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Charlie and Hilary Carrel own and train under the barn name of
COLTS UNLIMITED in Sheridan, Wyoming.

Let us start your young horses at Colts Unlimited.
Over 40 years and 1000's of horses to our credit!


Ponying the young ones gets them accustomed to wearing tack & seeing the sights		Driving is used on all young horses to develop their mouths before being ridden


Free-schooling is an important part of training and evaluating talent	Progress photos and videos sent off to owners regularly


Young horses are hauled and schooled at shows to develop confidence away from home	Let us help you make your horse into the next champion!

STARTING PROSPECTS

No matter what your discipline, establishing a solid foundation on a young horse is imperative to success for your performance prospect. At COLTS UNLIMITED developing young horses is a specialty. The first 90 days work on a young horse under saddle is the most memorable and important period in their educational process. At no other time do horses have to retain so much information and advance so rapidly. It is imperative that the education that horses receive at this time is positive and correct leaving the horse with the proper foundation necessary for their particular discipline . A lifetime of colt starting knowledge was passed on from Jack Carrel to his son Charlie. Combined they have started literally thousands of colts. Developing a solid foundation on horses for top riders in disciplines ranging from Grand Prix jumpers , dressage, hunters, high goal polo, driving, professional rodeo and the AQHA and APHA show circuit .A constant belief that good horses come from quality miles, a relaxed frame of mind and confidence in knowing their job, COLTS UNLIMITED knows how to make the right thing easy for the horse.

AS A SHOW BARN OUR FOCUS IS DEVELOPING HUNTERS & JUMPERS

Charlie and Hilary compete both in the American Quarter Horse Assoc. (AQHA) as well as the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) . Working with students and horses from the children's hunter divisions to Grand Prix. Many of the top horses on the west coast begin their show jumping careers at COLTS UNLIMITED. World Cup and Olympic riders send top prospects to be developed at COLTS UNLIMITED until they are of age to travel and compete at the upper levels of show jumping. Horses are carefully analyzed according to movement, jump and appearance and trained accordingly to the specific niche' that suits them best.

2009 Charges Sheet


Charlie Carrel & "Kates Squad Car" (Grand Prix competitor)	Hilary Carrel & "Finalist" (Grand Prix competitor)


Charlie Carrel & "No Accident OQH" (2006 AQHA World Champion)	Hilary Carrel & "PRF Hitchin Fora Ride" (2007 & 2008 AQHA World Champion)


Hilary & Charlie Carrel at 2008 All American Congress	Over 30 years as an AQHA World show competitor!

TRICK and STUNT HORSES

Trick and stunt training is also offered at COLTS UNLIMITED where several horses have been developed for star roles in cinema. Talents ranging from sitting, bowing, packing items in their teeth, to jumping and carrying lead actors are all products of the COLTS UNLIMITED training program. A familiar scene of a COLTS UNLIMITED trained horse is the stunt work in "The Thirteenth Warrior" in which Charlie doubles as Antonio Banderas proving his horsemanship skills to his comrades.

AN ARTICLE BY GEOFF YOUNG ABOUT CHARLIE CARREL

"...Charlie's reputation for training horses is well known in the industry. What is not as well known is the work that he has done in the film industry, training horses, stunt riding, and serving as Antonio Banderas’s stunt double.

Film director John McTiernan, who lives outside of Sheridan Wyoming, and whose resume includes "The Hunt for Red October," one of the "Die Hard" movies, and "The Last Action Hero" and "Predator," both starring the Governor of California, knew of Charlie's horsemanship, since Charlie grew up in the Sheridan area as well. Charlie broke into the film business by training a Shire draft horse for the McTiernan directed movie, "Amanda." Charlie trained the horse to bow, free jump without a halter or lead rope, and pick up a bicycle in her teeth. When McTiernan was preparing for the movie "The Thirteenth Warrior," he called on Carrel again to train the horses that would be needed in the Viking era film..." Read More