"Mirror in the Stall"-Episode 12: John Lyons-

John Lyons "Americas Most trusted Horseman" is a legend in my book. He has been a long time mentor of mine. I got to know him and his family while gaining my horse training certificate in Colorado. All of them are amazing people who dedicate their lives to helping people. I'm so excited to re-connect with John.
It was so much fun hearing how his life long career got started, how it evolved, and how a defining moment changed the trajectory of his values in training horses forever. This was the pivotal moment that set him up to be one of the foundational trainers that stepped out of the box and started seeing things differently.
Although John has hung up his horse training hat he moves into the next phase of his life which still includes helping people.
You can find him and the details of his new path at:
www.johnlyons.com/
Awards given to Lyons for his work include Equitana USA's Modern Masters Award for Outstanding Horsemanship, and the University of Louisville's John W. Galbreath Award for outstanding contributions to the horse industry. Lyons' son, Josh Lyons, and daughter, Brandi Lyons are also trainers. John and Josh have competed in the invitation-only Road to the Horse competition, John Lyons doing so shortly after knee replacement surgery. Prior to the creation of the annual Road to the Horse competition, Josh Lyons won the original "In a Whisper" competition in 2002, a head-to-head horse training challenge between himself, Pat Parelli and Craig Cameron, which was made into a film documentary.

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In 1991, I was lucky to be a rider in John’s symposium at Cal Poly Pomona. At the time, I didn’t realize what a true gift that was. John changed the way I looked at horses and I am forever grateful. ❤

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Nice job Amber... Good that you still have a relationship with John.

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I'm very confused. I thought John had passed away.