Bud Lyon- Horse Trainer, World Champion Ranch Rider, NRHA Professional and one of the more versatile trainers in the Performance Horse Industry.

Along For The Ride with Andrea Fappani

Jim Essick

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🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Bud Lyon has emerged as a prominent name In the world of ranch riding over the past six years. This talented trainer from Whitesboro, Texas, has amassed an impressive array of world champion titles across several prestigious organizations, including the American Paint Horse Association (APHA), the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), and the National Snaffle Bit Association (NSBA). Among the many exceptional equine athletes in his barn, one standout has played a pivotal role in elevating Lyon's career: Sumac Gunnabeflashy, affectionately known as “Romeo,” who was honored as the NSBA’s 2023 Horse of the Year. Join us as we delve into Bud Lyon’s remarkable journey, his training philosophy, and the bond he shares with his incredible horses.

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0:00.0	We're excited to be heading out to Las Vegas to produce our second Along for the Ride symposium at South Point. We've got a great
0:22.5	group of professionals that are going to be the presenters this year, and we're also going to
0:27.0	broaden out into some different disciplines with dressage and cutting. None of this would have been
0:33.1	possible without the support of some amazing companies and great individuals who share the same values when it comes to excellence in horsemanship.
0:43.1	Our presenting sponsor is Taylor Sheraton's Bosky Ranch and Events Center.
0:48.6	Supporting sponsor is by Mita.
0:51.6	Carol Rose, Tim Anderson, Rick Clark, Foles R Us, Profit Equine, Tom Balding, Classic Equine,
1:01.4	Markell, Neutrina, Eric Story, Q Stallions, Cinch, Clinton Anderson's Down Under Horsemanship,
1:10.3	the NRCHA, platinum performance, world
1:13.6	reigning and XCS Ranch, Tinda horse products and farm paint, elite equipment, national
1:20.5	horse blanket, Shorty's cowboy hattery, Jimmy Nichols, Diane Yoder, Spooks got a Spark, Spooks got a whiz, Archie Quarter Horses, Pacific Coast Journal, World Ranch Horse Association, and the Steve Ross Academy.
1:37.3	We'd like to thank all of them for making this possible.
1:44.0	Hey, guys, welcome to another episode of a Long for the Ride. I'm Andrea Fapani. I've got
1:49.1	Tuto as always with me. And today we have a guest that we've been trying to connect for quite
1:54.6	some times. I think most of it was me and my schedule, but also he's been super busy, super busy winning a lot. His name is Bud Lion.
2:04.2	As a lot of you guys know, he's killing it in the ranch riding event, world championship,
2:09.4	Super Horse, no matter Congress, NSBA, wherever you go and you watch a ranch riding, open event.
2:17.1	It's either himself winning it one of his
2:19.4	assistants in the amateur divisions it's either his wife or some of their great amateurs he's
2:25.8	going to be part of the symposium next week that we're going to have at the south point in
2:29.6	Vegas you know i think that he's a great horseman. I've been watching it for quite some time.
2:34.5	He's still showing a lot in the raining and being competitive there.
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