Testimonials

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Enchanted - by Samual out of Dolly Will Dance

Pictured showing at Kelowna.

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SandMan - Samual & Madonna - Born 2006

It's been 7 months since we've owned Sandman!! So far he's the greatest horse ever and everybody loves him!! Literally! I'm so happy with how he's coming along. He learns really fast and he's very brave. In July we did a dressage show and did the walk and trot tests. He ended up being the champion in the little division and his highest mark was 70%. Monique's dressage coach loves him as well. Later in August we did hunters in the Amberlea Summer Heat and we were reserve champions in the 2'6 division!! We also did the musical hunter to the song Mr. Sandman and won!!

The other weekend we went to Beaumont cross country course where we took Sandman to an open field and he was absolutely great. He wasn't afraid to jump anything, had a few looks at some of the things, but otherwise really good. He also decided that it was safe enough to trot/canter through the small dyke with the water in it! Just recently we were in the Amberlea Harvest Show in which we were the walk/trot dressage champions with our highest mark being 75% which is pretty good! Now it's time to wind down for the winter and just work on some flat for now until next year. He's a fabulous horse and we are very pleased with him.

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Guinesss - Gringo & Connie - Born 2008

He is absolutely wonderful! He is now 15.2hh and 900lbs and growing. He still has the sweetest puppy dog personality. My daughter plays with him and he gets her wet playing with small buckets of water. In fact I'm sure he thinks he is a person. He comes to my back door every time we go in or outside and gets all kinds of snacks. He has done everything I ever asked him to do willingly and he is by far the most intelligent horse I have ever worked with in my 17 years of being a horse lover! I teach him something once and he remembers weeks later with no practice in between. I have had tack on him, walked him over bridges and into water, taken him as an observer to a couple local horse shows and anything else I can think of to do. I am regularly amazed. I have ponied him out on the trails with my old gelding and he has been so willing and brave no matter what we encounter, even alongside the busy road we take on the way to the greenway trails. Guiness has adjusted well as he does with all challenges. He spends his time with us at the back of my house (in the field) during the day and at night he hangs with the neighbor's horses at the front of the property. I have every confidence that Guiness will continue to more than meet my expectations! I can not thank you enough for such a wonderful animal. I see that you bred Connie back to Gringo and got a filly this year. The combination of those two is flawless and I am sure Genie will be every bit as wonderful as Guiness. I will stay in touch. I wish you the best in your continued breeding of these perfect sport horses! Nicole

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Song - Samual & Great Hope - Born 2007

Song aka Savannah is doing great, growing and learning. She has a great personality, quite a ham actually. I have taken her to a couple clinics this summer, we worked all day on ground training and the trainer commented on how smart she is, with a little bit of sensitivity. She is just past 15 hands, not growing fast but consistent, I think she be 16 hands. She is a beauty & I am very happy with her!! I still look on your website at all the youngsters, and they are beautiful. Thanks, Patty

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Solomon - Samual & Geneveve - Born 2007

Three years ago I had the idea that I might like to bring along a young horse and was looking at some of the NAERIC ranches from Western Canada when I came across Ravine Ranch Sporthorses. I kept returning to their site because the quality of their horses caught my eye. I also love the Hanoverian breed and when I saw their stallion Samual I knew I found my future foal!

I contacted Deb King and was so impressed with all the help and information she provided me. I also liked that these horses were bred for temperament and conformation, two conditions that were very important in my choosing the right horse. My foal, Salasapass Freedom, was the first one born April 15, 2007 and it was love at first sight when I saw him! He is 3/4 Hanoverian, 1/4 Percheron out of Samual & Geneveve. Around the barn he is called Solomon. I have such a connection with this horse that I can't say enough good things about him! He is very intelligent and has loads of personality! I plan on backing him next year but have been focusing on a lot of ground work from the moment he arrived.

He only gets about 10-15 minutes of training 3-4 times a week and it's paying off with such a well-mannered young horse. He is kept outdoors with our other horse 24/7.

He is now 2 1/2 and he will be starting his dressage training with my daughter in his 4th year. I have no doubt that he will excel at that and make it all the way to Grand Prix in the Future! This has been THE best experience and feel so blessed to have him in my life! I highly recommend the horses from Ravine Ranch! This was a match made in heaven!

