What It Is To Be a Trainer

I read four hours a night, as a young man, trying to find out what it was to be a horse trainer. I didn’t find my answers in a book, but I did find the answer in my heart. To be a trainer you have to love horses more than you love yourself. For a certain part of the day you have to become a horse in mind and action. You learn to speak to them and love them in their own way. You give to them your leadership, support and love and you ask them to give you an explosion of controlled animated energy that gives them status, praise and pride. These are my friends and they help me to create art. Below is a gallery of these fine horses that taught me to be a trainer.

Duke Pride of Genius 2003 National Grand Champion	Scott's first Blue Ribbon at age 9 on Spur's Easter Melody
Scot at 15 riding Greek's Merry Dancer winning the California Celebration	Scot's first World Champion The Supreme Reward 1989
Waiting to start with mom before my first Rose Parade	Scot's first Rose Parade
Scot and Black Beard at Essen Germany in Equitana with no tack	Scot and Delight's Dodger in the Rose Parade
Greek's Merry Dancer and Scot before the Rose Parade	Generator's Fire Dancer on exhibition at the Royal Canadian Winter Fair
Dream of Fashion who was sold in June of 1990 and won two World Championships that summer with her new owners.	Hulleva Parade A two time reserve World Champion
Pride's Black Beard, Scot's second World Champion 1996	Our Star Spangled Banner who won two International Championships and two National Grand Championships
Pride's Black Beard in parade dress used at Equitana and other promotional events	Banner and Scot at the Royal Canadian Winter Fair in Toronto Canada
Sundrops Miss Cash An International Grand Champion 1999	Duke Pride of Genius Lead Line - Little Green Martian up Scot MacGregor handler, Gulf Coast Charity Show
Reveal The Beam or "Roy", the first horse Scot ever owned and two time Reserve National Champion	Roy and Scot out in nature where we like it best.
Riding with leg pressure during a no tack demonstration at a clinic in Germany	Lavade during a clinic in southern Germany
Standing on the back of a horse with no tack, during another clinic in Germany, on a horse that I never rode before that weekend.	Shoulder Stand on Get "N" Grander
Scot on Shetan started riding at 5	Our Star Spangled Banner
What A Flirt	Allen - first dressage class
Some guys do win with a pretty smile	Allen 's Hearthrob

Scot’s Achievements

Won an Equitation Medal at eleven.
Won the California Celebration 3-gait Championship as a youth at 15, against my mother who was riding a three year undefeated horse.
Rode in seven Rose Parades
Rode in four Hollywood Christmas Parades
Exhibited Walking Horses in the 1984 Olympics
Exhibited Walking Horses at the 1993 Super Bowl Party.
Exhibited Prides Black Beard at Equitana 1997 in Essen Germany
Rode exhibition in Equitana USA four times including The Main Event.
Rode exhibition in the Canadian Winter Festival five times.
Won two World Championships
Won three International Grand Championships plus many other wins.
Taught at riding clinics in Canada, Holland, Germany and all over the USA.
Helped, at Nationals, to win 40 times in three years 13 being Championships.
Won two National three gait open Grand Championships in one year, 2003
Helped to win 35 first and second place ties at the Nationals in one year, 2003
Won, as a barn, over 200 times in one year with 18 different horses, 2003
Won 8 National Grand Championships plus 20 more wins at the 2005 Nationals
Won 41 high point awards in three different organizations in 2005
Won, as a barn, 335 Blue Ribbons in 2005 with 20 different horses
By 2007 MacGregor Stables has won 106 times at The Nationals
In 5 years MacGregor Stables won over 1000 times (2003 - 2007)
By 2009 MacGregor Stables has won 144 times at The Nationals