Clinics and Events

December 2024

December 7, Lanny Leach Horsemanship Clinic and Lessons

Clinic: Saturday, December 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30. The Horsemanship Clinic is an opportunity to work on whatever problem or discipline you choose focusing on balance and transition riding inside and outside the arena. It's a foundation for all disciplines and level of riders.

Clinic cost: $150

Auditors: $20 (no pre-registration required)

Lessons: Saturday, December 7, starting at 1:00 p.m. Open to anyone. You do not have to have participated in the clinic to sign up for a lesson.

Lesson cost: $65 per hour

Call, email or text Kathy to register for the clinic at 520-591-3631. Payment can be made by Zelle or check to hold your spot.

Call Lanny to schedule a lesson, 520-591-2494.

Liability waivers will be signed upon arrival before riding.

Location: Moonshine Ranch, 19 Fruitland Lane, Elgin, AZ 85611.

Directions to Moonshine Ranch events:

From Sonoita. Take AZ SR 83 south and continue east (left) on SR 83 to Lower Elgin Road. Continue east on Lower Elgin Road for 3.2 miles to Fruitland Lane. Turn right on Fruitland Lane and use the far gate to enter the property.

From Benson. Take AZ SR 90 south about 18.7 miles to SR 82. Turn west (right) on SR 82 and continue for 10.6 miles to Upper Elgin Road. Turn south (left) on Upper Elgin Road and go about 5 miles to the Elgin Winery. Stay right on Elgin/Lower Elgin Road for about 2.3 miles then turn left onto Fruitland Lane and use far gate to enter the property.

September 2024

September 21-22, Lanny Leach Obstacle Clinic, will be Saturday, September 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 and 1:30 to 4:30. The Borderlands EXCA Clinic will be on Sunday, September 22. You do not have to participate in the EXCA Event on Sunday to ride in the clinic nor do you have to ride in the clinic to participate in the EXCA Event. The Obstacle Clinic is intended to give you knowledge and skills to handle challenging situations in and out of the arena. More information is HERE.

Call Kathy to sign up for the clinic at 520-591-3631. (Auditors do not have to pre-register.)

Call Cassandra to sign up for the EXCA Event 715-937-5338.

Location: Moonshine Ranch, 19 Fruitland Lane, Elgin, AZ 85611.

Directions to Moonshine Ranch events:

April 2024

April 20 and 21 - Obstacle Clinic and Obstacle Challenge Competition for a buckle.

Hosted by Matt and Shawna McCorkle at Moonshine Ranch.

Location: 19 Fruitland Lane, Elgin, AZ 85611. See directions below.

Cost: $200 for both days Audit: $20

April 20, Saturday - Two sessions to choose from, 9:30 to 12:30 or 1:30 to 4:30

April 21, Sunday - 10:00 until completed, Saturday's riders will ride in the Obstacle Course Challenge Competition. A buckle and prizes will be awarded.

Dry camping available for $20 a night.

Coffee, water and snacks provided on both days for riders and auditors.

Riders and auditors will sign liability waivers before each event.

Text 520-591-3631 or email Kathy Leach at: lanny@lannyleachhorsemanship.com to reserve your spot. Payment is due at time of reservation. Payments can be made via Zelle to 520-591-3631 or by check made out to Lanny Leach.

For private lessons or training contact Lanny at 520-591-2494. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

Directions to Moonshine Ranch for March and April events:

March 2024

March 9, Saturday - Ranch Riding/Horsemanship Foundation Clinic. Two sessions to choose from, 9:30 to 12:30 or 1:30 to 4:30

Hosted by Matt and Shawna McCorkle at Moonshine Ranch.

Location: 19 Fruitland Lane, Elgin, AZ 85611. See directions above.

Cost: $150 for both days Audit: $20

Coffee, water and snacks provided for riders and auditors.

Riders and auditors will sign liability waivers before each event.

For private lessons or training contact Lanny at 520-591-2494. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

January 2024

January 27, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Obstacle Clinic with Lanny Leach. This clinc is for all level of riders and horses.

