Bob Byrns is the Retired Manager/Advisor for Parsons Mounted Cavalry (PMC) 2004-2020. PMC is a Ceremonial Horse Unit of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University. PMC makes over 35 public appearances each year. Upon his retirement, the Cavalry had 140 cadets, 72 horses and mules, a 1902 horse-drawn field gun, and 2 mule-drawn escort wagons. PMC’s horses have been barefoot for the last 18 years. Herds are managed in a roaming track system. The horses are trained and ridden using natural horsemanship.  Mr. Byrns is a Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) Certifier in Western, English, Jumping Equitation and Equine Facilities Management. Bob has also been nominated to serve on the CHA National Board of Directors. Bob is a 1974 graduate of Texas A&M with 23 years of service as a Texas public-school educator. Bob is a PATH instructor for therapeutic and veterans riding programs at TAMU. Byrns is a 200-hour RYS Certified Yoga and Yoga Fit Instructor in multiple areas. Prior to his employment at A&M, Bob was the owner/operator at Saddle Up, Saddle Shop in Tomball, TX. for 11 years. He has formal training in English saddlery from Malan Goddard, London England, and numerous western and military saddlers. He continues to give saddle construction and fitting as well as horse handling/training clinics both statewide and nationally.