Duey was born on July 27th, 1950, in Akron, Ohio and raised in nearby Uniontown. The Amish farms, woodlands, open fields, creeks, and wildlife that surrounded his family home greatly influenced Duey’s passion for horses and his life path. He is second among four children to Alice and Robert Horner. His sister and brother continue living in Ohio, while his youngest brother passed away in 2008.

During Duey’s mother’s pregnancy with him, she was diagnosed with Tuberculosis. This resulted in instant separation from his mother at birth and they were not reunited until he was nearly 18 months old. Luckily his mother, Alice, survived. Upon their reunion, Alice is quoted as saying “he was like a neighborhood child,” indicating the emotional distance between mother and young son. This early, formative experience in attachment interruption later inspired Duey’s research, therapy work, and eventually the formation of his own attachment theory and human development model. (Freeman Attachment Model© and Freeman Development Model©)

Duey currently lives and works in the foothills west of Golden, Colorado with his 3 horses, Dillon, Moondash, and Spirit, and his partner, Kimberly Rose.