Equine Specialists

Mounted Dreamcatcher “Catcher” for short, is an exceptionally calm and level headed registered three year old paint gelding.  He accepts change easily and is a very independent horse.  Used as a trail horse, he can be ridden away from the herd without showing any signs of anxiety or wanting to turn back.  On our third ride into the mountains we encountered a bear sitting in a saskatoon bush eating berries.  Catcher calmly stood and watched the bear until it climbed out of the tree and moved off the trail.  He is good in traffic, around ATV’s, and isn’t bothered by log loading equipment that is running. We feel he has an outstanding temperament with an excellent mind.

		This horse will cross wooden bridges without hesitation.  He shows signs of being cowy and quietly moves behind cattle with out being nervous.  He is easy to catch, to load, and to work on his feet.  He is not bothered when we put a tarp over his body, covering his head with it and also pulling it through his front and back legs.
Catcher totally impressed us when we were riding down a steep hill beside an old barbed wire fence.  The fence caught on my stirrup pulling out yards of wire and two rotten fence posts.  The wire snapped against his right hip.  Most horses would have bolted down the hill with the two posts following them.  Instead, he listened to my cue to turn left and stood still while we sorted out the wire.  I dismounted and he inquisitively checked out the posts…it was no big deal; he was totally fine to be ridden the rest of the way home.

Our trainer said it was a “treat” to work with such a calm horse and inquired where we had purchased him.

Hank and Bobbie Petersen deserve to be recognized as breeders of calm, sound minded horses that also have great conformations and are a pleasure to ride.

Doug and Dianne Rouck, Lumby, B.C.