Meet the 2013 AQHA International Intern and get excited to follow along as she travels through Europe educating horse fans about AQHA.

AQHA welcomes aboard new AQHA International Intern Tabatha Taylor.

Hello everyone!

My name is Tabatha Taylor, and I am AQHA’s 2013 International Intern. I graduated in December 2012 from West Texas A&M University with a degree in ag media and communications, and I am looking forward to an amazing summer!

For most equine lovers, horse camps seem like the perfect way to spend every summer – and I am no different. I received my first pony as a birthday present at age 3, and I have loved horses from that point forward. At age 9, my first American Quarter Horse, Racing Wrangler, came into my life and changed it forever. With “Amen,” I learned about everything from riding and Read the rest of this entry »

Keylee Sayler, AQHA's international intern, and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls horsemanship clinic team finished teaching the final clinic of the summer in Prestranek, Slovenia.

Taylor Silloway from the UW-RF team helping Tajda Horvat. Photo by Larisa Bukovec.

Zdravo!

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls and I just finished teaching the final AQHA international horsemanship camp of the summer in Prestranek, Slovenia, at Posestvo Grad Prestranek. This camp went wonderfully and was a great way to end the summer. This was the first year Slovenia has held an AQHA horsemanship camp.

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Keylee Sayler, AQHA's international intern, and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls horsemanship clinic team teach riders in Wollbach, Germany.

Rebecca Meinen from University of Wisconsin-River Falls helps Markus Bahn learn to maneuver his horse through the jog serpentine. Keylee Sayler photo.

Guten tag!

The camp went great! The sun was shining, the weather was warm and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls team did an awesome job teaching the clinic. The four-day camp was held at Trainingstall Kayser in Wollbach, Germany, owned by our terrific host, Micky Kayser. Read the rest of this entry »

AQHA international intern Keylee Sayler and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls horsemanship clinic team teach in Wilhelmsburg, Austria, at the beautiful Long View Ranch.

With the beautiful scenery in the background, you can see how this ranch obtained its name. Alie Leonhart from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls team helps Andrea Nigg practice flexion while at the lope.

Servus!

Shortly after arriving into Austria, the University of Wisconsin-River Falls horsemanship clinic team and I were able to tour the beautiful city of Vienna, including the Spanish Riding School. After our tour, we settled in for a four-day camp at the beautiful Long View Ranch in Wilhelmsburg, Austria. The ranch is owned by Gerold Dautzenberg, and the camp was hosted by his wonderful daughter, Gabriele. Read the rest of this entry »

With fun, new drills and great surprises, AQHA's international intern, Keylee Sayler, and Sam Houston State University horsemanship clinic team finish teaching a clinic in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.

Viviane Henggeler and her horse have some fun as they learn to go through water. Photo by Bernie Zimmermann

Gruezi!

I just met with Sam Houston State University students Jessica Hawley, Lauren Pickle, Samantha Brooks, Cory Lawson and Reyse Jatzlau in Frauenfeld, Switzerland, where they put on an amazing clinic. For the three-day camp, the SHSU team started off by splitting the 21 participants into two groups. Read the rest of this entry »

The University of Wyoming horsemanship clinic team finishes its final clinic in Drumcoura, Ireland.

Nicole and her horse practice jog overs.

The University of Wyoming team and I just finished the first AQHA horsemanship camp in Drumcoura, Ireland. This country is known for its green landscape and rainy weather. Suprisingly, during the camp we had beautiful sunshiny weather on the Emerald Isle. I think we had some luck of the Irish! Read the rest of this entry »

Keylee Sayler, AQHA’s international intern, and the University of Wyoming horsemanship clinic team teach everything from pleasure to working the flag in March, England.

Great job to the UW team and our hosts for putting on such a successful clinic.

Hello from England!

I just watched the University of Wyoming conduct an awesome horsemanship camp at the lovely facilities of Horse Creek Farm, owned by David and Sarah Deptford, in March, England.

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Keylee Sayler, AQHA’s international intern, and the University of Wyoming horsemanship clinic team have a wonderful time in Karlstad, Sweden, teaching riders everything from showmanship to reining.

Jennifer Sandberg and Linda Bengtsson jogging through the serpentine, working on flexing and getting their horses soft. Photo by Dr. Amy McLean.

Hi everyone!

I have spent the past few days with the University of Wyoming team in Karlstad, Sweden, at the Lillerudsgymnasiet. This was the first time the camp has been held at this facility, and it went great. The UW team did a fantastic job. Some participants went so far as to say that this was one of the best clinics they had ever been to.

The camp participants were eager to learn all that they could. They especially wanted to learn more about showing, so the UW team started with basic maneuvers and horsemanship and then worked up to full patterns and a mock show on the last day. The camp participants  enjoyed the showmanship lessons, so they worked on that every day after lunch.

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Keylee Sayler, AQHA’s international intern, and the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College horsemanship clinic team teach riders in Semily, Czech Republic.

Jakub Rejmon and his horse learning how to work cattle.

Ahoy!

The NEO team and I just finished the camp at the beautiful Aystra and Jizerou Ranch in Semily, Czech Republic. This was the first time this camp has ever been held at this ranch, and it was fantastic. There were only eight participants, but this gave the NEO team more of an opportunity to have one-on-one instruction with each participant.

As most of the camp attendees came with their Wade tree saddles and chaps, these participants wanted to learn more about the ranch horse versatility and how to become better horsemen. The NEO team did a great job. They focused on giving the camp participants a good horsemanship foundation Read the rest of this entry »

Keylee Sayler, AQHA’s international intern, and the University of Wyoming horsemanship clinic team teach riders about ranch horse versatility in Soesum, Denmark.

Birgitte Anderson takes a shot at working the flag on Michael Boesen's horse, Smartee.

Hello from Denmark!

I just got done with a wonderful camp at Brown Hill Quarter Horses in Soesum, Denmark. With beautiful weather, lots of laughing, learning and great food, it made for an excellent camp. The University of Wyoming team — Lacey Teigen, Katelynn Ewing, Cori Slingerland, Lindsey Hankins and Dr. Amy McLean — taught the 17 clinic participants for three days. Read the rest of this entry »

Keylee Sayler, AQHA’s international intern, and the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College horsemanship clinic team finish their first clinic in Hamar, Norway, with beautiful weather and great hospitality.

The Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College clinic team, myself and most of the camp participants gather around for a picture at the end of the day.

Hallo!

We have just finished up with our first camp in Hamar, Norway, at the Lykseth Ranch, and it was fantastic! The team from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College did a great job teaching the horsemanship camp, which was held for four days and consisted of 12 people. Not only did the college students have a wonderful time when teaching the clinics, but we also enjoyed learning about the Norwegian culture and the landscape. For instance, did you know that during the Norwegian summer, the sun never sets? The lowest it will get is to the horizon.

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Meet the 2012 AQHA International Intern and follow along as she travels the world educating horse fans about AQHA.

AQHA's 2012 International Intern Keylee Sayler and her horse, Cash In For Gold

Hi, everyone!

My name is Keylee Sayler, and I am this year’s AQHA International Intern. I am from Casper, Wyoming, and have been blessed to have grown up riding horses. I have my associate’s degree in equine science from Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and I am currently a senior in agriculture business and equine industry at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas. I have competed on multiple horse judging teams from FFA to the university level. I have also competed on the Ranch Horse Versatility teams at LCCC and WT.

This year, I am privileged to travel with four universities to Europe, where we will teach horsemanship camps in 10 different countries.

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