Training

Our head trainer is Professional Horseman Rusty Dare. Rusty is an NRHA accredited Judge with close to 50 years experience in the horse industry.

Rusty Dare grew up in Quinton, NJ along with his two brothers, Rocky & Randy, and his parents Jack & Laird Dare.

It was on their families 68 acre farm, known as Breezy Knoll, that the Dare brothers began their show and training careers. Rusty began showing as a youth competitor in AQHA winning a multitude of all around championship titles at such major events as the AQHA Congress. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for reining. After High School Rusty spent two and a half years with the prominent reining horse trainer Bill Horn before venturing out on his own.

Rusty then moved to Hilliard, Ohio where he settled down and started his own training facility. His focus shifted to Western Pleasure where he again excelled in the show pen having earned such titles as NSBA Rider of the Year. While he enjoyed showing and training pleasure horses his heart remained in reining.

2009 brought an opportunity for Rusty to move closer to his son, Trevor Dare, who at the time was training horses at Todd Crawfords in Blanchard, OK. In addition to the close proximity to Trevor it also allowed Rusty to get back into training reining horses full time for Babcock Ranch.

Rusty's first year at the ranch proved to be a success with his winning the Honor Roll title for High Point Reining horse of the year with Leitachic, a son of Smart Chic Olena and out of Colonelita, a daughter of Colonel Freckles.

Here are just a few of Rusty's accomplishments:

NRHA Judge

NRHA Futurity Judge (USA & Italy)

All American Quarter Horse Congress Champion

AQHA All Around High Point Rider

NRHA Futurity Finalist

AQHA World Championship Show Open Reining Finalist (3rd)

AQHA Congress Reining Champion