My respect and admiration for horses was ignited as a teenager. Driving through the New Mexican desert I happened upon a band of wild horses moving gracefully across the horizon. The sight of them sparked something in me that has remained in my heart like a beacon ever since.

It wasn’t until many years later, however, that horses would come back into my life in a much more meaningful way. My daughter, at the time just fourteen years old, was suffering from severe depression and anorexia. It was devastating. The person I loved more than anything was slipping away. Purely on a whim we decided to go horseback riding, neither of us having much experience in the saddle. As we rode, the joy and wonder that my daughter had always worn in her eyes began to return. Simply being in the presence of those horses was transformative.

For years afterward I dedicated myself to becoming a better horseman, but it wasn’t until I discovered the Masterson Method that I found the tools needed to truly repay the debt that I owed. When I first saw the work put into practice I was moved beyond words. The effect it had on the horses was a revelation. I committed myself to becoming a certified practitioner.

Horses saved my daughter, and in doing so they saved me. When I enter a stall to work with a horse it is with undying gratitude. To help them find peace in their bodies, to help restore balance and natural movement, is to me the greatest gift I can give. I feel honored to do it.