Tommie Turvey is a second generation horse trainer, raised on a paint horse ranch in California. He spent his time growing up breaking, training and performing on horseback. He is the only son of a professional rodeo cowboy, stuntman, actor and Marine Corp. veteran. It was his father’s strict guidance and "just do it" attitude around the horses which became Tommie's destiny. "To successfully train a horse you must know how to convey what you are thinking to the horse in their language and in a way they can understand." It is Tommie’s imagination and creativity what make him unique in the horse industry.
An accomplished performer and rider in many disciplines, Tommie works in all aspects of the entertainment and equine industry. You’ve probably seen him in feature films, television commercials, as a featured performer at dinner theaters, a specialty feature act at a touring circus, a main character in a wild-west show, to performing his "extreme" shows at horse expos, equestrian events, rodeos, fairs, and numerous international horse shows around the world. Tommie’s partners and traveling companions are his prized paint horses. Pokerjoe has been with Tommie for nine years and travels over 100,000 miles a year performing in front of hundreds of thousands of people. He is the veteran of the herd, a solid performer and "upstages" Tommie in the "Riding Instructor" comedy act. While just five and six, Joker and Ace, Tommie’s black and white paints are quickly growing towards stardom. Tommie acknowledges "You are as only as good as your horse. With discipline and respect comes love and understanding."
"I love what I do", proclaims Tommie. "It’s great to be able to play with my horses, entertain
people, and make a living out of it." Tommie’s experience shows it is a consistency in training
methods and routine which get the best results. "If you can get a horse to trust you, you can get a
horse to d `o anything you can think of." His trust building techniques are what has enabled him to
roman ride over a wall of fire, leap through rings of flames and in an amazing feat of courage and
trust performs a death-defying stunt by roman riding his horse while he is engulfed in flames. This
is a very dangerous stunt which has never been attempted by anyone other than Tommie.When Tommie is not on the road with his own shows, he calls the WAHL Equestrian Center at Double G Farms in Sterling, Illinois his home. As the Resident Trainer, he spends his time teaching Tommie Turvey Horsemanship at clinics and private lessons to those wanting to learn his proven methods of training and see the results in their own horses. In addition to his career with horses, He is a certified scuba-diver, licensed hang glider pilot, class B skydiver, and black belt in Tae Kwon Do. As a member of the Screen Actors Guild, he frequently adds his talents as a stuntman in movies and television features. All of this experience combined enables Tommie to
train horses and people in the safest manner possible. "Being extreme is not just physical. It is
having mental focus, the ability to think under pressure, and see danger before it happens." This
allows Tommie to take his training and abilities to the next level of horsemanship. Tommie has an exciting future planned for his company. His sister and training partner, who was recently the quarter horse trainer and a performer in the highly acclaimed equestrian show "Cavalia", is now back with Equine Extremist Entertainment on a full-time basis. "It’s great to have Karen back and work with her side by side. She is a top notch trainer and a big part of this company." Equine Extremist Entertainment is now offering clinics to its line-up in addition to performing his highly sought after acts. He is presently working on training materials and products to offer everyone the chance to pursue the "Equine Extremist" in us all. From beginner to advance horseman, everyone will be able to learn and utilize Tommie’s techniques to better understand and prepare your horse for success.