Hannink Equine Center

08/29/2024

Looking for better... give us a call!

08/27/2024

We believe you can!

08/22/2024

Our team of qualified professionals strives to put together a partnership between horse and rider, we believe that the ability of both is very important.

08/20/2024

Whether you are shopping or selling, we specialize in horse sales. Contact us today for more information.

08/16/2024

Introducing: Hamilton is a sweet laid-back TB gelding. He is 16.1H 11 years old but still green because he has been on the back burner. He has good lead changes and a big stride. He is very brave to the jumps, easily jumping fill and solids, and has never offered to stop. He has been ridden by juniors and amateurs and is fairly tolerant of their mistakes. He is a good blend of whoa and go, having automatic brakes but easy to keep moving, and carries a motor to the jumps without being hot. He loves people always in your pocket and is easy to handle in the barn. A great project for someone to finish!

Priced to sell from $10K-$15k
Visit his website for more photos and videos: https://www.hanninkequine.com/hamilton

08/13/2024

Introducing Carbonado aka "Carbon" is a 15yr 15.3 TB gelding. As a young horse, he spent a couple of years doing dressage before switching over to the hunter ring. He has shown and done well in the hunters up to 3' on the east coast including shows like WEF. He is a hack contender and has a beautiful jump. He has plenty of stride for the lines and is comfortable to ride. He is naturally quiet but easy to keep going and likes to work. Loves people and is great to handle in the barn. He is a fun horse for a petite rider!! USEF # 5802554
Lease $15k per year or for sale between $15-30K
Please visit his website for more pictures and videos: https://www.hanninkequine.com/cabonado

08/12/2024

08/11/2024

This is why your turn does not come from pulling on the rein. Note the riders hand and leg position and hip angle in each sketch. Note the development of the horses muscles in each sketch. Note the shape of the horse in each sketch. A truly supple, truly bent horse is working through their entire body. It is OUR job as the rider to guide the horse to become soft, supple, and through in all movements.

Rider one is pulling the nose around, and trying to push the haunches in, with a following outside rein offering the horse no balance, and a hardly supportive inside leg to wrap around. This has created a rigid, stiff horse that will surely be back sore, weak in the hind end, with front end bulk in all the wrong places. This horse has every opportunity, and will likely be so uncomfortable that it will try every time, to run out of his right shoulder.

Rider two is pushing the horse from his inside leg to his outside rein. The outside rein is providing a balance point for the horse, allowing him to be both comfortable and willing to carry himself. Because the riders rein is supportive and blocking the shoulder, the horse can not blow out the shoulder, and can only become truly bent along the entire length of the spine.

In order to build the athlete you want, and to allow your horse the opportunity to have a long, successful, and most importantly SOUND career, it is important to understand how we ride, even in seemingly simple tasks such as the walk or trotting circles, is effecting each muscle in your horses body. Not all muscle is good muscle!

- Ali Hamann / South Coast Sport Horses

08/08/2024

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08/06/2024

SALES

We strive to put together a partnership between horse and rider, we believe that the ability of both is very important. With national and international connections to draw upon, we locate some of the most talented horses in the world. If you have questions about finding horses or wish to set up a viewing for one of our lease or sale horses, please feel free to contact us.

08/02/2024

08/01/2024

TRAINING

We are a full-service hunter/jumper facility that offers training, for horses just getting started through Grand Prix athletes. If you are interested in seriously showing as an amateur or a junior, we provide some of the best training California has to offer.

07/30/2024

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07/25/2024

07/23/2024

SERAFINA

Chovita is a 16yr old 16.1H Canadian-bred Zangersheide mare. She is smooth to ride with an easy jump and a forgiving nature that always makes it to the other side. In her first year showing in the States, Chovita took her kid around the 3' hunters, Eq, and jumper rings qualifying for year-end finals. Last year, she took a kid from the 2' to the 2'9 equitation and jumpers including the kid's first show.

$35-50K per year to lease

07/18/2024

VORAME

Vorame is a 22yr 16.1h Dutch warmblood gelding. He is a great 2'6 horse! He has miles and top ribbons in all three rings. He has plenty of stride to get down the lines and an easy jump. He does have a bit of a spook so not for total beginners but is very good to the jumps and does well in the show ring. He is great to handle in the barn and loves people!

$10-20K per year to lease

07/16/2024

SIROCCO

“Uno” is a 2014 16.3H TB gelding for lease only. He has done some eventing and shown in jumpers/hunters/equitation up to 2’9. He will easily jump 3’. He is very brave to the jumps and his big stride makes the lines easy. He has auto-lead changes and a classy jump. He Is easy to handle and stands well for the farrier.

​$20-35K per year

07/11/2024

IMPALA Z

Impala is a 2012 imported warmblood mare standing 17.2H. She has spent her life in the jumper ring with miles to the 1.35m. She has a beautiful jump and makes the lines easily with her big stride. Her easy changes and great ride-ability would make her a great equitation horse for a jr or amateur.

Priced between $75K-$100K

07/09/2024

LADYHAWK

“Lady” is a 2014 Argentinian warmblood mare who stands 16H, USEF number 5763472. She has been mostly produced by a Jr in a professional program. She is showing in the 1.10m Children’s with room for more. She is very brave and in general, doesn’t care what ring she goes in. She likes to be clean and is super game for turns. She is big strided and forward but not hot.

​Priced between $50K-75K

07/04/2024

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Independence Day.

07/02/2024

Who would you pick to ride over this classic yellow and white oxer?