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Steve Ross Reining & Performance Horses Steve Ross is a respected (Now Retired) NRHA judge and professional horseman located in Scottsdale Arizona . Doug Milholland, NRHA Futurity Champion.

Steve is a lifelong horseman whose passion is starting and training reining horses. A popular clinician and coach, he has travelled the world sharing his message of solid horsemanship with a low key approach that has consistently proven to produce outstanding results. Steve has a solid background in the horse business having served on the NRHA Sale Committee and in 2015 judged all three of the ma

jor reining events in the USA. Steve has been a highly successful competitor and has produced many top class horses to the highest level of competition. In addition to judging, coaching and training horses, Steve is also an experienced radio and broadcasting personality and can often been seen interviewing competitors and commentating from the biggest reining competitions in the world, including all the major events, like The Run for A Million, Nrha Futurity and Derby, The NRBC as well as Reining By The Bay and The High roller Reining Classic. Steve has worked for and learned from many of the top trainers in the World. Bill Horn NRHA Futurity Champion, Winston Hansma NCHA Futurity Champion, and Tommy Manion 35 AQHA World Championships. He believes in a solid foundation on all his young horses, and is well known and respected within this field, having produced several highest selling horses at the most prestigious reining horse sales. If you are looking for your next top prospect, a proven show horse , or you are starting out in the Western Performance world and need a novice suitable mount, this is the place you can come and try multiple horses and find the exact match you need. Steve & his team will guide you through the entire process, ensuring you get an honest evaluation of both the horse and the match up for future success. Our success is based entirely on our customers happiness & success with their new horses. We keep a barnful of beautiful, kind, talented horses and we would love to show you them. Come and Visit Sunny Scottdale and let us match you up with the horse of your dreams.

04/08/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

Price Reduced to $25,000

Owner says she has to sell!

04/03/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

💥 Want to hit the EASY button? 💥

❤️Meet Jesus!!!

🌟2019 Sorrel gelding by Smart Like Juice x Rooster Mare.

🌟Stands approx 14.1hh

🌟NRHA LTE $2587 with limited non pro showing.

🌟Extremely easy to ride! Very gentle and kind.

🌟Suited for any level of rider from Green and youth up.

🌟Cute enough with good enough paces to also cross over into the ranch events.

🌟100% sound, no vices and easy to deal with on the ground and around the barn.

🔥 Jesus is cute as a bugs ear and a super fun little horse to ride and have around. He is well schooled and can do all the maneuvers with style. He turns around and stops great and lopes and changes leads on a drape rein. He doesn’t want to go faster than you tell him to, and doesn’t get strong or take advantage off the ends. He’s an ideal candidate to keep at home and have lots of fun with. Do the reining, do the ranch, ride him all over and generally enjoy him. Start out your reining career in the green and be ahead of the game with this super little gelding.

💥Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona.

💥Call Steve Ross to book an appointment to try him! 254 434 8444

🎥Link: https://youtu.be/mWUDWULb3Cs?si=IvxAPH9jK5zYTYwE

❤️ Mid 3x,### takes him home!

04/02/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

💥Gorgeous 3 Year Old Prospect!

❤️Meet Piper

🌟2022 Sorrel Mare By Mr Electric Spark x Round Midnite. Round Midnite is a full sister to the great horse Guns and Dynamite by Gunners Special Nite x Chic Olena Starbuck.

❤️AQHA reg, APHA eligible, NRHA and NRBC enrolled.

🌟Stands approx 14.2hh

🌟Very gentle with a fantastic foundation.

🌟Ranch events or Rein? You choose!
She would also make an exceptional Ranch versatility prospect.

❤️Piper is a gorgeous built mare with a fabulous pedigree. She has had an exceptional start, and is proving to be very trainable and smart, with an outstanding talent for the Ranch events. She is striking to look at with stunning paces, an incredible long trot and has already mastered most the transitions needed for the ranch events. She has been trained by talented young trainer Kendall Woellmer who won over $6500 on her FULL sister (Midnite Marley) last fall in ranch horse futurities and Piper looks set to follow in her big sisters foot steps. In addition to being a potential ranch horse super star, Piper is very well started in the reining maneuvers too! She shows a nice steppy turn around and a big stop. This filly is the same horse every day, quiet and easy to ride. She has started on the trail obstacles too, she will trot and lope over poles, side pass, drag the log, as yet nothing has phased her.

🌟Piper is 100% sound, lovely clean legs, has never had an injury and is ready to hit the show pen this fall. No vices, and easy to do everything with.

🌟Offered for sale by breeder who needs to make room for the next generation.

🛑 Call Steve Ross for details. 254 434 8444

💥Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona.

