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Team Lyons Legacy – Kelly O’Brien

There are many people working in the background to keep the Lyons Legacy wheels rolling.  One of those people is Kelly O’Brien.  She is not only a graduate of our program but also supports our team in the role of Online Training School Specialist.  Her knowledge of the Lyons Conditioned Response Training Method along with her personal experiences serve her well as she answers the online students’ questions as they work through the program. 

Kelly’s love of horses was inspired by her sister Mary-Lee at just 13 years old. This led to working as a Trainer and Instructor at several different well-known barns in NH. Kelly hosted her first Josh Lyons Clinic in 2011 – an experience she describes as “life changing”. The following year, Kelly hosted her second Josh Lyons Clinic recognizing that she had an unwavering awe at the Lyons training system. 

 Determined to start living her best life, Kelly joined the John & Josh Lyons Certification program in April of 2015.  After completing her training, Kelly was welcomed back to work at Lyons Legacy for 3 months. Through the tutelage of Josh and Max Morin, who was working with Josh at the time, Kelly acquired a wealth of knowledge. 2016 would see Kelly present at Equine Affaire in Springfield MA for the first time, and she would go on to travel to many Clinics to ride with and assist Josh at Expos across the Country during 2016 and 2017. She then traveled to Parachute CO to complete the Josh Lyons Accreditation program. Shortly after returning to NH, Kelly moved to TN to work out of the Lyons Legacy barn and develop a new clientele. During this time, she discovered her passion for the sport of reining.

Kelly moved back to NH in early 2018 where she operated Training by Kelly O’Brien at her facility Concord Equestrian Center. Kelly’s focus has been on providing quality training that is easily understandable and put into practice by the owners of the horses she works with. One Kelly’s many strengths is figuring out how her clients think and finding ways of explaining the what and why of the training in ways that they are able to digest. Kelly says “building confidence in people and seeing the physiological change in how they interact with their horse in every aspect is very satisfying to me”. It is her belief that every person and animal want to feel good. How they are feeling on the inside is reflected in how they approach their horse training. Her goal in working with horse and human is that both feel better and using the Lyons’ conditioned response method helps to do that. “It is important to know why you’re giving the cue, what result you’re looking for, it helps to manage the fear and self-doubt we all have”, says Kelly. 

2018 saw Kelly return to Equine Affaire in MA and heading to reining shows in 2019 with her horses, Machos Surprize and Trashy Goldbucks. Kelly is a truly versatile trainer and provides services in Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Ranch Riding, General Horsemanship, Trailer Loading Clinics, Private Instruction, Show Coaching, Training Assessments and Owner Plans. 

Contact Information:

(603) 731-2624

Trainingbykellyobrien@gmail.com