"A Healthy Horse is a Happy Horse!" First of all, I would like to introduce myself, my name is Amie Beckett and my husband Eric and I moved to this facility in September of 2008. I was hired by Dr. John Byrd and his wife Becky as Barn Manager of Westbrook Stable. I have my Bachelors Degree from Southern Illinois University – Carbondale (SIUC) in Equine Science and an A.A.S. Degree from Parkland College in Equine Management. But, besides the college, books and classes experience is also very important to me.
I have worked at three different dude ranches; Goosewing Ranch in Jackson Hole, WY, Lane Guest Ranch in Estes Park, CO and 7D Ranch in Cody, WY. Also, my last semester at SIUC, I had the delight to work with Mark Schwarm, a well known horse trainer in the Southern Illinois area. Mark taught a Colt Starting/Problem Horse class four days a week, about three hours per day on innovative techniques on Natural Horsemanship. A lot of what Mark learned throughout his years came from well known Horsemen such as Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt, Bryan Neubert, Buck Brannaman and Joe Wolter.
Throughout all of my adventures and experiences I have come to the conclusion that Natural Horsemanship is the only way to go when it comes to starting horses, working with problem horses or just simply trying to build a stronger partnership between you and your horse. Thank you so much for you time, and I am looking forward to working with you and your horse(s) personally!
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