Ask Cari

This famous stallion is in the pedigree of both Riviera and Rascalla, two of our

exceptional young horses at Windrock Farm.

Rotspon is the grandsire of Rascalla, who is an amazing mare who came to us last

summer.  She is an uber athlete with a calm intelligent mind.

Blaze is starting to show his personality more every day, here you can see how regal he can be.  Bugsy is very independent and curious like his daddy, and Blaze is more reserved.  They are starting to play together every day, especially in the late afternoon when it cools down.  Bugsy is now 8 weeks old and a tank, Blaze is 5 weeks old and as tall as his brother.

Webster is an integral part of Windrock Farm and as you can see one of his specialties is hugging, come visit soon and meet the mascot of the farm.  Suzanne Clair Guard captured this image on a recent visit.

Here are Rex on Mr. T, Cari on McCoy and Ryan on Brownie at the Aiken Training Center for a clinic and demonstration on training horses for all disciplines.  A crowd of over a hundred people came out in the rain to meet these amazing horses.

Meet Rex and Cari working RJ/Hidalgo and Mr. T/Secretariat at Buckleigh Farm on Wed at 3pm in the covered arena.  Learn how Rex trains horses for film and watch these amazing horses work at liberty and under saddle.  The farm is located on Rt 302, 4455 Wagener Rd, Aiken, SC 29805

Your horse should see you as the leader of the herd.  From the moment you snap the lead rope on the halter, he should be paying attention to you and respecting your space.  A common error we find is that people let their horse walk past them, on them, push into them, try to nip them for treats and ignore the handler’s personal space.  How your horse reponds to you on the ground will translate under saddle.  If he ignores you light tug to slow down and stay behind you while walking to the paddock, he will ignore your half halts and leg aids.  Set the tone immediately, and be the boss.

Establish rules and laws.  There must be consequences if these rules are broken or the trouble begins and soon your horse will take over.  Remember that you set the tone for your relationship and if you want a safe, confident, respectful horse, you must lay down the law and enforce them at the beginning.

Winter Riding

Does your horse bow to you?  Is he a perfect gentleman, waiting for you to let him know when to move?  He should walk quietly behind you, not running into or over you, stop when you stop and remain a respectable distance from you.  If he is not respecting you on the ground, he will not respect you in the saddle.  Let us know if you need help with your horse, contact Swanson Peterson Productions to schedule a lesson or attend a clinic.

Simon and I take a ride in the fresh fallen snow, staying warm in layers of high tech long underwear.  The horses do not mind the cold at all.  Tony has a thick winter coat to help keep him warm, Mr. T is checking him out.

The Real McCoy is an outstanding athlete with a great mind.  He jumps anything you put in his path, he has excellent ground manners, beautifully trained in dressage basics and he has a charming personality.  McCoy is 15.3, bred out of a quarter horse mare and sired by Makuba, a successful athlete.  He will excel in dressage or eventing or jumping.  Please contact us to try him.

Never raced, intelligent, kind super fun horse.  He would be a great hunter, eventer or all around horse for someone.  This guy has a great sense of humor, excellent ground manners and is very easy and comfortable to ride.  He knows several tricks on command and he is looking for a partner to have fun with.  Contact us to schedule a ride on this amazing horse.him.

Arctic Bright settles into his new stable in California after a long drive from Lexington, Ky where we picked him up.  Arctic is a pure white TB, with pink skin and dark eyed.  He is charismatic, athletic and quite the character.  Here he is having breakfast in bed after the long drive.  For more information, read here.

Bred in Oregon by Darlene Knight, Arctic Bright is the first foal out of the Reign Road mare Mesa Queen. He hails from the family of 1975 Kentucky Derby (gr. I) winner Foolish Pleasure.

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I greatly enjoy teaching kids to ride with confidence and trust in their mounts.  Here is a lesson over our obstacle course which helps them build their confidence and teaches them to deal with any situation.

contact marty@topcatfarms.com for directions and times for the Demo and Meet and Greet the Celebrity horses
there will also be a special pas de deux with Cari riding Bond, and Rex on RJ–not to be missed!

Mr. T looks stunning in his dressage gear along with RJ in his western saddle riding down main street in downtown Lexington, KY for the Horse Parade to kick off the opening of the World Equestrian Games which is being hosted for the first time in the United States.  These are two of the most famous horses featured in Hollywood films today.  Fans traveled from around the country to meet them at the International Equestrian Festival last week.  For more information, read Dressagedaily.com

McCoy is a 7 year old gelding by Makuba, a German Riding Pony who the the first imported German Riding Pony Stallion imported into the United States.  Makuba scored extremely high in his 100 day test, 10 for temperament, 9 for rideability, 10 for walk, and 9′s for trot canter and free jumping.  McCoy is an exceptional young horse who will excel in eventing or dressage.  Come try him for your next partner.

Rex worked with two young horses starting under saddle, taught several how to bow, worked on trailering issues with several horses that eventually walked in the trailer at the end of a 30 foot lariat, improved the rhythm and gaits of a lovely quarter horse and gave a leading and ground manners lesson to a fell pony.  I worked with Barb and her young dressage mount, Paloma.  We had a full successful day and look forward to returning soon.  For future clinic schedule check the web site