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 COWBOY
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OF HORSEMANSHIP COMING
IN 2008
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Eitan and I have been very fortunate. Our lives
have been enriched by good horses and good people. There was
never a morning we did not rise from bed and look forward to our
days work.
We have reached a time in our lives when we will
be cutting back, taking it easy and enjoying a bit of R & R.
We will continue to show and breed our own horses, do clinics
and expos and produce videos. In 2008 we will be closing our
doors to outside training horses and clients. The show world has
given us much but a new direction now lies ahead for us.
In Jan of 2008 we will be opening a "small
school". It will be our goal to share our knowledge with others
who wish to learn with Eitan on more personal bases. We will be
offering a 5-day course each month with a bit more informal and
low-key approach. We will take up to 3 people per course. You
will be able to bring your own horse. The courses we offer will
focus more on continued development of the well-started horse
and riders with focus on refinement and lightness.
When putting together the format for this
learning experience we decided not to structure it but to let
the “guests” tell us what their personal needs are and work on
those. Because each person or horse may have different area’s
that need to be worked on the students will get a wider and
broader over all education while at the same time getting their
own special attention.
Cowboy Dressage applies to all seats and disciplines.
Whether you ride western, saddleseat, hunt, dressage or just enjoy the trails; Eitan's teaching will have a great deal to offer you. Eitan lives by and teaches the old and proven basics and principles of good classical horsemanship. You will be a better rider and your horse will be a better horse...we promise!
Yours,
Debbie and Eitan |
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 Natural Horsemanship
Explained From Heart to Hands Featuring a chapter on horseman Eitan
Beth-Halachmy
In my previous book, REVOLUTION IN
HORSEMANSHIP, which I co-authored with Rick Lamb, I
targeted the horse person who was unfamiliar with
Natural Horsemanship, those who were familiar with it
but disinterested, and those who were opposed to it. In
this latest book I am targeting the convert - the
believer in Natural Horsemanship, the student, and the
clinician who teaches it. I want them to know exactly
why and how it works. Understanding its efficacy will
reinforce and refine the users' methodology. The horse
is a highly intelligent species capable of exceptional
communication with the human being, but only if the
human has learned HOW to communicate. This book begins
explaining why Natural Horsemanship works, including
some concepts never before published. Next we examine
attitudes within the horse world and finally the
significance of horses in the 21st century.
Click Here to
purchase this book.
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Eitan and Cowboy
Dressage are thrilled to
announce that Sawtooth
Saddle Company is the
Official Saddle Maker
for Cowboy Dressage
Saddles. True West
Magazine in their BEST
OF THE WEST named
Sawtooth Saddle Company
the SADDLE MAKER OF THE
YEAR 2002!!
Eitan has long been a
fan and admirer of
Sawtooth Saddles. With
the high standards Eitan
has a reputation for
setting he eagerly chose
a Sawtooth Saddle as his
personal clinic and
performance saddle. He
says this saddle gives
him a perfect dressage
seat but has the look
and feel of a real
cowboy's saddle. Eitan
also features it in his
new training video,
Cowboy Dressage,
Building the Foundation.
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"Eitan"
from Sawtooth Saddle Company
This saddle is a "show piece" and it
rides as good as it looks.
"The
Bear" For Eitan by Sawtooth Saddle Company
Once again
Sawtooth Saddle Company has created a masterpiece. This is truly
a
work of art.
Every detail is a labor of perfection and beauty. It fits and
rides as well as it looks. Yes, those are real bear claws set in
sterling silver!
If you are
considering something "timeless" contact Sawtooth Saddle
Company. This is a family run business and you will find them a
delight to work with. You will love anything they create for you
be it chinks to authentic old type saddles. They make them "new"
too but new or old type they are all a work of art. They are not
just breathtaking, they ride and fit like a horseman's saddle
should.
"Once you own and ride one of
these saddles you won't ride anything else. They will spoil you."
