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Aaron England
has had a lifelong passion to learn what makes a horse tick. From a
young boy competing in 4-H to a young man earning a rodeo scholarship
from Cochise College in Arizona where he earned an Associate's of
Science Degree in Equine Science and Management, Aaron continued to
search for better understanding of the horses' mind.
Aaron's quest
for more knowledge led him into many areas of horse-related
activities. He was president of several horse clubs and was a junior
rodeo all around champion in his youth. He supported his horse
activities and furthered his education by working for horseman Bud
Eipper on the C-E Cutting Horse Ranch and Bud continues to serve as a
mentor and support Aaron to this day. After college, Aaron gained
further experience as the assistant farm manager and stallion handler
at Dan Dar Farm, a race horse training and breeding facility in
Washington state.
Returning to
Arizona, Aaron and his father began a boarding, training and breeding
program on their ranch near Tombstone. Standing a well-bred cutting
horse stallion, Docs True Grit owned by Bud Eipper, Aaron continued to
learn and attended many programs in Equine Science from the University
of Arizona, In 1996, he attended a Pat Parelli "Natural Horsemanship"
demonstration and there saw the level of communication, trust and
understanding with horses that he had been looking for. Putting all
else aside, Aaron began his four-year journey in developing his skills
in Pat's program. Working with countless horses and under Pat's
tutoring, Aaron achieved his goals in Natural Horsemanship and became
a Three Star Instructor, Certified Colt Starter and Difficult Horse
Training Certifications.
With the Natural
Horsemanship certifications completed, Aaron choose to branch
off and became independent. As a result he
developed a new program "England's Versatile Horsemanship" which focuses on helping students achieve an accelerated rate of learning
finesse with their horses. Aaron is exclusive in
his
training philosophies in that he
is using "Natural" training
techniques to develop horses for competition at the highest levels of
competition.
To continue the
development of his new program, and to further
his quest
for additional knowledge in horsemanship, Aaron moved to
Kerrville, Texas to the Leon Harrel Training Stables in 2002.
As one of the world's leading cutting horse trainers, Leon allowed
Aaron to build a solid foundation for a training program that offers
both horses and riders a level of trust, communication and ability to
compete at any level. Simultaneously, Leon
was able to learn about the
"Natural" techniques that Aaron uses, and has applied that philosophy
to some of his young colts and difficult horses.
After completing
his studies with Leon Harrel in 2004, Aaron began his International
Learning Center in Goldthwaite, Texas. At the ILC today, Aaron
is putting his dream into practice by training quality Cutting
Horses for competition using his unique Natural Training Methods.
Additionally, Aaron uses the ILC as a teaching facility for Natural
Horsemanship and Natural Cow Working.
To
list just a
few of Aaron's Awards and
Accomplishments:
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Outstanding
Student in Agriculture, Business and Technology, Cochise College,
1991
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Certificate
in Equine Science and Management, Cochise College, 1991
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Started 'Streak O'Lene'
World Champion nominated All American Quarter Horse in 1999
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Restarted
two reining horses who were able to return to successful competitive
careers
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Started
two Futurity
nominated Thoroughbred Racing
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