Rick Klaus Show Horses

01/30/2025

🏆AQHA National Year-End Results are Final🏆

From all of us at Rick Klaus Show Horses, Congratulations, Laurie on Bonnie’s 2024 achievements! Thank you for trusting us with your goals!

01/29/2025

🏆AQHA National Year-End Results are Final🏆

From all of us at Rick Klaus Show Horses, Congratulations, Terri on your Top 10 in the Nation achievement! We are excited to see what is in store for you and Chester in 2025!

01/28/2025

🏆AQHA National Year-End Results are Final🏆

From all of us at Rick Klaus Show Horses, Congratulations Lori, on your achievements with Levi in 2024! We are especially proud of this one!

01/18/2025

🔹For Sale🔹
4yo AQHA Gelding - 16 hands - He is an NSBA World Show Top 5/Top 10 in the Hunter Under Saddle and Equitation as well as a Congress Top 10/Top 15. Has an excellent start to the Showmanship, Horsemanship, Trail and is an easy lead changer. This gelding is as great minded and easy to prepare as they come!! Suitable for ANY level rider. Still Green Eligible. Located in Cottage Grove, MN. Mid-five figures.
Enrolled in the BCF and Premier Sires

Call Rick at 651-398-6050 for more info

01/01/2025

▪️SOLD▪️
Congratulations to the new owners on these great horses! We have enjoyed having them in our program and look forward to their future.

We still have a group of Proven All-Around Show Geldings for sale, please call Rick at 651-398-6050 for more information

12/25/2024

𝙈𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙆𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙨 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨!

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦, 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰, 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦🌠

12/10/2024

▪️We have multiple, proven, AQHA all-around show Geldings for sale. All priced in the mid-fives▪️

Please message or call Rick at 651-398-6050

11/04/2024

🔹SOLD🔹
5yo AQHA Mare - 15 hands - Reya is the ultimate youth horse! She has been maintained and shown by a 13yo girl. Has been shown in Western Pleasure, Horsemanship, Hunter Under Saddle and Equitation and is an AQHA Point Earner. She rides great, inside, outside, ba****ck and on the trail. 100% sound with no vices. Suitable for any level rider. Located in Cottage Grove, MN

Please call Rick at 651-398-6050 for more information.

10/24/2024

✨Congratulations to these teams on another great day at the All American Quarter Horse Congress!✨

Brynn Mathiason & Tall Dark N Chocolate
▪️12th / 15th Hunter Under Saddle 12-14

Andrea Klaus & To The Batt Cave
▪️12th / 13th LV1 Amateur Equitation

10/23/2024

✨Congress Top 20 (17th) ✨

To The Batt Cave & Andrea Klaus
▪️3yo Limited Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle

10/22/2024

We added two more Top 20 Finalists to our collection yesterday!

✨Congratulations to✨

Rick Klaus & Jeanie In A Bottle
▪️Junior Western Pleasure

Brynn Mathiason & Tall Dark N Chocolate
▪️12-14 Western Pleasure

10/21/2024

☀️We’re just getting warmed up here in Columbus☀️

From Halter to Western Pleasure and Hunter Under Saddle and onto Western Riding our teams have been Top 20 multiple times!

Congratulations, everyone! Looking forward to the rest of the show!

10/09/2024

◾️𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚!◾️

Best of luck to everyone, we are excited to see all of our friends from near and far!

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 2024 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙥:
•Rick Klaus - Jeanie In A Bottle
•Terri Shaleen - Principal Decision
•Liz Midtlien - Hes W***y Hot
•Barb Walton - A Classy VS GoodRide
•Brynn Mathiason - Tall Dark N Chocolate
•Andrea Klaus - To The Batt Cave

10/04/2024

Peaches - 2022 APHA Mare sired by Makin Me W***y Wild and out of a daughter of All Time Fancy. She has a good start to her and is great minded, trainable and super sweet. Peaches is big, beautiful and will make a great all around show horse in the future. Located in Cottage Grove, MN - $12,500

▪️Enrolled in the APHA Breeders Trust, NSBA Color BCF and NSBA SIF▪️

Call Rick at 651-398-6050 for more information

09/03/2024

Rick Klaus Show Horses had an excellent weekend at the WQHA State Show, WQHA State Fair Show & Cheesehead Classic! Thank you to everyone for the incredible hospitality! TNT Events and Peter Cannizzaro for keeping things running so smoothly! We even made it home in time for the final evening of the Minnesota State Fair!

