TJ was born in Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia.  At eight years old his grandfather, Sid Kirkwood, took him to a clinic held by Australian horseman Kel Jefferies, one of the first of the "natural horsemen” who used sticks and flags to train a horse instead of the sometimes violent methods which were commonly accepted and widely used at that time.  TJ instantly knew the path he would take on his journey to becoming a horseman and by twelve he knew wanted to spend his life working with horses.
Participating as a young rodeo cowboy in the Australian rodeo circuit in bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc riding, calf roping and steer wrestling.  At the same time he was also riding show jumpers, and finding success on the Australian Bushman’s Horse Racing Circuit where his eight year career as a jockey took him from the Australian tracks to Japan and later the United States.  Deciding to expand his knowledge in the show arena, he moved to Europe where he learned to train Grand Prix Show Jumpers.
In 1990, TJ arrived in the United States with little to his name: his saddle, gear bag, suit case and a way to make a living with horse.  He first found work giving horseback tours in Maui, Hawaii and carriage rides in Sacramento, CA.  A chance meeting found him training prized show Arabians in North Carolina before moving on to Boston where he reestablished himself as a jockey and in the show jumper world before being asked to return west to help start a ranch in Montana.  This westward adventure took him to Arizona and then to Colorado where he teamed up with his rodeo idol, Larry Mahan.  In 1995 at one Larry Mahan’s Clinics TJ was approached by a couple from Indiana wanting him to hold a clinic for them in the Hoosier state.  When his first clinic was a roaring success, it soon it became apparent that Indiana was to become TJ’s home base.  For ten years he has been training horses, conducting clinics, judging horse shows, and organizing trail rides.

The highlight of TJs life came in 2004 when he met Tracy Porter while attending a colicky horse in the middle of the night at a trail ride in Indiana…with in a few years he would soon realize how profound this event really would be. 

His goal continues to be to help as many people through his “Calm, Australian, Training Method”.  By understanding the principles of C.A.L.M., horse lovers are able to develop a "True Partnership" with their horse because they are not only learning, but taking to heart, and creating a foundation based on: respect, trust, communication, and love for their horse.

Currently he trains and conducts clinics in Westfield, Indiana.  Contact TJ at 765-729-1217 or email him at TJBrumby@yahoo.com

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