Arizona Cowboy Ministries

Randy was born into a ranching family in a remote area of central Arizona and has been working with horses for most of his life. After graduating from his high school in Jerome, Arizona in 1972, Randy became a member of the US Air Force and served until 1976.

In 2012, Randy was hired to develop and supervise the Wild Horse Inmate Program for Arizona State Prison. The program focused not only on training horses but training people and the parallels between the horse and the inmate. The Wild Horse Inmate Program has attained national and international attention in news stories, magazines, and documentaries.

Currently, Randy lives in Coolidge, Arizona, with his beautiful wife Libby. Randy and Libby have 5 adult children, three dogs, and three horses. He is an instrument-rated pilot, avid hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman.

Serving as a pastor and police chaplain, Randy has a passion for drawing parallels between people, horses, and Biblical principles. Randy has conducted numerous cowboy churches inside the prison, as well as rodeo events and country western concerts. Randy also conducts clinics, demonstrations, and expos as part of his outreach ministry. He has conducted clinics and cowboy church for Country Thunder music festivals in Arizona, Texas, and Canada.