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Academy Method Ambassadors
October 5, 2021

Turn Your Passion Into a Profession

Are you passionate about the Method and helping others learn horsemanship? A career as a Method Ambassador may be for you! Our Method Ambassadors spend seven weeks at the Downunder Horsemanship Ranch refining their understanding and application of the Fundamentals level of the Method. After passing a written and practical test, participants are certified to […]

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Method Ambassadors
September 14, 2021

Meet 2021 Method Ambassador Amber Benjamin

Amber fell in love with horses at a young age, and like all young horse lovers, dreamed of having a horse of her own. Because her family lived on a 12-mile barrier island in New Jersey, it was impossible for them to have horses. Fortunately, Amber’s uncle had a ranch and encouraged his niece’s passion […]

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Method Ambassadors
September 7, 2021

Meet 2021 Method Ambassador Madison Feller

Madison grew up on a small ranch just outside of Pendleton, Oregon, where her parents got her involved with horses at a young age. By the time she was 9, she had a horse of her own and enjoyed exploring trails and competing in schooling shows. Throughout her middle-school and teenage years, she participated in […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 31, 2021

Meet 2021 Method Ambassador Jennifer Jones

Jennifer grew up in California as the typical horse-crazy girl, dreaming of riding horses and owning a horse of her own. When she was 8, her girl scout troop volunteered at a therapeutic riding center and Jennifer was in heaven. “That was the beginning of my horsemanship journey,” Jennifer says. She continued to volunteer at […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 24, 2021

Meet 2021 Method Ambassador Audrey Liddle

Missy, a sweet-natured pony with horrible ground manners, led Audrey to the Method and eventually to her career as a Method Ambassador. Audrey’s grandparents bought the pony for Audrey and her sister when the girls were young. Audrey had been in the saddle since she could walk and started taking western riding lessons when she […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 17, 2021

Meet 2021 Method Ambassador Devin McKee

Growing up on his family’s dairy and beef farm in northeast Utah, Devin was in the saddle before he could walk. He’d ride along with his dad as they moved cattle around their property, and when he got older, Devin rode his own horse to help around the ranch. When he was in middle school, […]

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Method Ambassadors
August 10, 2021

Meet 2021 Method Ambassador Tanja Voss

Tanja spent her childhood taking riding lessons to get her horse fix. “My dream was owning a horse of my own, but my mom told me that horses were too expensive. Instead, she bought me a 45-minute riding lesson once a week,” Tanja says.

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Method Ambassadors
August 3, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Rachel Westran

Rachel was 3 when her mom bought her Star, a beautiful Arabian who sparked a lifelong passion for horses in the young girl. Rachel immediately fell in love with the gelding and grew up riding him around her mom’s place in Colorado. She participated in 4-H as a youth and competed in gymkhanas and barrel […]

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Method Ambassadors
July 27, 2021

Meet Method Ambassador Wade Wickman

When Wade and his wife Debbie bought their first horse, the couple had no previous horsemanship experience. Debbie had always loved horses and the couple was at the right point in their lives to make good on her childhood dream of owning a horse of her own. Catalina, the horse Wade purchased for Debbie, wasn’t […]

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Method Ambassadors
July 20, 2021

Meet Our 2021 Method Ambassadors

Eight horsemen earned their Method Ambassador certification this summer. They’re a great addition to our team and can help you achieve your horsemanship goals. The horsemen are certified to teach the Fundamentals level of the Method and offer public clinics and private lessons and accept horses for training. Learn more about each of the outstanding […]

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