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LR Horsemanship Lillan is a Horsemanship Instructor, based in Riverton, UT. She specializes in natural horse training

Lillan Roquet is a Natural Horsemanship Clinician based out of Utah, available to travel nationwide and worldwide for horse training clinics, workshops, and private lessons. Lillan's specialty lies in teaching her students to read and interpret horse behavior, and educating her students on strategies to train and motivate their unique horse for optimal performance. Her emphasis on putting the relationship first with horses and humans sets Lillan apart! With experience in riding and ground instruction, Lillan can help you with all areas of your horsemanship. About Lillan:
I began my natural horsemanship journey by attending a Parelli tour stop in 2004. I was 15 years old, and I decided THIS was what I wanted to do with my life. Our whole barn in the San Juan Islands in Washington State, made a switch to PNH, and there was no looking back. My grey Arab mare and I were asked to participate in two tour stops in 2006. I also wanted to graduate from college, and thus help to raise the level of professionalism in the horse industry, so I began at Linfield College in 2007 from where I would graduate a year early in 2010, with honors and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. Then in the winter of 2009 I was offered a 6 wk internship at Atwood Ranch in CA, which I quickly jumped at during my winter quarter off from school; 6 weeks soon turned into 9 months and I finished my degree on-line during that time. I had the amazing opportunity to assist in running the Young Horse Development program for those 9 months; during which we prepared AR yearlings and performed with them at Redmond, OR, Fresno, CA, and the Performance Summit in 2010; as well as helping match them to forever homes. After my time at Atwood I returned to Florida where I was lucky enough to get to spend half my time studying under Kalley at the Foundation Station, and the other half riding and playing with Linda and her horses! Since then I have continued my journey riding and learning with many different trainers across disciplines. Im excited to bring my own background and feel to your horsemanship journey!

One of the things I love most about horsemanship is that the horse’s answer gives you information.Not just:“Did they do ...
09/26/2026

One of the things I love most about horsemanship is that the horse’s answer gives you information.

Not just:

“Did they do it?”

But:

Why did they answer that way?
What are they telling me?
What do I need to change?

We change → the horse changes → the conversation changes → we change again.

I think that’s one of the reasons I’ve become such a never-ending learner.

The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.

There’s a Māori proverb that says:

“The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of mystery.”

And maybe that’s why I don’t think we ever really reach mastery.

There’s always another layer. Another question. Another horse who teaches you something you didn’t know you needed to learn.

At some point, I think we have to let go of the idea that we’re supposed to arrive somewhere—and instead turn loose to the magic of the journey.

Because the journey IS the good part.

09/25/2026

One of the things I’m always thinking about when I use pressure is:

What am I teaching the horse to do when they feel pressure?

I want pressure to motivate TRY.

I want the horse to learn to search, think, and find the answer to the puzzle — rather than simply brace against the pressure or wait for me to make it go away.

And this is where I see horses (and people) sometimes get stuck:

The horse learns that the only way to find relief is to STOP.

So we ask for something difficult, they try, and the reward becomes a halt.

There’s absolutely a place for that. Stopping can be a valuable way to help a horse process, rebalance, and understand something new.

But I also want to teach my horses:

You can find relief within the movement.

That’s what I’m looking for here with this sideways work.

Instead of asking her to stop every time she finds the right answer, I’m allowing her to discover that she can create her own balance, soften through her body, and find a place of comfort while continuing to move.

That changes the question from:

“Where do I stop to get away from the pressure?”

to:

“How can I change my balance, organize my body, and find the answer?”

That’s a much more powerful skill.

And it carries over everywhere — groundwork, riding, obstacles, transitions, and those moments when the horse gets confused or overwhelmed.

I don’t want a horse who only knows how to find comfort when everything stops.

I want a horse who learns:

“I can find my way through this.”

That’s the kind of try I’m looking for. ❤️

09/24/2026

What if your next clinic wasn’t about getting your horse to do MORE…

…but about understanding them better? 🐴

I’m headed to Idaho Falls October 17–18 for Horse Development Pathways — a Whole Horse clinic designed to help you understand where your horse is in their development and what they need next.

Because horse training isn’t a checklist.

Every horse is different. Every horse learns differently. And sometimes the thing that looks like a “training problem” is actually a sign that we need to change the way we’re approaching the horse.

We’ll look at how to recognize where your horse is, build the right skills at the right time, and create a pathway that supports both learning and connection.

We’ll work through real-life situations, build better feel and timing, and connect what happens on the ground to what happens in the saddle.

Come with questions.
Come with challenges.
Come curious.

You don’t need a perfect horse—or a perfect skill set.

You just need a willingness to learn how to see your horse a little differently.

📍 Idaho Falls, ID
📅 October 17–18
🐴 Horse Development Pathways

Registration/details below 👇

I’d love to see you there!

🍂 Fall is getting busy around here—and we’re pretty excited about it.Over the next couple months, we’ve got a whole mix ...
09/24/2026

🍂 Fall is getting busy around here—and we’re pretty excited about it.

Over the next couple months, we’ve got a whole mix of ways to learn, ride, practice, compete, and connect with your horse.... in Utah, Idaho and California!!

✨ Clinics & workshops
🐴 Shows & mountain trail
🌲 Multi-day experiences
🎯 Single-day or even a couple-hour options
💻 Virtual coaching & challenges
🤝 Collaborations with some pretty awesome horse people

And you don’t have to commit to some giant program to be part of it.

