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Kerry Kuhn has devoted his career to helping people better understand their horses—and horses better understand their riders.  Kerry’s ‘Practical Horsemanship’ program has helped thousands of people across the country get the most out of their relationships with their horses by teaching them useful horsemanship skills they can understand and apply.

 

Kerry’s passion for horses and training started young, and encouraged by his grandfather Dale Lukens, has grown into a lifelong pursuit.  At the age of twelve, Kerry started his first two-year-old.  From that horse on, Kerry was motivated to learn as much as he could about communicating with horses.  Together with his grandfather Dale, they would work horses and day work for local ranches. In high school, Kerry spent two years working with thoroughbreds on the racetrack.  From their first ride to their first race, Kerry learned how to build confidence in each horse.  When not at the racetrack or working horses with Dale, Kerry also competed in rodeo.  Focusing on calf roping, steer roping, and team roping, Kerry used his passion and love for communicating with horses to develop some incredible equine athletes still competing today.  It was at this level that Kerry saw the importance in helping other riders and ropers become better leaders and communicators with their horses.

 

For the past twelve years, Kerry has held demonstrations and horsemanship clinics across the country at both public and private venues.  Kerry has been featured at the Equine Affaire in MA.,  Equifest of Kansas, at the Missouri Equine Expo, at the American Royal Celebration in Kansas City, and the World Ranch Cowboy Association’s World Finals in Amarillo, Texas, to name a few.  As part of Purina Mills’national ‘Equine Influential Team’, Kerry has done numerous equine education events across the country.  In 2007, Kerry was invited to be a guest clinician at the Tennessee Walking Horse Celebration in Shelbyville, TN, was a featured clinician at the inaugural Arizona Horse Fair and Expo, and served as a judge for Craig Cameron’s ‘Extreme Cowboy Race’ World Finals. Kerry traveled as the official clinician on the popular RFD-TV series ‘Best of America by Horseback’ from 2006-2008, and has held public clinics from Maine to California in conjunction with ‘Best of America by Horseback’s’ grand tour project.  Kerry won the $10,000 ‘Trainers Challenge’ (colt starting competition) at Equine Experience in Paso Robles, CA. in April of 2008.  And he won the 2009 colt starting challenge at the American Royal Celebration in Kansas City. 

 

Although he calls his approach to working with horses ‘Practical Horsemanship’, Kerry often inspires his students to push themselves into a deeper connection with their horses that not only improves their riding skills but radiates out into their everyday lives and beyond.  “Horsemanship is all about good leadership, patience, and learning to be positive no matter what the situation,” Kerry tells his students.  “Horsemanship is a skill you should LIVE everyday.”

 

Kerry and his family live on the JJ Ranch in south central Ks., where they host many clinics throughout the year.  Along with the horses, Kerry is devoted to his faith, his wife, Misti, and their sons Kauy, Kolt, and Kody. 

 

For more information on Kerry, visit his website at www.KerryKuhn.com.   To book Kerry for an event, or if you have a question about his ‘Practical Horsemanship’ program, call toll free 866-672-5631