Meet the trainer!

Being one of the few training facilities in the Midwest that specializes in starting young horses under saddle, it is critical that our team has a deep understanding of horsemanship. Working with young horses is a sophisticated process where our trainers needs to demonstrate a number personal qualities that can be communicated into the horses and people enrolled in our program. At Sells Lake Ranch we are excited to have brought on an experienced horsewoman to meet the needs of the ranch and that of our valued customers.

We have been following this horse trainers abilities since 2004, watching her start colts, restart horses, resolve issues, and compete on horses she has trained! When a conversation arose about her interest in joining our program at the ranch, it was a definite yes!

Welcome to Sells Lake Ranch Kali Kelm! Kali shares our passion and techniques for training based solely on love and respect for the horses and people.

Where did her love for training horses begin? Kali started working with an off the track thoroughbred(OTTB), unhandled project horses, and colt starting in 2004. We watched her over the years turn each horse into a good partner for its owner. She continued her training career studying natural horsemanship throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. Prior to joining Sells Lake Ranch Kali has acted as a barn manager, trainer, caretaker, lesson instructor, and everything in between. She has worked with western pleasure, trail, hunter jumper, barrel horses, as well as other disciplines. Kali is passionate about working with horses and people alike making a positive impact on the horse industry. Her demeanor, personality, and character is exactly who we were searching for to represent our program. Welcome to the team Kali Kelm!