Ray Carmean is one of the top Western Pleasure trainers in the U.S., having trained/shown 42 superior pleasure horses, numerous ROMs, top 5 congress placings, open youth, non-pro placings, and multiple state futurity championships, over the past 25 years.

Some of Ray's more notable show accomplishments include:

• 2009 Reserve Congress Champion Limited 2yo Western Pleasure

• 5th-Open 2yo Western Pleasure at Congress

• 7th-Limited 3yo Western Pleasure at Congress

• 2007-Finalist 2yo Western Pleasure at Congress

• 2004 Reserve Champion-2 Year Old Intermediate Western Pleasure Futurity at Tom Powers

• 2004 Reserve Champion-3 Year Old Intermediate Western Pleasure Futurity at Tom Powers

• 4th-Limited Western Pleasure Futurity at Congress

• 7th-Open 3 Year Old Western Pleasure at Congress

• 2004 Champion-Yearling Open Loungeline at Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania

• Reserve Champion-Open Loungeline at Congress

Ray has trained multiple 2 year olds that have gone on to become Congress and World Champion contenders.

Ray is also the President of the Keystone Quarter Horse Association