To anyone in the Western Performance Horse World, Al Dunning needs no introduction. He and his group have won over 70 World Championships. He’s been at the top of everything from Western Pleasure to Reined Cowhorse, and has been a leader in our industry for over 50 years.
Al has served as President and Board Member of the Arizona Quarter Horse Association. With the AQHA, Al is a Director at Large, past Chairman of the Judges and Show Committee, and has served on the Hall of Fame Committee, and Nomination and Credentials Committees. He was Charter President and one of the founding members of the Arizona Quarter Horse Youth Association in 1969.
With the National Cutting Horse Association he is a past National Director and has served on the Nominations, Limited Age Events, and Rules Committees, and most recently, as Vice Chairman of the Competitions Committee. Additionally, he is a past President of the Arizona Cutting Horse Association.
Currently Al is a National Reined Cow Horse Association approved Judge, and he has judged the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity four times, the NRCHA Derby three times, the World’s Greatest Horseman twice, as well as the Run for A Million Cow Horse Competition.
An author of many articles, multiple educational and training videos, and five books: Reining, Reining Revised, The Art of Hackamore Training, The Ultimate Level of Horsemanship, and Down The Fence. He is the owner of Dunning Consulting, LLC., a service that specializes in equine business start-ups, ranch and facility design, and development consulting. He also owns Team AD, an online training, accreditation and mentoring program, and AD Tack, an online store for quality western tack and training equipment.
You can find Al at the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/aldunning
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