Horse Behavior Interpreter
In Rimbey, AB

Indy – 15 year old gelding. In the spring of 2015, Indy took quite a spill on some ice and ever since then seemed a bit off. His movement seemed to be quite limited and he seemed sore. I myself am an equine chiropractor and with that and the use of essential oils tried to see what I could assist him with and see if he could make somewhat of a recovery. After weeks of that and some resting time he never really seemed to come back around. We decided that we would probably have to be done as a performance horse for us and we would have to get rid of him. Through all of that I had been talking with Bill as he has been our farrier for years and wondered if there was anything more we could do for him. Bill suggested some equine services that he offered and we decided to give it a shot. After the first treatment there didn’t seem to be much change but the response during treatment was remarkable. Over the next few weeks Bill along with Theresa would come and work on him, as weeks went by his movement seemed to be less restricted and he seemed to be moving more aligned. Happy to report that all though Indy was never going to be 100% for what we wanted to use him for he is now fulling a dream of being a man’s learning horse. He gets to move at a slow pace and because of his size and his new owner’s size they have become the perfect match. We are forever grateful for Bill and his services he provided with that it has given Indy a second chance 

I have had the privilege of having Bill as my farrier since 2008 and now I have the pleasure of calling him my friend. Over the years of visiting in Bill’s barn while he trims my horses feet we have ‘shot the shit’ about many topics. As Bill became involved in learning and developing his access skills I was fortunate enough for him to share his developing skills and knowledge with me. I have two stories (accounts) very close to my heart I would like to share. The first is about my beloved mare Snipper. A couple of winters ago for no real reason I really developed a worry and stress about the age (25 years young at the time) and state of my old girl. Prior to the winter there was no real visible reason to worry about her, it was merely because as she was getting to be up there in age and I know winters can be challenging for older animals. As the winter went on she seemed to be depressed and not wintering that well. While at Bills he could sense that something was wrong with myself and Snipper. After explaining to him (through watery eyes) that I was worried about her having a hard winter or worse yet dying he shared with me that horses take in the emotions the people closest to them are having and essentially try to heal that emotion for their human. This is one of the skills Bill has developed I believe learning and using access. Bill’s suggestion to me was to quit worrying about her and run some energy work on her (which he so kindly showed me), so I DID! And guess what? Snippers’ whole demeanor improved and she has had two more wonderful winters with me and hopefully more to come. The second account is of our hard working little mare Ana. To give you some quick background information Ana come to our family with my intention of her being my husband’s trail horse (she did do this and do it well), however one summer I found myself between barrel horses and Ana was called into action, and she loved the action of running the barrel pattern. Ana was a quick learner and hard worker, it didn’t take us long to create a wonderful partnership. After running Ana for about 3 years I was in the barn with Bill one day and he communicated with me that Ana was ready to move on. Move on? I questioned Bill, that couldn’t be she had become a real partner to me and I had plans of her becoming my daughter’s horse in a few years I told Bill. We could never sell Ana she’s too valuable to our family I said. That fall I tried my daughter on Ana and Ana made it clear she was not going to be a ‘kids’ horse. The following May (2015) my up and coming gelding was ready and waiting for more attention and I told Ana she could have some of the summer off from barrel racing. About 3 weeks later Ana started to not look or act well. After a visit to the vet and tests it was confirmed that Ana had colon and liver cancer and there was nothing that could be done for her. Devastated I called Bill and gave him the run down. Bill gently reminded me of the conversation we had, had the summer prior about Ana being ready to move on from our family. In hindsight I’m so grateful Bill shared Ana’s thoughts of her being ready to leave us with me because as the summer carried on (and more conversations were had while having the horses trimmed) I came to the conclusion that Ana knew I could never sell her and that I needed to spend more time with my wonderful little gelding. As I reflect while writing this testimonial I am truly grateful to have such a wonderful farrier, friend and animal communicator in my life.

I would just like to give a little insight on how Bill Argent changed my life. I was first introduced to Bill through Amber Berry as I was in need of a farrier for my horses; thinking that’s all I would be getting out of this was a great farrier turned out I got a lot more. But before I get into that let me tell you a little bit about myself: My Name is Shelby Tisdale; for my age of 22 years old one would think I was a happy go lucky, didn’t have a care in the world kind of girl, but unfortunately this was not the case at all. I was a mess waiting for a train wreck to happen, I wasn’t enjoying life like most people my age and found myself getting extremely stressed and depressed. I cried a lot and fought every day to get out of bed. My biggest problem I have is I worry 98% of the time, and it could be the most simple most relaxing thing and I would still worry about it. I often questioned what I was doing here and freaked out all the time because I was so busy trying to live by everyone else’s rules and ways of doing things that I completely forgot who I was. So instead of embracing myself for being different and loving who I was; I tore myself apart. Whether it was my horse, the way I rode, my finances my family, my relationship, even so much as I would worry about who I would see when I left my house so I never went out. While I was going through this roller coaster of emotions and fighting whether or not to keep going I met three very important people who Changed my life completely, one being Bill Argent. Bill has been trimming my horses now for almost a2 years, and from day one he looked at me and asked me why I was so worried; first I tried to lie to him and say I wasn’t. But I learned quickly that there was no way around the fact that Bill new me in the first five minutes of meeting me. It took me 2 trims and when he started working on my horse Two (Mamma) I began to try to have an explanation for the huge crack she had and I felt so bad because I don’t know how to fix it. And he looked at me and said “I am almost 100% certain this crack bothers you a hell of a lot more then it bothers her”. And now a year later yes I still worry but not as much and if I do start worrying I try to cut myself off before I go over bored. But Bill made me re think a few things and made me start asking questions like “does it work for me?” and “does it really matter what anyone thinks of you but yourself?” I find myself a lot happier then I have been in a long time, and this whole time I needed to change my attitude kick myself in the ass and say I can do this and this does work for me and who cares what people think as long as I am enjoying my life and things are working for me that’s all that really matters. I learned that a horse is black and white there is no grey area and that I hate being in the grey because all it does is create mass confusion and worry. I know now that life doesn’t have to be so hard and it becomes hard only if you choose to make it that way. And I learned that yes sometimes you will get sad and lonely and confused with lots of worry but it doesn’t mean you have to get stuck there all the time. Because I was; I lived my life like that every day but then it became every other day, and then occasionally and then eventually the amazing days triumphed the ugly days, and I became a stronger, more independent, more excited individual and for once my life matter. Bill has essentially helped me help myself to become a stronger individual and made me re think my life and how to make more positive changes. I am so very thankful to get to enjoy his company as a farrier and as a friend.

When I attended Suzy’s ESSE Class in April 2013 my horse Cash was not doing well. I had tried the traditional methods of deworming, feed supplements etc. with no success. With Suzy’s help we discovered that Cash was depressed. He had never been acknowledge for his contribution to the universe. My intention had been to sell Cash and he was trying to communicate to me that he had no desire to be sold. With Some verbal processing, body work and my conversation with him to let him know that he could stay with me as long as he desired to do so the change in him was almost instant. He appeared to become taller and his whole being became brighter. He even became interested and vocal with the other horses at the class that he had been uninterested in previously. Since that first class I have changed his name to Royal and we have attended several other classes. I have always brought Royal along with some before pictures so people can see what magic can be created at one of these classes. Royal still chooses to remain with me and with the tools that I have learned from Suzy our relationship is greater than I could have ever imagined possible. We have been on mountain trips and compete regularly at our local gymkhana club. Thank you Suzy you are truly amazing.