Former students include

• Hi Lynn,
  This is Katrina I was wanting to tell you some exciting news, I'm at Garden City this weekend but our first spring rodeo was K-State and I was a 7.0 in the long round.   I came to the short go in 4th place and proud...  When it got down to the day of short go and the time for me to enter the arena, i took a breath and thought to my self I love to tie goats and I feel so happy to be here right now.  Lynn I tied a 6.5 and WON the rodeo.  That was one of the greatest feeling ever, and I know its only one rodeo, and their is 6 more to go but I want to thank you anyways for if it wasn't for what you give to not only me, but to other students I wouldn't be were I am today... I just thought I would let you know how I did and that I appreciate your time and efforts. 
  Thank you, Take Care
  God Bless
  Katrina Van Diest (2008)

   

• Hi Lynn,
   
  I've been meaning forever to tell you how great your clinic was.. MINUS the soreness haha! Ive been telling everyone they need to attend!  I do have a question though... Who do you get your strings from and do you happen to have the number?... Yes you converted me!
   
  Thanks again,
     Brooke Boulware (2008)

 

• "The Lynn Smith Goat Tying Clinic was held this past weekend in Elizabeth, Indiana.  The students that attended and the parents that watched throughout the two days were extremely impressed with the professionalism, enthusiasm, and knowledge of the sport demonstrated by Lynn.  By the end of the two days, at least half of those attending were running times 2 to 4 seconds quicker than their previously run fast time in goat tying.  It was amazing to see the improvement in just a short period of time, and there was not one participant that walked away from this clinic disappointed!!" -Monica Bowman  2006

   

• Hey Lynn! I never got a chance to email you after the clinic in Malad.
  That probably was the best clinic I have ever been to. You do a great
  job teaching. Dixie picked up and kept alot you have taught her. But,
  she has kept her "stuff!" She did your style at a few rodeos, then told
  me she was going back to stuffing. Anyway, she has kept alot that you
  have showed her. I was really glad to see someone finally teach on how
  to train the horse for goat tying. There is alot to it besides just
  running and stepping off. Our friends' daughter went to your clinic up in
  Riverton, Danica , anyway she has learned alot. I asked her Sunday nite
  if she liked the clinic. That little girl has come a long way!  Anyway,
  I hope you have a great holiday !!! Diana Richards, 2007
  
   

• "Hi Lynn! I forgot to email you after the CJRA Finals and tell you how I did! On the first day I ran a 9.6 and placed 4th. On the second day i ran  a 8.6 and placed 2nd and then on the third day i ran a 8.3 and won the round!! i ended up second in the year end and second in the average. I was soo happy!! If it wasnt for you I would Have never had such a great year! Thank You so Much! I want to come to another one of your clinics if  I can!! Thanks so much!" -Mercedes Trenary 2006

 

• Lynn,  Thanks so much for helping me! I have improved so much I can tell just even in my practice. and thanks so much for helping me with my horse he is doing awesome! you haven't just help me get mental ready for the goat tying but you have taught me how relax and be calm before every run you have taken me to the next level  -Ashlee Barrington from the Rupert Idaho goat clinic 2007

 

• "Lynn- Thank you so much for all that you have done for me.  Just coming to 3 clinics & having Bobbi come up has helped me improve immensely!  You're so much fun to be around and I think that's what makes it so fun to come and learn and become better.  Because you know how to work and have fun at the same time!! I just wanted to thank you for all the time you have spent to make not only me but tons and tons of other girls so much better!!" - Makale Miller, 2006

 

• "... I wanted to thank you a bunch!!! I went to a rodeo this weekend and did great!!! The first day I didn't' really trust my horse so it was slow but the tying part felt great!!  The 2 day I decided I better just learn to trust him and we got second!!  I was so proud of him!!  I could have done better but when I got to the goat my butt wasn't low enough, so I didn't pick him up high enough and a back leg drug on the ground, but I realized what I did wrong!!!!  Thanks again, hope to see u soon." - Christina Basler, 2006

 

• "Thank you so much for a fun-filled, learning experience of a weekend.  Kyndra cannot stop talking or bragging about you.  I know she got a lot of pointers and gained a lot of insight on goat tying! She wanted me to email you and thank you for everything and all the little pointers you gave her.  She done nothing but tie all day yesterday when we got home!" - Stefani Low, 2006

 

• "I just wanted to tell you how awesome the Pocatello clinic was.  I have needed to take my tying to a new level and you gave me the skills to do it. I have always tied consistent 10's and did what I needed to win our high school district but now I have set new goals for myself, I want to be tying 8's so I have a chance at nationals this year..." - Ashley Robertson 2004

 

• "Lynn- I just wanted to tell you that this weekend I tied my first 7 second run in high school rodeo.  I'm way excited... I just thought I'd tell you, you might not know but you've helped me so much and I look up to you a lot.  Thanks for all you've done and helped me with." - Hilary Walker  2003

 

• "...I wanted to drop you a line and tell you how much your goat tying clinic helped me.  At the end of the spring season I was doing pretty good, consistently running a 8 - 9 which for me was pretty good considering all I have learned was on my own until I came to your clinic. ...when I left your clinic I was feeling so good about myself and my tying...  I just wanted to THANK YOU again." - Misty Anderson 2003

 

• "Once again, thank you so much for your wonderful goat tying clinic this past weekend.  It was truly time well spent and Kelsey did learn a lot.  She's worked with several others on goat tying, but each person just had a few ideas and techniques that they use, and no one knows the subject as well as you.  Thank you most for taking it upon yourself to become such as expert on this event and knowing all that there is to know about it, the cause and effect of it and  most importantly, being able to effectively teach it.  I was impressed with your enthusiasm back when you joined us in Gillette in  1998, and you have blossomed from there.  Congratulations!!.....Again, thanks so much for all that you've done for this sport and this event.  I told my son last night that I wished he could have heard just the last hour of your clinic yesterday. That part of your clinic would make a very nice motivational speech..."- Sharon Baker  2003

 

• "..We sure enjoyed your clinic, as always.  You have such a gift with these girls- girls who, by nature at this age, are hard to teach!!! (I'm speaking from a mother's point of view, of course!)  All of the girls made such progress.  It will be fun to watch them as we continue the season this years.  Again, thanks for your hard work and traveling this far to do a clinic.  Your knack for assessing each girl's performance is unbelievable and I always love the you end the clinic with the physical and mental preparation review."- Susan Heyvaert  2003

 

• "...She (sister) is doing awesome at the high school rodeos.  I must say, you did a good job with our family and goat tying!!" - Lacey Hoffman  2004