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People say, “He rides wild mustangs. He must be
crazy.” Well maybe I am. I’ve been kicked, stepped
on, thrown, and bitten. I’ve ridden the back of a
stampeding horse that was afraid of its own shadow,
and I have crawled away from a few that have rolled on
top of me. I’ve had a lot of hard experiences with all
kinds of horses, but those experiences have taught me
what works and what doesn’t. Through it all I have
loved working with horses and their owners; doing my
best to teach both about riding. Crazy or not, my name
is Michael “Kicking Bear” Hockemeyer, and I train wild
horses.
I have worked with horses for a long time. I went to
college to study equine science, worked for a few
years as an equine veterinary technician, owned many
mustangs, and worked with a bunch more. I even
wrote a book entitled Basic Horse Training that is
available at all the big online book stores. Currently I
have been training mustangs as trail and work horses.
I have also been training for a few new equine sports
such as Mounted Archery and Mounted Shooting. My
family keeps its horses in Northern Illinois where my
beautiful young daughter will soon start learning to
ride. I am looking forward to teaching her about
horses and how wonderful it is to ride.
crazy.” Well maybe I am. I’ve been kicked, stepped
on, thrown, and bitten. I’ve ridden the back of a
stampeding horse that was afraid of its own shadow,
and I have crawled away from a few that have rolled on
top of me. I’ve had a lot of hard experiences with all
kinds of horses, but those experiences have taught me
what works and what doesn’t. Through it all I have
loved working with horses and their owners; doing my
best to teach both about riding. Crazy or not, my name
is Michael “Kicking Bear” Hockemeyer, and I train wild
horses.
I have worked with horses for a long time. I went to
college to study equine science, worked for a few
years as an equine veterinary technician, owned many
mustangs, and worked with a bunch more. I even
wrote a book entitled Basic Horse Training that is
available at all the big online book stores. Currently I
have been training mustangs as trail and work horses.
I have also been training for a few new equine sports
such as Mounted Archery and Mounted Shooting. My
family keeps its horses in Northern Illinois where my
beautiful young daughter will soon start learning to
ride. I am looking forward to teaching her about
horses and how wonderful it is to ride.
My clients always ask me whose methods I use.
Which trainer do I try to emulate? I am proud to say
that I follow my own methods. When I started training I
couldn't afford to go through a certification program;
so I had to learn on my own. I was not able to buy
expensive, show quality horses; so I had to buy horses
that no one else wanted – mustangs. To top it all off, I
had no fancy equipment and had to train with very
little. What does all that really mean? It means that I
had to learn how to work with the toughest to get the
best. I had to use methods that were straight forward
and gave the best results. I had to learn my own ways.
In training my students, I always encourage them to
work with their horses between training sessions. To
help them with their progress, I wrote instructions with
simple illustrations to show them what to do. In a short
time I had enough of those instructions to create an
entire book on the basic principles of horse training.
The book was simply titled Basic Horse Training,
and it was released in November, 2005. The book is
available at all the online bookstores, and hopefully it
will be in stores near you soon. Basic Horse
Training will show you how to train a horse from start
to finish with no gaps between.
Which trainer do I try to emulate? I am proud to say
that I follow my own methods. When I started training I
couldn't afford to go through a certification program;
so I had to learn on my own. I was not able to buy
expensive, show quality horses; so I had to buy horses
that no one else wanted – mustangs. To top it all off, I
had no fancy equipment and had to train with very
little. What does all that really mean? It means that I
had to learn how to work with the toughest to get the
best. I had to use methods that were straight forward
and gave the best results. I had to learn my own ways.
In training my students, I always encourage them to
work with their horses between training sessions. To
help them with their progress, I wrote instructions with
simple illustrations to show them what to do. In a short
time I had enough of those instructions to create an
entire book on the basic principles of horse training.
The book was simply titled Basic Horse Training,
and it was released in November, 2005. The book is
available at all the online bookstores, and hopefully it
will be in stores near you soon. Basic Horse
Training will show you how to train a horse from start
to finish with no gaps between.
I have found almost nothing better than
working with horses. It has filled my life
with a sense of adventure and wonder that
every person should know. More people
should own horses, and hopefully more
people will. However, if more people are to
own horses more people will have to learn
about how to handle them. I am always
willing to help people and their horses
whether they live near me or not. It is my
goal to help educate people on how to
work with horses of all breeds. So if you
have questions about your horse or if you
are interested in working with horses and
have questions… give me a call. I will be
happy to help in any way that I can.
Good luck, and keep riding!
working with horses. It has filled my life
with a sense of adventure and wonder that
every person should know. More people
should own horses, and hopefully more
people will. However, if more people are to
own horses more people will have to learn
about how to handle them. I am always
willing to help people and their horses
whether they live near me or not. It is my
goal to help educate people on how to
work with horses of all breeds. So if you
have questions about your horse or if you
are interested in working with horses and
have questions… give me a call. I will be
happy to help in any way that I can.
Good luck, and keep riding!
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