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NEWS!
Pinto Horse Association of America 2008 OCAP awards received
RDK MAJOR MINX (Annabelle)
Certificate of Merit in Halter
8th Place Open Overall High Point Horse of the Year


RDK ALLREDE BEHIND BARS (Bea)
1st Place Open Reining High Point Horse of the Year
3rd Place Open Overall High Point Horse of the Year
4th Place Senior Youth Overall High Point Horse of the Year


Dave Elliott - Master Bitmaker and Horseman
presented another much appreciated clinic the first weekend in April 2009.
Seminar Friday evening. Selecting bits for specific horses and purposes on Saturday.  Horsemanship on Sunday.   
Dave is a student of Osteopathy with Janek Vluggen and gave several demonstrations of the positive effects of osteopathy on horses. 
Osteopathy deals with finding and fixing the source of problems in a horse, not just fixing the symptoms.  The results are amazing - not only with visible lameness or crookedness issues, but also attitude and general well-being.  We need to encourage more vets and chiropractors to investigate how osteopathy can possibly enhance their treatment protocols.

KEN SCHMULAND HORSEMANSHIP CALGARY VET COLLEGE BENEFIT CLINIC - April 11, 2009
At our location - Rafter Diamond K Livestock (50542 Range Road 225)
One day only.  All registration fees will be sent to the Calgary Veterinary College to benefit their Equine research program.
This clinic was fun and rider participation was enthusiastic.  Thank you everyone for your support for this new Veterinary facility.

Two New Paint & Quarter Horse Stallions now standing to the public WHATA LETHAL WEAPON (TAZ) - 1998 Rare solid white paint stallion carrying the cream and roan genes and producing overo foals on solid mares. Has produced palomino, buckskin and roan foals.  His foals have trained easily and enjoy people.
RDK CHEX N DUN (TUCKER) - 2006 Dun quarter horse stallion (Bueno Chex, Baron Bell bloodlines), first foals coming soon.

Both stallions are pleasant to work with.   
Ask about:
Our live coloured foal guarantee
Our performance incentives
Our fee incentives for mares with APHA, AQHA or Arabian breed show points
Our fee incentives for mares having offspring with APHA, AQHA or Arabian breed show points.

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2008

RDK Fortune Collector aka "Bobby" carries a rider for the first time in late December 2008 - he is a smooooth mover! 
This gelding would be a real contender in the Part-Arab classes. Standing almost 15.2 hh and still growing.

RDK Major Minx (Annabelle) is Canadian Pinto Grand Champion halter horse and High Point Canadian Pinto horse for 2008
RDK Allredebehindbars (Bea) receives her Canadian Pinto Supreme Championship and is High Point Canadian Pinto horse at Open shows during 2008.  Thank you to Valerie Harris for all of her work for the Canadian Pinto Association.  More volunteers are needed.

We again hosted three horsemanship clinics with Ken Schmuland as instructor.  Both horses and riders came with a wide range of experience, open minds and a willingness to share - making the clinics informative and interactive.  Thank you for the very positive feedback received. 

RDK Major Minx (Annabelle) earns her American Paint Horse Association Certificate of Recognition in Halter at open shows.
RDK Allredebehindbars (Bea) "allrede" earns her American Paint Horse Association Certificates of Recognition in Halter, English Pleasure, Equitation and Western Pleasure at open shows during her first year under saddle.  She has every bit as much talent as her father.

We have 4 new fillies for sale this year - two minimal chestnut overo paints (RDK Sass E Impression and RDK Class E Lady), one very loud sorrel tovero paint (RDK Sacred Indianna) and one exceptionally well bred red quarter horse (RDK Cricket Parr Bar).  With reports back from other mare owners, all the foals were fillies except for two colts and all the foals have white markings except for two.   Top that off with a successful delivery rate of 90% of mares bred and we can say the 2007 breeding season was AWESOME!!

We hosted a horsemanship clinic with Dave Elliott in April - Dave is a VERY well known Custom Bit & spur maker from southern Alberta.  He worked with us to determine which bit works best for our horses and how our horsemanship is affected by our choice of bit. 
Only a few people teach this information and it makes a HUGE difference when you understand it.


