Welcome to Marcelo Guzman Performance Horses:
I am Marcelo Guzman Recart, trainer, clinician, and passionate advocate for thoughtful horsemanship. I’ve dedicated my life to developing horses that are versatile, willing, and exceptional in performance. From reining and cow-horse to Working Equitation, now expanding to Dressage Jumpers and beyond, I believe every horse deserves to be understood, and every rider deserves a meaningful partnership.
While I’m proud to be known as the Chilean Horse guy, my mission is to promote Working Equitation worldwide and to train top-level horses of all breeds for riders who are serious about connection, feel, and results.
Located at
PERFORMANCE HORSE CENTER
West Jefferson, Ohio
9402848310
Marcelo and Lil’ Rockstar, Master level Working Equitation Team.
Marcelo Guzman, World-Class Horse Trainer
Marcelo is a proven international horseman with top-level results in Reining (2018 FEI World #1), Cowhorse (2022 AZRCHA Open Hackamore Champion, 2023 ApHC Junior Cowhorse Reserve World Champion), and now, Working Equitation his main focus.
Marcelo trains riders of all levels in Working Equitation, helping them grow their skills and confidence across all phases of the sport. His training blends Chilean Jineta tradition, Classical Dressage, Natural Horsemanship, and Vaquero methods, offering a unique and effective approach for both English and Western riders.
As the only Al Dunning Team AD International Accredited Trainer to earn the title with a non-Quarter Horse (his stallion Lil’ Rockstar™), Marcelo’s program consistently produces competitive, versatile horses.
Whether you’re just starting or preparing for top-level competition, Marcelo offers limited openings for horses in training and coaching for dedicated Working Equitation riders.
Now based in West Jefferson, OH, Marcelo provides year-round, weatherproof facilities with everything needed to train, compete, and succeed.
Call or text 940-284-8310 to join the program.
A short story of our trainer
Marcelo is a fourth generation Open Rider and breeder from Chile with a very successful all around english and western career. After several years of learning between Chile, Australia, England, Italy and USA, Marcelo archived many national championships in Chilean highschool and college Rodeos but also accomplished several National Final Rodeos before reached the number 1 in the 2018 FEI Reining World Ranking as he qualifies for his second time to the FEI World Equestrian Games on May 2018 as part of team Chile. In 2019 Marcelo and his imported stud “Lil’ Rockstar” moved to the USA earning the 2019 Year End Novice Horse Champion of the KRHA and the Year end Multi Open Champion of The CPRHA on 2020. Also on 2020, Marcelo became the newest ‘‘Al Duning’s Team AD International Accredited Trainer’’ after several years of no one being able to achieve this title from Al Dunning, but he also did it in his stallion Lil’Rockstar becoming the first and only trainer to get such high caliber accreditation in a horse that wasn’t a quarter horse.
On 2021 Marcelo Focused in starting new generations of champions that placed in many open events in AZ.
2022 highlights where compiting on MASTERS LEVEL in Working Equitation and 2022 AZRCHA Open Hackamore Champion with wins in AZ and also first master level place at the prestigious IALHA show.
2023 was also a great year since Marcelo became 3yo ApHC Cowhorse Incentive World Champion and Junior Cowhorse Res. World Champion.
Nowadays, Marcelo is established in West Jefferson, OHIO in comfortable weather proof facilities with everything needed to train, show and sell world class performance horses, year round.
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