Hoofbeat

Horse trainer relates to people as well as horses

Van Hargis of Victoria, Texas, has been training horses for money since he was 12, but he says he’s learned a lot since then. It’s paid off. Hargis is in high demand as a clinician.  He tells Brownfield Ag News that when he’s in front of people, he thinks of himself as a horse clinician with a message.  He’s reminded of a radio interview some time ago when he was asked to expand on being a horse trainer with a message.

He’s taken that further in recent years.  He seeks out analogies that will help him communicate to people to break big horse problems into little, manageable problems.

Hargis will be part of the Iowa Horse Fair in Des Moines April 10, 11 and 12.  He’s doing clinics each of those three days.

AUDIO: Van Hargis (3 min. MP3)