When he was obtained by Hugh Wiley, Wiley enlisted the help of the United States Equestrian Team coach, Bertalan de Nemethy, and together the two men trained the horse to be the Olympic-level open jumper he became.
Hugh Wiley obtained a horse from someone else, then brought in Bertalan de Nemethy, the coach for the US Equestrian Team, to train it to become an Olympic-level open jumper.