Events/Clinics
Visiting Natural Horsemanship Clinicians
Cedarwood Farm offers special clinics with top instructors in Natural Horsemanship, for that extra boost to your learning. Clinic on each Clinic’s title to see complete information.
Bringing over 30 years of horse training expertise, Farah DeJohnette’s talent in competitive horse training blended with her Natural Horsemanship and Holistic programs, make her a uniquely skilled Trainer. Farah has studied, is influenced, and inspired by Master horsemen, including Nuno Oliveira, Bettina Drummond, Linda Tellington, Carolyn Resnick—as well as her father, world renown Jazz musician Jack DeJohnette. She feels her artistic upbringing inspires her unique intuitive, collaborative Horsemanship style. As a self-professed student of the horse, Farah continually studies with her most influential teachers—the horses—dancing with them in harmony.
Kaleigh Marie is a teacher, trainer, and lifetime student of the horse, dedicated to helping people and horses achieve their goals through connection based training. She combines the principles of collection and self-carriage she learned in her classical training—liberty work, bridleless riding, positive reinforcement, and learning theory—to achieve high levels of performance with her horses through a foundation built on connection. Kaleigh’s goal is to use liberty work to push the boundaries of what is possible to achieve with our horses when we prioritize their physical, mental, emotional needs, and the relationship we have with them.
An internationally known Trainer, Clinician, Instructor and Author, with over 50 years of horse experience. Her holistic approach to horsemanship was influenced by her practice in traditional Eastern Martial Arts, bringing mindfulness, awareness, breathing, centering and grounding into her teachings. She is a Centered Riding© Clinician who was fortunate to have learned directly the late Ms. Sally Swift. Heidi is a certified CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) Master Instructor & Clinic Instructor, a Horse Agility Accredited Trainer, a Senior Horse Speak® Instructor.
Lester Buckley
Lester Buckley is an unusual, multi-disciplinary teacher of both horsemanship and the principles of Classical Dressage. He is respected among his peers as one of the most accomplished equestrians and gifted teachers in the business today. He lives in Shelbyville, Kentucky, and is a sought-after clinician across the U.S., as well as Germany, sharing his knowledge with riders and trainers from every discipline. This includes Grand Prix Dressage riders, top hunter/jumper trainers, mustang owners, and Western Dressage riders seeking to apply the principles of classical dressage
Don Jessop
Don Jessop, a Montana native, is the author of the book Leadership and Horses, and a Master Horseman and teacher. His natural, motivational attitude has inspired many people to achieve more in their studies and feel more confident. His gentle, yet effective manner allows clinic participants to listen, think and apply what they learn. With more than two decades in the horse industry, training, teaching and traveling around the world, Don has helped thousands of people live and achieve their desire to ride and compete.
Kelly Sigler
Namaste Horsemanship is a program that Kelly Sigler developed based on her experience as a Natural Horsemanship Instructor, Low Flying Aerial Yoga Practioner/Instructor, and Rider Biomechanics Specialist. She acknowledges these things all sound like they should not fit together- but they actually do!
David Lichman
Creator of “Liberty Outside the Round Pen,” David offers private and semi-private lessons. As one of Pat Parelli’s top rated instructors, David travels all over the world helping people to get extraordinary results with horses. Teaching Pat’s system has taken him from Canada to Costa Rica and from Austria to Australia. David has handled thousands of horses at hundreds of clinics, from every breed and discipline.
Sharon Wilsie
The creator of Horse Speak, and the author of Horse Speak, the Equine-Human Translation Guide. Sharon’s love of horses has been life-long and she has enjoyed a professional career as a horse trainer/rehabilitation specialist, intercollegiate coach, and riding instructor. Sharon’s passion has always been to create a two-way street of mutual healing, awareness, and betterment for both horses and people..
Horse Speak® is a practical system for listening and talking to horses in their language, instead of expecting them to comprehend ours. Horse Speak improves your understanding of what a horse is telling you and provides simple replies you can use to tell him that you “hear” him, you “get it,” and you have ideas to share with him, too.