EQUQUEST - Key Persons

Eric Clarke has been professionally training horses and educating students for over 25 years. He has studied under horsemen such as John Lyons, Pat Parelli, Ray Hunt, Lee Smith and Dave Seay. Eric believes in taking a progressive approach to training. As he puts it, "I feel that people miss out on the other aspects of training and just tend to concentrate on the physical. If they could just get their horse feeling good about the process, then the progress is easy."

While Michelle has learned from many masters, both natural and classical, the biggest influence on her training methods has been the mustang. "When working with wild horses, everything matters; even the way you breathe is amplified through them. To be able to partner with a mustang, your intent has to be so pure because they are extremely in tune to their surroundings. You can't get more natural than that."