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The
name Dal Porto is synonymous with quality in halter and
performance on the West Coast and beyond. Steve, the ApHC's
1999 Trainer of the Year, oversees the ranch's halter program,
which has turned out champions for over two decades. Premier
sires at Dal Porto Ranch include:
Maid's
Dream, currently the Appaloosa Horse Club's leading
sire of halter horses, a position he's held pretty much
for the last four years. This loud chestnut son of Dreamfinder
had five open champions and one non-pro champion at the
last World Championship Appaloosa Show (in 2003), more than
any other halter sire to date.
Maid
Prety Impresive, multiple National and World Champion
halter horse and a World Champion sire out of his first
foal crop. This blanketed chestnut is an own son of Maid's
Dream.
Mister
Re, a two-time National and World Champion halter horse
and sire of multiple National and World Champions in halter
and performance.
Just
Zip It (by Zippo Pine Bar), colorful sire of National,
World, and Canadian National Champion performance horses.
While
Steve's specialty is halter horses, Carol, past president
of Cal-Western Appaloosa and the Appaloosa Pleasure Horse
Association, oversees the Dal Porto performance program.
In addition to training, Carol offers coaching and instruction
for all levels of riders, from beginner to world-class amateur
competitor. Clients learn and compete in an atmosphere of
fun and goal-oriented achievement.
Carol
has produced winners in virtually every event, including
Western pleasure, Western riding, Western equitation, trail,
hunt seat equitation, saddle seat pleasure, saddle seat
equitation, and showmanship. At the 2006 Youth World Show
in Oklahoma City, a Dal Porto protege, Andrea Neely was
awarded The World Championship in both Youth Novice Showmanship
and the Showmanship Youth 16-18. Andrea additionally finished
top five in Huntseat Eq and Western Pleasure. Whitney Dal
Porto also had a strong showing at the 2006 Nationals and
finished in the top 10.
In
addition to breeding and training/instruction, Dal Porto
Ranch offers showing, sales, and consulting. The Dal Portos
are active in their local and state Appaloosa organizations,
and respected nationwide for their successful, innovative
programs and expertise in the world of Appaloosa horses.
The
Dal Porto motto,
"Guided by the past...focused on the future,"
is a key to the success of this dynamic pair.
Please
enjoy your visit to the Dal Porto Ranch website!
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