When it comes to horsemanship, Method Ambassador Shannon Pigott never stops finding ways to add to her knowledge and skill set, which is exactly what led her to the Academy.
While the Texas horsewoman rode for a few years as a kid, it wasn’t until 2013 that she truly got involved with horses. That year, she finished cancer treatments and found herself sitting in the auction barn at the San Antonio Stock Show taking in the action. “A yearling stud colt was walked into the arena, and I decided I wanted him. I bought him right there,” she says. “I didn’t have a halter, a lead rope, a way to get him home or even a place to keep him, but I had my own horse.”
After realizing she didn’t know the first thing about training a horse, Shannon turned to the Method. “The biggest thing I like about the Method is that it’s reproducible. If you follow the recipe, you get good results. It’s not easy, but it’s a nice recipe and I like Clinton’s communication style,” Shannon says.
Since then, Shannon’s been to multiple clinics and private lessons that have covered the Fundamentals through Colt Starting. “Training horses feels like music to me. It has a rhythm and a beat. Sometimes it’s head banger and crazy, sometimes it’s hip hop and has a nice beat to it, and sometimes it’s like jazz and it’s really smooth. The horses were my therapy after cancer treatment, and I found that I could give to them the same empowerment I gave to the people I helped in my career as an executive coach,” she says.
Shannon continues to study the Method and currently sells her personal Method-trained horses while successfully competing in cutting. Her niche as a Method Ambassador is to develop affectionate, willing and trustworthy horses that people fall in love with. While Shannon is not available at this time for private lessons or outside training, she can be contacted for exceptional Method-trained horses.
Learn more about Shannon on her webpage or contact her directly at 210-412-5067 or [email protected].
