Willard Powell, of Bonifay, Florida presents colorful and exciting performance as THE LONE INDIAN CHIEF.  Combining the Native American Culture with his knowledge of  training horses,  Willard began his performance with a black and white trick horse “The Ghost Dancer”.   Willard and his horse presents several dance maneuvers, and ends the performance by GHOST DANCER walking on his hind legs.

Willard began his Professional Career with the horses  in 1985.  He has traveled and worked throughout the United States and the Province of Alberta, Canada.  He is living proof that anyone can pursue and fulfill a  childhood dream.  As a young child growing up, his parents would take him to the Championship Rodeo in his home town of Bonifay, Florida.  As he would watch the specialty acts perform, he would try to imagine himself being in that rodeo arena and performing before thousands of people.

Willard has always ridden horses, but in 1984 through the help of Foy Reynolds, a former PRCA Stock Contractor, Willard bought a set of Roman Pads, took two Sorrel and white quarter horses and began to pursue that dream. After 10 years on the road with those horses, Willard retired them in the Spring of 1995.  He replaced them with another  team of paint horses and started traveling the country with that team.

In December 1999 and again in 2002, Willard was selected to perform with his Roman Team during an opening for the National Finals Rodeo held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Willard combined his showmanship, a beautiful wardrobe, complete with a full Indian Headdress, and the rare art of Roman Riding and gave rodeo spectators the thrill and excitement they expected when he entered the arena.

In the fall of 2007 Willard retired that team, continued his work with his trick horse “The Ghost Dancer”, and started back trick riding.

In the spring of 2008 Willard started a new black and white liberty team, Doc and Grumpy.

Willard began showing those two horses in late 2009 and they are a new and colorful act for 2010.

During the off season, Willard is usually looking for new horses, training new horses getting them ready for a new year on the road.