Equifest of Kansas 2024

CLINICIANS

GUY McLEAN Guy McLean started his life and subsequently his career with horses by working at his family’s 1660-acre Homestead Resort in the Queensland Bush, where he would be responsible for 50 plus trail riding horses. From training horses to becoming suited trail horses for guests with no riding experience to being head trail boss looking after horse and rider on 2.5 hour rides through the bush. Guy’s dream was to share these amazing animals with a larger audience, but how would this shy boy do that? An opportunity presented itself when Guy’s father, Norm, found out about Guy’s love for bush poetry and wanted him

to recite the ‘Man from Snowy River’ poem for 100 travel agents that were going to be staying at the Homestead. Guy only agreed to it if he could have his horse with him which gave him the strength and confi dence to make it his own. So, Guy’s entertaining career began with riding his stallion, Nugget , bridleless and saddleless into the middle of his father’s restaurant, reciting poetry for 1 hour for 100 people at a time. The word had gotten out about the “Horseman from Susan River” on his stallion and they soon started performing at fes tivals, on music stages, and leading street parades. Since then, Guy now has three amazing liberty perform ance teams on two continents demonstrating his complete and utter dedication to everything that is horse. They have been featured at many major Australian, USA, and Canadian events such as Royal shows, Equitana Asia Pacific, Dressage Festivals, International Rodeos, World Cup Showjumping Events, World Equestrian Games, NY Central Park Horse Show and also performing with his four Australian stock horses live on stage for Australia’s Got Talent. Although Guy has always identified himself as a horseman, first and foremost Guy's tal ents with Bush Poetry have seen him twice being crowned Australian Bush Poet Champion in 2002 and 2006 along with the great honor of being named an official Ambassador of the Outback. His awards don’t stop there though and his most treasured triumphs are winning two World Championships of Road to the Horse in 2012 & 2013 and an Australian Champion at Equitana Australia’s Way of the Horse in 2005. His most recent title has been being named the first Official Australian Stock Horse Ambassador, which is one of the most honored appointments of his career thus far. Guy’s performances are known for being inspiring, educational, and above all entertaining for both young and old and for both the horse enthusiast and the uninitiated alike. Guy has taken Australia to the world through his horsemanship, bush poetry, and double-handed stockwhip cracking with his team of Australian bred OG’s, USA born equine family members, and his two World Champion legends, by his side packing out 5,000+ seat arenas to watch their demos on what it is to be a Lifetime Horseman and a proud Australian Stockman. With all these achievements under his belt, Guy wants to continue to share what a shy boy from a small country town can achieve with passion and desire. Guy wants to be able to inspire and educate people from all walks of life from around the world on his many tours. It is his ongoing desire to create shows to inspire the younger generation, as they are so crucial to our future for our equine and agricultural industries as it is they who will be the next great horsemen, stockmen, cowboys, and farmers across all countries. Guy’s Schedule Thursday w 10:30 w TPEC Arena w Young Horse Start; First Ride Thursday w 3:30 w TPEC Arena w How Skills of Australian Stockman May Help Your Horsemanship Goals Thursday w 7:00 w TPEC Arena w DON'T MISS THIS SPECIAL THURSDAY NIGHT SHOW Friday w 9:30 w TPEC Arena w Young Horse Start Day2, Growing & Developing the Young Mind Friday w 2:30 w TPEC Arena w Inspire to Educate, Both Horse & Rider Saturday w 10:45 w TPEC Arena w Young Horse Start Day 3, Introducing Young to FInished, Modeling How to Be Ridden Saturday w 12:30 w 4H Stage w Coffee Talk Discussion Saturday w 2:00 w TPEC Arena w Lasting Impressions, Making the Last Work Session the First Work Session Next Saturday w 8:00 w TPEC Arena, w Ranch Rodeo HALFTIME Performance

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