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My name is Don Knapp. I have been around horses all of my life. I was raised on a ranch in Alberta, Canada, and started rodeoing as a teenager. In 1985, I became a farrier and was training horses when I realized that it wasn’t so much about training horses as it was about training people.

In 1989, I read an article about Pat Parelli in a magazine which added fuel to my quest to learn about horses and humans. In 1993, Pat came out with his book Natural Horse.man.ship. It became my horsemanship companion.

In 1995, I first rode with Pat Parelli at a clinic in Armstrong, BC, and it changed my life. In 1996, I moved to Colorado and spent the next 3 years studying with Pat and Linda at their ranch in Pagosa Springs.

I received my 3 Star Rating in Instructorship, Foundation Training and as a Young Horse Specialist. I have also received Star Ratings in Difficult Horses, Reining, and Working Cattle.

I was an Instructor for Pat Parelli from the fall of 1996 thru the spring of 2007, when I decided to better serve the horse community by going on my own.

The 30 years I spent as a farrier and trainer and the 14 years of personal service to Pat and Linda Parelli and Parelli Natural Horse.man.ship are reflected in my passionate way of teaching. I always consider the horse’s point of view first and never take his dignity away.

Come join me at one of my clinics at the Wild Rose Ranch in Sulphur, OK, or at one of my clinics held elsewhere in the United States.