Posted on June 3, 2009
Started the chestnut filly a week ago, she wanted to buck but we would not let her, she tried everything but would not be allowed to be ignorant so now a week into her training she is obedient and listening to the legs and hands and seat of the rider.
Bella learns to canter along side her stablemate, Tuff who teaches her how to stay in forward motion, using the horses natural instinct to be part of the herd helps them learn quickly with little fight.
Started the grey warmblood, he is 6 years old and never been broke. He is a sensitive horse, has learned to steer and move off the leg with many circles around the arena in walk and then trot. Whenever he drifts away from the track, we circle and point him back toward to track, until he wants to stay out there. This is a very intelligent willing horse.
Posted on June 3, 2009
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Remember to practice schooling your cross country jumps with rhythm and balance as the basic criteria when approaching a fence. You must also be straight to the jump and coming at it with an appropriate speed. Practice makes perfect, so be sure to take your time and do your homework.
Posted on May 29, 2009
Will your horse clear these pooches??
Posted on May 27, 2009
At a recent clinic, Rex Peterson introduced this Ancora to a Grand Prix dressage horse who wrings his tail in piaffe and passage.
This simple device known as the Ancora, will help your horse stop wringing his tail, thus putting all his energy into his work. The bells on the bottom also teach him to not be afraid of anything behind him. You must ride your horse with this for a minimum of 10 days so that he learns that every time he lifts his tail it cannot go anywhere, eventually he will not even try to swing it. Trick ropers ride their trick horses in this for the first 2 years of training so that the ropes never get caught under the tails. Horses trained for the movies all learn to ride with this as part of their desensitizing routine.
Posted on May 18, 2009
Last weekend we broke 2 young horses to accept the saddle and rider. Here you can see Rex controlling this young gelding for his first ride. Steele stays close to Cache as he learns to accept the aids from the rider. Rex is able to stop the horse from bucking or rearing with the neck rope so that he never learns these bad habits.
Posted on May 10, 2009
Check out this new Youtube video of Rex Peterson working Tuff at Liberty
Teaching a horse to trust and work this well takes hours and hours of patience.
Posted on May 5, 2009
We just returned from a successful weekend in Nashville, TN where the AQHA hosted the first of many Quarterfest Events honoring the Quarter Horse from many aspects of the horse world. Reining, roping, mounted shooters, trail classes and amazing performances each evening kept us all busy each day. Tuff (from the films Flicka, Van Helsing, Appaloosa) and Cache (Viggo’s mount in Appaloosa) performed each evening in a liberty act , amazing the audience with a display of control of each horse with Rex using only body movements and the whips to guide his horses.
Posted on April 27, 2009
17 hand gelding, very elegant, easy to ride, this horse is a very special guy. If you are looking for an Equitation horse, jumper, dressage or event horse, he is talented, a bold jumper, light to the aids and a true gentleman on the ground. At 6 years old, he shows tremendous promise to excel in any job. contact Cari to schedule an appointment to try this exceptional athlete.
Posted on April 8, 2009
This horse has had ear plaque his entire life. After several vets have tried to treat it by burning it off, the owner gave up until Rex came along and had a simple solution. Rub baby oil on the fungus and it will kill it. Easier said than done because this horse would not let you touch his ears, let alone put cotton balls inside to rub the baby oil on. In fact he always has to have the bridle or halter taken apart to put on because of his panic around his ears from the painful fungus.
After an hour of patience and using the Sugar String, Rex was able to rub the cotton balls soaked in baby oil inside his ears. Treated every day for 5 days resulted in perfectly clean ears with new pink skin emerging. The hair is even starting to grow back after 10 days and still no sign of the fungus returning.
Sometimes the old methods are far less expensive and more effective than the newer solutions of drugs. You can see this horse is actually enjoying the treatment now, learning to allow his ears to be touched and rubbed without the panic.
Send any problem you have to us to solve, Rex Peterson loves a challenge and has not met a horse he could not improve or fix yet….we look forward to your challenge!
Posted on April 3, 2009
Rex Peterson learned from the greatest horse trainer Hollywood has ever scene, Glenn Randall, Sr. the man who trained the Triggers for Roy Rogers, the horses for Ben-Hur, the last Rex for Gene Autry and many others. Rex knew he had to learn from this master of horses. Upon arrival at Glenn’s ranch with several rogue horses he was given a memorable lesson of mannering a horse quickly and efficiently. Glenn watched Rex rope the horse to catch them, disgusted, he quietly stepped over and began to whip break the horse in less than an hour, teaching each horse to obediently follow him around the arena. This was a life changing moment as Rex realized he must study with this Master. Many people came and went, but Rex stayed the longest. Glenn would sit in his swivel chair barking commands, not allowing any dialogue while training, but open to discuss any of his methods and techniques at the end of the day. To this day Rex claims he knows only a fraction of the knowledge Glenn possessed.
Currently Rex is developing a TV program for RFD-TV and is continues to work on films. Take advantage of the rare opportunity to train with Rex in a clinic at Windrock Farm, contact Cari to schedule a session. There has never been a horse Rex could not improve.