Greeley Hat Works

Mark was born and raised in Manitou Springs, Colorado where he led trail rides through the Garden of the Gods as a youth.  He graduated from Lamar Community College with an Associates degree in Horse Management and Training, and went on to complete an internship with renowned AQHA breeder and judge, Joe Taylor, in Moab, Utah.  Following his brief sojourn in Utah, Mark returned to Colorado and started Guynn Training Center, LLC now located in the beautiful foothills of Berthoud.  He and his wife, Jan, were married in 1992 and have 12 year old twins, Luke and Lindsay.  Lindsay is well on her way to becoming the next in the line of accomplished riders.

Mark sits on the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association Board of Directors, and has been heavily involved in the youth program for many years.  Mark is the AQHA committee chair for the Region 8 Committee, and serves as a liaison to the local affiliate, as well as sitting on their committee for year end awards.  Mark is a past president of the Rocky Mountain Reining Horse association, and remains appointed to that Board of Directors for 2013.  Mark holds his AQHA, NRHA, and NRCHA judge’s cards.  He is a NRHA money earner, and has consistently produced both AQHA and APHA world show qualifiers. 

Mark is most proud of his youth and non-pro clients, many of whom have qualified for World Show competition themselves.  In 2012 he took four youth to the AQHYA World Show in Reining, Haiden and Hunter DeJane, Shelby Diede, and Alyssa Neiberger, who finished 14^th in that event.  This same group qualified for the Novice World Championship in this it’s inaugural year, and ended up in the ribbons in the Youth Reining, and the Geldings.  In 2011 he accompanied a similar group to the AQHYA World Show, and coached Whizzy Harper in the Amateur Reining at the AQHA World Show on her mare Meradas Cash Cat, whom he also qualified in the Junior Reining. 

Mark prefers to work with his horses and riders as TEAMS, arming each student with the knowledge and skill level to advance and compete on their own.  Challenging them to become self sufficient, he promotes mutual synergy between horse and rider.  His track record demonstrates that his approach pays off in the show pen.  On the off days when Mark is not coaching, judging or training, he enjoys spending time with his family or working on his second “love” golf. 

Mark appreciates being a part of the Greeley Hatworks Team!!!  As a judge, exhibitor and coach alike he values the need for a well creased, professional looking lid.

Mark was born and raised in Manitou Springs, Colorado where he led trail rides through the Garden of the Gods as a youth.  He graduated from Lamar Community College with an Associates degree in Horse Management and Training, and went on to complete an internship with renowned AQHA breeder and judge, Joe Taylor, in Moab, Utah.  Following his brief sojourn in Utah, Mark returned to Colorado and started Guynn Training Center, LLC now located in the beautiful foothills of Berthoud.  He and his wife, Jan, were married in 1992 and have 12 year old twins, Luke and Lindsay.  Lindsay is well on her way to becoming the next in the line of accomplished riders.

Mark sits on the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association Board of Directors, and has been heavily involved in the youth program for many years.  Mark is the AQHA committee chair for the Region 8 Committee, and serves as a liaison to the local affiliate, as well as sitting on their committee for year end awards.  Mark is a past president of the Rocky Mountain Reining Horse association, and remains appointed to that Board of Directors for 2013.  Mark holds his AQHA, NRHA, and NRCHA judge’s cards.  He is a NRHA money earner, and has consistently produced both AQHA and APHA world show qualifiers. 

Mark is most proud of his youth and non-pro clients, many of whom have qualified for World Show competition themselves.  In 2012 he took four youth to the AQHYA World Show in Reining, Haiden and Hunter DeJane, Shelby Diede, and Alyssa Neiberger, who finished 14^th in that event.  This same group qualified for the Novice World Championship in this it’s inaugural year, and ended up in the ribbons in the Youth Reining, and the Geldings.  In 2011 he accompanied a similar group to the AQHYA World Show, and coached Whizzy Harper in the Amateur Reining at the AQHA World Show on her mare Meradas Cash Cat, whom he also qualified in the Junior Reining. 

