This is already old news but...

It is with no small measure of sadness that I report that the legendary horseman Ray Hunt has died.

Ray Hunt was Tom Dorrances’s “chosen one,” the one to whom he entrusted his inner & seemingly magical mastery of horesemanship.

As Tom Dorrance embodied & Ray Hunt frequently remarked–or words to this effect: It is an inside job.

In other words: It is the human who has to change. Show the horse what you want (communicate in her/his terms) & then GET OUT of the HORSE’s WAY.

Ray Hunt was primary mentor to Buck Brannaman (The Horse Whisperer), Frank Bell, & a host of others. Buck Brannaman–a real living legend, & Frank Bell shared living quarters for a time when they both worked under Mr. Hunt–who always put the horse first. Pat Parelli mentions that he studied with Ray Hunt but some have questioned how close he actually was to Mr. Hunt & how much time he actually spent with him.

We have lost a light &, just as when Tom Dorrance died, we will not likely see another like him.

Here is Blog with a nice tribute to Mr. Hunt–including a small list of Mr. Hunt’s memorable aphorisms:
http://www.oak-tree.us/blog/index.php/2009/03/15/ray-hunt

And here is the hyperlink Mr. Hunt’s Web site, with a portion dedicated to a report on his recent death:
http://www.rayhunt.com/

And here is a memorial article recounting Mr. Hunt's life & contributions:
http://westernhorseman.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1166&Itemid=77

Requiescat in pace, Ray Hunt.