~ebh For more information on Sawtooth Saddle
Company please
click here.
Save $100 on
your Sawtooth Saddle order when ordered through Cowboy Dressage!!!
Ask us how
Click Here!!
Light Hands Horsemanship
2007. Review and photos
Article
by Shery Jesperson and
Photos
"Regardless of the
discipline, lightness
and balance is desired
of the horse, and light
hands should be a goal
of the rider." Robert M
Miller DVM
Our first "Lightness
Clinic" was a huge
success. Plan to join
us in 2008 as our
commitment to share and
teach better
horsemanship continues.
Click Here for Light
Hands Horsemanship 2008
Photos by Mary Buckley and Shery Jespersen
Spalding Labs Presents
An Invitation to an Adventure in
Lightness
Equine
Leaning: From Birth to Maturity
 " Thank You " To all our guests and to all those who helped make this first Light Hands Horsemanship Clinic an overwhelming success. Continue to watch this site for a recap and highlights of the 2007 event and details for the 2008 clinic.
Mark your calendars now for the 2nd event at Intrepid Farms, Santa Ynez, CA, May 30, 31, and June 1, 2008, as our commitment to share and teach better horsemanship continues.
Visit our "links
page" for links to these horseman's
websites.
Cowboy Dressage is excited to
welcome Tom Spalding and "Spalding
Laboratories" as our official
sponsor for the Lighthandshorsemanship
event in Santa Ynez, CA,
May 30, 31, and June 1, 2008.
Please visit their
web site for use and information
on fly predators.... we use
them... they work!!!
2006 Grand National
World
Equestrian Games--Aachen, Germany.
2006
 Our
trip to the 2006 World Equestrian
Games in Aachen, Germany was
the trip and event of a lifetime.
It was a great honor for Eitan
and Santa Fe to be asked to
represent the US in the closing
ceremony of WEG. Both Eitan
and Santa Fe were ready and
tuned to perform. Eitan and
his beautiful Morgan Stallion
did the United States and Morgans
proud. We made many new friends,
two legged and four legged.
Santa Fe was greatly admired
for his beauty and demeanor.
In stead of trying to write
about our experience I have
decided to post a large photo
gallery....the pictures say
it so much better than words.
Enjoy!
Note: The World Equestrian Games
will be held in Lexington, KY
in 2010. A great honor.
Do not miss this event.
Visit their website for updates
and details.
Click here for a photo gallery
of our trip..
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What a fantastic
trip we had this past February
06. Our much anticipated trip
to Brazil was even more enjoyable
and exciting than we had expected.
We are in love with the country,
people and of course their horses,
donkeys and mules.
Eitan was
asked to participate as a clinician
at the first Equine Congress
of Brazil. The clinicians who
attended were from many different
parts of the world. From our
own US Dr. Robert Miller DVM,
Lester Buckley, Jon Ensign and
Dennis Reis were sharing their
equine knowledge and wisdom.
Clinicians attended from as
far away as Switzerland and
Portugal. This event was organized
and the dream of Dr. Fernando
Rolim DVM of Brazil. He has
been a quest here at our ranch
on several occasions. He plans
to do another Congress in 2008.
The Brazilians
were wonderful hosts. They are
a hard working people full of
song and music. We ate like
kings, saw some beautiful horses
and visited some of the top
Lusitano Breeding Farms in the
country. To say that they were
"spectacular" is an understatement.
The Lusitano is an exceptional
horse, one that Eitan and I
fell in love with.
The Congress
was very well attended. We were
so impressed at how much and
how eager the people were to
learn Natural Horsemanship.
Even though it was Feb.
it was very hot and humid, Feb
being a summer month for them.
It made for a warm atmosphere
but it did not detour any of
the attendees.
