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Starting the Show Jumper
Bill Robertson
(90 mins)
 
Since Bill Robertson’s first viewing of “National Velvet” in the late 1940’s, his fascination with horses and their ability to jump has been a driving force in shaping his career. This fascination has helped to take him from a backyard pony “Midge” in La Porte, Indiana to membership on the USET Grand Prix Show Jumping Team. He went on to a first place team finish at the Nation’s Cup in Aachen, Germany in 1962 and a berth as alternate rider representing the U.S. at the 1963 PAN American Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Today, the fascination continues in Salida, Colorado where Bill owns and operates a training ranch that has become known across the country as a producer of winners, many from rather obscure, even dismal beginnings.

“Talented horses come from all walks of life” says Robertson. “I’ve found them in the darndest places; from West Texas cattle ranches to Country Fair race tracks or even the killer pens at the backwoods auctions.

“My greatest reward is finding a horse that is capable of competing against today’s show ring athletes.”

In this unique video tape, Bill Robertson explains his system, a combination of the teachings and philosophies of Europe’s leading masters such as Bertalan De Nemethy and Richard Watjen and a touch of West Texas “real cowboy” psychology. It is a system that has helped him to avoid horses that are “over-trained and underbroke” and perhaps most importantly, it is a system that keeps things simpler.

We’ll see him start a young prospect in the round pen, test his ability in the jumping chute, move him through basic lunging and gymnastics, and finally observe him as he walks and rides a horse show course.