⭐️We had personal best scores, slot class wins, maiden voyages, goals accomplished and a good time⭐️

Some of our highlights include:
▪️Hot In My Blue Jeans
•Lori Passe
💰CHAMPION Walk/Trot Slot Class
💰RESERVE CHAMPION Showmanship Slot Class with Andrea
🏆Circuit Champion Am Walk/Trot Western Pleasure
🥇Class Winner Rookie Am Showmanship

▪️Hes W***y Hot
•Liz Midtlien
⭐️High Point Select Amateur⭐️
🏆Circuit Champion Am Select Showmanship
🥇Class winner Am Select Western Pleasure
🥇Class Winner Am Select Equitation
🥈Top 2 Am Select Horsemanship
🥈Top 2 Amateur Performance Geldings

▪️Jeanie In A Bottle
•Laurie Koenig
🏆 Circuit Champion L3 Western Pleasure with Rick
🥇Multiple Class Winner Am Western Pleasure

▪️A Classy VS GoodRide
•Barb Walton
⭐️Maiden Voyage in Am W/T Western Pleasure
🥈Top 2 Am W/T Western Pleasure

▪️W***y Good Vibez
•Barb Walton
🥈Top 2 Am Select Horsemanship score of 78!

▪️Principal Decision
•Terri Shaleen
🥇Class Winner Am Select Trail
🥇Class Winner LV1 Am Trail
🥉Point Earner Am Select Horsemanship

▪️To The Batt Cave
•Andrea Klaus
🏆Circuit Champion AM W/T Horsemanship
🏆Circuit Champion Am W/T Equitation
🏆Circuit Champion Am 3yo Geldings
🏆Circuit Champion Open 3yo Geldings

09/02/2024

Congratulations, Liz Baker Midtlien! We are very proud of you! 👏

2024 State Show Amateur Select High Point Goes to…

08/25/2024

We’ve had a great summer supporting the Minnesota North Star Paint Horse Club Shows! Special thank you to Double F Arena and all of those involved in making these shows possible!

Between the June & August Show, here are some of our highlights:
💥June Show - High Point Open Horse💥
•Always Scenic for owner Diane Torrey

💥June Show - Becky making her Show Debut for the first time in 30+ years!💥
•Multiple Class Winner Nov Am Western Pleasure

💥June Show - Unanimous Class Winners💥
•Green Hunter Under Saddle - Fully Automatic
•All Age Hunter Under Saddle - Always Scenic
•All Age Western Pleasure - By Assets Only
•Novice Youth Western Pleasure - My Only Appointment
•Youth 13&Under Western Pleasure - My Only Appointment

August Show:
▪️My Only Appointment
•Leo Brown
🏆Unanimous Circuit Champion 13&Under Western Pleasure

▪️My Only Appointment
•Becky Brown
🏆Circuit Champion Nov Am Western Pleasure

▪️By Assets Only
•Owned by Ginger Dearing
🏆Unanimous Circuit Champion Senior Western Pleasure with Rick
🥈Top Placings Am W/T Western Pleasure with Ginger

▪️Always Scenic
•Owned by Diane Torrey
💥Unoffically Earned APHA Open Championship💥
🏆Unanimous Circuit Champion Senior Hunter Under Saddle
🏆Circuit Champion Open Barrels
🏆Circuit Champion Open Stake Race
🥈Top Placings Am W/T Western Pleasure with Diane

We are super thankful for our amazing clients for the trust they put in us to help them accomplish their goals!

08/18/2024

Final class for this team at the NSBA - National Snaffle Bit Association World Championship Show

Congratulations to:
🔹 𝓣𝓸 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓪𝓽𝓽 𝓒𝓪𝓿𝓮 & 𝓐𝓷𝓭𝓻𝓮𝓪 𝓚𝓵𝓪𝓾𝓼
🔹10th Novice Amateur Equitation

We are extremely proud of this 3yo in his first loping pattern and a score of 244! This marks 3 classes and 3 Top 10’s