Rivervale Farm Happy Hills Ranch warmblood sport horses

12850 Rivervale Farm Lane, Nisland, South Dakota

605-257-2620 * 605-430-5680 (mobile) * 605-430-0669 (mobile)

Successful breeders who ride what we breed!

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May 5th, 2012 UPDATE. By request and because so many weekends are full for shows and events, instead of scheduling Clinics, we are going to offer lessons most days between 9:00 and 5:00. Work on your Traditional or Western Dressage patterns, jumping, or just work on improving your seat and your horse’s performance. Qualified instructors enable you and your horse to reach your goals in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Weather permitting, we will have the Dressage arena set up outside for those wishing to ride a test and be evaluated. We will have the Cross Country Course and Stadium jumps available as well. This is your opportunity to ride with a team that has had many championships in the show ring in multiple disciplines both English and Western. A tried and PROVEN system! Cost: $45.00, 1 hour private. $35.00 semi private, two riders, 90 minutes. $25.00 group of 3 or more, 2 hours. You need to line up your riding partners for semi private or groups.

Call 605-430-5680 to schedule your lesson (s).

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Donauwind x Magissa x Mahagoni

March, 1986 - June 2011, gone but never forgotten.

Retired sound at 20 years of age after a successful dressage career, through Grand Prix. Many championships including American Trakehner Association Horse of the Year at Prix St. George and Intermediare-1. Successful sire of over 50% GOLD MEDAL PREMIUM foals.

E.H. Latimer x St. Pr. Harmonie x E.H. Hohenstein

Lion King is the superlative example of the modern Warmblood. Pedigree, conformation, disposition and most importantly, RIDEABILITY! Multiple US Dressage Federation, Dressage Sport Horse In Hand Championships AND numerous High Score awards (under saddle) at US Dressage Federation Shows.

Successful Warmblood Stallions producing phenomenal offspring that are RIDEABLE and AFFORDABLE for all levels of riders. Young horses for sale, all in training with Craig Heckert. Craig is one of a small group of people to have earned their US Dressage Federation Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals on a horse they have trained.

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George Williams presenting Craig Heckert with the UNITED STATES DRESSAGE FEDERATION GOLD MEDAL!

Rivervale Farm is a full service, Sport Horse breeding and training facility . 194 irrigated acres in the beautiful and productive Belle Fourche River Valley of Western South Dakota. It is an almost magical place with an abundance of wildlife and spectacular views of the Black Hills and Bear Butte. Amenities include indoor and outdoor arenas, cross country jumping course and outdoor stadium jumping area with dozens of jumps.

QUALITY OVER QUANTITY

A perfect place to raise horses. We chose Rivervale Farm for it's lush pastures and productive crop land. We are a small family run breeding operation, concentrating on quality rather than quantity. Our program is based on superb quality European and American bloodlines. Our young horses are growing up galloping to their hearts content, splashing through the river and developing into strong, sound and sane athletes! They eat superb quality hay and grain grown and harvested on Rivervale and nearby farms .

Honesty and Integrity...

..are words we live by. We find it offensive that the horse industry has such a reputation for dishonesty. We don't believe that "buyer beware" has any place in our dealings. We tell the truth about our horses. We present our credentials and the accomplishments of our horses up front and truthfully. The horses we offer for sale were bred and raised here on the farm. We are not dealers. Rivervale Farm has an "open door" policy and visitors are always welcome.

The Program

The training team at Rivervale Farm include a "Young Horse Specialist" who is also a successful FEI competitor and a former Intermediate Level Eventer. The young horses are not "bucked out" by a colt breaker or started by working students and assistants. They are carefully trained in a way that sets the horse up for success. This results in a horse that enjoys interacting with people and that love their jobs. Along with their "dressage" training, all of the young horses learn to trail ride, jump stadium and cross country jumps, cross water and ditches and are exposed to a variety of wildlife and traffic. Of course we work with proven and performance tested bloodlines that are known for producing horses with rideability, which makes our job much easier and insures a wonderful partner for you.

Why not choose your next champion here? We offer mare lease programs, raise your foal programs and programs to train you and your new horse together.

We are located near Sturgis, famous for it's annual Motorcycle Rally. Deadwood, a historic town with gambling and home of Tatanka - Story of the Bison, where resides the world's 2nd largest monumental bronze of all original figures ever created by a single sculptor - Peggy Anne Detmers.

Mount Rushmore is a short commute as well as Crazy Horse Mountain and many other "tourist" attractions.

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