If you are
young at heart and looking for
adventure and dream of your
own "big spread" Brazil should
be a place of interest. It hosts
some of the worlds finest cattle
and horses. It is a ranchers
paradise and still very, very
affordable. If we were
30 years younger we would be
in "Brazil " Since we
are not in our 30's anymore
we will just have to settle
for another visit next year.
Watch
for possible 2007 clinics in
South Africa, Hawaii and Alaska....
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More
Gold at Wolf Creek . . .
Cowboy
Dressage is pleased to welcome
Indigo Go Gold to Wolf Creek
Ranch. Debbie has longed dreamed
of owning "Indy." Her dreams came
true this summer. He is to join
Santa Fe Renegade as one of Eitan's
Cowboy Dressage Horses.
See
and read more about Indy and his
future on "Our
Colorful Morgans" page.
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"Eitan's Online
Horsemanship Class Room."
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(Learn More Click Here)
Eitan's
strong desire to share his knowledge
and horsemanship has always been
a driving force in his life with
horses. You can now share
with Eitan his training methods,
philosophy and wisdom when it comes
to the subject of "horses."
Each article is filled with the
"how and the why" of what he does.
There are no secrets and he does
not hold back. These are open candid
articles meant to enlighten the
horseman who wants just a "little
bit more."
Subjects vary, photos included,
copying encouraged, questions always
welcome. ~Enjoy!!!
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Santa
Fe Renegade
2005
World
Champion
Western
Pleasure
Champion
 2005
Saw
Santa
Fe Renegade
and
Eitan
return
to the
show
arena
after
taking
a 2004
off.
This
pair
won
their
4th
consecutive
Western
Pleasure
Stallion
National
Title
and
then
went
on to
win
the
Western
Pleasure
World
Title
for
the
third
time,
once
again
by a
unanimous
vote
of all
three
judges.
Click
Here
for
more
on Santa
Fe»
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IT'S
OFFICIAL
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Debbie and Eitan
are thrilled to
announce that they
are now owners of
the beautiful, multi
world champion Santa
Fe Renegade. This
is a momentous occasion
for all of us here
at Wolf Creek Ranch
and the beginning
of a dream come
true.
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Santa Fe will be
returning to the
show ring in 2005
as well as accompanying
Eitan to some of
his clinics.
He will continue
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Wolf
Creek Ranch recently welcomed Fernando
Rolim DVM from Brazil. Dr. Rolim
came to visit and spend a couple
of days participating and interacting
with our Eitan and our horses. Dr.
Rolim is an equine reproduction
specialist and is spending time
traveling through out the US and
Europe while broadening his education
in "all things horses and mules".
Dr. Rolim is the head of an International
Equus Symposium scheduled January
9-16, 2006 in Brazil. Eitan will
be attending as a clinician along
with Dr. Robert Miller. This is
going to be a ground breaking event,
watch for details to follow on our
clinic page.
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Wolf Creek
Ranch Welcomes: ( from L to
R) Megan Evans & Frank Frontado-
apprentices, Danielle Green-
apprentice/ breeding manger
and Teri Personeni-barn manager
as part of our team.... like
our horses we are building the
foundation of tomorrows training
talent for future generations
of horse owners (and of course
the horses themselves) to trust
and enjoy. Watch for these talents
in the show arena.. they are
the future of Wolf Creek Ranch.
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New Video,
"Dances With Cows" Now Available.
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Cowboy Dressage,
"Dances With Cows"
is now available.
Eitan feels this
is his most beautiful
video to date.
This video is not
a training video
but an entertainment
video. If
you enjoyed The
Best of Cowboy Dressage,
"The Music and the
Magic" you will
love "Dances With
Cows." This
beautiful Wolf Creek
Ranch production
is "eye candy" for
any horse lover.
This new production
highlights Eitan's
best performances
with Holiday Compadre
and Golden Warrior.
From "spotlight
performances to
working with cattle
in Upton, Wyoming"
this video is a
visual equine masterpiece.
