I am Madi Imlay.
Ever since I was a little girl I knew I would always be different.
I wasn’t like all the other little boys and girls. I stuck to myself and the horses.
Horses were my only escape, and with time, I then turned that into my dream of being a horse trainer.
With trial and error, I learned you can’t break a horse.
What you can do is form a bond, a partnership, and work together through the “problem.” There is no such thing as “breaking” a horse in my world, to me that sounds like breaking their spirit.
One of my specialties would be starting the horse with the correct and natural horsemanship principles. Using both dressage and ranch principle foundations, the horses that I cross paths with will be well rounded in balance throughout all gaits, as well as on the ground. Everything you do on the ground works its way up into the saddle.
Another one of my all time favorites is trick training and liberty with the right pressure and release foundation.
•2011: BLM Volunteer for 6 months
•2012: Millard County 4H Jr. Grand Champion
•2013: Millard County 4H Jr. Grand Champion, Millard County Sweetheart 1st Attendant
•2014: Millard County 4H Intermediate Grand Champion, Millard County Fair Horse Show Champion, Millard County Sweetheart 2nd Attendant, Utah Wild Horse and Burro Festival, Youth TIP Champion
•2015: Millard County 4H Intermediate Grand Champion, Millard County Fair Horse Show Champion, Millard County Sweetheart, Impact of the Horse TIP Youth Reserve Champion
•2016: Millard County Intermediate Grand Champion, Top 13 Utah State 4H state Qualifier, Top 5 Extreme Mustang Makeover, Impact of the Horse TIP Youth Champion
•2017: Millard County Senior Reserve Champion, Utah Wild Horse and Burro Top 3, Millard County Sweetheart, Hinckley Rodeo Queen
•2018: Impact of the Horse Youth Champion
•2019: Utah Wild Horse and Burro Festival Top 3 and Freestyle Champion, Impact of the Horse Mega 100-Day Mustang Champion and Overall Partnership Award
•2020: Impact of the Horse Mega 100-Day Mustang Champion
•2021: Utah Wild Horse and Burro Festival Overall High Point, Impact of the Horse Mega 100-Day Mustang Champion
•Barrels, Poles, Keyhole, Stake Race, Goat Tying, Western Pleasure, Showmanship, Rodeos, Queening, Parades, Flag Runner, Dressage
•Head Trainer/Manager @ Sunrise Farms
•Millard Top FFA Horse Judge
•Vet Intern