Generoso is an 11 year old Lusitano Stallion with excellent manners. He is uncomplicated to ride, well trained and very comfortable. Sadly his owner is moving out west and must sell him to an appreciative home soon. Contact us to schedule a ride on this amazing horse.
Another fun day at Windrock Farm with the kids learning to ride the obstacle course,
Vanessa cantered on Bond for the first time and loved it. Alex and Maddie took turns riding Mr. T with Rex through all of the obstacles. Everyone learned to ride with rhythm, balance and confidence through the cans, noodles, over and under the tarp, the crows and throwing the ball through the hoop.
Vanessa rides Tony with Cari on Allez and Lauren on a late summer afternoon. Learning to ride with excellent balance and rhythm at Windrock Farm. You can never start too early. Learning correct basics from the beginning will result in a skilled confident rider.
Fiona demonstrates her talent for trick riding on Goldie with Rex on Mr. T, just back from filming on location in Texas. Seven Days in Utopia (2011) is a new film about a professional golfer who finds himself on a horse ranch and Mr. T had a scene in a rain storm rearing to drop a stunt rider doubling for the principal actress. T is back in New York for another day on Arthur (2011), a film we worked on this summer with Jennifer Garner and Russell Brand.
After a fun day hacking through the hunt trails, Mary, Wyatt, Lauren and I took a trip over to the Dutchess County Fair where we visited cows, goats, sheep, pigs and other animals. The birthing center had baby animals of many breeds. We had the famous milk shakes and ate fair food until we were stuffed. Wyatt won a giant banana that he gave to a little boy who was admiring it. It was a fun day at the fair with unusually cool weather. I have never experienced the fair with no sweat and humidity.
After several long days of hard work at Old Westbury Gardens on the set of the new film, Arthur, Jennifer Garner bows Mr. T to thank everyone for the successful hours of shooting the horse sequences. Russell Brand and Jenn were excellent students, learning to work with Mr. T and trust him for each scene. The entire cast and crew gave Rex and Mr. T a standing ovation at the completion of the day.
An afternoon at Windrock Farm after the kids play a game of baseball, practice hitting golf balls and playing capture the flag. Wyatt celebrated his 12th birthday in style with hot dogs from Four Brothers and apple pie with vanilla ice cream. Fiona is handing out birthday carrots to the mares.
Fiona reads her book while Goldie grazes in the late afternoon. Nothing could be better on a summer day than to spend time with your horse relaxing.
Learning to ride is fun, especially at Windrock Farm when one of the trainers is the man who trained the horses for The Horse Whisperer. Rex has a special gift teaching kids to be confident and accomplish goals they never dreamed of. Here is Fiona standing on RJ’s four year old filly after a long hack at Wethersfield.
Cari and Rex working with Mr. T and Lizard on the set of Arthur in Long Island. The weather held out for the filming to be a success. Every scene had three cameras on to maximize the coverage for each set up. The horses worked well and the actors progressively improved with their riding skills as the day progressed. The film stars Jennifer Garner and Russell Brand.
We have to rear Mr. T for an upcoming scene in a film with the two main actors on the horse. To demonstrate how easy this is on a well schooled horse, we put a novice young rider behind Cari in the saddle and asked T to stand up. He lifts up effortlessly and waits for Rex to let him down. There will also be stunt doubles for the main actors if they are not comfortable with the scene.