Shamus Haws Best Horse Trainer in Utah
Winner of the 3rd Annual Utah
Horse Trainers Challenge, Shamus Haws was named the “Best Horse Trainer in Utah.” The competition finals were held during the Utah Horse Expo in South Jordan, March 11-13, 2011. Haws, 35, competed against three other horse trainers. Each contender was given a two-year-old horse on January 15 and had 60 days to train their horse. Haws named his filly “Norma
Jean,” and describes her as “A superstar horse. She has a great, willing mind and has been very trainable.” However, two weeks into her train-
ing, after being body clipped, Norma Jean developed a severe body fungus and lost all her hair. Haws gave her 15 days off from training, and her hair grew back quickly. Although, at the final competi-
tion, Haws had only 45 rides on Norma Jean, while the other horses each had 60 rides, Norma Jean performed well in the ring. Each trainer competed in ground work, cow work, roping, reining, trail, freestyle, Q&A, and a final chal- lenge presented at the last minute. The winner was determined by
a panel of three top, regional horse experts and judges, as well as by popular vote of the Utah Horse Expo audience. Haws won the over- all competition by 70+ points, as well as the Peoples’ Choice by more than 300 votes. Haws received a $5,000 cash prize, a custom trophy buckle, one ton of Purina feed, and two custom-made saddles.
Haws, along with his family and in- laws, run the day-to-day operations of
their 30,000 acre cattle and horse ranch in Western Utah. Between his clinics and the ranch, he’s happy to spend 300 or more days in the saddle each year. Haws says, “I feel that I am always
a continual student of horsemanship. I love the challenge of convincing horses
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