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.

Aiken, South Carolina

Gary Itzstein - www.aussiehorsemanship.com

Aussie Horsemanship for natural horsemanship training, Gary is the "go to" guy if you want to learn effective communication through gentle touch and body language in order to create mutual trust and respect between you and your horse. Gary calls this "true unity," which leads to developing a partnership for life. With his wealth of knowledge and experience and using his Aussie Horsemanship methods, Gary has developed a history of helping everyone, from the novice rider with their first horse to the skilled rider whose horse is demonstrating behavioral issues that need addressing. He provides a myriad of services to meet most people's (and their horse's) needs. Private or group lessons can be arranged at your place or at his G'Day Mate Ranch in Aiken, SC. Other services that Gary provides are colt starting, reeducating horses who have suffered from abuse or other debilitating circumstances and a variety of monthly training programs at the ranch. Gary is also available for group clinics and workshops designed to meet the needs of the participants. If you are interested in improving communication with your horse and learning more skills to enhance your enjoyment with your equine partner please contact Gary.

Contact Information:

Gary Itzstein

G'Day Mate Ranch

888 Old Tory Trail

Aiken, South Carolina 29801

Phone: 803-502-8090

Email: training@aussiehorsemanship.com

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Julie Robins - www.horsehappys.com

Are you looking to improve your relationship with your horse? To have fun again and be inspired to do more with your horse? Let Julie Robins and Helpful Horsemanship show you how! Join us for a workshop or private lessons and expand your skill set! Your horse is waiting...Helpful Horsemanship is empowering people to get along better with their horses for a safer and more successful experience, regardless of discipline choice or breed preference.

Contact Information:

Julie Robins

Helpful Horsemanship

Dragonfly Farm

Aiken, South Carolina

Phone: 803-295-2442

Email: CLICK HERE

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Green Sea, South Carolina

Michael Ketner - www.buckarooequineservices.com

Michael's program, Practical Horsemanship is titled appropriately, as he states "being practical in your level of ability will provide any horse owner with a more honest result than attempting to jump right into more advanced disciplines or activities." Michael knows horses and has taught folks horsemanship from all over the world. From his career as a working cowboy he honed his talents from many of the old master horsemen who were a part of his early childhood. He has worked with literally thousands of guests in the guest ranch industry where he taught folks who have never seen a horse before in person, to become proficient enough to follow him on trail rides in the mountainous regions of the western states. Michael was born into the cowboy way of life and remains committed to the traditional horsemanship of that lifestyle. He accepts a limited number of horses each year for development & training by private treaty on his ranch in Green Sea, South Carolina. He is involved with Purina Mills, conducting horsemanship workshops throughout the southeast regularly and is sponsored by Rio Vista equine products. Michael's other programs & services: Practical Horsemanship instruction program; The Distant Horse program for abused and neglected horses; Behavioral Correction program; Balanced Enhanced Systems Riding program; Horsemanship & Training advisor to South Carolina Awareness and Rescue for Equines; Author, "Gulliver's Tales of Whoa" in each issue of Horse South magazine; Training Advisory Board member, Horse South magazine; Working Ranch Cowboy's Association member.

Contact Information:

Michael Ketner

Buckaroo Equine Services

Highway 410

Green Sea, South Carolina 29545

Office/Fax Phone: 843-756-2059

Email: horsemanship@buckarooequineservices.com

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Landrum, South Carolina

Sue Truitt - www.richardshrake.com

Richard Shrake Resistance Free® Accredited Trainer. Trainer Specialties: Beginning Rider Lessons, Intermediate Rider Lessons, Recreational Rider Lessons, Clinics and Demos, Groundwork.

www.johnlyons.com

John Lyons Certified Trainer

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Sue Truitt

Mane Gate Inc.

One Landy Lane

Landrum, South Carolina 29356

Phone: 864-457-2711 or 864-270-4894

Email: suetruitt@manegate.net

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Pacolet, South Carolina

Jami Sacks - www.canaanfarms.net

At Canaan Farms Training Center we bring together horses and people. Our training facility welcomes new students for lessons from beginner to advanced, Monday - Saturday, as well as any new horses for training. No matter if your horse just needs a tune up or a complete training from start to finish, we can help. Check out our website or call today for additional information.

Contact Information:

Jami Sacks

Canaan Farms LLC

6166 Union Hwy

Pacolet, South Carolina 29372

Phones: 864-489-2626 or 864-838-6608

Email: info@canaanfarms.net

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Wagener, South Carolina

Michelle Donlick - www.avalofarm.com

Michelle Donlick has been eventing and training since she was a child. Discovering Parelli Natural Horsemanship over a decade ago, she realized that as well as she was doing, she could achieve so much more. She began incorporating Natural Horsemanship into every aspect of her performance training and found her horses became even more confident and safer. As a Level 4 Parelli student, she has achieved a status few share, and she isn't done yet. She is already striving for Level 5 and plans to be involved in the Mastery University at Parelli, paving a new path for other performance trainers. Michelle has proven herself as a performance professional and continues to do so as she has been to the American Eventing Championships for the past 3 years, since they started. Whether your goal is high performance, such as Eventing, dressage and jumping or more along the pleasure route, a solid Natural Horsemanship Foundation can help you achieve it, with a calmer, sounder of mind, and confident horse. Michelle is available for clinics, individual coaching sessions, training, problem solving, new horse / owner consultations, horse and rider evaluations, and more. Check out the website for more detailed information, to see horses for sale, and to just get to know Michelle and her staff.

Contact Information:

Michelle Donlick

Avalo Farm

346 Rawls Mill Pond Rd

Wagener, South Carolina 29164

Phone: 843-819-8802

Email: michelle@avalofarm.com

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