Come for a full day.
Come for a couple hours.
Join us for a whole weekend.
Or work with us virtually from wherever you are.

Different horses. Different goals. Different budgets. Different ways to participate.

The common thread?

Helping you understand your horse better, build better skills, and feel more confident about what you’re doing together.

More details coming soon. 👀

Fall is going to be a good one.

Idaho Falls — October 17–18 🤎I still have a few spots open for my Horse Development Pathways clinic in Idaho Falls, and ...
09/24/2026

Idaho Falls — October 17–18 🤎

I still have a few spots open for my Horse Development Pathways clinic in Idaho Falls, and I’d love to have you there.

This is two days of getting underneath the “what” of training and into the why — helping your horse become more organized, confident, thoughtful, and physically connected.

We’ll work with the whole horse: mental • emotional • physical.

If you’ve been wanting some eyes on your partnership, your training, or a particular challenge you’re working through, this is a great opportunity to bring it into the arena and work through it together.

October 17–18 | Idaho Falls

Message me “IDAHO” and I’ll send you the details. 🤎

09/23/2026

The obstacle is only part of the lesson.

When we slow down enough to let a horse think, organize their body, and find their own confidence, we’re working with the whole horse — not just teaching them to complete an exercise.

Mind. Emotional. Physical.

That’s the heart of Whole Horse development. 🤎

Mental, emotional and physical development of your horses skill sets is the goal. In horses these systems are so incredi...
09/23/2026

Mental, emotional and physical development of your horses skill sets is the goal. In horses these systems are so incredibly delicately interwoven. As I train.... I've taken to looking at every challenge or goal with a horse as a pie chart, where the percentage of the problem belonging to the mental, emotional or physical realm shifts moment by moment.

For example if I am trying to help a horse learn to balance and pick up a right lead. In one moment I might be dealing with a mental/respect challenge where they are really not yielding to my left leg, so I give that my attention, breaking down the pussle and helping them to shift their hips over softly and respectfully at slower speeds.

In the next moment I notice that there is a lot of emotions about asking them to increase speed and energy towards the canter while also thinking to the right. So I might trot lots of different size circles, helping them to bend and soften their ribs, release their emotion, and have balanced impulsion where I dont need my reins to slow them down or manage emotions.

Then sometimes when these two pieces are sorted out... we feel the honest fatigue that a horse has about using and developing the muscles and shape it needs to find a right lead. We have to honor this, slow down, switch sides, and build strength through other static and movement work.

This is always a paradigm I have loved to think and develop in with horses... and Im so excited to delve more into these Ideas with our annual Winter Development Course this February with Cedar Haven Ranch .

Drop a comment if youd like more information when we get all the details together for Winter Development 2027!

09/23/2026

Are we riding off into the sunset? K, Im Ready. :)

Mama D gets a lot of the credit often... as she deserves. But Im constantly grateful for this big guy in my life :). I j...
09/22/2026

Mama D gets a lot of the credit often... as she deserves. But Im constantly grateful for this big guy in my life :). I joke whether the kinder soul I got in my marriage was my husband or this horse. Laura Rome ... gets 100% of the credit for picking this guy, and piloting him through pretty much the best start a young horse can get.

He is quiet and kind and honest and he taught me about and introduced me to cowhorse. We learned to rope together and he was the first horse I put in the hackamore, the two rein and straight up in the bridle. We qualified for the AQHA Ranch Versatility World Show in 2019. He is a grandson of the great Doc Bar, and he taught me the beauty and virtue of the Quarter Horse. And now he carts my daughter around the block 3-4 times a week and steps up and teaches anyone I ask him to about flexion and lead changes :).

Love you Angy! Thanks for being one of the best parts of the Rome Family ;)

Close range circles at liberty.... in a large space. I feel like this is one of the questions I get asked for coaching o...
09/19/2026

Close range circles at liberty.... in a large space. I feel like this is one of the questions I get asked for coaching on the most often. So here are a few of my tips and tricks for reaching this!

- Mental connection with the nose is super important. The "velcro" tends to always rip from the front.... aka, you almost always loose the nose first. So how much draw and connection do you have with your horses nose.
- Does your send (when you ask your horse out onto the circle) actually mean leave? I see this challenge all the time... people ask their horses out and around them, and they are actually disconnecting, and headed for the outside boundary of whatever restricts them. (The halter and lead, the round pen, the edge of the fence, etc).
- How much control do you have of the inside hind leg? Can you ask it to step deeper under your horse? If you can, this will bring the nose and the mind back towards you.
- And as with all things horse training... one of the biggest challenges is consistency. SO often people allow horses to be sorta connected and sorta close enough and sorta on the circle .... and then all of a sudden either they leave or we say not good enough. This inconsistency makes it really hard for horses to know where they stand! Make it clear, make ot black and white :). The circle feels good, and they are right, or Im fixing it. Fix it or smile ;). One of the ways I help myself be more consistent with this is I teach my horses to circle under my stick like you see here!

Let me know what's worked for you or where you are stuck on teaching a strong circle game at liberty!

Looking forward to teaching some of these pieces at my next clinics!

NAMPA, IDA- Oct 7-11
IDAHO FALLS, ID- Oct 17-18
HIGHLAND UT- Oct 19-22
PLACERVILLE, CA - Nov 11-15

(Reach out or comment if youd like to host an event or come join us at any of these clinics!)

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