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RICH BRADSHAW TRAINING STABLE
14373 North Cheshire Street, Burton, OH 44021
440-834-1201
Rich has been in the same barn at the Geauga County Fairgrounds for 38 years. He will continue his training stable at the fairgrounds, but has moved to the old Beef Barn by the large show ring. Come see him in his new facilities!
RB ARENA
15715 Newcomb Road, Middlefield, OH 44062
440-552-6194
Rich Bradshaw received the OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD from Fieldstone Riding For The Handicapped Center. They stated that "Rich is a long time supporter and fellow horse professional. He is admired by many for his love of horses, teaching and training his students." Congratulations, Rich!
HORSES FOR SALE
Talk with me before beginning your search for your new horse.
I specialize in making that perfect match of horse and rider!
Ray Smego bought Baxter from Rich in 2000.
What a wonderful horse he has been.
When you add their ages together they equal 102!
HORSE TRAINING
Colts started ~ Problem horses ~ Tune ups
Rich believes that some horses need a tune up by a skilled professional to keep them going well, but not all horses need a long term training program. Some horses just need an occasional day, week, or month to keep them well trained for their owner. Others may need a longer training period.
TRAINING HORSE OF THE MONTH
 Calvary, a 7 year old 17.3 hand registered Spotted Draft horse, owned by Larry Reiter, is our Training Horse of the Month. Larry grew up on his family farm and has fond memories of riding his father's gentle hard working draft horses bareback. He decided that he wanted to buy a riding horse of his own, so 2 years ago he bought Calvary, a very gentle and good dispositioned gelding, and took him to Rich so that Rich could train him and teach Larry how to ride him. Unfortunately, life does not always lead us down our chosen path. Larry's 96 year old father became ill and Larry made the decision to care for him. This is a full time job and does not leave Larry any time to ride. He decided to keep Calvary in training with Rich so that when Larry is ready to ride, Calvary will be ready for him. He has been in training with Rich during these two years and Larry is very pleased with his training and care. Larry states that "Rich always insists that Calvary demonstrates good manners. This is very important to me. Rich is such a good care taker. I am so pleased that Calvary is with him. I can't wait to start riding him under Rich's supervision!" Congratulations, Calvary, Training Horse of the Month!
RANCH COWBOY OBSTACLE COURSE
Let me help you train your horse to be more confident
NOTE DATE CHANGE!
Trails Obstacle and Practice Sunday, January 29th, 2012, at noon.
(Snow date is Saturday, February 4th, 2012.)
Noon Warm up. No obstacles permitted!
12:30 Jackpot rides (Optional) $5 additional entry Nonjudged! Lottery payment!
1:30 Instruction and practice to be followed by individual rides.
Contact Rich to enter. 440-834-1201 or
Kat Lamprecht 440-669-4999
We had a good turnout and an interesting and challenging obstacle course on Sunday, December 4th. Eighteen riders entered the jackpot. After completing the course the riders' names were put in a hat and the winning names were drawn. The lucky winners were:
1st place Karen Ganim $35
2nd place Pat Granito $25
3rd place Hilga $20
4th place Donna Boggs $10
After the jackpot rides everyone was able to get back into the ring and practice each obstacle to school their horse and improve their riding. The food everyone brought was delicious. Horses and riders had a great time and learned a lot!
We had a great turnout for our first Obstacle Practice and Jackpot! There were 21 horses in our jackpot and 26 horses came to practice. It was a lot of fun and a great experience for both the horses and riders!
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Congratulations, Sara Nank on the purchase of “Stella”!
Enjoy your beautiful mare!
RANCH COW SORTING
RANCH SORTER OF THE MONTH
 Eight year old Elise Kilmer is our Ranch Sorter of the Month. Elise is one of those little girls who was born with a love of horses and riding! She is in the third grade. Rich says, "It is so much fun for me to see youngsters who have a burning desire to come and ride." She takes a weekly lesson with Rich. Her favorite horse sport is ranch sorting. She rides Dundee and Spud in Rich's practices and is becoming quite good at working cows! Mom says that Elise loves everything to do with horses. She is very dedicated. Congratulations Elise Kilmer, Ranch Sorter of the Month!
Rich gave a cow clinic to some of Judi Smego’s students.
They all learned a lot and had a great time!
