Dr. Miller, an equine veterinarian, is revolutionizing horsemanship by learning and sharing the techniques of equine behavior, natural horsemanship,  and his techniques for imprint training of foals.  Being a natural horseman, Dr. Miller  believes that horses and people share a common bond, and works to strengthen the connection by promoting humane, effective training between horses and humans.  His desire is to "to create a better life for horses", and he has dedicated his retirement to promoting humane horse training techniques.

Dr. Miller is also well known to  veterinary and cowboy poetry & humor enthusiasts for his "RMM" cartoons and other works.

Mr. Brainard's contributions to the equine industry are many. His lifelong commitment to horses and the people that enjoy them is reflected throughout the industry.While stationed at Fort Hood, he would travel to the Goodrich Ranch in Lampasas to work with quarter horse mares whose registration numbers were in the 100s. Today there is over 4 million horses registered.Mr. Brainard has been a horse judge in many horse associations for 39 years, which has taken him to England, Germany, Australia, Italy and Canada.He has also used his talents to serve the needs of young people. In 4-H, he has held many clinics, seminars and served as a judge at many Extension activities on the state and local levels.Mr. Brainard is a Director on the Board of the Equine Program at TAMU Commerce and received the Industry Leader Recognition Award at the Texas Equine Industry Conference at TAMU in College Station.During the Nixon Administration, he was appointed to the US horse industry Advisory Committee and met with the Secretary of Agriculture on horse industry related issues.He is an original Director of the National Reining Horse Association and was one of the founders of the SHOT (Stock Horse of Texas) program through Texas A&M University. He was active in organizing state Quarter Horse Associations in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.He has authored three books, "Training the Reining Horse", "Western Training", and "If I Were to Train a Horse".>But with all this, Mr. Brainard is quoted as saying that his greatest accomplishment is in the development of young people and not only teaching them horsemanship skills, but personal attributes such as the value of character, honesty, integrity, helpfulness, truthfulness and above all work ethics and persistence.

It has been said that Toni Warvell, Weatherford, Texas, has entered into more arenas standing up on two horses than most people have sitting down. Her professional career began at the age of 12 as part of the family’s speciality acts. Touring all across America and traveling the world wide, performing in rodeos, major horse shows, circuses and even performing for the President of the United States.

Descended from four generations of horsemen, she literally grew up in the round pen, where she learned to read and assess horses for the many disciplines that were showcased: roman riding, trick riding, high school-dressage and jumping. An accomplished National Cutting Horse Association money earner, Toni started colts by instilling the basics so that they had a good foundation to build upon.

Toni’s skill and expertise in working with young and problem horses, put her in demand. Her communication skills with horses enabled her to accomplish results in an environment that encourages the young horses to enjoy what they are learning without being intimidated.. Toni believes that the foundation training of any horse is critical to all disciplines.

James Gholson has made a name for himself in the horse world. Earning numerous titles in the industry, training and judging are just some of the highlights on James' resume. He was born and raised on the Gholson family ranch in Stonewall County, Texas. He grew up working as a cowboy, employed by many area ranches. For 15 years he served the Pitchfork Ranch in Guthrie, Texas as Wagon Boss and in 2006 became their horse trainer. James has worked closely with many natural horsemanship professionals including Ray Hunt, Pat Parelli and Mike Bridges. He has instilled natural horsemanship into his own training programs.The Pitchfork's recently purchased a ranch in Oklahoma, where James in now manager, all while operating his own place.James has stood out in many NCHA, RCHA, RHAA and AQHA competitions. He has won various titles including Top Horse at Western Heritage Classic in Abilene, Texas; World Champion Ranch Horse in Amarillo, Texas; AQHA Horse of the Year and Best of America's Horse. He has been awarded champion and reserve champion at the Fort Worth Stock Show Invitational Horse Show and Sale numerous times, as well as taken top honors in the AQHA Versatility competition in Fort Worth.James is also a certified RHAA judge for ranch horse competitions, ranch rodeos and ranch horse sales.James and his wife, June, reside in Waurika, OK. They have three children and four grandchildren.

It may be an understatement to say that Terry Crofoot is a dedicated man. He has dedicated his life to the world of ranching, numerous associations and committees as well as the world of breeding and training Quarter Horses. The Crofoot family is four generations deep into the cattle business and within the last 30 years they have developed an extensive equine program.In 1986 Terry met legendary Pat Parelli, who introduced him to the world of natural horsemanship. Since then Terry has worked with numerous clinicians and horsemen, developing his own extensions of training and refining the basics. He runs his entire equine program through natural horsemanship methods. For charity, Terry puts on industry clinics for ranches and feed lots, demonstrating his techniques.As a member of the Rancheros Visitadores, Terry earned champion titles for the One Man, One Horse competition in 1993 and 1997 and was reserve champion in 1992. The Rancheros Visitadores group meets annually in California. They begin by making a 20 mile ride to their traditional campground where they spend a week competing in contests, living like cowboys and enjoying the company of others. Earning the One Man, One Horse championship is one of the most prestigious awards given. Riders compete in as little as one or as many as all (15) events, including reining, team penning, team roping, trail, pleasure, cutting and reined cow horse.He is an avid member of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, National Cattleman's Beef Association, and the AQHA. Terry is also on the advisory committees for two of the top equine programs at Texas Tech and Colorado State University, and is a sponsor for the Ranch Horse program at Clarendon College.Terry resides in Lubbock, Texas and is the owner of Bitter Creek Ranch located in Clarendon, Texas, and Rescate Canyon Ranch located in Slaton, Texas.

This is his first year at Road to the Horse.