“It is my heart’s desire to help people develop a long-term horse that stays willing and happy with his job, and to create a lasting partnership. I strive to help teach people how to develop unity with their horse in and out of the show ring. This is done through the effective and fair use of a rider’s hands, seat, body and legs, in a kind way, to ultimately become one with your horse. In addition, I purpose to develop ultimate body control of the horse.  My goal is to have a natural, fluid mover with lift and flow. I want to achieve excellent movement and a willing partner. I feel that it is so important for riders to know that they can do it too! Whether you’re training your horse yourself or riding with a trainer, you have the ability to achieve success riding in the show ring, on the trail, on cattle, speed events, or anything that you aspire to do with your horse.

When I was Reserve World Champion on my stallion, Invested Dimension, so many people told me that I needed a big name male trainer showing him in order to win. Many other top trainers encouraged me and believed that Dimensions was the best horse out there. I was convinced that I could do it, because I had a relationship with him. It was such a great feeling to win that title on my horse that I trained and that I showed myself. I want to give riders all over the world that same confidence and knowledge that I got. No matter what you know, what you don’t know, or what you want to know, you can always improve yourself and your horse. You first must believe in yourself, but you also need the skills and techniques to be the best that you can be. My goal is to give people the confidence and the knowledge to get it done! My ultimate goal for you is to build a relationship between you and your horse, to layer a solid, excellent foundation on your horse, thereby having a willing, well trained partner.

Welcome to the Team!”

~ DANA~

Dana Hokana is one of the top female trainers in the Quarter Horse industry. Dana has trained multiple Youth and Amateur Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Western Riding, Trail and Reining champions at both the All American Quarter Horse Congress and the AQHA World Show, as well as many circuit and futurity champions. Dana’s daughter Brook has won the Congress four times, conquering the Horsemanship title two years in a row. She also won the All-Around Champion title one year and was Reserve All-Around Champion the next! Dana’s younger daughter, Bree, is a two-time Reserve Congress Champion in the Reining and was the AQHA Year End High Point Champion in 2010, 2011, and 2012! At the prestigious new AQHA Novice World Championship Show, Dana’s rider was an impressive 6^th out of 108 in the Amateur Western Pleasure.

It was Dana’s success in the show ring that led to her desire to share her knowledge with the equine community, and this is how the “Winning Strides” series was born. Dana currently has nineteen DVD titles available. These DVDs have something to offer every rider at any level and in every discipline. These series’ are designed to educate horse owners and riders from the fundamentals of horse handling and horsemanship to becoming a World Champion in the show pen, in any event.

Dana also travels the world speaking at expos, equine affairs and clinics. She has been a clinician at the Mane Event in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, and at the Equine Affaire in California, Massachusetts and Ohio. She has been a clinician at the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento, California and was the featured speaker at the South Dakota Horse Faire. Dana has given clinics at Montana State University, the 320 Ranch in Montana, and also books many private clinics for ranches and trainers across the nation. Dana also writes training articles for some of the largest horse publications in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, including PleasureHorse.com, the California Horsetrader, Horse Circuit News, Bit and Bridle, Horses Magazine, Cowgirls in Style, Western Horse U.K., Saddle Up Magazine, as well as many articles in the Quarter Horse Journal.