The Extreme Wylene Clinic, featuring American horse trainer, Wylene Wilson, and co-hosted by two Cochrane horsewomen will be held August 16-19 at Two Jack Farm near Cremona. Regardless of riding discipline and experience, participants can excel their horsemanship skills under Wilson’s expert guidance. She is known for problem solving and successful outcomes with horses, even those deemed untrainable and unrideable. Wilson was recently in Alberta at the 2023 Horse Expo in Red Deer, demonstrating her skills in the Colt Starting Competition. There she won the “People’s Choice Award”, which was no surprise with her charismatic personality and heartfelt engagement with the audience!
Wilson grew up in Arizona riding and competing. Now based in Texas, she has been a professional horse trainer for over 20 years. Wilson’s fearless, daredevil style and effervescent personality garnered her the name “Extreme Wylene”. The “extreme” comes from the change riders and horses make under Wilson’s guidance. In Wilson’s words: “My goal at each clinic is to instill confidence in the horse and rider through teaching the techniques I’ve spent years developing. No matter where you are, who you are, or your equine background, beginner to advanced, I want you walking away with not only confidence but also the exercises and techniques to rapidly increase your horsemanship skills.”
Wilson has competed in rodeo circuits, Extreme Cowboy races, and Extreme Mustang Makeovers. She has completed 14 Extreme Mustang Makeovers, capturing three Championship titles and many top finalist positions. She continues to be involved as a judge. While she still competes, she spends most of her time traveling and teaching confidence building and horsemanship clinics using her own unique approach. Wilson has been featured in films such as “Wild Horse, Wild Ride” and NatGeo Wilds “Mustang Millionaire” series, showcasing her training style. View “Wild Horse, Wild Ride” on YouTube (www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX28swUzD-U).
Pre-registration required. Rider fees start at $750, auditor fees are $50/day.
Contact clinic hosts Sharon Crawford: 403-837-6205 / sharonlcrawford@shaw.ca and Susan Bercha 403-993-6021 / sebercha@gmail.com.