Mark prefers to work with his horses and riders as TEAMS, arming each student with the knowledge and skill level to advance and compete on their own.  Challenging them to become self sufficient, he promotes mutual synergy between horse and rider.  His track record demonstrates that his approach pays off in the show pen.  On the off days when Mark is not coaching, judging or training, he enjoys spending time with his family or working on his second “love” golf. 

Mark appreciates being a part of the Greeley Hatworks Team!!!  As a judge, exhibitor and coach alike he values the need for a well creased, professional looking lid. 

Jessica was raised in the Loveland/Greeley area with her dad as a professional cutting horse trainer. She grew up showing cutters, reiners, and all-around performance horses. When she graduated from high school she moved to Gainesville, Texas to work and train under Gary Putman at the then Draggin A ranch riding reining horses.  Following her time in Texas she returned home to Colorado and founded Generations Performance Horses. Following an accident that left her in the hospital for a few days she decided that with a young daughter she might need to find another potential income source so she went to veterinary technician school and then on to a position at CSU's Equine Veterinary Teaching Hospital as an emergency and critical care technician in the equine department. She remained there for 5 years before moving to Utah to help establish a new regional equine referral clinic. While in Utah her passion for training took over and she returned to training horses full time.

Jessica currently owns and operates Generations Performance Horses in Wellington, Colorado along with her husband Sam Hendrix, DVM, daughter Kaylie, and son Paxton.  We are truly honored to be a part of the GHW team and their pursuit to present their passion to the world with vision and style.

This “thank you” is long over due. 

What a gift!  I am so impressed with this 100% beaver work hat.  Good gravy -- day in & day out, it stays the same.  And even with these 100+ degree days, I have yet to sweat through it.  Unbelievable.    

Shucks, I’m the best dressed puncher for 200 miles!  Well at least from the ears up.

Helluva lid.  Hell – of – a – lid. 

For over 30 years, the Schwartzenbergers have been raising, training and showing top performance horses. Presently they stand at stud proven reining stallions, Spooktacular, Kick Dee Bar, Smart Poco Twister, and Lil Ruf Trouble.

Steve and Dori are both Graduates of Colorado State University. Dori holds a PHD in beef cattle nutrition, while Steve is a graduate of Vet School. Working his way through college as a horse trainer, Steve realized after his 1982 graduation that training horses was his true passion.

Before long, Steve had established himself as one of the country's top trainers, wining prestigious events such as the NRHA Limited Open Futurity, the Farnam AQHA Congress Open Reining Futurity, the Rocky Mountain Summer Slide Open Futurity, and the Reno Spectacular Open Futurity.

Shane Brown, currently serving as President of Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association, has been training horses for more than 20 years.  Shane has studied under such trainers as Troy Heikes, Pete Kyle, Marge Brubaker, and Roy Yates.  His training method using dressage techniques and basic ranch horse skills has showed Brown success in both regional and national level shows.  Shane is an accomplished non-pro coach and enjoys teaching both youth and adult students alike.

Shane Brown has been working in the horse industry since his early teens.  He began his career under Troy Heikes and moved out on his own after more than 6 years at Pine Run Ranch.  He is driven both by the love of reining and his desire to teach others.  His dedication and work ethic as well as his gentle love of horses has propelled him to such successes as NRHA Futurity Intermediate Finalist, AQHA World Show Finalist, an APHA World Show Championship, multiple AQHA World Show Qualifiers and myriad Regional Championships.  Shane is an incredible non-pro coach who cares about educating both horse and rider using time tested techniques based in French dressage and working ranch horse methods. Shane works alongside his wife, Stacey, who runs the office and client administration services, as well as his assistant trainer, Emily Emerson and second  assistant, Sarah Dahl.

Kevin Hood Show Horses is located on 170 rolling acres in the central, native area of the Flint Hills in Kansas. Established in 1980, we know the definition of hard work and success with our winning record of training and producing over 35 World and Reserve World Champions in 3 different breeds, 40 APHA Championships, 300 Halter and Western Pleasure futurities, and over 100 superior event horses. We are here to dedicate ourselves to the the Paint and Quarter horse along with assisting you in achieving your goals and dreams.