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THE HORSE GAZETTE
be there when england & lieser
bring the nokota horse to texas
(Continued from Page 1.) dation and finding solutions table and less reactive.
were convinced it was a supe-
for problem horses. He is well Jack worked with a
rior horse. When the horses
known for his skills starting and 4-year-old blue roan stallion he
began to be eliminated from
handling young horses. He and named North Wind for a very
the park they decided to take
his wife Sarah live in Chappell brief time frame of three days.
on the daunting task of saving
Hill, Texas and travel the coun- He was very impressed with
and naming this very special
try giving clinics throughout North Wind’s intelligence and
breed. This has not been easy
the year. his ability to catch on quickly.
but it is their prevailing pas-
Aaron and Jack met A surprise bonus was that he
sion and they are determined
in 2002 while studying under was gaited as some, but not all,
to spread the word and hope to
Leon Harrel and have been of the Nokotas tend to be. This
save the breed from extinction.
friends ever since. Over the is known by some as the “Indian
As of now the horses are liv-
years, they have conducted Shuffle” and is very smooth to
ing on rented pastures and the
colt-starting clinics together. ride. There are others that would
Kuntz’s private land. Their goal
Jack had a client make excellent dressage and
is to one day have land donated
bring a Nokota horse to him for reining prospects as well.
to the Conservancy where the
starting and training last spring. Wednesday night plan
horses can roam wild and free
His wife Sarah had seen the to attend the “Meet and Greet”
and the breed can be preserved
breed at the Minnesota Horse from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Come
and kept pure.
Expo the year before and had and view the horses and meet
been impressed and awestruck Aaron and Jack. $7 gets you in
Who are Aaron and Jack
by the horse’s rugged charisma. and chili, chips, tea and dessert.
As Nokotas are quite rare and RSVP to sarah@jacklieser.com
Stop by and see experience Callahan’s on your way
and how did they get in-
volved with horses in North
not well known in Texas, Jack by Sunday March 7th.
was surprised to discover Aaron The March 11-14
to or from the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo!
Dakota?
Aaron England has
had a Nokota horse in training clinic will be small in number
spent the last 20 years creating
as well. Pony Boy’s Half Moon with a limit of 10 people. Jack
his own unique style of train-
AKA “Indy” (belonging to Pat and Aaron will guide and pro-
Stady of New Mexico) has vide their expertise. If you are
There’s something for everyone Callahan’s!
ing, fine tuning his abilities,
and studying under master
been in training with Aaron interested in buying a Nokota,
horsemen. Partnership be-
for almost two years. Indy is the clinic is a great way to get Someone here knows how to custom shape hats, kill fire
tween horse and rider is the
smart, extremely athletic, and to know your horse before
loves people! Aaron has been purchasing. Auditors are also
ants, thread pipes, seasoned cast iron...
main goal he teaches at clinics
and seminars. Not only does
working intensively with Indy encouraged to attend.
we’ll be glad to share that knowledge with you.
Aaron teach many diverse
toward the ultimate goal of There is also an ob-
styles of riding, from Western
Indy serving as an ambassador servation and application clinic
to English, he also has taken his
for the Nokota horse at expos July 29-August 2 in North Da-
around the country. kota. This will be a chance to see
We carry fresh hay & Capitol Feeds!
philosophy to the competition
pen in cutting. His goal is to
One thing led to the horses in the wild interacting
teach his horses and compete
another and a meeting was with one another in their herds.
We’re not just a feed store, or western wear, hardware, tack, house
as teammates versus demand-
arranged for Aaron and Jack There will be Native American
wares, lawn and garden or gifts...we’re ALL of that and MORE!
ing the horse’s performance.
with the Kuntz brothers. The speakers, a chuck wagon as well
He has won multiple NCHA
brothers are ranchers and their as colt-starting demonstrations
events as well as being ApHC
resources are consumed with by Jack and Aaron.
2007 National cutting cham-
care for the horses and there is F o r i n f o r m a t i o n
pion, while his wife Riva went
not much time for public rela- about the clinic, contact Sarah
to the NCHA World Finals that
tions on behalf of the equines. Lieser at 979-203-9000 or email
same year placing eleventh in
The brothers were impressed sarah@jacklieser.com or visit
the finals.
with Aaron and Jack’s many www.jacklieser.com. You can
Jack is a trainer and
talents working with horses and also contact Riva England at
teacher who uses classical and
asked them to help spread the 325-948-3456 or email riva@
natural horsemanship methods
word about the Nokota horse. aaronengland.com or visit www. 501 Bastrop Highway - Austin, Texas
to train horses of all breeds and
After a trip to the aaronengland.com.
Nokota Horse Conservancy in For more informa-
Phone: (512) 385-3452 - Toll Free: (800) 950-8602
disciplines. Jack has trained
with Leon Harrell, Jack Brain-
Linton, North Dakota this past tion on the Nokota horses you
Fax: (512) 385-0932
erd, Dr. Thomas Ritter and
August, Aaron and Jack were can call 701-254-4302, email
many others. His focus is on
also convinced of the horses info@nokotahorse.org or visit Website: www.callahansgeneralstore.com
teaching the horse a solid foun-
uniqueness and usefulness and www.nokotahorse.org.
found their temperaments trac-
Call our
Texas Division and ask
for Don Buyse
830-537-5268
Visit: www.classic-equine.com
E-mail: don.buyse@classic-equine.com
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