Note: The trainers listed are not necessarily endorsed by Sylvia Scott or the Virginia Natural Horsemanship Training Center LLC, but are here to serve as a general resource for locating a natural horsemanship trainer near you. Contact the trainer directly and ask for references as needed to determine if one of these trainers is right for you.

Abbeville, Mississippi

Matt & Mike Wolfe - www.mwolferanch.com

Mike & Matt are John & Josh Lyons Certified Trainers. The first father/son team to go through the John Lyons Certification Program. They make a very good combination. Two heads are better than one! If one technique doesn’t work for a certain horse, they put their heads together and come up with another technique. If a person has trouble understanding training methods from one, then the other takes over. They have twice the ways to explain every step of training. They use the conditioned response method. Repetition and work instead of pain, to gain control of your horse. Control without pain leads to trust and a better partner. Gone are the days of "cowboy" breaking, causing physical and psychological damage to the horse. The horse is often just a mirror image of the rider’s own attitude. The methods that Mike & Matt use, pioneered by John & Josh Lyons, are based on respect, love, trust, gratification and the subtle communication cues that occur between horse and rider.

Contact Information:

Matt & Mike Wolfe

MW Ranch

238A CR 108

Abbeville, Mississippi 38601

Phone: 662-234-6277 or 662-801-5083

Email: mwolfe_ranch@yahoo.com

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Poplarville, Mississippi

Shaun Roberson - www.richardshrake.com

Richard Shrake Resistance Free® Accredited Trainer. Trainer Specialties: Trainer Specialties: Beginning Rider Lessons, Recreational Rider Lessons, Youth Rider Lessons, Adult Rider Lessons.

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Shaun Roberson

286 South Valley Road

Poplarville, Mississippi 39470

Phone: 504-621-4016 or 504-914-5730

Email: shaunr@robersonadvertising.com

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Vancleave, Mississippi

Valerie Johnson - www.johnsonperformancehorsetraining.com

Johnson Performance Horse Training is devoted to creating partnerships between horse and rider for the betterment of both. We use natural horsemanship, TLC (time, love and consistency) and conditioned response methods. Your Divine Equine is in loving hands.

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Valerie Johnson

Johnson Performance Horse Training

13712 Roanoke Road

Vancleave, Mississippi 39565

Phone: 228-326-6097

Email: info@johnsonperformancehorsetraining.com

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