Joanne Duston, Nova Scotia

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We own Shadow Dancer. She is a 4 yr. old filly sired by Samual out of Dolly Will Dance. She loves people, both big & little & is extremely gentle with everyone. She loves attention. Shadow Dancer is beautiful & she has the most amazing personality. We love her dearly. She has won many ribbons in the hunter classes and also in the model classes at such an early age. Keep going with your excellent breeding program.

Izzie is her barn name & she is such a delight. At the Alberta Hunter Horse Show, Izzie won 2007 Champion as a 3 yr. old filly in the 3, 4 & 5 year old Futurity & Reserve Champion in the same class for 2008. She was also Champion 2'6" hunter Champion at Andersons schooling show & placed 1st in several 3' hunter classes in summer/08.

Thanks. Anne

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Soleil's First Horse Show

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We came upon your site quite by accident. When we purchased, we were not expecting these amazing horses for such a reasonable price. Your horses have outstanding conformation, disposition, intelligence & athleticism...

Disaronna received only 4 lessons prior to Devon plus it was her first time away from home..You can't imagine how thrilled we are...she was judged by Rodney Jenkins!!.....up against 17 of the best Dutch Warmblood & Hanoverian yearlings in the country... most of them have been showing for months...at one of the best shows in the country - AA rated- & we win a ribbon...Whoo Hoo!!!

We look forward to our next purchase from Ravine Ranch & recommend your sport horse prospects to everyone. Thanks so much - Lynn & Gretchn

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We love every foal that we have purchased from Ravine Ranch Sport Horses.

I didn't think that I would ever be able to own a quality Warmblood but I was able to purchase Benjamin- (1/2 Hann) from Doug & Deb in 2002. I am extremely please with him and I can't wait to event him!

I purchased several other foals from them that have become excellent sport horses. Deb and Doug are great to do business with. You get 100% honesty!! If they feel a horse won't work for you; they will let you know and help you find the one that will please you. They want everyone to be happy (including the horse) when all is done. I would recommend to everyone looking for a quality sport horse to purchase their future horse from the Kings - you won't be disappointed! ...Amy

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I cannot say enough about how great Muley Graves has turned out to be & how easy he has been since the day he arrived. Everything I have ever asked him to do; he has tried with all his heart. It is very hard to face the fact that I must part with him due to school. I wish that I could just hang onto him forever but he loves jumping too much & he is far too young & talented for me to keep him in my backyard. His new owners love him tremendously, they are dedicated foxhunters & they will never part with him. He is perfect for them! Thanks for everything. I look forward to purchasing my next eventing horse from your breeding farm. Thanks Laura....

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I have big hopes for him. I absolutely LOVE him and I think you breed amazing horses!

Thank you so much.. ..Alison

 

 

 

 

 

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I had the pleasure of purchasing a foal from Ravine Ranch Sport Horses. I live in southern California - I am about 3000 miles from the Kings. Deb sent me a fabulous video tape to look at the foals & patiently answered all of my questions. She even took more pictures of the colt that I was interested in. They made the whole process so simple. They even arranged transport and "immigration". It was TOO easy. The Ravine Ranch horses have the nicest personalities. They are the most easy going, intelligent, loyal and beautiful horses. It has been a pleasure to own & work with Bootz.

I look forward to our long prosperous partnership and friendship over the years to come. And yes, I would buy another one in a heartbeat!! ....Cindy

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We decided to purchase a foal from Ravine Ranch Sport Horses; after seeing other youngsters that our friends had purchased. I was so impressed with their lovely attitudes, correct conformation & extreme athletic abilities. We show our youngsters in-hand at A & AA shows & later on; in the performance ring. So we desperately require these attributes. During her yearling show season, Good For Me - purchased as a foal from Ravine Ranch Sport Horses finished 3rd for yearlings in Pennsylvania. Quite an accomplishment!! Her sire is Gringo - Reg. Hanoverian & her dam is Dove - 3/8 TB-1/8 Clyde. Deb & Doug King produce quality sport horses that will excel in the hunter or jumper ring plus several are extremely suitable for dressage. They also make it their personal goal to find the right horse for you; able to fulfill your wants & needs..... I would definitely buy from them again... Stacy.

