Tom Chown Horsemanship "Finding the Champion in You" Clinics

Tom Chown Horsemanship is coming to Australia! His "Finding the Champion in You" Clinics will focus on Showmanship, Horsemanship, and Western Pleasure. 

Clinics will be held in various venues around Australia in December and January - see more details below

“In my many years of showing I have been asked questions repeatedly about the training of the horse and rider. Questions like: “why do you do that?”, “can you fix this?”, and “how do you get your students to sit like that?”. My answer to these questions is simple, I teach differently than the other trainers that you have worked with. For example, I will show you how important a horses rib cage and back are in cleaning up the front legs on your horse, and the secret to a level top line and how to add to your horses movement. In Horsemanship, youth and amateurs will learn how important the ‘guide’ is in your patterns, using your legs, not your spurs! In Showmanship, you will learn how important it is to stay straight, keep a good pace, and practice acceleration throughout your pattern. With both Showmanship and Horsemanship, you will achieve success by practicing the ‘parts’ of the pattern, before you ever put it all together. Finally, for all you rail-sitters, if you don't learn anything at one of my clinics, we will both head to the nearest ER because something is wrong with one of us!” -TC

Tom has been training and showing horses for over 50 years. As a young trainer, Tom was fortunate to observe and work with many outstanding horsemen of varied disciplines including: Jimmy Williams, Tommy Manion and Bill Horn. The combination of these early experiences and years observing the horse, its conformation, and movement, have led to success that most in the equine industry can only dream of.

Tom has shown throughout the US and Europe, and has given clinics on Horsemanship, Showmanship, Pleasure and Western Riding. Tom has worked throughout the US and Europe helping to establish successful breeding programs, contributing to facility design and equine management strategies.

Perhaps the highlight of Tom’s career was the privilege of owning, training and breeding several World Champions, the most famous being the NSBA Hall of Fame Sire, “Hotrodders Jet Set”. For over 30 years, Tom ran his own successful training and breeding facility, producing many outstanding horses who would go on to win multiple World, AQHA, APHA, PHBA, and Quarter Horse Congress Championships. In 2006, Tom was inducted into the NSBA, Hall of Fame for his work breeding, raising, training and showing the offspring of “Hotrodder”, and his son “Radical Rodder”, as well as, “My Body’s Hot”, “Radical Looking”, “She’s Sultry Hot” and “Delea Siemon”, whom herself was inducted into the NSBA Hall of Fame in 2007.

The list of horses that Tom has trained and the multiple titles he has won, serve as a legacy and testament to his knowledge and dedication to the horse, rider, and equine industry, while his love of horses, and his students is evidenced by their success in and out of the arena.

Upcoming Australian clinic dates, locations and contacts:

• December 6&7 GQH&PA  (private lesson day Dec.8) Hosted by Paul Lorimer, 0412740065, paul@horsemantradingpost.com.au

• December 13&14 and December 20&21 (Private lessons TBD) TATURA, VIC Hosted by Tim French 0401457988

• January 3&4 South Australia, Hosted by Natalie Fries, 0401030988

• January 7&8 and January 10&11 (private lesson days Jan.6 and Jan 9) in DUBBO, Hosted by Carolyn McDowell, 0429023742classicfarms@gmail.com

• January 17&18, (Private lesson day Jan.19) Burnett/Wide Bay RAC in BUNDABERG, Hosted by Deb Davies, 0413598647,snurds@optusnet.com.au

• January 24&25, (Private lesson day Jan. 26) West Gippsland, Hosted by Denise Banks, 0359428303, denbanpark@hotmail.com

• January 31& February 1, CANBERRA, Hosted by Kim Wearn, 0417241073. kimwearn@gmail.com

Quick Links

• Visit Tom Chown Horsemanship's Facebook page
• View Western Pleasure horses for sale on HORSEZONE