Featuring Curt Pate,
Charlie Trayer and Joel Ham
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Curt Pate, Montana
Although there are many popular horse
clinicians across the country today, not all
are career cowboys and even fewer are cattle
producers – Curt Pate is both. This Montana
native understands proper cattle handling.
He knows cattle production is a “for profit”
business with increased economic benefits
handling cattle properly. Whether it be
doctoring, gathering or sorting, Curt
demonstrates how mounted cowboys can handle
cattle in a manner that minimizes stress, to
save time and horsepower, while maximizing
cattle productivity.
Charlie Trayer, Kansas
Charlie Trayer wears many hats – rancher,
horseman, dog trainer, just to name a few.
For more than 35 years, Charlie has managed
the Cottonwood Ranch in Chase County,
Kansas. Charlie invested in his first Hangin’
Tree Cowdogs almost a decade ago as an
alternative to hiring cowboys to work
yearling cattle. He quickly found the dogs
to be irreplaceable assets on the ranch.
Today, Charlie not only raises and trains
Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs, he educates ranchers
on using dogs in their cattle operations and
on their proper handling and training.
Joel Ham
Joel Ham is a 4th-generation rancher raised
in West Texas who has extensive experience
with cattle, sheep and horses. Joel was
inspired to learn better stockmanship skills
after meeting Bud and Eunice Williams in
1989. He makes his living using low-stress
handling principles everyday…and is highly
recommended as an expert by the master…Bud
Williams. Joel is confident that low-stress
handling techniques are economically prudent
in many ways. His message is clear: “When
your cattle handling skills actually reduce
or remove stress…you save time, money and
livestock – period. That’s good business.”
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