A native of North Carolina in the United States, Jim has spent his entire life surrounded by horses. From his first horse at age 10, he has enjoyed riding and training horses and sharing his love and knowledge of equines with others. Even with a 31-year career in the U.S. Army, Jim never lost that passion and uses the knowledge gained through the military daily in his teaching style. Along the way, he has encountered may different training techniques and many wonderful trainers—all in which haven proven influential in his training styles. From the teachings of Xenophon, the great Greek Horseman, the Dorrance brothers to todays teachers, Jim never leaves a stone unturned in his quest “why” a horse acts as they do has greatly improved his ability to help others succeed in their journeys as well.
Another equine-related passion of Jim’s has been the taming and training the great mustangs of the American West. Starting his first mustang in 2005, Jim has trained over 50 mustangs to date learning from each one along the way.
Bar T Horsemanship was started in 2005 and has developed into an opportunity for Jim to train and teach on a daily basis around the U.S. and beyond. Jim has had the opportunity to teach in over 30 states and 6 other countries while all along offering training, lessons and clinics at his ranch in North Carolina.