Hosted by Matt and Shawna McCorkle

Location: 19 Fruitland Lane, Elgin, AZ 85611 South on SR83, east on SR83 or Lower Elgin Lane, turn south on Fruitland Lane.

Cost: $150 Audit: $20

For private lessons or training contact Lanny at 520-591-2494Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

April 2023

SPECIAL EVENT! Apr 8, Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Learning with Lanny." Lanny will be sharing over 50 years in the horse industry with lecture and demonstration. He'll also share some of his tricks of the trade. Some of his trained mustangs will be there as well as a special surprise guest. See the brochure with more information HERE.

Apr 9, Sunday, Obstacle Clinic

April 15, Saturday, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #7 Finals with awards!

March 2023

Mar 4, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #6

Mar 18, Obstacle Clinic

February 2023

Feb 11, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #5

Feb 25, Obstacle Clinic

January 2023

Jan 14, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #4

Jan 28, Obstacle Clinic

December 2022

Dec 10, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #3

Dec 17, Obstacle Clinic

November 2022

Nov 5, Obstacle Clinic

Nov 12, Obstacle Clinic

Nov 27, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #2

May 2022

May 4, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Obstacle Course Clinic (last one for the season)

May 14, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Ranch Riding Clinic FINAL, Comp start 12:30. Lunch provided for this clinic. Awards ceremony following, buckle winner announced!

Apr 2022

Apr 23, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Obstacle Course Clinic. Clinic fee $130.

Apr 30, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. - Ranch Riding Clinic #8, Comp start 12:30. Clinic fee $130.

Mar 2022

Mar 18, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Obstacle Course Clinic

Mar 23, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Ranch Riding Clinic #7, Comp start 12:30

Feb 2022

Feb 12 - :00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Obstacle Course Clinic

Feb 19, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Ranch Riding Clinic #6, Comp start 12:30

Jan 2022

Jan 8, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m - Obstacle Clinic with Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive, Tucson AZ. Limit Riders: 12 - $130, Auditors no limit - $20. Call or text Kathy, 520-591-3631 or Lanny, 520-591-2494.

Jan 15, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Ranch Riding Clinic #4 Comp start at 12:30

Jan 22, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Ranch Riding Clinic #5, Comp start at 12:30

October to December Clinic Schedule 2021

All remaining 2021 Lanny Leach clinics are currently full but please message Kathy at (520) 591-3631 to get on the cancellation list. Clinics are located at 13433 N. Como Drive (follow the signs). For those already scheduled:

Please make sure to get your waiver signed when you first arrive before entering the arena and please remember to bring a lunch if you are spending the afternoon with us. Next clinics are:

Saturday, Oct 16, HorsemansbipClinic, 9-12 pm

Saturday, Oct 30, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #1 Clinic 9-11:30 am, Competition starts 12:30 pm

Saturday, Nov 20, Cow Clinic, 1st session 9-11:30 am, 2nd session 1:30 - 4 pm Saturday

Saturday, Nov 27, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #2, Clinic 9-11:30 am, Competition starts 1-4 pm

Saturday, Dec 11, Obstacle Course Clinic, 9-12 pm

Saturday, Dec 18, Ranch Riding Buckle Series #3, Clinic 9-12 pm, Competition starts 1:30 pm

2022 clinic schedule TBD

“Ride with a purpose”

May 2021

The May 2021 clinics will be the last ones in Tucson until October 2021. We will be back in Nebraska with family over the summer. Thank you to everyone who has attended as a rider or auditor at a clinic or lesson. We so appreciate each one of you for your business, friendship and support. Lanny and Kathy.

Photo credit: Jamie Williams www.thatgirlproductions.com

The Cattle Clinic is full but call or text Kathy 520-591-3631 to be put on cancellation list.

