by Tanya McBurney

April 21 and 22, 2006 proved to be an event well worth waiting for. David Dellin of Sanger, Texas, flew in to show us his training techniques that have helped him win three AQHA World Championships and two Congress titles.

At only 28 years of age, David Dellin has become one of the most respected and talented trainers in the industry today.

Riders taking part in the clinic were Trevor McBurney, Deserie Rieu, Pat Ross, Colton Ross, Lisa Schiestal, Darren Cornforth, Myles McLean, Trish Bracken, and Heidi Packard. All the riders came away with a better understanding of the techniques David uses to get his horses show ring ready.
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by Laureen McMillan

Locke Duce, well-known and respected reining trainer and clinician, gave a horsemanship clinic at Natasha Bolster’s arena located at Glenmore Trail and RR 284 outside of Calgary, AB, on May 6 and 7, 2006. Event coordinator Mary Ellen said the event was a total success.

“I took a couple of clinics from him before and really found that his training techniques helped me to train my horses,” says Ellen. “Now that I have a four-year-old I needed to refresh what I had learned previously and get advice and training strategies for this horse.”

Bolster decided earlier this year to coordinate the clinic. “By putting the clinic on, I was able to introduce Locke Duce’s methods and arena-side manner to others who had not had the opportunity to take a clinic from him before,” says Bolster.
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