►Read
the reviews
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 SEARCHING
FOR THE PERFECT HORSE
by Carolyn Salomon Kazmierczak.
Holiday
Compadre is featured and
represents the Morgan Breed
in this book on a woman's
quest for the perfect horse.
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
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 Congratulations
Ellen DiBella!
In the photo there
is Ellen, Eitan
and Ellen's daughter,
Meredith Sloan with
Futurity's Ultimate
Twist
2004 World Championships
Resv. World Champion
Western Pleasure
Amateur Ladies
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 HUSEBY
CUSTOM BOOTS
Thad Huseby,
originally from Montana,
grew up in the West working
with horses and cattle.
He worked with leather,
made horse tack and other
quality leather goods since
he was 9 years old. Later
Thad attended the RI Merrel
Institute of Bootmaking
and he also studied the
techniques of DW Frommer
II as well as Ted R. Trulove.
Recently he trained with
C T Chappell, World Champion
Master Bootmaker, in order
to provide his customers
with the quality they deserve.
With over 16 years of experience
serving the general public
Huseby Custom Booths is
currently celebrating it's
12th anniversary in beautiful
Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
The Mission
of Huseby Custom Boots is
to provide top quality,
comfortable, long lasting
boots for you, the customer,
who has a very specific
and demanding need as well
a those of you desiring
and deserving our unique
one- of- a - kind- style.
Thad produces custom-designed,
hand-crafted works of art,
be it to your own specifications
or you can just let him
work his own magic to design
and create your masterpiece.
Thad offers
a superb selection of various
leathers and finishes to
satisfy your every possible
need. From Retro to today's
current styles. Each boot
is personally hand cut,
stitched and laced by Thad.
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When you see Eitan
at an Equine Expo
or Clinic ask him
to show you his
own Huseby Custom
Boots. He will be
happy show them
off too you. Eitan
will be wearing
them at the 2006
World Equestrian
Games, Achen, Germany....leading
in the closing ceremony
on Santa Fe Renegade.
Thad is a delight
to work with and
took excellent care
of Eitan and his
boot needs. Eitan
was impressed and
encourages you to
contact Thad if
you are thinking
of having a pair
of custom boots
made. You won't
be disappointed!
For more information
you can contact
Thad at:
Huseby Custom Boots,
PO Box 1715, Bonners
Ferry, Idaho 83805,
208-267-2924,
BOOTMAN@HUSEBYCUSTOMBOOTS.COM
or visit
www.husebycustomboots.com
Eitan's New Huseby
Custom Boots!
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"....I just received
my very own pair of
custom Huseby Boots. I
am thrilled. The quality
and workmanship are
superior. They are more
than just a boot, they
are a work of art." DBH |
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 David
Anthony has captured the
beauty of the Black Hills
and put it into his music.
Since the release of our
new video, "Dances With
Cows" we have had many folks
ask us where we found such
beautiful music to complement
our video. We found it in
the form of a relatively
unknown but wonderfully
gifted artist named David
Anthony. We fell instantly
in love with his voice and
song. His story is much
like many song writers and
singers: while their talent
is extraordinary it waits
patiently in hopes or discovery.
We encourage you to visit
David's website. It is well
done and offers a number
of "magical" cd's.
Please tell your friends,
they will thank you.
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 COWBOY
DRESSAGE ON RFD-TV
Be sure to tune into RFD-TV
on Direct TV, channel 379
and watch all of Eitan's
Cowboy Dressage Videos.
Check their website for
dates and times.
www.rfdtv.com.
RFD-TV hosts many of today's
top equine clinicians.
If you ranch, farm or just
enjoy that kind of lifestyle
RFD-TV is the place to be.
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OKC 2006
MJD French Quarter
A dream come true
for proud owners Mary and
Jack Denove, MJD Farms,
Los Angles, CA.
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Grand National
and World Championships
2006.
World Champion
Three Year Old
Futurity Western
Pleasure
Resv. World
Champion Three
year old Western
Pleasure.
