Randi Thompson first discovered horses as a young girl where she rode bareback for years though the country sides of Minnesota. The horses in her life became her best friends and greatest teachers. It was the love of horses that inspired Randi on a journey that began with self discovery and personal growth.
As she grew into her professional horse career, her experience extended from pleasure riding to barrel racing, western pleasure, saddle seat, gaited horses (flat-shod Tennessee Walkers and Paso Finos), hunters/jumpers and dressage. Along the way, Randi developed her own ideas as well as working with, teaching, and judging with some of the top trainers in the international equestrian schools. In 1979 she trademarked “Horse and Rider Awareness™”. Now she is known as a trainer's trainer, teaching riders, instructors and trainers of all breeds and styles of riding.
Randi Thompson received her original certification from the Meredith Manor School of International Horsemanship in 1978. Randi has attended many clinics with world class trainers in the worlds of hunters, jumpers and dressage, and judging. She has also participated in three USDF Violet Hopkins National Dressage Instructors Programs.
Ms. Thompson has attended the judge training programs from the United States Equestrian Federation in Hunters, Hunter Seat Equitation and Jumpers. She learner-judged at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington, Florida, for four years. She also attended two “L” USDF (U.S. Dressage Federation) programs in Florida.
Her method—the Horse and Rider Awareness® program—has received national recognition including headlining with presentations at the Equine Affaire, the U.S. Pony Club National Convention, the Florida Pet and Horse Expos, and many other regional and local equestrian events. She has also been a featured speaker on the nationally syndicated “Horse Show” with Rick Lamb. Randi has introduced the Horse and Rider Awareness® teaching techniques to the Horsemanship Safety Association, and her successful techniques have being taught to their clinicians and instructors throughout the United States and other countries.
This year Randi created –How to Market Your Horse Business- since then she has also been featured in the Stable Management Magazine, the Stable Woman’s Gazette, Blue Ribbon Business Bits with Lisa Derby Oden and more. You can join us at on Facebook at Facebook.com/howtomarketyourhorsebusiness.
Both Horse and Rider Awareness and How to Market Your Horse Business have been nominated to this year's International Equestrian Social Media Awards for Best Use of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Most Informative (Categories 1, 2, 3, & 12).
Watch for the upcoming Horse and Rider Awareness Do-it-Yourself educational series.
Randi also serves as a horse industry expert witness for legal consultations and expert witness services.
Now you can experience Randi's simple, yet amazing "Horse and Rider Awareness" exercises that will connect you with your horse quickly and safely.
Learn proven techniques that have been tested on 1000's of horses and riders.
New sessions now forming! Enroll in one of the Horse and Rider Awareness programs today!
The results of the Equestrian Social Media Awards are in! Thank you everybody who voted for us. You made the difference!
Both Horse and Rider Awareness and How to Market Your Horse Business where nominated to four categories. Since we used only social media this past year we were not sure what to expect. When the votes where over, these were the results in the International Category:
Best Use of Facebook - 2nd Place:
How to Market Your Horse Business
Most Informative -2nd Place:
Horse and Rider Awareness
Best Use of YouTube - 3rd Place:
How to Market Your Horse Business and Horse and Rider Awareness
