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IT'S NOT BRAGGING
WHEN CLIENTS ARE SAYING:
"
THE HAPPIEST BOY ON EARTH "
photo by T Clark
"And you're responsible. I'm not
sure the smile will ever leave his face. It's a joy to watch. THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. There
is no doubt she's something special. It's amazing how you can just look
at a horse and tell. Cody was tickled when he saw his name on the
paperwork as 'owner'. He had to repeat is out loud. When we got her home
we put her in the round pen and Cody stayed in the pen with her for
probably an hour or more. He's never done that before with any of his
other horses. When he came to the house he talked about how he was making
friends with 'Cat'. That's what he's decided to call her." T.C., TN
"Its been many years since
The Winter Olympics and the first time I saw Larry Townsend
and his famous stallion "Cowboy" perform bridleless ....
Since that time I have been to the Townsend Ranch many times
and have had the pleasure of making some of the best friends
a guy could ever hope to have.... You see, when you buy a
horse from the Townsend Ranch, you don't just get a
horse....you buy a BRAND on that horse that carries
generations of breeding ,training and honesty ....I ride
horses from the Townsend Ranch because Tammy and Larry put
there heart and soul into ever one of those colts they raise
and train....If you ever get a chance to visit the ranch
you'll see the prettiest bunch of mares and the sweetest
babies you ever lay your eyes on.... My latest purchase
"Texas Lucky Leo" is the prettiest , smartest , friendliest
horse I have ever owned... Recently tried a new
sport...."Craig Cameron's Extreme Cowboy Race" 13
obstacles done under a stop watch.... Festival of the West ,
Scottsdale AZ... Lucky was flawless winning his Division and
setting himself apart from all competitors by never refusing
any obstacle in two days of racing....I ride the brand of
the Townsend Ranch because I know what I'll get every time I
buy a new horse.... Generations of talent, caring, and just
plain great horse flesh..... not to mention the best
biscuits and gravy in the whole world".....B.G....Scottsdale
AZ
"I have competed in
Cowboy Mounted Shooting since 2002, all in California until
the past year. When I went to the World Championship in
2008, I watched the Townsends compete and witnessed what I
felt to be the ultimate competitors. Their horses obviously
enjoyed the game and ran the stages with efficiency and
speed. They entered the arena relaxed and left, after
having run a very fast stage, just as relaxed. At that
point, I decided I wanted to be a part of their world.
During the past year,
I have learned a great deal about the Townsends. Larry,
Janice and Tammy are like a 3-legged stool. They depend up
each other for the unique talents they each contribute to a
successful operation. I believe this is why they have one
of the few remaining horse breeding and training ranches in
Montana.
My knowledge has
grown a great deal since arriving at the ranch. Larry has a
very analytical mind, always trying to figure out how to
help his horses and riders to make adjustments and
improvements. Through his breeding and training program,
the Townsends continually supply young, competitive horses
into the sport. In addition, Larry has competed
successfully in various horse sports, having seen them
develop over the past 40 – 50 years. He works tirelessly to
promote the professionalism of Cowboy Mounted Shooting, in
hopes of growing the sport and helping it be respected in
the world of the cowboy." N.C., Acton, CA
I met the Townsend Family through cowboy mounted shooting.
Over the years I have had many opportunities to not only
watch Tammy, Janice and Larry compete and ride generally,
but also, to observe how they collectively & individually
interact to others. Adding up all these experiences, I
felt very comfortable with leaving two horses with the
family for training for many months. Larry, Tammy &
Janice are excellent at keeping you up to date on
training. Indeed, it is common to receive DVDs and phone
calls on your horse’s progress. My trust in their
abilities and values made it easy for me to also buy a
colt from them.
The Townsends are very knowlegible and caring about both
the horses in their care and their owners. If necessary,
they have a vet who can immediately attend a sick or
injured horse. Accordingly, the Townsend Ranch is a very
safe place to leave your horse. As an aside, I had the
opportunity to stay at the ranch & personally ride & train
with the family. It was a great experience! Darby is a
beautiful place to visit. The valley and mountains there
are beautiful and challenging. I came to Darby when the
Townsends were my friends and my trainers, but, I left
with all of them as my adopted family; Larry a brother
and Tammy & Janice as sisters. I count them all as a
blessing to my family.
In summation, I highly recommend the Townsend Ranch. I
also recommend the family as trainers and friends for you
and your horse. G.T., Bandera, TX
photo by Sam Garrett
"Just
wanted to thank you all for the hospitality while at the clinic.
We are all working on our forms and the only one who is finished filling
out hers is our daughter. She loved the clinic and thank you so
much for taking the time to work with an eight year old - she will never
forget these kinds of things when she gets older. You all made a
great impression on her. It is nice to have her role models be
quality people such as yourselves. " C.B., Missoula, MT
photo by Sam Garrett
"I am so happy and relieved to have
finally found home base as far as my horse journey is concerned (it's
been a long search). The gift Larry has to cut out the filler and
teach so a person can understand and implement
makes me feel more capable than ever before. Although I made my
share of mistakes and was far from perfect, I felt successful."
