John Saint Ryan was born in England and raised in Ireland. He taught Martial Arts for 27 years throughout Europe, coaching 12 individuals to become National Champions.During this time, he rode horses for fun and managed to fit in an acting career, which included theatre work in the provinces and the West End, followed by guest star roles on TV and in films, working alongside several notable stars including Sean Connery, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Heath Ledger. He has written and co-produced independent films and co-starred in many international [...] 1992, John emigrated to the USA and was invited to Robert Wagner's ranch outside Los Angeles to watch Ray Hunt work with horses. John spent four days entranced by Ray's philosophy and work. However, Ray continually gave credit to Tom Dorrance, saying: "If I'm doing anything good with a horse, I got that from Tom."John had to find Tom Dorrance, and the rest, as they say, is history. John became an avid student and friend to Tom. Together, they created his first training video, Greetings from Tom Dorrance, which was a great success and led to several other training videos, including Feel, Timing & Balance and Visits with Tom. John also narrated Tom's classic book True [...] is a recognized Equine Behavior Consultant and a Practitioner Member of the International Society for Equitation Science. He was the USA National Champion in Doma Vaquera in 2004, 2005, and [...] now spends his time teaching horsemanship using his experience with Tom Dorrance through the lens of Equitation Science.