IdRHA Trainers

Terry Erickson, an accomplished reining and cow horse trainer, has been active in the horse industry for over 13 years. Terry is known for his passion for horses, work ethic, and dedications to the equine industry. After being introduced to the reining horse industry by Noel Skinner, Terry furthered his education at Equine Enterprise with John Slack and Todd Bergen. Four and a half years later Terry and his family moved to Utah and began his own business at Cowdell Farms. After a successful career and many great friendships in Utah, Terry made the decision to move to Aubrey, Texas the horse capital of the world. At Green Valley Ranch he had the opportunity to show, coach and ride with some of the industries best. Please visit his website www.ericksonph.com, call us at (208)569-7798, or email him at teperformancehorses@gmail.com.

Trent started riding horses for Kim Wagoner in high school, and followed him to Utah. Trent went on a mission and returned to work construction. In 1999 Trent went out on his own riding pleasure horses. Trent and Joey were married in 2000, and together started Ford Performance Horses. Trent started his first cowhorse for Gerry Yamasaki, and was hooked. He went on to be the Reserve Champion in the Northwest Region in the Limited Open Hackamore on Gerry's mare. Since that first cow horse, Trent has gone on to show several others earning over $35,000 in cowhorse and reining events. He has qualified several horses for the AQHA World and NRCHA World shows. Trent has had many AQHA all around bronze winners. He currently rides out of Rockin M arena in Menan, ID. He trains cowhorses, reiners, and rope horses. Trent and Joey were blessed with Ellie Virginia in 2010. Please call him at (208) 589-5139.

With nearly a decade of experience training horses, Martin Padilla has an inner drive to be the best. In the late 1990s, he was racing Thoroughbreds when he decided to switch to training reining horses in Lincoln, California. Eager to learn, he worked with the leading trainers in the industry. Within five years, he was winning awards, including the 2006 APHA Paint Vegas Breed Restricted-Open Champion, and the 2007 WCRHA Topsail Cody Memorial Derby Level 4 Open Reserve Champion. Since 2008, Martin has focused on choosing only the best horses. When training begins, he works to establish a partnership with the animal. Regardless of the horse’s behavior, Martin believes in communication, not intimidation. As Martin teaches the horses to perform sliding stops, spins, lead changes, and much more, he singles out the truly talented animals. Please visit his website at www.Padilla PerformanceHorses.com, or call him at (916) 412-2793, or email him at martin1956@live.com.mx.

Jackson grew up in Rockland, Idaho in a ranching family. He spent two years working for Charlie Van Norman in Elko, Nevada breaking colts and doing typical ranch work. He then went to work for Brian Neubert again starting colts. These two men were not only great personal mentors to Jackson, but also provided a strong foundation for his colt breaking skills. He worked a short while for Smokey Pritchett before working for Dave and Lorene Zimmerman for a year. He then worked for Bonnie Becker at King Equestrian Center, Idaho Falls, Idaho. After Bonnie returned to Canada, Jackson worked for Jason Richards for a short time. He then went to work for t wo-million dollar trainer Craig Schmersal for two and one-half years. When Schmersals moved to Oklahoma, Jackson returned to Idaho. Jackson is focused on Futurity and Derby horses and aids a select number of Non-Pro riders. Jackson is now an accomplished trainer and an NRHA Open Futurity and Derby Finalist. He works out of the King Equestrian Center. Please visit his website at Rock Creek Reining or call him at (208) 390-6360.

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Shane has been active in the reining industry for over 20 years and has taken special care and personal interest in finding the best non-pro prospects available that match the abilities and needs of both horse and rider. Please visit his website at www.snakerivertraining.com, call him at (208) 201-8697, or email him at swagoner1@live.com.