Meet Method Ambassador Trent Burch

Trent spent his childhood riding his grandparents’ horses and started rodeoing and busting broncs in high school. It wasn’t until he met his wife, Claire, that he learned horsemanship and began working with horses on a professional level.

Claire was an established trainer when she and Trent crossed paths, and she believed strongly in the Downunder Horsemanship Method. Trent was intrigued by the way she worked with her horses and the results that she got.

“My approach with horses before was more old school – just get on and ride it out of them,” Trent says. “When Claire shared the Method with me and started giving me lessons on how to ride properly, it made a huge impact on me as far as understanding how horses think and how to effectively communicate with them.”

When Trent used the Method to start a colt under saddle, he was impressed. “I was used to saddling them and then just riding it out of them. There were a lot of blow ups. There was nothing like that with this approach because of all the preparation you do with the horses,” Trent says. “It was a huge change in mindset for me and made training a lot more fun.”

Eventually, he and Claire got married, and a few years later welcomed their daughter, Georgia, into their family. After several years of finessing his horsemanship, Trent was looking for more knowledge and saw the Academy as the perfect place to fine-tune his skills and further his career. “I knew I’d gain a lot of knowledge in the Academy, and it’d give me the opportunity to grow my business and have Clinton’s name behind me,” Trent explains.

He excelled in the course and as a Method Ambassador he focuses on helping people build safe, successful partnerships with their horses. “Learning the Method changed my life and I enjoy sharing it with others. If we want to grow our industry and get more people involved, we need to make sure we’re setting people up for success, whether that be making sure they have the right knowledge or pairing them with the right horse,” Trent says. “Working with your horse should be enjoyable. When you’ve got a well-trained horse, you can have fun and do anything you want with them.”

Trent is based in Louisburg, Kansas, where he trains horses for the public and teaches private lessons and clinics that focus on the Fundamentals level of the Method. Learn all about Trent on his website and contact him directly at 816-405-7447 or [email protected].