ROBERTSDALE, Alabama --- No doubt you’ve heard of a horse whisperer, someone who can tame or “break” a young colt, by gently developing the trust of the animal.

The practice has been the subject of several articles, television and documentary features and, most famously, a movie starring Robert Redford.

But have you ever heard of someone who can take an unbroken colt and work with it to the point of being able to put a saddle, all in around 90 minutes?

That’s what Paul Daily of Jena, La., has done thousands of times over the last 15 years, but that’s not all.

The horse trainer, father of two and founder of Wild Horse Ministries, does it while proclaiming the Gospel and bringing the word of God to the people.

That’s what he’ll be doing Saturday night at the Baldwin County Coliseum and Fairgrounds Arena in Robertsdale. The free event, which is also offering free food, will be presented beginning at 6:30 p.m. by the Alabama Association of Missions and the Baldwin Baptist Association.

“We are excited to work in cooperation with the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions in providing an opportunity for the horse loving folks of Baldwin County the skill of Paul Dailey,” said Rick Barnhart, associational missionary with the Baldwin Baptist Association, which is based in Silverhill. “In the same way that the horse must submit to the authority of the skilled craftsman so too must we submit to our creator craftsman.”

According to the website, www.wildhorseministriescom, “The purpose of Horse Whisperer is to clearly present the Gospel and God’s plan for our lives through the unique relationship of a trainer to an unbroken colt.”

As the trainer develops trust the colt is brought into submission. Within 90 minutes, a young animal that begins with no value is transformed into a submissive and useful or productive creature.

Daily gave his first demonstration Feb. 22, 1997 at their home near Jena, La., presented to a Sunday School class taught by his wife Joana. In the first three years, Daily gave demonstrations to churches, fairs, prisons and “anywhere we’re invited,” according to the website, in and around Louisiana and Texas, while maintaining a fulltime job.

In May of 2000, Daily took the ministry fulltime with his first demonstration April 1, 2000 in Rapid City, S.D. The schedule for 2012 shows demonstrations booked through December throughout Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Georgia, with a few shows booked in Canada.

According to the website, the Wild Horse Ministries team consists of many volunteer and full-time members. Paul and Joanna Daily with their two teenage children, Lenora and Dan, can be seen providing the demonstrations. Other team members including family and friends assist in various aspects of the ministry. Wild Horse Ministries is a non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible.

Each year the State Board of Missions works with independent affiliates such as the Baldwin Baptist Association, to bring horse whisperers to Alabama, said Amy Nelson, spokesperson for the Board of Missions.

Daily brought his ministry to the state beginning Monday in Tuscumbia and will give demonstrations in a different location every night throughout the week, including Scottsboro, Sand Rock, Auburn and Lafayette, culminating in Saturday’s demonstration in Robertsdale.

“Our God desires a personal relationship with each of us and regardless of how far away or how much we have denied Him in the past He is willing to work with us and bring as back into a right relationship with Him through the power of the cross of Jesus Christ,” Barnhart said.

Local merchants have donated door prizes for the event. While the event is free and the food is free, Barnhart said, the door prizes require a registration card to be filled out. There will be a gospel presentation given and an opportunity for those present to make a decision about following Christ, he said.

Later in the year, Nelson said, more demonstrations will be held throughout the state with Chance Hill of Spurs Ministries of Satsuma.