2006 & 2007 PAC program awards for the Alberta Paint Horse Club were awarded in January 2008
2007 Six-Pac champion - RDK TakeA Chance OnMe
2006 Six-Pac champion -
RDK April Gold
RDK Painted Cash also earned several division championships
RDK Major Minx is reserve champion in the halter division
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2007

RDK AllRedeBehindBars (Bea) carries a rider for the first time. No bucking, rearing or spooking. 

We attended a horse anatomy clinic in southern Alberta taught by
Dr. Deb Bennett from California.  How many of you know that collection starts at the base of the neck not in the poll and not in the hind end?  Check out our clinics next year and we will show you!

The two weekend
horsemanship clinics were fun and challenging.
Canadian Pinto Association annual awards
RDK Painted Cash is the high point Canadian pinto at Open shows and RDK All Rede Behind Bars is high point Canadian Pinto halter mare for 2007 - her trophy is almost as tall as me!!

RDK Painted Cash achieved fantastic results in the North Country Circuit shows for 2007
RDK TakeA Chance OnMe is still earning ribbons at the horse shows with his new owner in Saskatchewan.  Check out his pics.

RDK All Rede Behind Bars (Bea) is Grand Champion Canadian Pinto under Muffy Knox at the Canadian Pinto Show in Olds Alberta

RDK TakeA Chance OnMe moves to his new home in Saskatchewan so
RDK Painted Cash is back at the shows instead

We host our first Horsemanship Clinic at home.  Click to see pics

Ken presents a ground manners session at the Strathcona County Horse showcase at the Fultonvale arena

RDK TakeA Chance OnMe is under saddle and taking home ribbons and points

Pics of
RDK Doc Holiday from his new home

RDK April Gold goes to her new home near Gibbons.

RDK Mighty Good Impression
(Mack) goes to his new home near St. Paul.  Mack joins an older 1/2 brother as his future replacement.
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2006
RDK April Gold receives her AMERICAN PINTO CHAMPIONSHIP!

RDK TakeA Chance OnMe is now under saddle and looking GREAT  - Pics on his page

RDK Kameo earned two open show achievement certificates through the Alberta Paint Horse Club and American Paint Horse PAC program

Zack goes to his new home in Olds, Alberta

RDK Painted Cash
and RDK April Gold earn their CANADIAN PINTO SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIPS and are tied with each other for most Canadian Pinto points earned at open shows in 2006

Annabelle, Doc & Zack go to Spruce Meadows
RDK Doc Holiday has a new home in Northern Alberta

RDK Painted Cash & RDK April Gold earn their Pinto Horse Association of America (PtHA) Register of Merit (ROM) in Halter & Western Pleasure

RDK April Gold is High Point in Showmanship, Reserve High Point in English and Third in Halter for the North Country Circuit series of open shows for 2006

RDK Painted Cash earns his APHA PAC Certificates of Recognition in Western Pleasure & Equitation
RDK April Gold earns her APHA PAC Certificate of Recognition in Showmanship, Equitation, English pleasure, halter and Western Pleasure

RDK Painted Cash is Reserve Champion Alberta Pinto Horse
and High Point Canadian Pinto Horse at the Canadian Pinto National show
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2005
We have a covered riding space for safer winter  footing for colt starting

RDK Painted Cash is Reserve Champion Alberta Pinto stallion

RDK April Gold is Grand Champion Halter horse at the Alberta Pinto Show
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2004
Red E Impression is the Alberta Paint Horse Club (APHC) 6-PAC Hi point winner for a second year!

He is also Top Ten in the World in the Paint Horse Association of America (APHA) PAC for Equitation and Over Fences
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2003
Red E Impression earns his AMERICAN PINTO (PtHA) CHAMPIONSHIP and is Top Ten Pinto Horse Association of America (PtHA) in Reining, Over Fences & Jumper
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2002
Red E Impression is the Alberta Paint Horse Club (APHC) 6-PAC  High Point winner for 2002!
He is also 6th in the World for 2002 in the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) PAC category of Equitation.
Ken & Kerri-Lee Schmuland

Box 11, Site 475, RR #4
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 3K4
Canada

Located at 50542 Rg Rd 225
Leduc County Alberta

Home: (780) 449-0749  Cell: (780) 915-3026
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APHA Superior Hunter under Saddle
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