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Worth Miller of North Carolina is a practitioner and teacher of an evolutionary process based upon  “Natural Horsemanship” practices.

Worth began riding in 1964. His professional experience of over forty years, beginning in 1969, includes: training, showing in most disciplines, conducting clinics and is a well respected judge. He has instructed and trained hunter/jumpers and western pleasure. Additionally, Worth trained Thoroughbred race horses and has a record of races won per starts in the top ten-percent of Thoroughbred trainers. For over ten years he managed one of North Carolina's premier show stables as well as re-establishing and coaching the Duke and UNC inter-collegiate equestrian teams.

In 1992, Worth was introduced to “Natural Horsemanship” through a Buck Brannaman (the official Horse Whisperer) clinic, and from that time he has been devoted to applying these philosophies in his training, teaching and riding.

 
From the time he was a young boy, Worth Miller had a burning desire to learn to ride, and when
his uncle presented him with a one-eyed pony at the age of 12, Worth never looked back. Quickly developing his riding ability, within 2 years Worth was showing open jumpers and participating in
fox hunts. It was then that Worth knew he had found his calling in life. .. learning to communicate with horses in a language they could understand ... their own. "As I gained experience, I began to understand the honest communication horses had with one another and became determined to understand the relationship between horse and human."
 
Although Worth had been observing and discovering pieces of non-verbal communication of the
horse since his early teens, it wasn't until several years later when he attended clinics hosted by Buck Brannaman that he was able to fit these pieces together. "I was just slightly above the average professional rider until I experienced the "Buck Brannaman way."  What I witnessed at one of his clinics was truly amazing. I saw, with my own eyes, Buck take a confirmed 'non horse trailer loading horse' and within 35 minutes, teach him to load. In no time, Buck was loading the horse from a 50 foot lariat while sitting in the cab of his truck. It was incredible."
 
It was also during this time he discovered his life's mission: to foster an understanding between
a person and their horse through the "Natural Horsemanship" technique whereby the rider will establish leadership without the use of force. Through this procedure, Worth has achieved successful training of the horse and rider as well as developing his own method and created a
riding and training and program to benefit horses and riders of all levels.

According to Worth, "It is important to understand that all horses do not respond in the same manner to humans and training. To achieve maximum results, trainers must learn to be observant, noticing and rewarding the slightest try. Some clinicians will lead you to believe their methods will work on any horse, magically transforming a troubled animal into a wonderful, willing partner, no matter the problem or severity  However, like other knowledgeable horse trainers, I have learned through experience, that some horses won't always respond in a positive way to training. It is then time to get truly quiet, listen to the horse and determine what the underlying problem is."

From the development of his techniques and training, Worth facilitates state-of-the-art instructional clinics teaching information that any horse enthusiast is able to understand. As Worth states,
"there is no filler or fluff during my clinics to waste your time,. just true 'meat and potatoes''  horse instruction."

 
Worth's instruction has proven that anyone involved with horses in any way will benefit from learning and practicing his 3 basic equestrian principles: feel, timing and consistency. His clinics are designed to empower the owner / rider with knowledge to utilize these principles into practice, first with his coaching and then, successfully on one's own. "You will be taught to communicate more effectively with your horse, enabling you to bring out the best in any situation."
 
With his mission being accomplished through daily training, and his passion still afire, Worth
flashes that "Worth Miller smile" and says, "Remember ... you and your horse are a team - it's
not a competition and, after all, isn't it time you rode a better horse .. yours?"
   
   
 

  Worth Miller: 919.812.4869  worth@worthmiller.com