Meet Dennis

Born in Iowa and raised in Nebraska, Dennis has had a fascination and admiration for horses for as far back as he can remember. When he was just 14 years old, he ran a summer riding program at a local ranch. Then, after serving his country in the military, he spent time in Illinois learning to shoe and break horses the old-fashioned way.

While his understanding of, and admiration for, horses proved to be at odds with the traditional way of breaking horses to the will of the trainer, he instinctively knew there had to be a better way, based on what he had come to recognize as the natural bond between horses and humans. The methods he now uses focus on that belief and are predicated upon cooperation, encouragement and partnership.

Dennis has committed his life to working full time with horses since 1996. He's spent literally thousands of hours working one-on-one with horses to fine tune his own system, as well as studying the training methods of others.

In 2000, Dennis began to offer training clinics, and within two years he had produced his first series of training tapes. Within a short time period, he had also produced 12 televised episodes that aired on RFD-TV. Soon thereafter, Dennis founded Changing Horses, LLC, and for the past several years, he has worked to create a program about horses that offers a broader perspective (far beyond training methods) to a wider audience. The result is Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse, an exciting television program that began running on Public TV stations nationally in January 2009.

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