Slidin’ H Ranch

02/28/2024

Back by popular demand! It’s going to be a great time, don’t miss out!

01/27/2024

Leaving February 8 for Fort Worth, TX, returning Feb 15th. We have room in trailer both directions if anyone needs critters hauled.

12/24/2023

Merry Christmas from our family to your’s!

12/15/2023

Best day ever! ☺️☺️

Did you receive your issue of the 𝙍𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙤𝙬 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨 magazine?

Flip to page 94 as our own 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐦 is featured after winning the Limited Non Pro Futurity at the 2023 Snaffle Bit Futurity in October!
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Erin Heim of Luxemburg, Wisconsin, claimed the Limited Non Pro Championship with a 645 composite (H: 215/R: 209/C: 221) aboard Armed For Sure (PG Heavily Armed x Mettilda x Metallic Cat), owned by her and her husband, Kurt Heim, and bred by Dan Churchill. Heim well surpassed her goal of making finals this year, which marks her fifth attempt to do so.

“We are kind of addicted to the Snaffle Bit Futurity®, and we plan on it every year,” Heim shared. “We raise, breed and buy horses for that purpose. It’s an amazing feeling because it’s been a long time coming. I’d not made the finals in my last four attempts, so to finally make finals and then win it, besides, felt great.”

Her 2020 mare acts like a seasoned mount despite only being a 3-year-old. “Anything that involves a cow with this mare, I feel like she has my back,” Heim related. “We had solid runs in the prelims— not huge scores, but just good solid runs.”

Heim entered the world of reined cow horses in 2010.

“A good friend of ours, Paul Wilinski, with whom we used to team pen, was in cow horse, and he had horses with Ken Wold in California,” Heim shared. “Paul had talked me into doing a cow horse clinic, so the rest was kind of history.”

Shortly afterward, the Heims bought a 3-year-old mare that made the Snaffle Bit Futurity® Open Finals in 2011, further igniting their passion for the event.

“I showed her through her derby and bridle years and had a lot of success with her, but then we retired her around 2016,” Heim said. “I’ve kind of had a lull since then as far as making finals and putting some of those big runs together and stuff like that.”

Heim credits her husband with not only being her greatest supporter but the one with the more pronounced Snaffle Bit Futurity® addiction as well. He resolves to do whatever it takes for them to make it to the event every year.

“It’s kind of his vacation every year, and he’s never weakened from the fact that I showed in it four other times and had not made finals—that never deterred him or anything like that,” Heim said. “He’s always there cheering me on and supporting me and helping me find the next horse and stuff like that.”

Heim also credits her trainers Ryan and Sam Gallentine for their role in her success.

“We’ve been with Ryan for seven years or so now, and he’s an eternal optimist,” she said. “He’s always pushing me to find the next horse, improve every time I enter the show pen and improve my riding between practice sessions. He’s always cheering me on and talking me through every run. He’s there when you walk out of the pen and has been a huge support system to me.”

Heim’s monumental win is also bittersweet as it brings up cherished memories of one of her truly great champions, her dad, who recently passed away after being diagnosed with cancer on August 15.

“We lost him 20 days later on September 4,” Heim said. “With all that happening, I missed the last couple of pre-futurities and didn’t even know I’d be able to show in the Snaffle Bit Futurity®. While he wasn’t involved in horses, he taught me to never give up on dreams no matter what’s thrown at you.”

12/11/2023

Outdoor board available now, stall board coming soon.

12/03/2023

The NCRCHA Hollidazzle show is always one of our favorites. We had a full weekend of good cowponies and great friends.

Tamale was Non Pro Derby Reserve Champion

Wanda placed 3rd in the Non Pro Futurity

Cade and Fruity Pebbles placed 3rd in the Youth Boxing Spectacular and scored a 70 in the box drive challenge

Kurt and Louie had a little tough luck out of the herd, but put their best reining run together to date

11/03/2023

Clinic is full, but auditors are welcome! Only $35 to audit!

10/16/2023

🔥🔥Wanda’s 221 fence run 🔥🔥

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10/16/2023

2023 Limited Non Pro Futurity Champions!!!!

It still hasn’t sank in. So thankful for this mare and the team I have supporting me. This is seriously a dream come true. 🥺🥺

10/13/2023

Selling my 17” Saddle House cutter. I have it with at the Snaffle bit. $2750

09/25/2023

🔥🔥New date!🔥🔥

09/18/2023

08/17/2023

We are so close to our annual barn dance! Come out and have some fun with great band and some music! This event benefits or Luminere scholarship program!

08/17/2023

Our show bill for the Fall Ranch Horse Show on September 23rd and 24th! Come on out!

08/14/2023

Who’s a good girl? These girls! 👇👇👇

So blessed to have these phenomenal mares in our life. 💗

Wanda ended up 2nd in the Non Pro Futurity

Tamale was 4th in the Non Pro Derby and 2nd in the Non Pro Hackamore

Cade and Fruity Pebbles won the Jr Youth on Sunday with a 73 on the cow!

08/05/2023

‼ ‼‼ We are postponing the Sam and Ryan Gallentine clinic to fall. New date will be announced soon. ‼ ‼‼

07/24/2023

📢CLINIC ANNOUNCEMENT📢 We have husband and wife duo Sam and Ryan Gallentine coming for a 2 day clinic August 19th and 20th. You get 2 NRCHA open trainers for the price of one!

05/07/2023

We have quarters and halves available from our May processing dates. Pm if interested!

04/03/2023

This weekend’s weather may have been mediocre at best, but the amount of learning, camaraderie and laughs were definitely not in short supply. A huge thanks to Damien Mikkelson and everyone that participated in this weekends clinic.

03/30/2023

Only 2 days away! Clinic is full but auditors welcome! Please RSVP if you plan on auditing.

03/09/2023

Our show bill for our spring ranch horse show!

Contact Wendy for stall reservations at: 920-493-1705

If you have any questions please contact the following:
Heather: 920-419-0849
Donny: 920-255-6538
Erin/Kurt: (920) 371-4079 or email: [email protected]

Hope to see you there!!

03/07/2023

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Quarters and halves of beef available.
Pm for info!
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02/27/2023

We have Damien Mikkelson coming! Don't miss out, it's going to be a great time!

12/21/2022

“Allow yourself to be a beginner. No one starts off an expert.”

We had a great time this weekend instructing separate clinics in 2 different states!

Sam taught a group of talented cow horse enthusiasts at our facility in Belle Plaine, MN while Ryan taught at Sliding H Arena in Luxemburg, WI!
Thank you all for attending!

12/20/2022

Another great weekend of learning in the books. Thank you to Ryan Gallentine for putting on a great clinic and to all who participated! Lastly, thank you to friends and family that helped us prepare and pull this all off. We couldn’t do it without you!

12/08/2022

11/14/2022

Hope you can join us!!!! 🤠🐮🤠🐮