Click Here
to read
more..
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2003
World Championships
Results
Santa Fe Renegade
and Eitan win World
Western Pleasure
Title again in 2003.
Eitan and Santa
Fe wore the roses
for the second consecutive
year winning the
World Western Pleasure
Title with a unanimous
vote from the judges.
The pair also won
the Western Pleasure
Stallion National
Title for the second
time. In Santa Fe's
career he has competed
at the World Championships
in 2001, 2002, 2003.
This uniquely talented
and beautiful stallion
is undefeated in
this World Class
Competition.
All wins over the
last 3 years were
unanimous across
the board for this
outstanding equine
individual.
Santa Fe will take
a break from the
show arena and participate
with Eitan at clinics
and expos across
the country.
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Temptation's Answer
won the Reserve
Western Pleasure
World Title for
the 4 year olds.
He and Eitan were
the 2002 World Champions
for the 3 Year Olds
last year.
Click Here to
read more..
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 DR.
Robert Miller DVM has
a new website up.
Dr. Miller is a well known
and respected horseman and
author. He is a keynote
speaker and clinician at
many of the worlds finest
equestrian events.
We highly recommend his
books and videos for anyone
seeking "more" knowledge.
They are very informative
and inspiring... a must
read and see for the horse
enthusiast.
Click Here >>
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Dr. Robert Miller
and Richard Lamb
have just released
a new book, "The
Revolution in Horsemanship,
And What It Means
To Mankind." |
There has
been a change in how we
treat our horses: We no
longer "break" them to harness
or saddle; we "gentle" them
so they become our partners,
their natural grace and
athleticism restored and
enhanced through humane
and thoughtful methods.
The author describes how
the horse's mind works,
how horses learn, and how
the "revolution" has used
those principles.
A must read for anyone wanting
to expand their equine horizons.
Click Here to order..
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"Cowboy Dressage with Golden
Warrior”
reads the label on the video.
“What in the world will
this be?”
- article by Linda White
in American Saddlebred Magazine
[
Click
Here
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  USA
Equestrian
(formally the American
Horse Show Association)
has awarded Eitan the Barbara
Worth Oakford Trophy for
Western Horseman of the
Year. Eitan is also on the
ballot for Overall USA Equestrian
of the Year. Ballots will
be sent to all USAE members.
Please remember to vote!
86th USA Equestrian Annual
Meeting > > read more
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Lexington, Kentucky
Marriott Griffin Gate
January 15 - 19, 2003
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Morgan
Grand National and World Championship
Show 2002
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Wow!
What a Grand Show it was
for Wolf Creek Ranch, their
clients and their Morgan
Horses. Eitan has always
believed in only taking
his very best to Oklahoma
City and that he did. Santa
Fe Renegade, Temptation's
Answer, Futurity's Ultimate
Twist and Sunny Acers Ebony
Night finished the week
long competition with top
honors. Wolf Creek Ranch
swept the Open Western Pleasure
Division winning the World
Western Pleasure, World
Western Pleasure 4 Year
Olds and World Western Pleasure
3 Year Olds.
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We are especially
proud of Alice Gibson
our apprentice of
5 years. Alice showed
Futurity's
Ultimate Twist
(her own personal
project) to World
Wins for owner Ellen
DiBella in Hunter
Pleasure 3 Year
Olds.
Art Perry of Intrepid
Farm continued his
winning ways under
the Wolf Creek Banner
with Sunny Acers
Ebony Night in the
Parade Division
earning a Resv.
National Championship.
Art has been a participant
in the "Rose Parade
for over 28 years!)
Once again Eitan
introduced a top
three year old in
the Western Pleasure
Division. This years
young star was
Temptation's
Answerowned
by Fire Run Farm.
"Snickers" and Eitan
were on a mission
from the start finishing
the week with multiple
World Titles.
