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.
Learning to ride at Windrock Farm
sometimes hanging out with Webster is the best thing to do on a sunny afternoon….
Rules to Ride By
go slowly to go fast
patience, patience, patience
take one step at at time
Ride bareback to improve your balance
(excerpted from the new book Whoa Means Whoa! available soon)
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This is a useful guide for training kids or anyone how to ride. Simple lessons teach the basics every rider should know whether you are entering the show arena or hacking across country. Beautiful photographs and illustrations help the rider learn the correct position to become an effective equestrian.
Sliding stop illustration by Mary Bridgman.
As a kid, Rex Peterson rode Trick horses and ponies–this one is Motor Scooter, performing at Rodeos and events across the country with his family. Click here for more Photos from the archives.