Dan Arnold

Born in Bakersfield, California and abandoned by his parents in Seattle, Washington, after living in the foster care system for some years, Dan Arnold was eventually adopted. Now making his home in Texas, he’s lived in Idaho, Washington, California, and Virginia. He has four grown children of whom he is justifiably proud, not because he was such a good dad, but because God is good.

At one (brief) point Mr. Arnold was one of the 3% of fine visual artists who earn their entire income from sales of their art. He’s a writer, a painter and a sculptor.

In 2013, after 40+ years of searching, he found and got reacquainted with his long-lost half-brother and a host of relatives from his mother’s side of the family.

A Member of the Association of Christian Fiction Writers, and Western Writers of America, in 2015 his book Angels & Imperfections was selected as a finalist in Christian Fiction in the Reader’s Favorite International Book awards.

He is a former Certification and Training Director for CHA, the Association for Horsemanship Safety and Education, former Director of the Program for Applied Equine Studies, and a former Master Instructor in both Western and English riding.

As a horse trainer and clinician Dan traveled extensively and was blessed to work with horses and people in amazing circumstances and locations.

He’s herded cattle in Texas, chased kangaroos on horseback through the Australian Outback, guided pack-trips into the Sierras and the Colorado Rockies, conditioned and trained thoroughbred race horses, galloped a warmblood on the bank of a canal that was surveyed by George Washington, and spent uncounted, delightful hours breaking bread with unique characters in diverse parts of the world.

Dan can’t sing or dance, but he’d like to think he’s considered an accomplished horseman, engaging public speaker, and an excellent judge of single malt Scotch.