Create a Connection
Mindful horsemanship creates a powerful connection between horse and rider. Vaughn Knudsen teaches communication for a natural, willing partnership building oneness through horse training. A student of both Tom Dorrance and his brother Jim Dorrance, Vaughn Knudsen is a remarkable trainer of both horses and riders.
Introducing:
Horseman Vaughn Knudsen
Vaughn Knudsen grew up in the Elko, Nevada area on his Father’s working cattle and horse ranch.
Vaughn rode and trained horses for many years with Tom and Jim Dorrance where he gained a strong foundation for his horse training.
Born with a passion to try to understand what makes a horse tick, Vaughn has spent the past 40 years of his life in search of those answers.
He has trained and shown horses in the American Quarter Horse Association and the American Paint Horse Association for over 30 years. Vaughn was responsible for the training and showing of 15 horses to their APHA and AQHA Championships. Vaughn has also trained and shown horses to earn World and Reserve World Titles as well as money won at major NRHA Competitions.
Vaughn has learned and refined horse training concepts which he has taught at major Universities, symposiums, workshops and clinics. Vaughn has taught these concepts at the University of Wisconsin, Morrisville College in upstate New York, Utah State University, University of Minnesota and others. With 40,000 people in attendance, Knudsen was the keynote speaker at the Minnesota Horse Expo. He has taught numerous private clinics across the country.
In his workshops, Vaughn teaches how to reorganize the energy balance within the horse, how to develop a deep inner connection with the horse and changing fear to curiosity, along with how to lock in a spin, build a sliding stop, lead changes, and loping round circles on a loose rein.
Vaughn Knudsen has published horse training videos, written a book, offers an online horsemanship academy, and has developed and patented new horse training products. Included in these products are the Compass Bit and the Compass Horse Connector horse training machine.
Champion horse trainer Vaughn Knudsen performing a beautiful sliding stop on a horse who is relaxed