🎥link : https://youtu.be/RcmQU9Mhw2I?si=c5IwKi5Ol2Z24pib

💥 3x, ###

03/28/2025

💥Tall, Dark, Handsome Unicorn! 💥

❤️Meet Cappy

🌟 2018 Black Gelding By Inferno 66 x Smart Spook Mare.

🌟AQHA APHA NRHA and NSBA reg.

🌟Stands dead on 15hh

🌟Approx $7500 LTE in NRHA, also has shown and won in ranch riding and ranch trail etc.

🌟 Incredibly kind, gentle and safe, an absolute baby sitter who can also really do all his maneuvers with ease and style. Extremely smooth in all paces.

🌟100% sound and no vices.

🌟A complete gentleman at all times on the ground. Easy to do everything with.

💥Cappy is a very rare commodity!He’s an absolute saint to ride and do everything with and will look after his rider in every way, however don’t be fooled by that! He is also extremely dynamic in his maneuvers and can turn and stop with the best of them! He has a look at me presence, is easy to circle and change leads, and will not take advantage of his rider in anyway. Cappy can do the reining and the ranch and will stand out in either show pen. Cappy is one of the nicest and most gorgeous horses that anyone would be proud to have in their barn.

🌟 Cappy can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona

🌟 Call Steve Ross 254 434 8444 to book an appointment to try Cappy!

🎥link: https://youtu.be/ojCzDBJ0U9E?si=N9A_hQqt6umSVzan

❤️Cappy is a very special horse who deserves a very special home, he is the kind everyone needs!

🌟 mid 7x, ###

03/11/2025

This gorgeous, kind easy mare, is fit and ready to go! This is a well priced mare with her entire show career ahead of her! Don’t miss out!

💥price reduced!!!!

$25.000

03/09/2025

Introducing our two 2025 babies!

Thank you Cam Essick for these beautiful photos of our new babies. ❤️

Twix: Stud c**t by Downright Amazing x TR Platinum Shine

Sade : Filly by Downright Amazing x Miss Hollywood Spook.

We are so thrilled with these new 2025 babies. Thank you again to all at Tamarack Ranch for looking after our babies so wonderfully! ❤️

03/04/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

🔥 Fancy and Gorgeous Derby Gelding! 🔥

❤️Meet Repeat

🔥2020 Chocolate palomino by ARC Gunnabeabig Star x Ebony Spook.

🔥 Extremely Talented, massive stop, extremely stylish circles, super easy lead change and a steppy turn.

🔥Repeat is a very kind and easy gelding, we have had good green/rookie riders on him and he’s packed them around easily, but he’s talented enough to be a top level non pro horse, or an open horse!

🔥Whilst Repeat is talented enough to be a fantastic top level Reiner he also has extremely good paces, with a gorgeous balanced jog and long trot, which will make him a world class Ranch event horse too!

🔥This gorgeous gelding has come from one of the very best programs in the world. He is extremely well schooled with every fancy button you need to excel in the reining, or the ranch riding or both! He is quiet to ride but feely enough to be very dynamic in the reining. He has a real look at me presence and everyone is drawn to him when they walk in the barn! Repeat has been hauled and schooled a little, and is now ready to start his career properly. He is completely fresh in the pen, and has a long successful career ahead of him. We really love this one, and someone needs to buy him before Boo decides she needs to keep him! He has a great temperament, is easy to do everything with around the barn, loads and hauls like a pro, stands for the farrier and ties easily to be bathed and saddled. He’s very personable and wants to be everyone’s friend (especially if you bring him water melon!!)

🔥100% sound and no vices.

🔥Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona. Call Steve Ross to book and appointment to try him. 254 434 8444

🎥Link : https://youtu.be/D4Fv04JGYsI?si=lvXROyXrSBWErAXm

Mid 7x, ###

02/23/2025

Unlike his little sister Sade, Twix when he was 3 days old had ideas he might like to be an event horse!! Woohooo

02/22/2025

When your brand new baby is born already fully trained in tempi changes! 😂

Downright Amazing x Miss Hollywood Spook

02/20/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

🔥 Something super special! 🔥

❤️ Meet Fossil (Aka Bone Daddy)

🔥2021 Palomino stallion by the one and only Smart Chic Olena x x Whizin Off Sparks PE $360,796.04 (Topsail Whiz x Setting Off Sparks)

🔥Fossil is a big horse standing around 15.2hh

🔥5 panel clean.

🔥 Extremely Talented with gorgeous paces and a beautiful lead change, stylish circles, fancy spins and a massive stop.

🔥Would excel in the Reining or be a world class ranch event horse.

