Ben Longwell

True West Horsemanship

Ben Longwell from True West Horsemanship provides authentic, trust-based horse training in the tradition of the American West, working in what is now commonly referred to as natural horsemanship.

The colt starting demonstration will aim to take a young horse that's never been ridden through the foundational steps that build a safe mount and conclude with a good first ride the final day.

Ben grew up riding and has spent years working on ranches and training horses in Colorado and Wyoming. Now he works out of his training facility in Snells Beach, north of Auckland. True West Horsemanship's goal is to help fill a void in the equine industry with a horse training/colt starting business that consistently produces solid, safe, reliable mounts as well as offering the training that owners and breeders need for good success with their horses.

Ben's colt starting techniques, which are influenced by the methods of Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt, Richard Caldwell, and Martin Black, are effective for all horses whether they will be used for the Western disciplines, English riding, racing, cattle and farm work, pleasure or trail riding and more. True West Horsemanship also offers training for horses with people problems or those with bad habits, and focus on instructing their rider/owner as well for confidence and success. In addition, True West conduct horsemanship clinics and workshops, which subjects include not only young/problem horse handling and training, but also basic western riding, leadership/management correlations, safe desensitization, and more. The emphasis is always on learning to communicate effectively through “feel” and building a working relationship based on respect and trust between horse & rider.

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