For over 30 years Scott and Lindee have worked horses together starting and handling young horse to preparing them for various disciplines and working on developing a nicely educated horse. These years of knowledge and experience has developed into a full education program for both horses and humans. Founded on the proven techniques of connection and understanding. We always believe that offering the horse a better deal builds a better working relationship.

Scott McNaughton —

Growing up with both parents rodeoing, it seemed only natural for Scott to continue on and for several years Scott rode saddle bronc both in Australia and overseas in Canada/America. During these younger years, holidays were spent at either one of his uncle’s – Bruce and Peter Mcnaughton, both who are renowned Horsemen and campdraft competitors

Starting young horses was something Scott was introduced to at an early age and so began a path of learning how to work with the horse.

Working on various cattle properties Scott continued to break in horses on the side, but eventually decided to take on breaking in and working horses full time.

In 2000 both Scott and Lindee attended a Ray Hunt clinic in Wingen NSW and from there began a lifelong journey that continues till this day to offering the horse a better way. That one clinic has paved the way and opened their eyes up to learning a seeking way to allow the horse to learn and trust you.

In 2007 Scott and Lindee moved to Dubbo to take up a job with cutting horse trainer Graham Amos. For the next 3 years, Scott worked under Graham (Mouse) learning to start and educate horses for cutting and showing cutting horses. After finishing up with Graham, Scott and Lindee opened their own breaking-in and training business based in the Tamworth NSW region.

Come 20011 Scott attended a Buck Brennaman clinic in Tamworth which aligned a lot with what he had seen with Ray Hunt. It was at this clinic that Scott and Lindee met Jaton Lord (Ray Hunt’s grandson) and were introduced to Reined Cow Horse. To this day Jaton, his wife and son are good friends with Scott and Lindee and when visiting Australia still do Clinics that Scott and Lindee organise.

For the last 6 years, Scott has moved to helping people with their own horses and teaching them how a horse thinks and how to work with a horse. To share what he has learnt while working with many different horses. He enjoys helping people with that journey and can understand where they are at, because he remembers being there himself.

Scott continues to train a select few client horses for the Reined Cow Horse and also works with horses for all cow-related events.

• 2024 -🥇 Winner of the Nutrien Classic Challange Gelding Incentive

• 2024- 🥈 Reserve Limited Open Derby Champion

• 2023 -🐴Australia’s Greatest Horseman Finalist

• 2023- 🏆NRCHAA Open Cow Horse Champion

• 2022 – 🥈  NRCHAA Open Spectacular Reserve Champion

• 2022-  3rd Open NRCHAA Open Derby

• 2022 -🐴 4 X Nutrien Classic Challenge Finalist

Lindee McNaughton —

Lindee grew up on the family farm in Merriwa NSW where her parents bred their own ASH (Parkway Allaby) which were used for work on the farm, but also to compete in ASH challenges / classes and campdrafting. From an early age Lindee knew she wanted to work with horses and her parents encouraged her to attend as many clinics as she could. Lindee’s parents often also hosted a trainer from overseas, that Lindee spent time with continuing to build her skills. At the age of 15 Lindee travelled to Canada to work under a horse trainer to further her experience.

On return, Lindee did a stint of droving out west and then returned to Merriwa where she continued riding horses for the public campaigning ASH / Campdrafting / Royal shows . During this time Scott and Lindee began their partnership starting and training Horses . Together they quickly began what they now call – their way of life.

For Lindee horses are not just a job or a sport, they are her soul, and they have given her so much in her life.

In 2023 Lindee completed her Graduation in Equine facilitated Therapy under Kylie Peters from Groundwork Therapy, to better her understanding of the people and their relationship with horses. This has led to Lindee, Scott and Kylie forming Transition Forward, where the 3 travel Australia teaching workshops to better understand your horse to understand yourself. Horses have an unremarkable way of giving people an interesting insight to the things they need to know about themselves or their life and a lot of time can very much help us in ways we are not aware of.

• 2024 –🏆 Australia’s Greatest Horsewoman Champion – Winner of $15,000 in prizes and awards

• 2024- 🥇 NRCHAA Limited Open Derby Cow Horse Champion

• 2024 – 🥈 NRCHAA Limited Open Derby Cow Horse Reserve Champion

• 2024 – 🥈 NRCHAA Open Derby Reserve Champion

• 2023/2024 – 🐴 Finalists – Australia’s Greatest Horseman

• 2018 – 🏅 Nutrien Classic Challenge Winner – on her own mare Candy Woman

• 2017 – 🐴 Nutrien Classic Finalist

• 2016 – 🐴 NCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Finalist

• 2016 – 🥇 Aggregate Leader – NCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity

Q&A 

Who Has influenced your passion for equestrian the most and Why:

Fortunately, we have both had so many people and horses that had such a profound lesson or effect on us over the years that it is hard to narrow down to one in particular.  I believe horses in general drive us both to be better, do better and think better.  I can’t think of a horse that hasn’t lifted our game in one way or another. They are our greatest teachers and when you go to bed thinking how you can’t wait to see how that horse progresses tomorrow, or reflecting on maybe how you can show that horse something better tomorrow … that is where the passion lies. And I also think we influence each other, our main topic of discussion in our household is horses. If I had to name people Ray Hunt, Jaton Lord, Buck Brannaman just a few that we cannot help but be positively influenced by.

What Do you do to prepare yourself for competition? 

Neither of us are very superstitious, Scott sometimes has a lucky shirt?? But we both heard something that we tend to remind each other to think about when going into compete.

Jaton Lord said once “How lucky are we to be getting ready to enter into this awesome arena and get to do the thing we love to do the most, with this amazing animal. we have already won!”

What is your dream riding goal?

Great Question !.  To be the best dance partner our horses could hope for. The horse owes us nothing, yet we owe him everything, so we try to ride with respect, empathy and gratitude every horse, every day.  I (Lindee) would love to understand horses like my husband, Scott can!

 

 

What Is your favourite Johnson’s Natural Formula feed and why ?

Platinum Low GI !! Can not speak more highly for this feed.  All our horses are on it and love it, competition, stallions and the two-year-olds are all on Platinum Low GI.

We gravitated to the platinum Low GI as we Love that it has a pro biotic in it for gut health. It resonated with both of us as we ourselves take a pro biotic and have felt the benefits, so it made sense to offer that for our horses.  Another reason is we have noticed that this feed has had zero effect on the horse’s temperament, which is important to us.  Having a stallion and 2-year-olds we really are careful not to have a feed that affects how they behave and think. One huge benefit we also noted was a couple of horses we have had that had various gut issues all subsided once they were introduced to the Platinum Low GI .

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