❤️Fossil is a true one of a kind! With his outstanding bloodlines, incredible good looks, massive flowing white mane and tail and his incredible talent, he is set to be a world class horse in multiple disciplines. He can do all the reining maneuvers easily, with a huge amount of style and a wow presence everyone will notice, but he could easily cross into the ranch events and will be the stand out horse in the show pen. Everyone will notice you on this beautiful horse. Horses of this caliber are rarely offered for sale on the open market. Make him your next best show horse or make him your own personal stud prospect. Just check out that incredible dam line, truly first class!

🔥100% sound and no vices.

🔥Can be seen in Scottsdale Arizona. Call Steve Ross for full details 254 434 8444

🎥Link : https://youtu.be/Vn1g1v1fMiY?si=28ukePBlHcFOEkov

🔥1xx,###

🛑Don’t miss out on this young world class stud with his entire career ahead of him!

02/18/2025

Two cowgirl Cadillacs!
Carlos grey 5 year old gelding Lot 19
Jimmy sorrel 7 year old gelding lot 50
Renee Pipinich

02/17/2025

🔥Busy month so far!! 🔥

So many lovely horses have found their way to new homes already this month!

Huge congratulation to all new owners! We wish you the very best of luck and are excited to watch your show pen careers!

Ruby headed to Wickenberg to Julie Boer to continue her reining career!

Stella is heading to Ohio to Nicole Tebbe to continue her ranch riding career and then become a beautiful brood mare!

Stella 2 is heading to California to Donna Madill where her and her granddaughter Zoey will show her in the reining and some ranch riding, under the watchful eye of Barbi and Mike Boyle.

Nuggie is heading to California to start her reining career under the watchful guidance of Danny Gerardi.

Beautiful Michelle is heading to PA to Kimberly Manon to start a ranch riding and ranch event career.

Roxy has moved back to California to be a wonderful learning partner for Jennifer Reilly under the instruction of Nicole Johnson.

❤️ If you are looking for a great reining or ranch riding partner or just a great well schooled horse the whole family can enjoy, do keep an eye on our page as we upload more fabulous and beautiful horses. We have some really fancy horses to advertise this next week or two!

🔥Give Steve Ross a call to see if we have your next perfect partner and snap them up before someone else does! From 4 year old prospects, to non pro level 4 talent Reiners, and world class proven ranch riders, we normally have a great selection! Represented honestly and available for you to try here in Scottsdale!

02/14/2025

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐑𝐁𝐂 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝
Since its inception in 1998, the National Reining Breeders Classic has benefited from outstanding media coverage across print, radio, and television. Recognizing the critical role the media plays in promoting the event, NRBC management and its board have consistently expressed deep appreciation for those who contribute to its success.
To honor those who go above and beyond in sharing the NRBC story, the organization annually presents the NRBC Media Award to an outstanding media outlet or personality.
For 2025, the award recipient will be Steve Ross. A longtime voice of the NRBC, Ross has provided expert commentary for the show's webcast and covered NRBC events on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV. Additionally, he serves as the host of the National Reining Horse Association’s Teton Ridge Sport Desk, further amplifying the sport’s reach.
“Part of Steve’s appeal as a commentator is his deep insight into the reining horse community,” said Cheryl Cody, President of Pro Management, Inc., which manages the NRBC. “His knowledge, enthusiasm, and ability to connect with audiences have made him an integral part of the NRBC, and we are honored to recognize him with this award.”
Ross, of Scottsdale, Arizona, said, "I am truly honored to receive this award from the NRBC. Since its inception, the NRBC has continually raised the standard of excellence for reining events. Being associated with the incredible media team that consistently produces a first-class event is a privilege. I am humbled to be recognized as just a small part of a team and an event that has brought the greatest equine sport in the world the attention and recognition it so richly deserves.”
He added a thank you to NRBC’s Board of Directors and founding members, “Most of all, I want to thank the small group of forward-thinking horsemen and women who saw the potential for a true showcase event and, through relentless effort and unwavering determination, made it happen.”
Beyond his work in media, Ross is an NRHA Judge who travels worldwide as a clinician and coach. His approach—grounded in solid horsemanship and a low-key, effective teaching style—has consistently yielded outstanding results. Over the years, he has trained under some of the industry's top professionals, including:
• Doug Milholland – NRHA Futurity Champion
• Bill Horn – NRHA Futurity Champion
• Winston Hansma – NCHA Futurity Champion
• Tommy Manion – 35 AQHA World Championships
With a focus on building strong foundations in young horses, Ross has developed a reputation for producing some of the highest-selling horses at the industry’s most prestigious reining horse sales.
Past NRBC Media Award Winners
The NRBC Media Award has honored a distinguished list of recipients, including:
• 2009: Wide World of Horses
• 2008: Tonya Garrison
• 2007: Abby Whitaker
• 2006: Lee Schneider
• 2005: Horseman’s Radio Weekly & Bridle and Bit
• 2004: Reiner Magazine
• 2003: Southwest Horse Trader
• 2002: America’s Horse & ANCR Reiner
• 2001: Waltenberry Productions
• 2000: Quarter Horse News

02/11/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

🌟World Show Quality Mare! 🌟

❤️Meet Stella 2!!

