIL, BASIC HORSEMANSHIP
Wilson, Earnest [Tolar] (254) 835-4936 ALL-AROUND, YOUTH, AMATEUR, OPEN

UTAH
Morgan, Sandi [American Fork] (801) 376-2987 ALL-AROUND

VIRGINIA
Garland, Tracy [Lyndhurst] (540) 836-8056 WESTERN PLEASURE, TRAILS

WASHINGTON (STATE)
Aron, Sara [Redmond] (425) 466-4843 ALL-AROUND, WESTERN PLEASURE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE
Holstrom-Olson, Heidi [LaCenter] (360) 903-9462 CUTTING, WORKING COW HORSE, COLT STARTING 

WISCONSIN
Schonfieldt, Tracy [Pittsville] (715) 305-3445 WESTERN PLEASURE, HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, AMATEUR, YOUTH

INTERNATIONAL & CANADA

ALBERTA
Coulthard, Colleen [Astor] (403) 882-2691 WESTERN PLEASURE

BELGIUM
Segers, Ben [Plombieres] (011) 32495 511125 Email: info@bensegers.com HORSEMANSHIP, COLT STARTING, PROBLEM SOLVING

BRITISH COLUMBIA
Dekkers, Joy [Cranbrook] (250) 489-0700 COLT STARTING, PROBLEM SOLVING (natural horsemanship method)
Mezzatesta, Kelly [Pinantan Lake] (250) 572-6667 PUTS FOUNDATION ON HORSES (Chris Irwin method)

ONTARIO
DeWar, Andrew [Lindsay] (705) 340-3920 HUNTER UNDER SADDLE, WESTERN PLEASURE, REINING, COLT STARTING

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