Resume

Ty B. Smith
10 South Kerkes St Ste 4
Wickenburg, Arizona 85390
Cell       307-760-4858
Home   928-427-6266
TShorses@wildblue.net
Objective
Professional horse trainer with experience in many disciplines of western riding.  Trained under some of the greatest horsemen of reining, cutting, working cow horses, roping and ranching.  Specializing in training and sales of well rounded, quality performance horses, as well as lessons in horsemanship, heading, heeling, reining, cow horse and cutting.  Excellent teacher with a love for putting people together with the right horse and then nurturing their relationship all the way to the winners circle.
Education
Graduated High School
Laramie, Wyoming 1995
Experience
Until 2000-Medicine Creek Ranch  Laramie, Wyoming
Barry and Sally Smith
Raised on family cattle ranch outside of Laramie, Wyoming
Trained colts, gathered cows, branded, fixed fence , welded, put up hay, and learned the value of a hard day’s work and family values.  After graduating high school continued to work the family ranch while  traveling the PRCA/USTRC circuit making a living team roping.  Worked a few odd construction jobs.
2000-2005 Snowy Range Ranch  Laramie, Wyoming
and Sol del Montana  Palm Springs, California
Dave and Linda Durbano
World Class horse facilities specializing in reining and cow horses.  Started colts and trained closely under Corey Cushing, Reserve World Champion Reiner.  Along with horsemanship,  job required extensive traveling and superior client relations with a variety of owners, non-pros, and boarders from all over the world.
Received training from :
Les Vogt World Champion in Reining and Cow horse
Todd Bergan World Champion Reining , Cutting and Cow horse
Walt Woodard World Champion Team Roper
JD Yates Horseman of the Year, World Champion AQHA and PRCA
Ted Robinson 6 time NRCHA World Champion
Tommy Thompson NRCHA Champion
2005           Robby Schroeder  AQHA Horseman of the Year
Gainesville, Texas
Trained heading and heeling horses under several time world champion team roper.
2005-2007 Jim Simpson Cutting Horse Trainer
Wickenburg, Arizona
Trained cutting horses. Started colts and went on to show them at  cutting futurities and Derbyís.  Gave private and group cutting lessons to beginners and non proís.  Tuned up seasoned horses.
2007-Current TS Performance Horses, LLC
Wickenburg, Arizona
Purchased property and built training, boarding, sales and lesson facility.
Specializing in training rope horses, futurity cutting colts,  as well as a barrel racing prospects.  Give private and group lessons in horsemanship, cutting, heading and heeling.  Standing ìLittle Rush Badgerî accomplished reining, cow horse, and heeling stallion.
Achievements
Wyoming High School Rodeo Assoc State Champion Bull Riding 1995
Qualified USTRC Team Roping Finals 1999-2006
Trained ìMaking Us Watchî  APHA Gelding.  JD Yates showed and placed top 5 in the world in 3 events, Heading, Heeling and Steer Stopping, 3 years in a row.
Numerous monies, buckles, tack, jackets, etc. at jackpots, rodeos and club cuttings
Earned AQHA points in Heading, Heeling, Reining,  and Cow Horse.
NCHA money earned.
Bred, trained, seasoned and sold numerous of my own horses who have gone on to compete and win in roping, reining, cow horse, cutting and barrel racing.
Goals
Make a living doing what I love, train great horses and help people excel with them in whatever discipline they choose.  Add my name to the list of champions and great horseman that I look up to.  Continue to learn and be open to new ideas in the equine industry.
References
Tommy Thompson, Horse Trainer
Shafter, California
661-496-8729
Bobby Usher, Horse Trainer
Tonapah, Arizona
208-740-0123
Corey Cushing, Horse Trainer
Rio Verde, Arizona
602-363-3621
Ty Grantham, Grantham Custom Fence
Wickenburg, Arizona
602-316-6018

Ty B. Smith
10 South Kerkes St Ste 4
Wickenburg, Arizona 85390

Cell       307-760-4858

Home   928-427-6266

TShorses@wildblue.net

Objective

Professional horse trainer with experience in many disciplines of western riding.  Trained under some of the greatest horsemen of reining, cutting, working cow horses, roping and ranching.  Specializing in training and sales of well rounded, quality performance horses, as well as lessons in horsemanship, heading, heeling, reining, cow horse and cutting.  Excellent teacher with a love for putting people together with the right horse and then nurturing their relationship all the way to the winners circle.

Education

Graduated High School
Laramie, Wyoming 1995

Experience

Until 2000-Medicine Creek Ranch  Laramie, Wyoming
Barry and Sally Smith

Raised on family cattle ranch outside of Laramie, Wyoming

Trained colts, gathered cows, branded, fixed fence , welded, put up hay, and learned the value of a hard day’s work and family values.  After graduating high school continued to work the family ranch while  traveling the PRCA/USTRC circuit making a living team roping.  Worked a few odd construction jobs.

2000-2005 Snowy Range Ranch  Laramie, Wyoming
and Sol del Montana  Palm Springs, California

Dave and Linda Durbano

World Class horse facilities specializing in reining and cow horses.  Started colts and trained closely under Corey Cushing, Reserve World Champion Reiner.  Along with horsemanship,  job required extensive traveling and superior client relations with a variety of owners, non-pros, and boarders from all over the world.

Received training from :

Les Vogt World Champion in Reining and Cow horse
Todd Bergan World Champion Reining , Cutting and Cow horse
Walt Woodard World Champion Team Roper
JD Yates Horseman of the Year, World Champion AQHA and PRCA
Ted Robinson 6 time NRCHA World Champion
Tommy Thompson NRCHA Champion

2005           Robby Schroeder AQHA Horseman of the Year

Gainesville, Texas – Trained heading and heeling horses under several time world champion team roper.

2005-2007 Jim Simpson Cutting Horse Trainer

Wickenburg, Arizona - Trained cutting horses. Started colts and went on to show them at  cutting futurities and Derbyís.  Gave private and group cutting lessons to beginners and non proís.  Tuned up seasoned horses.

2007-Current TS Performance Horses, LLC

Wickenburg, Arizona - Purchased property and built training, boarding, sales and lesson facility.

Specializing in training rope horses, futurity cutting colts,  as well as a barrel racing prospects.  Give private and group lessons in horsemanship, cutting, heading and heeling.  Standing ìLittle Rush Badgerî accomplished reining, cow horse, and heeling stallion.

Achievements:

Wyoming High School Rodeo Assoc State Champion Bull Riding 1995

Qualified USTRC Team Roping Finals 1999-2006

Trained  ”Making Us Watch”  APHA Gelding.  JD Yates showed and placed top 5 in the world in 3 events, Heading, Heeling and Steer Stopping, 3 years in a row.

Numerous monies, buckles, tack, jackets, etc. at jackpots, rodeos and club cuttings

Earned AQHA points in Heading, Heeling, Reining,  and Cow Horse.

NCHA money earned.

Bred, trained, seasoned and sold numerous of my own horses who have gone on to compete and win in roping, reining, cow horse, cutting and barrel racing.

Goals:

Make a living doing what I love, train great horses and help people excel with them in whatever discipline they choose.  Add my name to the list of champions and great horseman that I look up to.  Continue to learn and be open to new ideas in the equine industry.

References:

Tommy Thompson, Horse Trainer
Shafter, California
661-496-8729

Bobby Usher, Horse Trainer
Tonapah, Arizona
208-740-0123

Corey Cushing, Horse Trainer
Rio Verde, Arizona
602-363-3621

Ty Grantham, Grantham Custom Fence
Wickenburg, Arizona
602-316-6018