May 8, 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. - Cattle Clinic with Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive,Tucson AZ. Limit riders: 12 - $125, Auditors no limit - $20. Call or text Kathy, 520-591-3631 or Lanny,520-591-2494. Coffee, donuts and hot chocolate at 6:30. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

May 15, 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. - Obstacle and Confidence Building Clinic with Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive,Tucson AZ. This is a course designed to make your riding safer and more enjoyable. Lanny will teach you techniques you can use in any situation with your horse that will instill confidence in you and result in a calm and willing horse. Limit riders: 12 - $100, Auditors no limit - $20. Call or text Kathy, 520-591-3631 or Lanny,520-591-2494. Coffee, donuts and hot chocolate at 7:00. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

April 2021

April 17, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Ground work and Horsemanship with Obstacles Clinic with Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive,Tucson AZ. Preparing your horse on the ground will make all the difference when you climb into the saddle. If your horse is understanding and listening on the ground, then you have a lot better chance this will reciprocate when you are riding. You will learn how to maintain consistent control of your horse's shoulder, rib cage and hips while negotiating Obstacles which will give you the confidence to participate in multiple riding disciplines and to ride on unfamiliar trails safely. Limit riders: 12 - $100, Auditors no limit - $20. Call or text Kathy, 520-591-3631 or Lanny,520-591-2494. Coffee, donuts and hot chocolate at 8:00. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

April 24, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Obstacle Course and Confidence Buiilding Clinic with Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive,Tucson AZ. This is a course designed to make your riding safer and more enjoyable. Lanny will teach you techniques you can use in any situation with your horse that will instill confidence in you and result in a calm and willing horse. Limit riders: 12 - $100, Auditors no limit - $20. Call or text Kathy, 520-591-3631 or Lanny,520-591-2494. Coffee, donuts and hot chocolate at 8:00. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on

March 2021

March 21, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Obstacle Course and Confidence Buiilding Clinic with Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive,Tucson AZ. This is a course designed to make your riding safer and more enjoyable. Lanny will teach you techniques you can use in any situation with your horse that will instill confidence in you and result in a calm and willing horse. Limit riders: 12 - $100, Auditors no limit - $20. Call or text Kathy, 520-591-3631 or Lanny,520-591-2494. Coffee, donuts and hot chocolate provided, $50 prior to March 10, $55 at door. Also check out Lanny Leach Horsemanship on .

March 20, 10:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Sale/Swap and Consignment at Bel Air Ranch Estates, 11099 E Glenn St, Tucson , AZ. The 501c non profit Mustangs of America Foundation will be at this event selling tack, jewelry, gift items and Lil Bucker & PBR Chute toys for children. "Bouncy Horse" is rated for 4-9 yrs old and "Lil Bucker Horse," 18 mos-4 yrs old. Your little guys and girls can play, bounce and buck as hard as they want developing balance and coordination. Each one comes with a hand pump. Come and support the Foundation and other vendors at this event and pick up household items and tons of tack! All sales at our table go to the Foundation. www.mustangsofamericafoundation.com Parking and admission are FREE! Visit the Mustangs of America Foundation for more information about the Foundation.

March 13, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30a.m. - "Wisdom of a Lifetime with Horses" presentation by Lanny Leach. Crazy Hearts Ranch, 13433 N Como Drive,Tucson AZ. Lanny shares insights and lessons learned from 45 years in the horse business. Lanny will lecture with demonstrations how to: select the right horse for you, find the right trainer for your horse, choose and fit a saddle for you and your horse and choose and use bits and spurs. Call Kathy, 520-591-3631 or email kjleach2004@yahoo.com to RSVP. Breakfast provided, $50 prior to March 10, $55 at door.

October 2019

Oct 1, 2, 3 - Arizona Horseman’s Challenge & Expo, Horseshoe Park & Equestrian Centre, 20464 E Riggs Road, Queen Creek, AZ. Champion, Lanny has been asked to return as a judge and clinician for the 2020 Horseman’s Challenge. Lanny will be in the "Ride with the Expert Participation Clinics" conducting a clinic on Problem Solving: Horse and Rider, and Create Collection With Your Legs.

April 2019

April 7 - 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. "Mustang Moments" at Medella Vina Ranch, 4450 S. Houghton Road, Tucson, AZ. Watch a training demonstration of once wild mustangs by the Arizona Inmate Training Program. Lanny Leach will show how his training techniques are used in the program to gentle the Mustangs. Here are a few clips of Lanny working with Inmates at the Florence Arizona Prison Complex. Lanny Florence Prison Training 1 and Lanny Florence Training 2. (Click on logos to go to web sites.)