In a life time a
horseman may be
granted one truly
great horse. To
be granted such
a gift twice in
a life time is an
honor bestowed on
few in this industry.
Holiday Compadre
won the World Western
Pleasure twice by
unanimous votes.
The first in 1993
and the second time
in 1996.
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Show
Results
Santa Fe
Renegade
and Eitan
(Debbie
and Eitan
Beth-Halachmy)
Natl. Champ.
WP Stallions
Natl. Champ
4 year old
WP Stallion
and Geldings
4yr. old
WP Alumni
winner
WC WP 4
Year olds
WC Western
Pleasure(
by unanimous
vote of
the judges)
Temptation's
Answer and
Eitan
(owner Fire
Run Farm)
2nd place
WP Stallion
and Geldings
3 yr. olds
WC WP 3
year old
Futurity
WC WP 3
year olds
Futurity
Ultimate
Twist and
Alice Gibson
(owner Ellen
DiBella)
Natl. Champ
Hunter Pleasure
3 year old
Stallion
and Geldings
Resv. WC
Hunter PL.
3 year old
Futurity
WC Hunter
Pleasure
3 year olds
Sunny Acers
Ebony Knight
and Art
Perry
(owner Intrepid
Farms)
Resv. World
Champion
Parade
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In 2002
Santa Fe Renegade
and Eitan were to
make the World Championship
Victory Pass with
once again a unanimous
decision. Santa
Fe is a horse of
serious stature,
charisma and talent.
Not to mention he
is drop dead gorgeous.
You may remember
that he swept the
3 year old division
at Oklahoma last
year, also winning
the Open Stallion
Class. Eitan elected
not to show him
back in the World
Championships as
the young horse
had given his all
to capture his earlier
wins that week.
It was a gamble
as he was a favorite
to win the World
in 2001. Could he
come back and do
it in 2002? He did,
and he did it with
honors. We are so
very proud of this
fine young horse.
So, what are we
going to do for
next year...we have
some very nice coming
3 year olds in the
barn for next year.
Perhaps they too
will make a pass
down victory lane.
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Shery Jespersen's article ~ July
30th, 2002
Today,
another Morgan has earned world-wide
recognition and has exceeded his
notable ancestors as far as the
number of humans who know of him.
His name means 'friend' and there
is no better friend in promotional
terms as it pertains to the Morgan
breed than 'Holiday Compadre'.
Learn More Click Here > > >
Holiday
Compadre Officially Retires
We
have Officially Retired our wonderful
horse Holiday Compadre. He will
spend his future days turned out
to pasture. He will be breeding
mares for us here at home but his
book is now closed to the public.
Compadre has been a corner stone
in our lives. He has given us more
than we can express in words. We
wanted to give him something back
and felt it was time to just let
him be a horse.
Santa Fe Renegade will be following
in Holiday Compadre's footsteps.
We feel quite assured that he will
measure up and continue to educate
and thrill audiences.
Holiday Compadre thanks you for
your many years of support, friendship
and applause.
DARE TO BE DIFFERENT-DARE TO
BE FREE
For
those of you who want to know more
about Eitan check out the New and
Wonderfully written article
on the Eitan Page, DARE TO BE DIFFERENT-DARE
TO BE FREE by Jennifer C.
Chisholm-Hoibraten
Learn More Click Here > > >
2001 Grand Nationals and World
Championship
What
a fantastic show we had. On top
of good ribbons we had a very good
time. The Grand Nationals is always
a mixture of hard work and anticipation.
The stress level can be high but
when it all comes together there
is nothing like it and all the work
is more than worth the effort.
We took our best 3 year old stallion
Santa Fe Renegade and our best 4
year old gelding Futurity On Your
Mark owned by the Rumens family
of Fire Run Farm. Both came
home World Champions.
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Wolf Creek Ranch
15468 Norvin Way
Grass Valley, CA 95949
phone 530-346-2715
Email:
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