Coming from a family with a long history filled with great horses and good horsemen, Clint Swales has horse training in his blood. He started his competitive carrier at the age of 3 when he and his father, Peter Swales won a lead line class at a local Light Horse Show.
Thereafter, Clint went on to compete in calf roping, team roping, cutting, and reined cowhorse. He experienced success in the Reined Cowhorse arena and grew a business dedicated to training these incredible athletes for this competition. Noteworthy titles include:
Clint credits a big part of his success to a horse named Pure Latigo, owned by Bob O’Callaghan. The duo were the first Canadians to bring home a NRCHA Championship title: 2008 NRCHA World Champion Ltd. Open Hackamore. This launched his career and filled his barn with talented horses and supportive owners dedicated to the reined cowhorse. These horses put Clint through multiple titles, such as:
2008 Canadian Supreme Open Derby Champion
2009 Canadian Supreme Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Champion
2009 Reserve World Champion Senior Working Cow Horse at Appaloosa World Show
2010 Calgary Stampede Open Champion and Reserve Champion Open Hackamore
2010 Canadian Supreme Open Bridle Champion
2010 Canadian Supreme Derby Champion
Another exceptional horse that crossed Clint’s path is Twice The Bet, he recognised the potential of the their partnership and purchased the mare as a 3 year old. Then in 2010 he again won the NRCHA World Champion Ltd. Open Hackamore, aboard Twozer. In the summer of 2011 Clint had an incident with the Kabota and broke his leg, this forced him into a short vacation from the arena but in 2012 he came back strong.
2012 Calgary Stampede Reserve Champion Open Bridle
2013 Canadian Supreme Snaffle Bit futurity Ltd. Open Champion
2013 Calgary Stampede Reserve Champion Open Bridle
2014 Calgary Stampede Open Hackamore Champion
2014 Calgary Stampede Open Bridle Reserve Champion
2016 Canadian Supreme Open Classic Challenge Cutting Champion
When we questioned Clint about horses that have made a lasting impression on him he quickly named Two and Latigo; then he contemplated before confirming that Let’s Go Higher, owned by Shawna Wolfe, is earning is his stripes.. or spots in this case. Clint and Levi claimed the following:
2017 Calgary Stampede Open Hackamore Reserve Champion
2017 World Champion Junior Cowhorse at the Appaloosa World show
2017 World Champion Snaffle Bit Hackamore Reining at Appaloosa World show
2017 Open Reining derby Reserve Champion at Appaloosa World show
As of the beginning of 2018, there are big plans in the making. Clint will be going down to Fort Worth, Texas for the NRCHA Celebration of Champions and has Two entered in World’s Greatest Horseman. Levi is entered in the Ltd. Open Hackamore. Clint will also be coaching non-pros throughout the event.
Clint Swales Performance Horses recognise that none of this would be possible without the support and trust of multiple clients, non-pros, family and friends. If you have played a role in the development of this business we would like to sincerely Thank-you.