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Sashay – 2 yr. old Hanoverian filly by Samual (Reg. Hanoverian) x Nina (Reg. Canadian Sport Horse). Sashay was purchased by Janene Gerling from Doug & Deb King - Ravine Ranch Sport Horses as a weanling filly. At Waredaca in Laytonsville, MD; Sashay placed 1st in her 2 yr. old mare division plus she placed 1st above all other 2 yr. olds competing in the Future Eventing Horse series with the highest score of 76.2. The judges awarded Sashay an 8 for her conformation & 7.8 for her walk & trot. She is a beautiful bay Hanoverian filly; with exceptional temperament & style. Sashay will compete in the Championships for Future Eventing Horses at Morven Park, VA in Oct. She is a joy to handle & show!!! At this stage of her development, I feel that Sashay shows potential for any horse sport. She will start her career in the dressage & hunter ring. She will be exposed to walking with the hounds and in her fourth or fifth year, Sashay will begin competing in horse trials. Her natural curiosity and seemingly fearless attitude makes her an ideal candidate for any discipline. We look forward to purchasing our next champion from Ravine Ranch Sport Horses.

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Amanda from Florida says……From the moment I first contacted Doug and Deb King about purchasing one of their foals, I could tell that they truly and genuinely care about finding the best fit for their horses. They seem to know so much about them and what they would be most happy doing. I came to the King's in February to look for a nice Eventing prospect for myself and what I bought was way more than I could have bargained for. The quality of their horses is remarkable - I honestly never thought that I would be able to afford a horse of Glory's breeding, but it was possible.

Glory (now Bella) is the most easy going and laid back 2 year old I have ever worked with - everyone who meets her is stunned to know that she is so young and so well behaved. Her ability to understand as well as perform what I am asking of her is indescribable. She will definitely be an all-around horse for me (Dressage, Hunters, Jumpers, Eventing).

Thank you Doug and Deb King for such a wonderful horse!

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I cannot say enough about the great horses at Ravine Ranch and especially the great people that own it, the King family. Five years ago, I started looking for a warmblood foal to replace my then 16 yr old TB gelding. Living in NJ and being only 15 yrs old I knew it would be a impossible task to find and afford one where I live so I started to look on the internet and found myself on the Ravine web site. Needless to say I fell in love with all of their foals. With the help of Deb and Doug we were able to narrow down the search to a black TB/Perch X colt named Ringo. Deb & Doug were so helpful tying to find a horse that would fit exactly what I was looking for. Ringo became Jack when he arrived here in NJ. The disposition, intelligence and athleticism all wrapped up in a 4 month old foal was amazing. During the winter of his yearling year, Jack had a terrible accident in our paddock that nearly cost him his life. He fell on a patch of ice and slid under our wooden fence and peeled the skin of his front leg from the knee to the pastern, exposing his pastern joint. My heart cried in fear that they could not save him. But my Jack took the surgery of countless stitches to put back as much skin as possible, the weeks of a full cast to demobilize his leg for healing and joint flushes of his knee twice daily for one week due to a splinter piercing his joint and 6 months confined in a 12x12 stall without a complaint. My mother who has raised TB’s for racing was just amazed at my "Jack". Five years later, Jack is just under 17H and is still black as the ace of spades with no evidence of his accident, 100% sound. Jack attended his first show this past August at the Sussex County Horse Show rated AAA hunter/jumper/western show. His first class was a gelding halter class "battle of the breeds" where he competed against all types of horses and he came home with a second place. I was so happy I started to cry. As I left the ring I had person after person coming up to me asking if he was a Hanoverian, Trakehner, Oldenburg and I was happy to tell them he is a TB/Perch X purchased from Ravine Ranch Sport Horses in Manitoba, Canada. I want to thank Doug, Deb and her family for the opportunity of owning my absolute dream horse, a horse of a lifetime, my "Jack". We have recently purchased 2 more foals from Doug & Deb & I can’t wait for them to arrive. Thank you!!!!!

Alex Van Beek Hardwick, NJ