- S.G. - Thompson Falls, MT
"A big plus is putting the horse
first - doing things correctly rather than quickly." - B.H. -
Corvallis, MT
" I like your clinics and the way
you do them. I will be attending more. Good Job." - D.H. -
Corvallis, MT
"As usual you did a great job. I'd
like to say a special thanks for your noticing that "Smiley" needed some
reassurance and letting her know she shouldn't take things personally!
Thanks for recognizing that and helping her." - K.V. - Victor, MT
" I enjoyed the personal and family
touch of the clinic. It was nice having a small group." - J.M.
- Sula, MT
"When every person comes away
from the clinic feeling good about themselves, their horse, what they
have learned, how it was taught, and the instructor, it was a
success!!!!!" - S.M. - Corvallis, MT
4 year old's testimonial
"I
wanted to take the time and thank you again for you hospitality and
help with my riding, equipment, and Jack. We will work hard to improve
and do our best each day." S.T., Kalispell, MT
"Every
time she looked at the photo of her little filly it was guaranteed to
bring a smile to her face. She is VERY! excited about the little gal
& can't wait to come visit her!", C.B., Missoula, MT
"Yesterday,
I had a great morning ride with Tuffy. He “moved out” like
he has never done before. We sure covered a lot of ground and he
gave me a sample of what kind of speed he is capable of. He sure
acted like he was enjoying being a horse. Thanks," T.M., Gooding,
ID
"Hello,
just want to tell you how much fun I've been having team penning on my
pleasure horse (x pleasure horse) thanks to you to helping me and making
that weekend so fun and memorable can't wait to come again, but
hopefully when the roads are good. I've had my gelding team penning 6
times and he's just gets better and better and everyone I tell he's new
to the game, I'm sure don't quite believe me but that's O.K. I know I
had great help getting him started and I raised a great stead and just
needed to find a great teacher, so just wanted to let you know how it's
going and also did talk to the guy that trained him to let him know
Zack wants to work cattle and he excels at it in my opinion and
will continue to get better. however I do get a lot of (BS excuse)
me about my 2 handed on my new cotton reins, but I just explain I've
been trained by a professional so enough said. thanks again, and see you
in the spring" G.B., Lewiston, ID
"Thank you so much for
a great weekend. A special thanks for letting my friend ride
"Handy". Mom and daughter had a great time. You guys
made them feel right at home and Thank you Larry for building their
confidence. I cannot thank you enough for helping make their Montana
adventure as success. As always it was a great clinic and I Iook
forward to the next one." K.V., Victor, MT
Photo by Richard Peterson
"Thought this was a good
photo." K.V., Victor, MT
"Thank you for your reassurance, for
your good advice, lessons, encouragement, and above all, for the
generosity of yourselves and thank you for a wonderful horse." - P.
& R. W. - Rapid City, SD
"Thank you for selling us Lucy, she
does everything we ask and even our 4 year old daughter rides
her." - U. & S. W. - Germany
"Larry, you are a miracle worker.
This is not the same horse, we left here 60 days. He is awesome."
G. & M. M. - Florence, MT
"It's people like
yourselves that make's life wonderful - we had such a great time. Thank
you again for such wonderful memories of the Townsend Ranch and
Montana!!" - C. & R. E. - Tillamook, OR
"Larry's horse knowledge &
teaching approach was inspirational. For the first time in my life I
want to do 'horse'." - J.C. - Hamilton, MT
"I learned way more than I thought I
would and I had the time of my life." - J.M. - Florence, MT
"I really enjoyed getting a chance
to visit with you and riding some very well broke and fun horses."
- R.E. - Tillamook, OR
"Thank you for selling me the
world's most awesome yearling paint filly." - C.S. - Alta
Loma, CA
"Every time I go riding, someone
stops me and wants to buy my three year old." - K.S. - Elkton, MD
"Thank you for you hospitality and
for showing me Cowboy and the others - Very Impressive." - J.B. -
Trout Creek, MT
"Thank you for sharing your ranch
video with me. Someday I would love to own a horse you have
trained." - G.A. - Freemont, CA
"Thank you for coming to entertain
at our Lincoln Rodeo. Everyone in town is still talking about your
performance and they all loved you!" - Lincoln Rodeo Club -
Lincoln, MT
"Thank you so much for your
hospitality and for sharing your knowledge. I've learned so much and
promise to come back and learn more." C.D. - Paicines, CA
"Thanks again for letting Katie share in
our lives and help Michael learn to be a rider on his own. You
should see his big grin that never stops when he trots
or lopes her....that is his dream come true! And of course she is
very patient with him, he loves to brush her, (as much of her as he can
reach), and she just stands there and seems to like it as much as he
does. We really enjoyed seeing your horses, and
were so impressed with your husband's training. It's always so
nice to see what a real horseman can do with horses, as opposed to guys
who talk about how good they are, then you see their horse stop with his
mouth pulled wide open, or showing obvious fear. I can't remember
ever seeing anyone better. Wish I lived closer so I could take
some lessons!" M.C. - Kooskia, ID
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