CARL BLEDSOE BIOGRAPHY

Carl Bledsoe and his wife, Tammy, reside in Talking Rock, Ga. where
they train horses and teach horse owners. Although Carl works with all
breeds of horses, gaited horses are his passion. Carl grew up in the
Tennessee Walking Horse show world. For years, he trained and
showed the incredible breed – many of them champion and world
champion horses. Over time, he realized just how much the horses had
to sacrifice for these titles which prompted him to make a fundamental
change in his approach to horses and he hopes to compel others to
make a change as well. Rather than shortcuts, gimmicks and
subjugation, he believes in classical training with a true understanding
of the biomechanics of the horse as well as the rider and is an advocate
of purity of gait for the long-term health of the horse both physically
and mentally. Carl believes in education and understanding by having
compassion and empathy for the horse and approaches each horse as
an individual by asking himself, “What’s in this for the horse?” This has
taught him how to become a better trainer and teacher for the horses
but it has also taught him to be a better husband, father and friend. For
this, he is eternally grateful to what he feels is one of God’s greatest
creations, the HORSE.

Carl & Tammy conduct clinics and attend expos sharing his story of his
progression from the show ring to now teaching and training with the
best interest of the horse as his primary focus. They hope to prove just
how wonderful, versatile and extremely talented the Tennessee
Walking Horse, as well as the other gaited breeds, truly are.
Carl has been a guest speaker at the Sound Horse Conference in 2014, a
guest speaker representing the Tennessee Walking Horse in 2019 at the
Equus Film Festival, a gaited clinician in 2018 at Equifest and the
featured gaited clinician at the 2020, 2023 & 2024 Horse World Expo,
2021 Georgia Horse Fair, 2022 Southern Equine Expo as well as 2023
Equine Affaire Ohio and Massachusetts. Carl was also a guest judge at
the Appalachian Trainer Face-Off in 2022 & 2023 and will be returning
in 2024 and was featured in the 2023 July edition of Horse Illustrated.
Carl was also recently awarded Humane Horseman of the Year by the
Humane Society of the United States for his work in advocating for the
sound, humane training of Tennessee Walking Horses and other gaited
breeds. The annual award honors individuals who demonstrate an
outstanding commitment to protecting America’s equines.
Carl & Tammy are, above all, advocates for the horse and are looking
forward to continuing to educate fellow horse lovers and encourage
you to always ask yourself, “What’s in it for the horse?”