Mike & Baily Gibson
Mike grew up in Cyril, Oklahoma, carrying on his family’s horse traditions. He’s worked at multiple ranches, competed in western ranch events, and trains competition horses. Mike uses gentle, natural horsemanship methods focused on safety and earning trust to build confidence and performance. He specializes in starting colts, roping, fixing problem horses, and refresher training. Mike is a certified farrier (2011). He enjoys family time with his wife Baily and their five children.
Baily Gibson, wife of Mike Gibson, grew up about 20 miles NE of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Like Mike, she spent most of her life riding and training horses. She began competing at 14 and found her passion for training competition horses. In 1999 she earned a certificate in "training the speed event horse" from Canadian Valley Vo-Tech in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Baily has competed on and off while raising five children. She’s returned to competition and teaches riding to her children and her clients.
Elija Vera
Born and raised in East Texas, Elijah began riding horses at an early age. With a Cutting & Working Cow Horse background he has become well established in the area for his colt starting. In 2021 he expanded his training from Cow Horse events to Western Equitation, Western pleasure, and English Equitation, dressage, and jumping.
With 10 years of experience in the equine industry, Elijah specializes in starting young horses and rehabilitating horses with behavioral issues using Natural Horsemanship Methods. With this training he has developed a keen eye for biomechanics, and a passion for building confidence in both horse and rider.