Look for a new book, Whoa means Whoa!due out April 1. Although I find horses far easier to teach than people, I realized that I had a talent for teaching anyone how to ride. There are many books written by far greater horseman. However I was encouraged by my students to create this [...]
In 1985, Disney produced a film called Sylvester about a grey horse who becomes an eventing super horse ridden by a young girl portrayed by Melissa Gilbert. Several horses were used to play Sylvester. Supertramp was cast because of his tremendous scope and ability. He is seen here jumping this enormous red [...]
check out the new dressage tests online and prepare to ride the best scores of your life. Practice makes perfect, so get out there and learn the tests by riding them, one section at a time. It is very helpful to ride several horses in the pattern to commit it to your memory. [...]
Watch Rex work RJ and Harbor Mist at Liberty
photos by Mary Bridgman
Victory on the day of competition is hard to come by without hours of preparation and training. Practice makes perfect…so work on the basics every day. Avoid pitfalls the day of competition by making your daily work build on the basics necessary to succeed. Ride every jump to the center so that [...]
Come meet Rex Peterson and Harbors Mist aka Mr. T who starred in “Dreamer” December 11-13 in North American Horse Fest. Mr. T has just finished filming “Secretariat” in Louisiana with Diane Lane and John Malkovich.
RJ/Hidalgo will also be performing with Rex twice a day at the convention center.
Lexi Merison demonstrates excellent balance and position as she negotiates the show jumping course of Fitches Corner Event, notice she is looking for the next fence
-Do your homework before attending a show
-Work your horse through gymnastic grids
-Learn to adjust strides on course
-always walk your course no matter what level
-Pay attention to your rhythm, balance and [...]
Brownie is an impressive looking 9 year old Friesan/Quarter Horse with beautiful elastic gaits. He scores in the low 30’s in dressage and is a bold confident jumper. He is fun to ride cross country, on trails and he won his first Judged Trail Ride at the New Jersey Horse Park, where he [...]
Joa jumped to a third place finish at Town Hill Horse Trials in Salsbury, CT, in her second training level event after posting a sixth place in dressage. Kestrel sailed over the show jumping course in perfect form, clearing the last fence by a foot. Joa guided Kestrel over a challenging training level [...]
Outstanding young horse for eventing. This 6 year old, 15.3 hand American Warmblood gelding is an elastic supple mover, loves to jump anything, very easy to ride and fun to work with. McCoy is schooling first level dressage, has excellent lateral foundation training, is a bold jumper, hacks out cross country leading the [...]