Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine February 2018 Vol 3 Issue 1

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

A young man’s trick riding passion began as a dream for a young boy as he watched a rodeo drill team perform one day. The excitement he felt as he watched the horses and performers was electrifying. This young man was Landen James. Landen started his performance career with the Glory Riders of Texas, a rodeo drill team. A fellow team mate that had experience in trick riding from attending years of trick riding camps, gave Landen his foundation. It wasn’t long and he was hooked! All Landen wanted to do was

was an amazing woman, who became like a grandmother to him. She would take all the kids interested and teach them to do drill team. She even provided all the horses, trick saddles, and hauled them all around the country. It wasn’t until a few years after doing trick

He was all alone but had big dreams and a goal to nail this audition. Landen did well and was offered a position to perform 6 - 7 nights a week. He performed drill team riding, dancing, trick riding and the roman ride of fire. Landen performed nightly until this past

riding and drill team that he decided to go full time into the Trick Riding world. Landen and a student he had trained, traveled as a teen act performing in rodeos across Texas and Oklahoma. Landen says, “This is the most awesome feeling, traveling with your horse rodeo to rodeo, sharing your true passion and love with audiences across the nation and creating a bond with a twelve-hundred-pound horse that is running full speed as you jump on and off and land upside down.” In 2015, Landen was informed about a show called Dolly Partons Dixie Stampede. After researching the show, he knew he should go audition to be a performer in their amazing show. Landen packed up and headed to Branson, Missouri.

summer of 2017 when decided it was time for a break to let his body heal. Landen took 6 months off and is now back in the trick saddle teaching clinics, private lessons, training horses, and preparing for the 2018 rodeo season. This year has some big and exciting things in store for Landen James and his trustworthy horses. Keep an eye out for some jaw dropping excitement from this 21yr old Trick Rider, Roman Rider, and Equestrian Performer. Check out Landen’s website for news, video’s and his schedule. www.LandenJamesTrickRiding. com

Eat, Sleep, and Breathe trick riding. He would study countless hours of YouTube videos and read website forums on trick riding, as he anxiously awaited the next practice. He traveled for a few years doing drill team, parades, and other horse venues with his drill team coach. His coach

39 Everything Horses and Livestock® | February 2018 | EHALmagazine.com