RANCH SORTING
Rex Davis and Willy at the fair in 2008
I want to thank everyone who participated in our summer and fall RANCH SORTING SERIES. I hope that everyone enjoyed them! I will be starting the series again in March. See you then. Have a great winter! Rich
RESULTS FROM ROUND ROBIN SORTING NOVEMBER 27, 2011
OPEN DIVISION
1st Pam Bradshaw $200
2nd Rex Davis $150
3rd Rich Bradshaw $100
4th Jimmy Weise $50
Fast Time 1st Jeff McNish and Pam Bradshaw $60
2nd Pam Bradshaw and Rex Davis $40
LIMITED A DIVISION
1st Dona Davis $200
2nd Jack Morgan $150
3rd Mike Remple $100
4th Theresa Shetler $50
Fast Time 1st Dona Davis and Judi Smego $60
2nd Tie Jack Morgan and Judi Smego $20
2nd Tie Theresa Shetler and Dona Davis $20
RESULTS FROM ROUND ROBIN SORTING NOVEMBER 13, 2011
OPEN DIVISION
1st Jimmy Weise $175
2nd Jessie Bradshaw $150
3rd Kathy Hogg $75
Fast Time Jessie Bradshaw and Kathy Hogg $70
LIMITED A DIVISION
1st Judi Smego $150
2nd Sydney Fee $125
3rd Mike Remple $100
Fast Time 1st Place Theresa Shetler and Susan Chase $60
Fast Time 2nd Place Mike Remple and Sydney Fee $20
RESUTS FROM ROUND ROBIN SORTING OCTOBER 30, 2011
This was a very tough sorting! The top 4 sorters in the open division all had 80 our of 80 possible cows. The next 4 had 78 out of 80 possible cows.
OPEN DIVISION
1st Pam Bradshaw $200
2nd Jessie Bradshaw $150
3rd Rich Bradshaw $100
4th Rex Davis $100
Fast Time Pam Bradshaw and Jessie Bradshaw 36.41 seconds
LIMITED A DIVISION
1st Karen Morgan $200
2nd Jack Morgan $150
3rd Bob Baugher $125
4th Mike Remple $75
Fast Time Ron Folsom and Karen Morgan 42.81 seconds
The round robin sorting on October 30th was a tough one!
Some very strange looking sorters showed up!
Dee and Larry Kroh won the costume class.
 
 
ROUND ROBIN SORTING FINALS RESULTS September 25, 2011
OPEN 1st Rich Bradshaw $225
2nd Pam Bradshaw $135
3rd Mike Burkmire $90
Fast time Rich Bradshaw and Jesse Bradshaw 39.91 $50
LIMITED A 1st Ron Folsom $225
2nd Pam KIann $135
3rd Judi Smego $90
Fast Time Theresa Shetler and Judi Smego 54.98 $50
LIMITED B Bob Baugher
WARM UP CLASS Ray Smego and Judi Smego $100
SUMMER SERIES FINAL STANDINGS
OPEN
1st Jesse Bradshaw 26 points
2nd Martha Lechene 19 points
3rd Rich Bradshaw 18 points
4th Jimmy Weise 16 points
5th Pam Bradshaw 15 points
6th Rex Davis 13 points
7th Jason Klann 11 points
8th--tie Jack Morgan 9 points
8th--tie Bill Shetler 9 points
10th Becca Bendlak 8 points
LIMITED A
1st--tie Theresa Shetler 24 points
1st--tie Sherry Bobrowicz 24 points
3rd--tie Judi Smego 20 points
3rd--tie Pam Klann 20 points
5th Harold Lamprecht 19 points
6th Kathy Lamprecht 17 points
7th Dick Bobrowicz 15 points
8th--tie Ron Folsom 14 points
8th--tie Ray Smego 14 points
10th Dona Davis 11 points
LIMITED B
1st Sarah Davis 5 points
2nd Sydney Fee 4 points
3rd--tie Bob Baugher 3 points
3rd--tie Noah 3 points
5th Chrissy 2 points
6th Sandy 1 point
RESULTS FROM August 20th ROUND ROBIN
OPEN
1st Jimmy Weise $200
2nd Jessie Bradshaw $150
3rd Charles Hamilton $50
Fast Time Jimmy Weise and Pam Bradshaw 45.08
LIMITED A
1st Joyce Parks $200
2nd Pam Klann $150
3rd Harold Lamprecht $50
Fast Time Pam Klann and Joyce Parks 54.34
RESULTS FROM OCTOBER 9TH SORTING ROUND ROBIN
OPEN 1st Jesse Bradshaw $175
2nd Pam Bradshaw $125
Fast Time Jesse Bradshaw and Pam Bradshaw $120
LIMITED A 1st Jack Morgan $175
2nd Mike Remple $125
LIMITED B 1st Gail Remple
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SADDLE OF THE MONTH
 Rich has a unique collection of older saddles. He knows the story behind each saddle and enjoys learning about each one. The saddle featured this month used to belong to Chuck Cooper, a legend in the local horse world. Joan Blair was kind enough to give this saddle to Rich after Chuck passed away. Chuck Cooper was a blacksmith for over 30 years, and was one of the finest horsemen around. He had a huge impact on Rich as well as on the entire horse community in this part of the country. Chuck helped Rich get started in the training business and sent him his first training horse in 1970. He helped Rich get started in calf roping and in riding bucking bulls. As a youngster in the training business, Rich was always able to ask Chuck for advice about what to do with his training horses. Chuck's saddle has a special place in Rich's tackroom as well as in his heart.
