Testimonials
What the horses said,
reported by their people.
Olympic riders, world-renowned trainers, working farriers and the owners of one much-loved horse in Alaska. Different arenas entirely — the same shared observation.
In Their Words
The full accounts.
Each portrait opens their own page — who they are, when they worked with Ada, what they witnessed and discovered.
“I thought I had good farriers until I hired Ada Gates. My horses told me loud and clear.”
Monty Roberts
World renowned horse trainer and author · Solvang, CA
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“Ada Gates is a national treasure! The results have been astounding.”
Tad Coffin
Olympic Gold Medalist, inventor, saddle designer · Charlottesville, VA
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“He was so forward and happy he didn’t want to turn around. This brings tears to my eyes.”
Brad & Margie Subers
Owners of Buddy · Palmer, AK
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“Your passion and love for horses melted onto me. You’re one of the GOATS.”
James Ryan Wilkins
Farrier · Lexington, KY
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Shorter notes,
equally welcome.
“Ada Gates opened the door, and a generation of women ran through.”
“What makes Ada so incredible is her heart. She doesn’t just work with horses, she truly listens to them. That intense drive she has to get everything exactly right comes from pure compassion because she just wants the horse to be comfortable. On top of everything she has done for the industry, she’s now dedicated to teaching the next generation. I am so incredibly grateful to have her in my life. Even from afar, her guidance and wisdom have changed everything for my own farrier and my horses. Thank you Ada!”
“Ada is one of the most interesting and wonderful person I’ve ever met. Her advice and teaching have truly helped me understand how much a horses foot influences the rest of the horse. I will forever value all that I learned from her and to listen to the horse if something isn’t right. They truly are talking, we just have to learn to listen!”
Worked with Ada and want to add your horse’s verdict? Send it through — and tell us what the horse did afterwards, because that is the part that matters.
“The horse’s opinion is the only opinion that matters.” Ada Gates Patton