About our program
Our lessons are open to all ages & levels. Here at Erin Valley our coaches follow the Training Thru Trust method, which teaches both adults and children to first understand horse psychology. What is unique about this program is that it is laid out in a step by step format. We like work with all new riders in the round pen first which helps to build confidence in the student as well as the horse. Round pen is the best place for you to get a better understanding of a horse as it is in a safe environment. You will then move on to our halter work and riding program. We believe it is important to get all of your ground work covered before getting in the saddle. Teaching your horse good ground manners keeps your horsemanship experience both safe and FUN! We offer great horses to use for your lessons, or you may bring your own. We also teach specialty lessons like barrel racing, roping, reining, pole bending, showmanship, trail, de-spooking and introducing to obstacles, trailer loading and much more! Feel free to contact us with more questions.
Lessons will follow the Training Thru Trust DVD series you can purchase these on line at: http://www.dougmillshorsemanship.com Lesson PricingGroup Rate:
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What makes us unique?
- Family run business
- 25 years of service
-Taught by Certified Training Thru Trust Apprentice Trainers
- We teach not just how to ride but how to read and communicate with the horses
- We teach how to maintain horses and problem solving
- Professionally trained safe horses
- We have a step by step training program on DVDs to follow
- We offer the only kids rodeo program where we supply horse and coach
- English & Western riding, rodeo events, liberty work, halter work, colt starting, problem solving, pleasure, reining, cow horse, 4-H preparation, all ages and levels!
- 25 years of service
-Taught by Certified Training Thru Trust Apprentice Trainers
- We teach not just how to ride but how to read and communicate with the horses
- We teach how to maintain horses and problem solving
- Professionally trained safe horses
- We have a step by step training program on DVDs to follow
- We offer the only kids rodeo program where we supply horse and coach
- English & Western riding, rodeo events, liberty work, halter work, colt starting, problem solving, pleasure, reining, cow horse, 4-H preparation, all ages and levels!
Meet our amazing team of certified coaches!
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Kelcie Mills
Kelcie Mills is an avid competitor in rodeo competing in barrel racing and breakaway roping. She has been competing in rodeo since she was three years old using horses she has trained herself using her dads program. She is now running a rodeo program for kids of all ages teaching the rodeo lifestyle and western heritage to urban families. Kelcie enjoys teaching the Training Thru Trust program to students of every level helping them reach their horsemanship goals. Spending her time teaching lessons, training horses and hosting camps she feels she is truly living her dream.
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Kaylee Walden (Mills)
Kaylee Walden is a certified Course Four Training Thru Trust Apprentice, a program developed by her father Doug Mills. She was raised in a life of horses riding by herself by the age of 2 and rodeoing by the age of 4. She also trained her first horse by herself (2 year old Henry) when she was 9 years old.
Some of her achievements over the years include: -2008 B.C. High School Rodeo Association Breakaway Roping Season Leader and Year and Champion - Qualifying to National High School Rodeo Finals and Canadian High School Rodeo Finals several times in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Breakaway Roping and Goat Tying After High School Rodeo - 2009 Kaylee was invited to Switzerland where she won the title of European Junior Trainer Challenge Champion -2009 she also competed in the Canadian Horse Trainers Challenge Championship where she placed third out of sixteen. - 2012 Siblings Rivalry Trainers Challenge Champion in Edmonton at the Farm Fair during the CFR -August 2013 she won the title of Trainer of the North in Smithers, B.C. The last few years Kaylee put her focus coaching her students at Erin Valley. Her passion is working with kids taking them from beginners and first time rides to achieving their biggest dreams. This year was one of Kaylee's proudest moments as a coach when one of her long term students won the pole bending at the BC High School Rodeo Finals and competed at the National High School Rodeo Finals as well as many of her other long term students competing very successfully at rodeos and came to Erin Valley as beginners . She teaches clinics, camps and lessons at the Erin Valley in Kamloops as well as other facilities upon request. |