THIS OLD SADDLE by JESSE BRADSHAW (Rich's granddaughter)
A young cowboy walked into a tack shop.
The sign out front said "Buy Sell N' Swap.
An old man came in from the back
And asked if he was lookin' for any tack.
The cowboy took one sweepin' look.
The old man saw something catch his eye in that look he took.
The old man looked at the buck and back
And saw that old saddle that sat on the rickety rack.
He said "Son, I can tell you a tall tale
But that saddle there ain't for sale."
The cowboy looked at the old hand
And said,"Well, sir, I've got some time and as for the price, I understand."
The old man gave the cowboy a little glance
Took a can of chew out of his pants.
He said, "I bought that saddle back in '48
When I was breakin' broncs for the Diamond Ace.
That piece o' leather rode more horses than you've ever seen,"
Put a dip in his mouth and put the can back in his jeans.
"After a while I rode out to another spread
And started punchin cattle instead.
Had a mean ol' geldin' in my string.
Hell, he thought he was King.
That saddle sat on that mean cuss every day,
Helped me turn him into my best horse, that ole bay.
That saddle there was used every mile
And it's been good to me all the while.
A good saddle's hard to come by, son,
And that one there is the best one.
Yeah, the leather and tooling may be a little worn
And there might be a few scuffs on the horn,
But that saddle is the best you can find.
It's one of a kind."
The cowboy looked at the saddle and smiled
While the old man sat there and thought for a while.
He said, "You know what, son,
The saddle's yours, consider the deal done."
The cowboy looked at the old man
And put one hundred dollars in his hand.
He said, "It ain't much, but it's all I got
And don't you worry, I'll never sell that saddle I just bought."
The old man helped the young buck
Get the saddle into the truck.
He said, "Don't be afraid to use her hard.
That's why she tells the story she does, because of every scar."
The cowboy said his good-byes and thank you.
He had every intent to use that saddle, too.
The next day he had that saddle on his horse for work.
His buddy said, "Where the hell you get that hunk o' leather?" with a smirk?
The young cowboy just grinned and said,
"This old saddle has a story better than any you read."
BETTY ROSE
 When you walk into Rich's training stable, you notice that it is neat and clean and that the horses are well cared for and content. This is due to Betty Rose's hard efforts. She has worked for Rich for more than 25 years and is quite a horsewoman! She has learned how to handle just about any type of horse, cleans stalls well in record time, and makes sure that Rich's barn is well run and organized. She can pull a mane in less than 5 minutes. When she first started to work for Rich, it took her at least 30 minutes. Betty is so kind and helpful, and always makes the customer or visitor feel right at home. Rich says "There are very few people who are irreplaceable, but Betty is truly one of them! I can always count on her. I don't know what I would do without her." Betty really enjoys working for Rich. "The days are always interesting. I love working with the horses. You never know what will happen next. Rich is so kind. He never yells when things go wrong." The next time you stop by Rich's barn, take a good look around at the well cared for horses and neat barn, and appreciate all of Betty's hard work!
WESTERN LESSONS
Young or old, it's never too late to enjoy riding! Your horse or mine.
LESSON PERSON OF THE MONTH
 Marlene Heimen is Rich's Lesson Person of the Month. Marlene had moved to Middlefield and in 1979 called Rich to ask him to trailer a horse to a vet clinic for her. After a long conversation in the truck on the way to and from the clinic, Marlene decided to go to Rich for lessons. She still rides with him! Along the way, Marlene has had many different riding experiences, buying some quarter horses from Rich and settling on riding dressage and trail riding. She decided to buy a morgan, and in 2002, she and her husband traveled to Jackson Morgan Ranch in Montana to buy a morgan gelding. She found a beautiful gelding there and named him Latigo in honor of one of her riding instructors and mentors, Laddie Andahazy. She was able to buy Latigo, who was a lot of horse and rather spooky because she knew that she had Rich at home in Ohio to train him for her and teach her how to ride him. While she was riding with Rich, Marlene was also taking lessons with many of the famous dressage teachers in the area. Rich (always the learner) would ask her what they said about how to handle different training situations and problems. Marlene has been a great source of information for Rich. Marlene will continue to ride with Rich as well as with some of the top dressage instructors. She learns so much from all of them! Congratulations Marlene Heimen, Lesson Person of the Month!
To contact me, please call! I would rather talk to you than use email!
Barn phone--440-834-1201
Cell phone--440-552-6194
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