Leading US horse whisperer to attend Winchelsea clinic

STUDENTS from as far as Western Australia and regional NSW are travelling to near Winchelsea next month for an exclusive three-day clinic at to learn the secrets of natural horsemanship from leading US trainer, Lee Smith.

Lee Smith and her husband live in Arizona and raises quality quarter horses at their Diamond S Ranch. Lee has conducted hundreds of clinics throughout the US and Canada since 1991.

Smith – who learned her craft from Ray Hunt, a guru in the field of natural horsemanship – will teach riders of all abilities how to unlock their potential and how to work in harmony through understanding the mind, body and spirit of their horses.

She shares what she sees, as if speaking for the horse, and thus provides her students opportunity to observe the exchange of communication between horse and human.

Clinics are conducted to prepare you and your horse for a greater level of performance.

The Lee Smith clinic is being presented by Tess & Leo Quality Horsemanship, newly launched by Sally Wilson at her property at Buckley near Winchelsea from November 13-15. It will be the only clinic given by Lee Smith in Victoria this year.

The new venture is a dream come true for Ms Wilson.

“I stumbled into natural horsemanship a decade ago when I bought the wrong and potentially dangerous horse for my daughter. A friend introduced me to a clinic in natural horsemanship and I was immediately hooked,” she said.

“I couldn’t believe how much calmer the horse was. After more clinics, the way I approached my horse was completely different.” Ms Wilson said she had attended two clinics given by Lee Smith on previous visits to Australia and said was delighted to host someone of Smith’s calibre here in Victoria.