Rawking Horse Ranch

12/16/2024

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RHR can help with that 🦄
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English & Western ✅
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10/20/2024

Our offsite event season has come a wonderful close with Calisto’s Rawking Promise “Jagger” enjoying his first show classes in his life under saddle. The smile on both of our faces was the best prize of all! Jagger showed as a 4 year old in two Partnership Under Saddle Classes at Cowboy Dressage World Finals. He placed 1st with scores of 65 in each class. Smiles ALL around! & Jaggers Breeder Shannon Promise Farms 🖤💎.

09/26/2024

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Dressage, Western, Western dressage - quality training and instruction for horses and riders

08/21/2024

Ranch History! Tony founded Rawking Horse Ranch at the time it was called Silverdollar Ranch. I hope he is looking down on us as we spread the Californio Traditions carrying on his path.  I just love that he was a Hackamore master as it’s my favorite as well. 🤠❤️‍🔥

DAY IN HISTORY | Tony Amaral - He did to the hackamore world what Casey Tibbs did for bronco riding. He changed the style. Tony added the finesse, lightness, and the supple feel that we all look for still. Even by today’s high standards, a hackamore horse trained by Tony is the epitome of perfection.

Tony’s parents were emigrants from Portugal who started a cattle and dairy ranch. Tony came from an era where snaffle bits were only used for work horses. Then, cow horses were ridden only a handful of times in a snaffle before moving quickly into a hakamore or “jaquima” as early California State Fair, which at the time was the largest show in the state. They made reserve champion and Tony was on his way to becoming one of the greatest horseman of all time.

Tony had become interested in the Hackamore horse. He learned from any man willing to share his knowledge, but in the end, he turned to the greatest showman of the reined horse of that era, Charlie Maggini, 1929 World Champion All-around Cowboy. Tony went on to train more champion hackamore horses than any other trainer of the Pacific Coast.

Tony was devoted to upgrading the horses and their styles. He was the Master hackamore man of his decade. He spread the California Bridle Horse and Hackamore tradition across the nation, making the East understand that there was a better way.

He set a record, which still stands today, by winning the Hackamore championship a three-year old, Docs Top Doli.

06/22/2024

Good News First?
1. 🖤 New Morgan C**t! Jaggers Nephew who looks just like him was born. Welcome my sweet baby boy!
2. 💙 New Pony! Meet Suede 3 yrs Black Roan Welsh Cob. He will be here next week!
3. 🧡 Mango broke himself… we think he bonked his head… Remember in May his face swelled up? Then he started showing neurologic issues. He has shown great improvement over the last 30 days under the care of UC Davis with Top Neurologist Monica Aleman She and I are both hopeful for a recovery. Please send healing love his way.
4. 🥕 Ari is for Sale. Don’t miss out on this amazing horse! Side saddle, ranching, roping, ride him anywhere…. I am downsizing my herd literally… ponies work better for my program right now. Well if they don’t bonk their heads!
All of this has been happening during spring Ranch chores and it’s been crazy. I got Dust Off down, having a hoe down 🎶here July 6. I hope to see you all soon! 🦄🤠

05/20/2024

Come Join The Fun! 🦄

05/15/2024

TAKE THIS SURVEY PLEASE

Sonoma County Regional Parks are looking for input from the equine community regarding the new Regional Park that is being developed on Nuns Canyon Road. Go to calabazascreekparkandpreserve.org & take the survey for horse people. The park is an approximately 1,290-acre property located along the western slope of the Mayacamas Mountain range approximately seven miles north of the town of Sonoma. TAKE THE SURVEY and share the news at your barn and with your friends and family:
https://calabazascreekparkandpreserve.org/survey

05/15/2024

See You There 🫶🦄

👉 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞!! 👈
𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐲 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬
October 10-13-2024
Murietta Equestrian Center
Rancho Murieta, CA

04/17/2024

Thank you for your magic and support. Art takes time, so for now here some previews. Only 6 more weeks left of school until summer break. My students and I invite you to join the fun. Sign up now Jax, Mango Ari, and I only have a few spots left 🦄🦄🦄🦄