Nathan Coffman was born in Ohio. He grew up in the city and really didn't gain an interest in horses
until later on in life. It wasn't until he was about twelve years of age that he figured he had any interest. Even then, his focus was
his swimming and the horses were merely a small venture in between the swimming seasons. As the years passed, the time spent with
horses increased, and the swimming, unknowingly was coming to a close.
At the time when the swimming was no longer a part of his life, he decided to focus on the horses, not really having any other major
interests. Upon graduating High School, he decided to pursue a career in horses. He considered Vet work, but opted for the training
aspect instead. In time, he was able to read about John Lyons and his principles and techniques. The more he read, the more he realized
that that was the way in which he wanted to train. Feeling it was important to work with the horse rather than against it, Nathan looked
into how he might possibly learn these techniques.
In 1996, Nathan attended the Equine Affaire for the first time, and was able to see John and how he worked. During one of John's
demonstrations, he mentioned his Certification program. Following that Equine Affaire, Nathan applied and was accepted into that
Certification Program. Having been accepted, he quickly found the two horses he would need for participating in the program. He spent
the next year and a half getting together with John and the other students every couple of months or so for a week or two at a time.
While in the program, he lived in Colorado for a period of time and Arizona as well. Nathan graduated in December of 1997.
Shortly before graduating, he was offered a Head Trainer position at a ranch in Arizona. Upon completion of the program he kept one of
the horses, this one being Zeeme. Nathan would use his spare time and spend it with Zeeme working on his biggest passion, reining.
Having worked there only a short time, he moved back to Ohio to work on building his business from there. He later located a farm at
which he was able to have the use of a small number of stalls where he could take in client horses. While doing this, he began to
travel as well.
In time, Nathan moved from taking in client horses to strictly traveling. He began his traveling by offering such things as Private
Lessons to Trailer Loadings. Nathan now includes in his services, along with the lessons and loadings, such things as clinics,
symposiums, and 4-H demonstrations. He and his horse Zeeme, now travel to Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, as well as
Ohio.
Nathan Coffman was born in Ohio. He grew up in the city and really didn't gain an interest in horses
until later on in life. It wasn't until he was about twelve years of age that he figured he had any interest. Even then, his focus was
his swimming and the horses were merely a small venture in between the swimming seasons. As the years passed, the time spent with
horses increased, and the swimming, unknowingly was coming to a close.