We are so excited for the upcoming John & Josh Lyons Certification class at Boon Ranch starting April 29, 2024! Our group is full and it is a very diverse class. Take a minute to meet our new crop of students, learn about their history, favorite horses and future goals. We are proud to welcome this group to the Lyons Legacy Family!
Teresa Speer
Alisha Anderson
Chance Sexton
Hello! I have a western background, but I work with a couple of horses of different disciplines at my current job and really enjoy it. I plan to eventually be able to sell reliable and trustworthy trail and pleasure horses. I chose Lyons legacy to learn more methods that can be applied to many disciplines and have enjoyable trail horses regardless of background. Pic of my favorite, my boss’s Tennessee walking horse Scooter and I.
Justyn La Manna
My future plans for my horse career are to be able to support myself through horsemanship, while helping “problem horses” and getting young horses started out on the right foot. I chose Lyons Legacy because I have always felt behind in my horsemanship journey and felt as though having time to focus solely on horses with a talented mentor is just what I need. Lastly my favorite horse is a gelding named Duncan that I have lessoned on for a couple of years and have been taking care of at my current job helping to manage a lesson facility.
Liam Burnside
Ava Scovel
Katie Oakland
James Stephens
https://southerncrossrvpark.com/
I grew up on a cattle ranch in which we used horses as a tool on the ranch. I had an opportunity to join the military which changed my path for a 31 year career but all circles return to where I started. My wife and I own Southern Cross Ranch and have a small herd of horses we breed and train. Our family have always had horses and now I have the means and time to develop the knowledge I feel that true horsemanship requires. Josh Lyons and Lyons Legacy are renowned in this area so I hoped to be able to develop this knowledge through participation in their program. My favorite horse is the horse in my picture – a buckskin named Vaquero.
Lori Nelson
www.nhsc.edu/equine
NHSC Equine Studies and Ag-tivities
I currently teach equine courses (Equine Nutrition, Equine Care & Management) at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, a tribal college in North Dakota. Our coursework also includes Equine Assisted Services, in which we integrate trauma-informed principles along with culture and relational horsemanship. I have shown horses in my younger days but now focus on barrel racing at rodeos and ranching with my husband. I would like to improve my horsemanship and training skills to improve my own training/performance program and to better prepare students for the real-world and integrate higher level horsemanship into our program. I have chosen Lyons Legacy because Josh is an amazing teacher and we value him for his strong faith and ethical principles. Not only is he talented at teaching advanced skills, he is able to break down things down and explain in simple steps. He does a fantastic job at balancing communication and relationship with horses with practical coaching/teaching lessons to our horses with high level results. My favorite horse is my current horse that I compete on, Fame.
Paul Wilcock
Earn Your Lyons Legacy Certificate
2024 classes at our Colorado campus are still available and accepting registration! The John & Josh Lyons Certification Program dates are August 5th – September 13th – this program focuses on starting horses under saddle. The Josh Lyons Accreditation Program dates are August 19th – September 27th – this program focuses on finishing work and higher level performance concepts. Register Now and start living your dream!