FOR SALE: Great-minded, Quiet, Kind Gelding

Hickorys Royal Rey

AQHA 2005 blood bay gelding

Pedigree: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/hickorys+royal+rey

Quiet. Good minded. Started with Ray Hunt.

Kind, willing gelding. Ready to take in whatever direction you choose. Quiet enough for a novice/beginner with direction; soft and refined enough for an experienced rider to really enjoy.

Chili is a beautiful, blood bay with black points. Long, thick cowhorse mane & tail. Ruggedly handsome. Stands 15h measured.

Bred in the purple. Doc Olena & Peponita on papers. Many other greats: Docs Hickory, Doc Bar, Peppy San, Poco Bueno, Sonny Dee Bar.

Excellent ground manners. Clips, bathes, vacuums. Stands tied all day. Saddles & bridles quietly. Very respectful of handler space. No vices.

Big bright walk. Ground covering trot. Rocking horse canter.

Rates well at all three gaits. A joy to lope across an open field.

Professionally trained. Great mind. Works off a loose rein. Currently works lightly in a snaffle two-handed. Responds to seat and leg aids. Very soft mouth. Starting to neck rein with direction.

Pivots on front and hind, side passes. Continues to learn collection and giving to the bit. Ridden outside the arena 90% of the time.

Loves to trail ride. Hauled & ridden extensively in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming in July-August 2007. Spent 5 days at Eminence, MO for the "Cross Country Trail Ride" in the Ozarks in October 2007. Overnights well. Trailers like a seasoned rodeo horse.

Very confident & willing for long rides, rocky climbs, uneven terrain, & chest high river crossings. Rides well alone or with a group. Good with wildlife: deer & wild turkeys.

Started on cattle. Very quiet, shows interest, and waits for direction. Good with swinging ropes. Ridden with cattle dogs at all times.

Safe. Sane. Sound.

For consideration to a good home only

SOLD: Quality Novice Youth or Adult Horse

Congrats to David in Kansas!

Fox is joining the safety team for Empire Cattle (a 140,000 head capacity!)

2005 AQHA Bay Gelding
Pedigree: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/diamond+baron+bell

"Fox" is an awesome youth, beginner, or amateur gelding.

SOLD: Beautiful, Beginner Safe Buckskin

Congrats to Monique in Wisconsin!

Bailey is going to love his 4 new little riders!

2004 AQHA Buckskin

www.allbreedpedigree.com/blackburns+wreckless

John Parks Ranch Partnership

There are a lot of people who enjoy horses, few who study horses, and fewer still who really understand and compliment horses. John has got greater drive to find better understanding, timing, and delivery than any horseman I've ever seen. He wants it, and he works for it.

John has spent years studying horsemen Ray Hunt and Tom and Bill Dorrance. He has also spent a considerable amount of time riding with Jeff Griffith and Buck Brannaman. Several months of the year, he divides time between Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho for "cowboying". The remainder of the time he lives on a 60 acre horse ranch in Iowa. With a little rope work, cow work, ranching, and a lot of patience and tuning- he creates a partnership with his horses and the results are remarkable. John Parks lives horses.

John and I decided to partner in May 2007. It's a little bit of a collision of two worlds: his knowledge of ranch work, roping, and the making of a hackamore and bridle horse combined with my experience in horsemanship, equitation, and competition/coaching.

The outcome is an amazing exchange of ideas and training techniques.

The results are evident in the quality of our horses.

Cross Country Trail Riding 2006

After relocating to Iowa in summer 2006, I had the great fortune to meet fellow equestrian Astrid Smith. New to the area and without a horse for the first time in about 15 years, Astrid lent me her 16.2h powerhouse all summer.

Astrid is an avid cross country rider. Whether galloping through fields, hacking out at a nice extended trot, riding through waist deep river currents, or sharing wine, cheese, and strawberries after a 10-20 mile ride... Astrid reminds me of the reason why people love horses: because they are good for your soul.

Parkland College Equestrian Team Coach

Parkland College Equestrian Team Head Coach

2004-2006

http://www.parkland.edu/bai/dc/equine/points.html

Reserve High Point Western Rider in Open Reining 2004-2005

Reserve High Point Western Rider in Open Reining 2005-2006

Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation National Scholarship Winner

Thank you to Bruce Henrikson Agri-business Department Chair for encouraging me to teach AGB 170. Parkland's dedication to providing media resources and support to faculty was incredible. They were equally dedicated to making learning affordable for students. Hats off!

University of Illinois Equestrian Team Coach

University of Illinois Equestrian Team Coach

2002-2005

Reserve High Point Regional Champions 2002-2003
3rd place High point Regional Champions 2003-2004
3rd place High Point Regional Champions 2004-2005
Greatest number of Regional qualifiers per school from 2003-2005
Greatest number of Zones qualifiers in Illini Equestrian History
Three national scholarship winners 2003-2005
The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association promotes competition through 6 levels of Western Riding (Beginner through Open/Reining) and 8 Levels of Hunter Seat Riding (Beginner through Medal/Maclay)

The University of Illinois Equestrian Team competes against 12 other universities and colleges located throughout Illinois and Indiana: Ball State University, Butler University, Earlham College, Indiana University, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Parkland College, Purdue University, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Taylor University, University of Illinois, University of Indianapolis, and University of Notre Dame.

Stanton Stables Collaboration

As the University of Illinois Equestrian Team Coach, I collaborated with Stanton Stables http://www.stantonstables.com/ to teach lessons from 2003-2005. Stanton Stables at the time stood the leading APHA Sire Zippin and ran a therapeutic riding program.

Bonnie Stanton is the strongest business woman that I have ever met. I owe a lot of my perfectionism, interpersonal business skills, and desire to be a professional in the horse world to her. As their head riding instructor, over the course of 2 years, I taught over 100 regular students from pre-school through retirement age.

I received the greatest education from my lesson horses who literally had been searched out and found from all over the United States. My lesson horses had some amazing resumes: hundreds of breed association points and championships, former medalist jumpers, and even a Reserve Champion Western Pleasure Congress winner. My co-workers were trustworthy and talented. I literally watched them work for hundreds of hours. They taught me more about horse movement, balance, and the physics of ridings and instructing than I thought possible. Thank you to my lesson horses who were the best teachers I've ever had: Dewey, Kitty, Boots, Dixie, Foxy, Kayti, Toes, Dice, Zena, Annie, Benny, Merlin, Minnie, Luke.

My Riding Students

"The best thing for the inside of man- is the outside of a horse."

Photos sent to me by several of my former students!

Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation Scholarship

Intercollegiate Equestrian Foundation National Scholarship Recipient

1 of 27 national recipients based on intercollegiate involvement in the equine industry.

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