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Ken McNabb
Born to Horses When I was 10 days old, I was on a family pack horse trip in the mountains. Growing up in ranch country, 30 miles from town, naturally gave me thousands of hours working and playing the saddle. Today on our ranch we maintain a herd of 80 working horses to meet the needs of several disciplines. Boys' Home Background For over 32 years my parents have operated a boys' home for “at risk” teens. When I was born, I instantly had 10 teen-aged brothers. As a teenager, Dad put me in charge of our 50 horse remuda. It was my job to ensure proper care of the horses and to teach new boys how to ride. I remember asking Dad for better horses. I also recall his reply, “Make what we've got better.” It has been a great pleasure over the years to help people discover that they already own better horses than they thought they did. Apprenticeship Each spring and summer horse lovers from all across North America and foreign countries come to spend three weeks on our ranch near Cody, Wyoming, to participate in our horsemanship apprenticeship program. Having begun in 1994, it is the oldest program of its kind available. Students typically work with three horses: an un-started two-year-old, a green-broke and an aged horse. We instruct our students in dozens of techniques that help them take horses to new and higher skill levels. Here on RFD-TV we demonstrate those same exercises. Colt Starting Clinic Each summer we offer a single, two week colt starting clinic. It's a great opportunity for those who really want a foundation in training colts. The clinic is held on a Montana ranch that spreads into three counties as well as the State of Wyoming. We'll take our RFD-TV viewers with us into these beautiful mountain pastures and valleys as we drive cattle 30 miles and more. White Mountain Outfitters Early Autumn finds our students high in the Bear Tooth Mountains. This class teaches environment-friendly horse camping as well as horse packing and trail riding. Of course we take time to enjoy beautiful wild life and opportunities to fry our own freshly caught fish over an open fire. This year the camera is with us so that you folks at home can enjoy this great time and learn some of these nearly forgotten skills. Wagon Train Clinics Driving is one of America's fastest growing horse sports. Starting here at the ranch we offer trips each summer. Hundreds of families from across America learn to handle a team of Percherons or Belgians. Then, with their assigned team and wagon, they join us for a four-day adventure over a 100-year-old stage coach road. We'll take you with us. I consider myself very fortunate to make my living horseback while helping other people realize their horsemanship dreams. I hope you'll join me, along with my wife, DeeDee and our sons Kurt and Trent, as we share our world of horses with you. Contact: www.kenmcnabb.com PO Box 802 Douglas, Wyoming, 82633 1-307-645-3149 info@kenmcnabb.com
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