Al dunning biography
Al dunning horse trainer...
Al dunning biography
Al Dunning
American horse trainer
Al Dunning (born March 5, 1950) is an American horse trainer specializing in western performance horses.[1] He has trained multiple world champions in reining,[1]cutting,[1]working cow horse, halter, and all-around.
His most famous horse was Expensive Hobby.[2] He was inducted into the Arizona Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame in 2016.[3][4]
Early life
Al Dunning grew up outside of Chicago, Illinois, then in 1958 moved with his family to Arizona and took lessons at Siminoff Stables where he learned horsemanship and roping.
From 1962 to 1968 Al showed at both American Quarter Horse Association and American Horse Show Association shows in reining, working cow horse, horsemanship, trail, western pleasure, hunt seat equitation, jumping, calf roping, and horse showmanship.
Al won his first major reining class at age 19 on Stormy Pink, a 1963 palomino mare by Sugar Bars.
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