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Aaron & Lindsey Wheatley
Who supported you in the early days?
Aaron: I had a lot of people support me in the early days to help with my journey into cutting. Firstly, my mom and dad spent a lot of their time driving me everywhere to compete, practice, and learn more about cutting. There was also people like Max Mctaggart, Jill Sawrey, Bill Davis, to name a few, who were very supportive with sharing their knowledge and lending me horses to get started.
Lindsey: Aaron has taught me nearly everything I know about training horses. I watch a lot, and I'm always asking questions to trainers and picking people's brain, especially Spud Sheehan, a good friend and trainer in the U.S.
What are some of the memories you look back on and smile about?
Aaron: There are a lot of happy memories from winning a class to meeting new people along the way that have become lifelong friends and share the same interest, and also thinking about those special horses that mean so much to you.
Lindsey: Probably when I went to the U.S. with my mare Daratrcocoaspreview and had quite a lot of success with her there, it was one of things it was so surreal at the time, I never really got to relish in what had happened, but it is nice to sit back and think about that time and the fun that I had with that horse.
How did you get started in the industry and who inspired you?
Aaron: My start into the cutting industry was the opportunity to ride a cutting horse in the youth competition which I really enjoyed and wanted to do more of it. There are so many people that I inspire me in the horse industry from the naturally gifted people with a horse to the ones that are very driven and hard working to achieve their own goals in the horse industry.
Lindsey: I got started in the industry by loping horses for cutting trainer, honestly I think this is one of the best ways to get involved, you learn a lot spending hours on horseback loping lots of different horses. I love the feel of Spud Sheehan's horses, and there are numerous trainers that I love to the way they show like Todd Graham, Lloyd Cox, Adan Banuelos, honestly probably too many to name them all.
What Barastoc feeds are you currently using?
We love Barastoc Low GI, honestly the best feed I have ever used, and I also use their mineral blocks as well, so handy that you can just leave the cardboard on them.
What do you look back on and wish you had done differently – what advice do you have for other riders?
Aaron: Possibly ask more questions at different times. I would suggest to others don't be afraid to ask the questions.
Lindsey: Honestly I wouldn't change anything I've done, everything I've done has led me to where I am now, cutting is quite amazing how it teaches you a lot about yourself and how it helps you grow as a person. My advice for others would be don't get to wound up in a moment, things are always changing, and just remember its a journey.
What are some approaches to troubleshooting some common training and horse problems within your chosen Equine Discipline?
Aaron: Simplify go back to basics don't over think it and be consistent with what you don in your training.
Lindsey: Just remember at the end of the day the horse needs to want to work the cow, sometimes I think people get so wound up about a horse turning a certain way that they forget the horse is just supposed to do what the cow does.