Ronnie Ford Training Center

Introduction: Ronnie Ford has been training horses and educating people for over 35 years. He has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly both in the horse and the human. Often described as one of the best kept secrets in the horse world he is quick to say, "I've never made life better for a horse without first going through the human." Ronnie has worked with the best and the worst of horses. "The worst ones are all "man-made", he says. "I'm in this for the human only so far as it benefits the horse." Ronnie is known by a few but respected by many. Those that seek his services for riding lessons will tell you, "Only the serious and the dedicated will survive his instruction. He's like an Olympic coach, and he doesn't sugar coat the truth about how he sees you ride. You've got to be willing to put aside your ego and your pride about what you think you know in order to come up higher as a horseman". Ronnie is known for his easy humor in showing people the truth about themselves and how they think about horses. He says, "Horses are the most honest creatures on earth. They don't know how to lie unless someone teaches them how. A horse is willing to do what you ask him, but you have to know the right thing to ask and how to ask it." Whether you want lessons, have a difficult or even dangerous horse, Ronnie is honest even if the truth hurts. But if you lay aside what you "want" for what the horse "needs", you will gain a wealth of knowledge and experience that will serve you and your horse throughout your life.