About Ian

Ian is often described as the best horseman in the world. He has trained more and Ian’s Achievements received more awards in more western events than any other horseman has ever seen. • Five-time Australian National Futurity Champion Ian came into the horse industry as a competing in and campdrafting and • Five-time Australian National Reining Horse started training horses as a necessity for station Futurity Reserve Champion work. He began training seriously in the 1970’s • Four-time Australian National Reining and in 1980 started Ian Francis Training Stables. Horse Derby Champion Ian’s experience ranges from starting colts, • Five-time Australian National Reining Horse preparing sale horses, educating horses for a Derby Reserve Champion wide client base and showing horses in , pleasure, , hunter, , show • Equitana Asia-Pacific Reining Masters hacks, stock horses, campdrafting, working cow Champion horse, reining and . • International Reining Council Open World Cup Champion He has represented his country and won at the • Three-time Australian National Cutting International Reining Council’s IRC World Cup Horse Association Futurity Champion (held in Canada) and was part of the Australian

• Three-time Australian National Cutting Team, which placed second. Horse Association Futurity Reserve Ian has been inducted into the Australian Quarter Champion Horse Association Hall of Fame, the National • Australian National Cutting Horse Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame, and the Association Derby Champion Reining Australia Hall of Fame. He is a National • Four-time Reined Cow Horse Futurity Reining Horse Association Legend Rider and was Champion recently inducted into the Furlong Stud Equine

• Seven-time Reined Cow Horse Futurity Hall of Fame in Toowoomba. In 2011, Ian received Reserve Champion an Order of Australia Medal for his services to the equine industry. • Two-time Cloncurry Stockman’s Challenge Champion Ian now concentrates on giving clinics in • More than 50 Australian Championships in horsemanship, cutting, reining, stockmans Halter, Trail, Cutting, Reining, Working Cow challenge and campdrafting, both in Australia Horse and Western Riding and internationally. • Australian Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame Inductee

• Australian National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame Inductee

• Reining Australia Hall of Fame Inductee

• Furlong Stud (QLD) Equine Hall of Fame Inductee

• Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for Services to the Equine Industry as a trainer, breeder and competitor.