April 2017

April 21 - 23 - Verde Valley Horse Festival, Cottonwood, AZ. As the 2013 Arizona Horseman’s Challenge Champion, Lanny has been asked to return as a judge and clinician for the 2017 Horseman’s Challenge in Cottonwood, Arizona. Lanny will be in the "Ride with the Experts Clinics" conducting a clinic on Trails and Obstacles on Friday and Collection and Lateral Movement Preparing for Cowboy Dressage on Saturday followed by a demonstration on Cowboy Dressage to music. See Lanny Leach Horsemanship on or visit the Verde Valley Equine Festival for details.

January 2017

January 28 - Southern Arizona Equine Health Care Symposium, University of Arizona Campus Agricultural Center, 4101 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ. Lanny will give a demonstration on Mustang training. See the flyer HERE.

https://extension.arizona.edu/southern-arizona-equine-health-care-symposium

April 2016

April 15 to 17 - Verde Valley Horse Festival, Cottonwood, AZ. Lanny will be a clinician offering two clinics. Friday, April 15, 9:00 -11:45, "Accomplish a Soft Feel, Obtain Collection, Learn Leg Cues," and Saturday, april 16, 12:00 - 2:45, "Horsemanship for Performance, Trail and Everyday Use." See Lanny Leach Horsemanship on or visit the Verde Valley Equine Festival for details. See Lanny's clinic flyer HERE.

Verde Valley Equine Festival flyer is HERE.

Also check out the Schedule of Events FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY for the Festival.

January 2015

January 18 - April 30 - Lanny and Kathy will be at Montgomery Creek Ranch (MCR) after Lanny accepted their offer to serve as MCR's training advisor. MCR owns nearly 200 wild horses that were purchased at auction to rescue them from slaughter. Lanny will establish formal training protocols at MCR's 2000-acre facility and be responsible for selecting and training the first 25-30 wild horses for eventual adoption. See Lanny Leach Horsemanship on or Montgomery Creek Ranch for details and lots of photos!

December 2014

December 6 - 8 - Lanny will join seven other top trainers at the Las Vegas Convention Center at the Wrangler Arnea in Las Vegas, NV. These trainers competed in colt starting events all over the United States to qualify as finalists for this exciting event in Las Vegas. They will gentle, start, and ride eight colts which have never been saddled, bridled or ridden.

November 2014

November 15-16 - At the Bar J Horse Boarding arena, 3905 S. Broken Arrow Drive, Silver City, NM. Lanny will conduct a Practical Horsemanship for Trail Obstacles Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clinic is designed to teach you how to develop the confidence it takes to ask your horse to move calmly through, over and around obstacles. Lanny will also be available for private lessons at the Bar J on November 14. For more details see the clinic flyer HERE.

October 2014

October 2 - At Rex Allen Days, Willcox, Arizona. Lanny will conduct a Colt Starting Demonstration, a Cowboy Dressage Demonstration, and a Cow Dog Demonstration. For more details see the information flyer HERE.

October 19 - At Diamond Lp Horses, 1250 Rockgate Road, Bartonville, Texas. Lanny will conduct a Practical Horsemanship Clinic from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clinic is designed to teach you how to gain control of your horse, stay safe, and build your horse's confidence in you. Lanny will also be available for private lessons in Texas on October 15th to the 17th and October 20th to the 23rd. For more details see the clinic flyer HERE.

August 2014

August 16 - 17 - At the beautiful Orme School Summer Camp founded in 1929 in Mayer, Arizona (I-17, Exit 268). Lanny will conduct a Practical Horsemanship and Cattle Work Clinic Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The clinic is designed to teach you how to read your horse under saddle and how to use effective cues for the right response from your horse. In the Cattle Work Clinic Lanny will teach you how to position your horse to move cattle through certain maneuvers explaining the reasons for moving cattle slowly and with deliberation. For more details see the clinic flyer HERE.