🔥2018 Bay mare by the great horse Spooks Gotta Whiz x Chocolate Lady Chic (Chocolate Chic Olena)

🔥Double registered AQHA and APHA

🔥Stands approx 15hh

🔥Ranch Event Super Star! Marking 84s last year in the ranch riding!

🔥Fully reining trained with push button circles, and lead changes, massive fast spins and easy smooth stops.

🔥Suited to almost any level of rider.

🌟Stella is a once in a lifetime time type mare if you are looking to crush it in the ranch events! She has won multiple circuits and high point awards
Across all the ranch events; ranch riding, ranch trail and ranch on the rail. She is a big beautiful mare with a ton of presence and is already very well proven marking some huge scores up to 84! She is quiet and kind to ride, forwards off the leg but won’t go faster than you ask. Extremely smooth and comfortable in all gaits. If you are looking for a good mare to excel in the ranch but also dabble in the reining, she is just the horse.

🔥Stella is 100% sound with no vices and has a set of X-rays on file.

🔥Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona.

🔥Call Steve Ross for more information and to book and appointment to try her. 254 434 8444

🎥 See her video link here: we did concentrate on the reining portion as her Ranch record already speaks for itself! https://youtu.be/Zx5yCAITFvk?si=hs5xev_WFD243eO5

🌟Mid 5s

02/07/2025

✅✅✅SOLD✅✅✅

🔥Massive price reduction! Owner says sell!!! 🔥

💥Drop Dead Gorgeous Derby Mare!

❤️Meet Ruby

🌟2020 sorrel mare by Magnum Chic Dream x Mambo Sparkle PE $44k (x Shining Spark)

🌟Approx 14.2hh

🌟NRHA LTE $7100 (lightly shown)

🌟Tons of eye appeal, a huge stop and turn!

🌟Suited for any competitive rider, a good youth, rookie, non pro or open rider.

💥Ruby is a real stand out! Not only is she gorgeous and eye catching with her incredible mane and good looks, she is also sweet, kind and talented! Ruby has proven herself in the show pen, and has been in a fantastic top level show program. She is ready to take her next rider to the winners pix. She is smooth to ride, so fun to stop and turn, and she will never go faster than you ask! She lopes on a drape Rein and comes off the ends level and true. This is an outstanding mare for the competitive rider.

🌟100% sound and no vices.

🌟Will be a valuable brood mare after she is done showing.

🌟Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona.

🌟Call Steve Ross 254 434 8444

$85,000 slashed to $50,000

🌟video link: https://youtu.be/xmAv2DkSnPQ?si=g5KBjyvgsdmFqfSV

02/06/2025

✅✅✅SOLD ✅✅✅

🔥Ideal Entry Level, gorgeous mare!

❤️Meet Michelle

🔥2021 Sorrel mare by Wimpys High Bid x Supriseinadarkalley (PE over $84k)

🔥Stands Approx 14.3hh

🔥100% Sound and No Vices

🔥Extremely gentle and kind, ideal for any level of rider to go in any direction!

🔥This mare can change leads like a dream with anyone! Has a steady balanced lope on a loose rein and will step around and stop very sweetly!

🌟Beautiful Michelle was born and raised in a professional barn. She has a great foundation for the reining and can do all the maneuvers. She is the same horse every single day, ride her once a week or every day, she will be gentle and steady. She has a beautiful
Personality and is great to do everything around the barn. This sweet mare is well schooled and can go in any direction you would like!

🔥Can be seen and tried in Scottsdale Arizona.

🔥Call Steve Ross 254 434 8444 to book an appointment to try her.

🔥Extremely Well $$$ in mid 20s!

🎥Link : https://youtu.be/SEmIHjO-i3s?si=mGTfHFTUner_ewqk

Address

Wildcat Ranch , 14841 E Wildcat Drive
Scottsdale, AZ
85262

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 6pm
Tuesday	7am - 6pm
Wednesday	7am - 6pm
Thursday	7am - 6pm
Friday	7am - 6pm
Saturday	7am - 1pm

Telephone

+12544348444

Website

http://www.steverossreininghorses.com/

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