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Although he looked like the "cowboy next door", Tom's been profiled in People magazine and has been called the
"patron saint of horses" by the New York Times. Horse owners from around the world
have looked to Tom for his kinder,
gentler, much-proven technique of training horses.
English by
Fred Quitta
"Now
when the whole horse is together, he will feel good to you, I am
sure. All we are trying to do is fix these things up to where
he can find them; then it's the horse's idea.
But that is a
little easier said than done. - TD
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"I
believe horses naturally have tremendous faith in the human
being. It is their natural instinct of self-preservation that
the person needs to understand in order to gain the confidence of
the horse.
- TD
"The horse knows where the person is all the time. Now we
are trying to help the person know where the horse is all the
time. The horse knows where the person is; the person needs to
learn to catch up with the horse on that" -
TD
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Tom is the recipient of the 1995 Chester
Reynolds Memorial Award presented by the National Cowboy Hall of
Fame.
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The Chester A. Reynolds Award was
established in 1990 in honor of the National Cowboy & Western
Heritage Museum's founder, and recognizes a person whose lifestyle
represents the ideals of the American West.
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In 1999, The American Association of Equine
Practitioners awarded Tom "The Lavin Cup". The Lavin Cup, named
for AAEP past president Gary A. Lavin, VMD, recognized non-veterinary
organizations or individuals that have demonstrated exceptional compassion
for or developed and enforced rules and guidelines that protect the
welfare of the horse.
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In 1994, The National Reined Cow Horse
Association (N.R.C.H.A) awarded Tom
"The Vaquero Award".
Lavin Cup
Tom has been referred to as the
"horse's lawyer". He gives the horse credit for his
knowledge of a horse's feelings and problems.
He
says, "What I know about the horse I learned from the
horse."
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When the
horse is standing, before you reach to ask him to go forward or
back, or turn right or left; before you ask him, have a
picture in your mind of what you are going to ask him to do, and how
you expect him to respond - before you start. - TD
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"You feel and listen to the horse. The experience of the
results of his response helps you understand for the next time." -
TD
Thank you for taking
the time to visit the Tom Dorrance
website.
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