Pastor Tom Ravasio (Training)

Shekinah's Founder/Director, Pastor Tom Ravasio will share his insights and passion for horses throughout the summer in the arena, and during cowboy chapels.  He is an experienced horseman/instructor and will be either heading up the training or partnering with the featured trainer that week to give ranchers the best experience possible.

Josh Lyons (Featured Trainer/Guest)
www.lyonslegacy.com

Josh Lyons, son of John Lyons, has spent the last ten years teaching and acquiring the knowledge and skills from his father, John Lyons, to become a well-known and sought after horse trainer and clinician in his own right. Josh gave his first public clinic at the age of sixteen. He travels throughout the United States giving hands-on training clinics for groups, as well as providing private one-on-one instruction for those horse owners requesting personal individual time. Josh is also in demand for the major horse expos, such as Equis America, Equine Affaire, and Equitana to name a few.

Dates at Camp: June 17-18 during our Mustang Camp w/ Brendan Wise

Nathan Coffman (Training)
www.nathancoffman.com

Nathan has been a John Lyons certified trainer since 1997. Shortly before graduating, he was offered a Head Trainer position at a ranch in Arizona. Upon completion of the program he kept one of the horses, this one being Zeeme. Nathan would use his spare time and spend it with Zeeme working on his biggest passion, reining. Having worked there only a short time, he moved back to Ohio to work on building his business from there. In time, Nathan moved from taking in client horses to strictly traveling. He began his traveling by offering such things as Private Lessons to Trailer Loadings. Nathan now includes in his services, along with the lessons and loadings, such things as clinics, symposiums, and 4-H demonstrations. He and his horse Zeeme, now travel to Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, as well as Ohio.

Weeks at Camp:

Frontier Trailblazers Camp (June 27-July 2) & Mustang Camp (Aug 1-6)

Heather Kifer (Training)
Heather's Website

Heather is a Certified Josh and John Lyons Trainer and is excited to share her experience and training with ranchers of all levels of riding.  Her passion is to use horses and our partnership with them to better understand our relationship with God.

Week at Camp: Horse Crazy All Girl's Camp (July 11-16)

Steve Meyer and his mustang Sam (Special Guest)
Wild Horse and Burro Program

Steve works for the Bureau of Land Management Department of the Interior in their wild horse and burro program. He will be at Shekinah Ranch with his mustang Sam to teach us about wild mustangs and burros, and the preservation of the wild herds.

Week at Camp: Horse Crazy All Girls Camp (July 11-16)

Blair Ferguson (Roping Instruction)

Blair is a great friend of Shekinah Ranch and an experienced roper and patient instructor.  He will be doing basic roping workshops for all interested ranchers.  His techniques will help us learn how to be real roping ranchers.

Week at Camp: All Around Cowboy Camp (July 25-30)

Bob Kane (Training)
www.kanehorsemanship.com

Bob did a fantastic job working with our ranchers in 2009, because of his patient and gentle methods of dealing with horses and riders.  Bob Kane has studied the techniques of and learned from the best Horsemen that he could find. He has taken what he has learned from many of these trainers and endeavors to blend the outstanding qualities he has learned from them into his own techniques. He believes that your Horsemanship is as unique as your personality. You have to be true to yourself or the horse will see right through you.

Week at Camp: All Around Cowboy Camp (July 25-30)

Ginger Ryals (Training/Drill team Captain)
www.ohiotophands.com

Ginger was a guest trainer for one of our Horse Crazy All Girls Camps in 2008. She is the Captain and Choreographer of the Ohio Top Hands Rodeo Drill Team, which she started in 1998. Ginger is a riot to have around. The Girls who trained with her at Shekinah had an absolute blast that week and we cannot wait for her return this year.

Week at Camp: All Around Cowboy Camp (Aug 15-20)

Brendan Wise (Training)

Brendan is a Certified Josh & John Lyons trainer. He loves what we do at Shekinah Ranch and has the desire to share his love for horses and God with our youth at camp.

Week at Camp: Mustang Camp (June 13-18)

Chase Dodd (Special Guest)
www.soshorsemanship.com

Chase is the two time winner of the Extreme Mustang Makeover.  He is a fabulous trainer who loves to have fun and share God's love through his horsemanship and everyday life.  He believes that everyone has a God given ability to train their own horse but lack the know how. He helps you learn the ways of your horse - know how he thinks - for learning to understand him is the key to teaching him to be...Soft, Obedient, and Supple

Week at Camp: Horse Crazy All Girls Camp (Aug 8-13)