Little Red, an 8 week old puppy found Ryan at the Purina Feed Event at Eastern Hay last week where he decided to adopt Ryan. Here he is learning to allez onto the post. Red is super smart and has integrated into the Icelandic herd of dogs at Windrock Farm. He will soon be traveling to California with Ryan.
Rex received a last minute call from a production company in LA to bring horse to a commercial for Verizon. Originally they requested a horse to rear under saddle and then gallop off into the desert. When we arrived on set, the director decided he wanted something entirely different. Tye was the Directors pick of the 3 horses Rex brought including Tuff and Copper. You can see in the final commercial his performance is nothing like the original story board. Fortunately the client loved the look and result of the cowboy being knocked to the ground. After the first couple takes I think Tye thought he was supposed to knock the cowboy to the ground, so with each new take he gave it more drama and gusto. Rex and his son Ryan, worked Tye from the ground while I rode a pick up horse with another outrider so that after e we could bring Tye back to the set after each take. Special effects had some difficulty blowing up the explosives, with several duds and a few times of only a black cloud which created a wall so that Tye ran the wrong direction, circling back behind camera to his stablemates. It was a long hot day in the desert, but in the end everyone was thrilled with the result you see here.
Ryan Peterson working his yellow horse in preparation for a demonstration with his father Rex in Pomona, California, thursday January 29th at 12:15 in the outdoor arena. They will work with Doc, Ryan’s Palomino and Mr. T, one of Rex’s famous trick horses who has starred in many films including “Dreamer” and “Temple Grandin.” This is an event not to missed as the father son team show us how to work these very talented Hollywood Horses.
