COBBLESTONE BORZOIRussian Wolfhounds of Impeccable Heritage and Grace
Dale, Terri, Chris and Brittany
Many of our new friends in the dog world have been curious about what Dale and I do for a living, so we thought we'd add some information taken from our regular business site, www.Rickfordstables.com. Please feel free to visit it if you get the chance.
Dale and I have been in the horse training industry since we were married in 1968. We both came from horse showing backgrounds, so it seemed like a natural path for our careers to follow. Dale had trained and shown Open Jumpers and Hunters while I had shown American Saddlebreds, Hackney Ponies and Quarter Horses. We opened our first public Training Stable in 1968 and have been heavily involved in almost every facet of the horse industry ever since.
We have been USEF and AMHA approved Judges, show managers, show secretaries, and held a variety of offices in numerous clubs. We have also served in the Judges Education Programs offered by the USEF for the Morgan breed. Over the course of the years, we have developed a training program which has produced over 250 World, National and Regional performance champions, as well as developing their owners into riders capable of competing on any level of competition in a variety of disciplines. We have been more than capably assisted by our son, Chris and our daughter, Brittany, both of whom grew up in the business and have accomplished show ring greatness in their own right. They have enabled us to offer the advantage of multiple trainers, one of which is assured of giving an owner's show prospect the perfect fit for the training process.
We have worked with almost every breed through the years from Arabians to Quarter Horses. For the past twenty-five years we have specialized in the Morgan horse, finding them to be highly trainable and having very people oriented personalities, not to mention a wonderful work ethic. Being performance oriented in the horses, we have experience in all phases of performance as the photos below will attest. Currently, we offer a full service facility in Training, Instruction, Breeding and Sales in Western Pleasure, Hunter Pleasure, and Carriage Driving and teaching Stock Seat, Hunter Seat and Reinsmanship to our Junior and Amateur Owners.
We have also had the great good fortune to breed a number of World and Regional Championship earning performance horses in the Morgan breed. Of the fourteen foals we have registered under our Cobblestone Prefix, ten have earned World Championships in Western and Hunter Pleasure.
We hope you enjoy the pictures below and on the next pages which might give you some insight as to what we do when we aren't stealing time to play with the Borzoi! On this page there are pictures of Dale and I, our son, Chris, and our daughter, Brittany, while the next two pages are dedicated to our wonderful Amateur Owners and Junior Exhibitors who have contributed so much success to our training/showing business over the years.
A COUPLE OF PICTURES FROM THE WAY BACK MACHINE!
Dale Being Presented An Award from "Mr. Las Vegas," Wayne Newton
Pocatello, Idaho ~ 1972
Dale shown winning with one of his Open Jumpers, "Eclipse" in the Puissance Class
National Western Stock Show ~ Denver, CO. ~ January, 1971
Oh, To Be Young Again!
(Photo By George Axt)
The Pro Team at Work With Some Of Our Favorites. . .
"GRAND CRU MAKER'S MARK"
Terri Rickford, Up
Owned by: Debora Kindsfater
Ft. Collins, CO
Multiple Regional Champion Morgan Open and Ladies Western Pleasure Horse
"BRITTANY LEE"
Brittany Rickford Weibel, Up
Multiple World/National/Regional Champion In
Morgan Western and Hunter Pleasure Open, Amateur and Ladies ~ World Futurity Champion!
Bred and Owned By: Cobblestone Morgans
"LSV RINGO STARR"
Terri Rickford, Up
Owned By: Judy Bodman, Boulder, CO
Multiple World/NationalRegional Champion in
Morgan Western Pleasure Open, Amateur and Ladies
"PRIOR KNOWLEDGE"
Brittany Rickford Weibel, Up
Owned By: Heaven Bound Stables, Ft. Collins, CO
National/Regional Champion in
Morgan English Pleasure and Pleasure Driving
Open and Amateur
"CEDAR CREEK PRIORITY"
Terri Rickford, Up
Owned By: Debora Kindsfater, Ft. Collins, CO
One of my All-Time Favorites!
Multiple World/National/Regional Champion
in Morgan Western Pleasure Open and Ladies
"LEVA DELIGHT"
Brittany Rickford Weibel, Up
Owned By: Tri Star Farm, Sterling, CO
One of Boo's All-Time Favorites!
Multiple World/National/Regional Champion
and Top Ten in Morgan Western Pleasure
Open, Ladies, Amateur, and Jr. Exhibitor
"MAXIMUM PEPPER"
Dale Rickford, Up
Owned By: The Cottonwoods
Rick and Jan Lindeberg, Timnath, CO
Multiple National/Regional Champion Morgan
Western Pleasure Open, Amateur and Ladies
"AZKACHINA SMOKI"
Chris Rickford, Up
Owned By: Maple Hill Farm
Roberta and Gary Brown, Dillsburg, PA
National Top Ten Champion in Morgan Western Pleasure Open, Amateur and Ladies
"EQUINOX COURAGE UNDERFIRE"
Dale Rickford, Up
Owned By: Mina and David Cox, Berthoud, CO
World/Natonal Top Ten/Regional Champion in Morgan Western Pleasure Jr. Horse, Open and Amateur Currently standing At Stud at Rickford Stables.
"LEAVE IT TO B"
Chris Rickford, Up
Owned By: Rick and Jan Lindeberg, Timnath, CO
One of Chris' All-Time Favorites!
Multiple National Champion
in Morgan Western Pleasure Horse Open,
Amateur and Ladies
"IRON FORGE BE BLUE"
Dale Rickford, Up
Owned By: The Iron Forge, Polson, MT
One of Dale's All-Time Favorites
Multiple World/National/Regional Champion
in Morgan Western Pleasure Open and Sire of
and Entire Dynasty of Champions
"ROY-EL'S DON DIEGO"
Chris Rickford, Up
Owned By: The Downs Family, Kamas, UT
Multiple World, National/Regional Champion
In Morgan Western and Hunter Pleasure Open, Amateur and Jr. Exhibitor
