Chris Cox (horse trainer)

Cox was born in Kissimmee, Florida, United States, and moved to Australia with his family at age one.^[1] In Australia, he lived on a large cattle ranch, before returning to the U.S. as an adult. Cox now lives on a ranch near Mineral Wells, Texas.^[2]

Cox began training horses at age seven.^[1] As an adult, he has trained mustangs for the Bureau of Land Management.^[3] He gives clinics in the United States and has competed in cutting horse competitions.^[1][4] He has won Road to the Horse four times, making him the only trainer to do so. He won it in 2007, 2008, 2011, and 2015.^[5] The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inducted him in 2015.^[6]