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LR Horsemanship Lillan is a Horsemanship Instructor, based in Riverton, UT. She specializes in natural horse training

Lillan Roquet is a Natural Horsemanship Clinician based out of Utah, available to travel nationwide and worldwide for horse training clinics, workshops, and private lessons. Lillan's specialty lies in teaching her students to read and interpret horse behavior, and educating her students on strategies to train and motivate their unique horse for optimal performance. Her emphasis on putting the relationship first with horses and humans sets Lillan apart! With experience in riding and ground instruction, Lillan can help you with all areas of your horsemanship. About Lillan:
I began my natural horsemanship journey by attending a Parelli tour stop in 2004. I was 15 years old, and I decided THIS was what I wanted to do with my life. Our whole barn in the San Juan Islands in Washington State, made a switch to PNH, and there was no looking back. My grey Arab mare and I were asked to participate in two tour stops in 2006. I also wanted to graduate from college, and thus help to raise the level of professionalism in the horse industry, so I began at Linfield College in 2007 from where I would graduate a year early in 2010, with honors and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Then in the winter of 2009 I was offered a 6 wk internship at Atwood Ranch in CA, which I quickly jumped at during my winter quarter off from school; 6 weeks soon turned into 9 months and I finished my degree on-line during that time. I had the amazing opportunity to assist in running the Young Horse Development program for those 9 months; during which we prepared AR yearlings and performed with them at Redmond, OR, Fresno, CA, and the Performance Summit in 2010; as well as helping match them to forever homes. After my time at Atwood I returned to Florida where I was lucky enough to get to spend half my time studying under Kalley at the Foundation Station, and the other half riding and playing with Linda and her horses! Since then I have continued my journey riding and learning with many different trainers across disciplines. Im excited to bring my own background and feel to your horsemanship journey!

09/18/2026

Upcoming teaching schedule!
Oct 13, 14, 15: Private Lessons at The Hill, Highland, UT

Oct 17&18: Horse Developmemt Pathways Clinic, Idaho Falls, ID Rose Ridge Equestrian Center

Oct 19-22: Equine Trail Sports Prep Clinic with Cedar Haven Ranch at The Hill, Highland, UT

Id love to see you and your horse!!

09/17/2026

Forward is your friend. Its one of the hardest concepts to embrace when you are starting young horses but if you have done it enough, you really do start to believe it ;).

One of the things that I have really implemented in the last few years is that I tend not to use both legs to go forward for the first 3-4 rides. I soften the horse laterally, and then allow forward to be the release. This means that their first associations with forward is not about us driving it out of them... it is them choosing it. I find that that concept carries over into all my later rides.

Remember you are teaching a horse how to learn.... the start isn't something, its everything ... and the concepts you install in those first 10 rides will be a horses framework for learning and understanding for much of their lives.

Every human and every horse should learn to ride comfortably and competently at all three gaits with 2 sticks :). Leave ...
09/17/2026

Every human and every horse should learn to ride comfortably and competently at all three gaits with 2 sticks :). Leave me here, I will happily die on this hill.

Is it hard? Yes. But it makes horses and humans better ;). It builds your independent seat, it drastically improves trust, it forces peoples to use their legs and their bodies instead of their hands, your horses speed must be controlled by your internal energy, and most horses I have met love it.

If Im being honest, which Im trying to do more of on my social media these days :)... I see A lot of trainers and instructors do a watered down version... people ride with 1 stick and a neck string, or a California roll, or a little dressage whip. All of these are good. Go for it and have fun. BUT ... something different happens when you are carrying 2 big 4 ft long training sticks. Ive seen it a thousand times. People sit up straighter, they turn better in their bodies first, and when their body or seat cues arent working... instead of a subtle cop out to beg their horses to listen... they have to bring this giant (some times bright orange) stick down right past your eye ball. It motivates us and our horses to really make our body language matter.

I go back to it often to check myself and my horses education and its in my lesson and clinic lesson plans all the time. I think most people could do more of it :). Make sure you build your confidence towards it, but I encourage you to set it as a goal.... and if its been a while... check in ;).

So what should a well trained horse and rider be able to execute with 2 sticks?
- 360 HQ and a FQ yield
- Simple Lead changes on a Figure 8
- Trot forward to a stop and back up in a straight line
- Sidepass over a pole in both directions.
Drop a video of any of these in the comments if youd like and Ill share my coaching and/or atta boys ;)

Thanks to Shellagh Gutke and the Beautiful Dante for the gorgeous photo ;).

09/16/2026

This is one of those wierd little c**t-starting hacks I was shown years ago that I use with most young horses I start. As with all things horses... not every horse needs it, and some need more smaller steps before it.

Basically the first time I step up into the saddle... I dont swing my leg all the way over. Then, from that semi-awkward half mounted spot, I ask my c**ts to roll their hip around. This way the first time something in the saddle moves with them when they move.... Im not fully committed. If they get worried I can step down, bend them and help them to relax, then rinse and repeat, until they can be calm about stepping around while bearing my weight, and they get that feeling of me traveling with them.

One of the keys with c**t starting is how can you introduce things to the horse in bite size chunks... so that nothing becomes unmanageable for them mentally, emotionally or physically. For some horses a humans weight in the saddle is a big deal, for others its being in both eyes, for others still its that moment when they walk off and you are attached to them. Ive found this to be a super helpful step to expose my horses to. I do it on both sides and it gives me one more bite sized piece to add to my sequence.

They are getting used to a LOT of new things, so if you can help each step feel like 1+1... they can stay smart, emotionally sound, and feel like super learners.

Here is a simple and profound challenge for you. Can you ask your horse, from a distance, to land with their nose on a p...
09/16/2026

Here is a simple and profound challenge for you. Can you ask your horse, from a distance, to land with their nose on a pole? Not step over it, not paw it, not eat it... but mentally land their mind and nose on the pole.

This is one of my favorite challenges because you cant actually physically make a horse do it (unless you walk up and lower their head)... so you have to hone your feel and timing, playing warmer/colder with their mind until they offer it :).

Pressure motivates... Release Teaches.
Cause them to think about it ... then allow them to do it.

09/15/2026

I've been so privileged to spend a significant amount of time with horses under three.... and learning from many horsemen and women who are astoundingly excellent with young horses.

Every moment you are with any horse, you are training them... but older horses become more forgiving. Young horses constantly teach you that nothing means nothing, and that everything means something. Nothing will teach you quicker to be in the moment and to be thoughtful and focused.

09/15/2026

The absolute coolest!

09/14/2026

Im starting to schedule Private Lessons at the Hill in Highland, Reach out if youd like to schedule a lesson-

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