KEVIN COINER
Kevin Coiner has been the trainer at the “Cutters of Idaho” for the past five years. But now the time has come for him to move on.
Kevin is an Idaho native, growing up on the family ranch in Salmon. As a kid he rode ranch horses. Then in high school and college he was involved in team roping and rodeo.
In college Kevin majored in “ranch management”, afterward finding employment at the C2 Cattle Company in Medford, Oregon. It was there he was introduced to cutting horses; it was a fit. The next step was to work for legendary cutting horse trainer Dave McGregor. For eight years Kevin was the “everything guy”; cleaning stalls, riding colts and doing everything in between.
Kevin very much enjoys working with young horses. He is good at it: his quiet calm way puts the colts at ease. This skill translates to people also. Kevin has helped and encouraged many cutters during his term at the “Cutters”. Kevin will be sorely missed both at the barn and in the show pen but he is needed in Salmon.
Kevin’s plans include riding some colts, showing a little in Montana perhaps, giving a clinic here and there and helping his folks. In the meantime he is going to “take a week off” – something of a novelty apparently! Kevin’s hope is that “there is more to life than horses”!
All of us who have had the pleasure of knowing Kevin wish to thank him for all he has done and wish him all the best for the future.