MHTA Alumni

This page is especially made for past and present students of our academy.

Please call or email us with any interesting news you have that will be of interest to other past or present students. Any suggestions you have will also be of interest to the academy.

Also please try to attend the annual ST. JUDES CHILDREN HOSPITAL TRAIL RIDE every year in May. We would love to see all of the familiar faces at the ride again! This is a great cause, and we have raised lots of money for the children. The sponsor sheet and more information will is on the website. The sponsor sheet can be printed off the website.Thank you for your support, and the children of St. Judes thank you too.

Also be sure to join our new saddle club the HOOF-HEARTED SADDLE CLUB. We meet at Larry’s office in the big barn on the first Friday of each month at 7:00pm, but call in advance to make sure of the date and time each month

Check out our new Yearling Class (1st week of 3 week class)

Family members of alumni get a 10% discount on the 3 week class

Stallion stud fees for alumni get 1/2 off

Repeat 3 week class for alumni with new horse get 1/2 off

Samuel Francois, also known as Horseman Sam, began his journey into horsemanship at the age of 9 when he spent the summers of his youth caring for his uncle’s walking horses. At the age of 21, a chance encounter provided him the opportunity to work with some horse enthusiast and ultimately become a horse owner. Walking horses were his first experience with training horses. He trained his own horse and won 2nd place in the Dixie Jubilee in Baton Rouge, LA in 1997. He eventually expanded his knowledge about other horse breeds and went on to own and work with a wide range of horses.

Samuel completed his horse training certification at the Minnesota Horse Training Academy in Ogilvie, MN, under the direction and leadership of Larry Surrett. The program at MHTA is the only one of its kind anywhere, and has equipped Samuel with the knowledge and skills to teach any horse to do anything physically possible, while making it look like a breeze. Samuel has a “Don’t tell, just show” philosophy when it comes to horse training, and takes pride in always exceeding expectations. Now training in Texas.

Rock Solid Arena, LLC received this notification the other day. We are honored. Thank you to everyone that made this possible. #1. GOD!! #2. My husband! #3. MN Horse Training Academy, Larry Surrett!!

Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rock Solid Arena, LLC Receives 2013 Best of Pillager Award

Pillager Award Program Honors the Achievement

PILLAGER December 13, 2013 -- Rock Solid Arena, LLC has been selected for the 2013 Best of Pillager Award in the Entertainment category by the Pillager Award Program.

Congratulations to Nitrous who stars as DagDia in the movie Albion:The Enchanted Stallion. He is now a Breyer Horse. Great job by all who took part in his success, but a special mention to Larry who started the training on this stallion, and Ashley, his former student who continued it on through this movie and their success together.

You never know where you can take, and what you can do with the knowledge you get at the Minnesota Horse Training Academy