Horsemanship & Leadership
Leadership. Relationship. Trust.
Practiced with horses. Built for families and young riders who are ready to lead themselves before they lead anything else.
2027 season
April through mid-September.
Small groups. 1.5-hour sessions. Tuesday through Thursday afternoons. Returning riders have priority. Certified instructors lead the weekly sessions. The investment is given personally after a conversation — it is not listed on this page.
Horses do not respond to a performance. They respond to clarity, consistency, and the person who is actually leading. That is the practice.
Watch
Nathan and Charly on the work.
A short look at horsemanship and leadership, in their own words.
Founder
Nathan Bradley
Nathan and Charly are endurance athletes. Nathan has national championship experience in horsemanship and is certified in Equine-Assisted Therapy through H3 Pyramid. He built this program so a rider learns leadership, relationship, and trust with a horse that will not accept a performance.
Certified instructors lead the weekly sessions. Nathan holds the standard.
Certified instructors
Equine-Guided Leadership Coaching.
The program is led by certified instructors. The standard is the same one we hold for the rest of Leading Trails.
Certified instructor
Certified instructor
Want to become certified?
Reach out to Nate. Certification is a conversation, not an online checkout.
Reach out to NateAERC endurance
Train for the ride. Lead on the trail.
Riders who are ready go past the weekly sessions and train for American Endurance Ride Conference distance. Intro and 25 miles. Three windows in the year. Capped on purpose. The horse’s welfare comes before a finish.
Late April
Canyon Rims
Intro and 25-mile
Late June
Strawberry
25-mile
Mid-October
Moab Canyons
The fall ride the year is built toward
2026 competitive team
Danny Valenzuela
With his family. 2026 AERC competitive team.
Olea & Tiff Covington
2026 AERC competitive team.
Grace & Ava Gardner
2026 AERC competitive team.
From the riders
What the horses made room for.
No matter how I feel, I go to Leading Trails and feel so much happier. I look forward to this every week.
Olea Covington
I love this program. I love the horses and the opportunity to grow.
Ryan ValenzuelaWords cannot express the gratitude and love we have for this program. Our daughter, Jackie, was struggling with moving to a new town. She has transformed her attitude and improved her grades. Jackie is now a 4.0 student, a milestone she had never reached before. She enjoys life again.
Kris & Kristin HicksParentsOur son has changed so much, and his true character is finally emerging because of Leading Trails. The man I always knew he could be feels safe enough to shine.
Monica MendenhallParentReady for a seat?
We will talk through the season, the fit, and the investment.