Website: https://danieljohnsonhorsemanship.com/
Daniel Johnson Horsemanship, LLC is a horse training and riding instruction business serving Middle Tennessee, with a training facility in Baxter, Tennessee. The business describes its work as “training horses and their riders to move better together.” It is operated by Daniel Johnson, a horseman whose training method, as described on the site, “blends ‘feel-based’ horsemanship with classical dressage principles.” Services include in-house training and boarding, private lessons, weekend intensives, virtual consulting, and group lessons and clinics.
Services
The business offers a range of training and instruction options, as described on its website:
- Training Board: “Horses are boarded and trained by Daniel at a facility in Baxter, TN.” This program carries a minimum commitment of two months, and “lessons for owners are included in this package.” The site states that “all breeds are welcome.”
- Individual Owner Lessons: Private lessons that “take place at a facility in Baxter, TN, or at your farm.” Daniel travels to owners across Middle Tennessee for these lessons.
- Weekend Intensives: Described on the site as available for owners seeking concentrated instruction.
- Virtual Consulting: “Virtual consulting is available for owners nationwide,” extending the business’s reach beyond its local service area.
- Group Lessons and Clinics: “Group Lessons and Clinics available upon request.”
For pricing, the website directs prospective clients to inquire for current rates rather than publishing fixed prices.
About
According to the website, Daniel Johnson “was born and raised in a small town in the hill country of Texas” and “fell in love with horses at a young age.” Although his family could not afford a horse at the time, he “quickly sought out jobs that gave me as much access to horses as I could manage,” and he began teaching riding lessons at a barn near his home before leaving for college.
The site describes a formative mentorship: “The door to train horses for the public opened for me when I met my mentor Larry Whitesell. I have spent two years of intensive study with Larry at his farm in Baxter Tennessee.” The website also notes that Daniel works as “a pre-licensed clinical mental health professional” in addition to his work as a horseman.
A central theme of the training philosophy is the Greek word “Praus,” which the site explains is “most easily translated as ‘meek’ or ‘gentle,’ but the depth of meaning is more fully expressed in the notion of strength under control.” This concept underpins the feel-based, dressage-informed approach the business describes.
Location and Contact
Daniel Johnson Horsemanship, LLC operates from a training facility in Baxter, TN. The website does not publish a specific street address, ZIP code, phone number, or email address; instead, it provides a contact form with name, email, and phone fields for inquiries.
The business serves a defined Middle Tennessee service area. According to the site, “I travel to owners in Brentwood, Franklin, Nolensville, Mt. Juliet, Cookeville, and all over Middle, TN.” Virtual consulting is offered to owners nationwide.
Additional Information
The training philosophy combines feel-based horsemanship with classical dressage principles, organized around the concept of “Praus”, described as “strength under control.” The business welcomes all breeds for its training board program, and lessons for owners are included as part of that program. Daniel Johnson’s dual background as both a horseman and a “pre-licensed clinical mental health professional” is noted on the site as part of his experience.
The service structure is built around four main delivery modes: full training and boarding at the Baxter facility, individual lessons either at the facility or at the owner’s farm, weekend intensives, and remote virtual consulting. The in-person services are concentrated in Middle Tennessee, with the site naming Brentwood, Franklin, Nolensville, Mt. Juliet, and Cookeville among the communities served, in addition to “all over Middle, TN.” Virtual consulting extends the reach of the business to owners nationwide, while group lessons and clinics are offered on request.
A Facebook link is referenced on the website. The site does not publish a street address, phone number, email address, business hours, or fixed pricing; inquiries are handled through a contact form, and the business asks prospective clients to inquire for current rates. No formal certifications are listed beyond the described two-year mentorship under Larry Whitesell at his farm in Baxter, Tennessee. The combination of in-person training and lessons in Middle Tennessee with nationwide virtual consulting defines the geographic scope of the business as presented on its website.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (danieljohnsonhorsemanship.com).