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Breeding, Training, & Showing Outstanding Reining Horses. Story Book Stables is the culmination of a lifetime passion for owners Brenda Joyce and Rick Christen.

When the pair met at the High Roller Reining Classic in 2013, both were avid Reiners who were breeding show horses for themselves, and happily competing as Non Pros. But that quickly changed. Brenda had always dreamed of owning horses on a ranch out west, from the time she was a little girl, born in Brooklyn and raised in Manhattan. The daughter of a developer, she refused to go into the family bu

siness, and became a bestselling novelist, with 54 published novels to her credit, all in 26 years. When she met Rick, it was time to live out the second half of her dream. Rick was raised in Toledo, Ohio, and began riding horses as a small boy. His dream of being a pilot in the Air Force was destroyed because of his height, and instead, he wound up racing sailboats—until he decided to go into the family roofing business. When he met Brenda, a reining horse frenzy was unleashed. They began combining forces, sharing horses, swapping embryos, and then they built Five Bells Ranch. The Ranch is a dream come true for them both. 5 Bells Ranch encompasses 22 acres in the heart of Rio Verde, Arizona. It includes a 41-stall state of the art show barn, a 280 x 150 covered arena, a covered round pen and walker, numerous turn outs, irrigated front pastures, another state of the art mare motel, three casitas for employees, other apartments, and more. Set on both the east and west sides of 138th Street, the east side is for the mares, babies and yearlings, and the training operation is on the west side.

06/22/2025

220.5 for the Story Book Stables owned horse G***K FOURTY FIVE and Resident trainer ARNO HONSTETTER in the NRHA Open Derby L4 FINALS! 👏

06/15/2025

Great ride for Vanessa Strotmann and GOTTA WHIZ GUN for Story Book Stables in the NRHA Derby Prelims!

06/14/2025

223.5 for the Story Book Stables owned horse G***K FOURTY FIVE and Resident trainer ARNO HONSTETTER in the NRHA Open Derby Prelims and 4YO Stakes! 👏

06/13/2025

219 for the Story Book Stables bred horse My Best Dream (Spooks Gotta Whiz x Msdreamy) and Arno Honstetter for Rolling Hills Ranch LLC in the NRHA Open Derby Prelims!

04/21/2025

What a horse ---- G***K FOURTY FIVE and Arno Honstetter had a great run for Story Book Stables in the NRBC Open Derby Prelims. 👊

12/08/2024

Your 2024 NRHA - National Reining Horse Association Res Level 3 CHAMPIONS - G***k Forty Five and Arno Honstetter for Story Book Stables 👊

12/07/2024

222.5 for G***k Forty Five and Arno Honstetter in the NRHA Open Futurity Finals for Story Book Stables 👊

12/02/2024

220.5 for G***k Forty Five and Arno Honstetter in the NRHA Open Futurity section one Semi Finals for Story Book Stables 👊

11/28/2024

G***k Forty Five and Arno Honstetter had a great ride in the NRHA Open Futurity Prelims for Story Book Stables 👊

10/06/2024

🏆 Story Book Stable’s G***K FOURTY FIVE and Arno Honstetter is your AZRHA Best Of The West 🥇 L3 Open Futurity Champions and🥈 L4 Open Futurity reserve Champions with a 223! 👏🏻👏🏻

10/05/2024

223 G***k Forty Five - Arno Honstetter - Story Book Stables - AZRHA Best of the west Open Futurity 👊

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28823 N 138th Street
Scottsdale, AZ
85262

Website

https://storybookstables.com/

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