What Our Clients Have to Say

FEATURED SALE HORSE:

Sandy Spark
2006 Brown Quarter Horse Mare

We are always pleased when our clients share experiences with us... There is great satisfaction in seeing Brooks Ranch Quarter Horses excelling far and wide. Here are a few testimonials received from Brooks clients that we now have the pleasure of sharing with you.

Do You Believe in Angels?
Plumb Country
“PC”
March 1, 1993 – July 18,2010

I want to share a special story with my friends. Parting with PC was one of the hardest things I’ve ever experienced. But her pain left us with virtually no other option.

I remember when I bought her from Leonard Brooks as a 3 year old. As we were leaving the ranch, Leonard called out, “…She’ll be your best friend”. I silently rolled my eyes – Leonard is a great salesman (no, really). I thought to myself – hey we bought her, at your price tag! Enough!! I knew at that time she was the prettiest horse I’d ever owned…. It was not too far down the road that I knew without a doubt she had become “my best friend”. Thank you Leonard!!! We had quite a run the two of us, and I’ll always have those memories. Here is where the story begins.

A week and a half, give or take, before we put her down, a yearling doe kept showing up in our yard. Not necessarily unusual, although our deer population is declining, she was always alone hanging by the barn or a short ways off on our lawn. Every morning she was near PC’s paddock. As PC hung her head out of the stall’s backdoor, I said “Hey PC, you have a new friend?” and she would nicker back – but she was always nickering to me. The few days following, the doe was persistent in staying close (ex. John was showing our boat for sale in the garage, she stayed stolidly 20 feet away). During the heat of the day, deer usually are laying in the shade and are in groups…. not PC’s doe.

Well finally the day came – Sunday 1pm. The backhoe operator and Vet came. PC was in a lot of pain but happy to be munching tons of Oatmeal cookies and carrots. It was hot…100+ degrees out. John and I went into the house after our last goodbyes….waiting, waiting

I probably would not have gone to the barn so soon but John went and I followed. We stood at the end of our breezeway viewing PC’s gravesite; a moment of silence. Then out of nowhere comes the doe – right in front of us – not 10 feet away! 2pm – hot!!! She trots in front of us to PC’s gravesite puts her nose to the ground and then trots away. Even my skeptical husband was visibly moved. She was PC’s angel helping her over to the other side.

P.S. we have not seen her again – at least not in our yard. Now do you believe in angels???
 

May 9, 2009
Dear Leonard and Lee Brooks,

 I found one of your branded horses a few years back tucked in an English barn in Turlock, CA. He had been through a few owners and was being used for lessons, but I guess he was “too much horse” for his current young owner. The price was right and I called my boyfriend who was running cattle in Covelo, CA at the time. He liked the look of the horse, loaded him up and took him home. That horse went straight from the jumping arena to the rough country of Covelo chasing wild, slick cattle, roping, and branding. He didn’t miss a beat and he has paid for himself ten times over now.

 In addition to ranching duties, I used him myself extensively flagging and ponying colts at a cutting horse facility where I was training. He was also a very good turn back horse. We started arena roping on him and that is where he really shined. Without any “formal” rope training, he caught on immediately. He’ll rope both ends, but proves to be an incredibly hard-stopping heel horse. Every time he leaves the shoot he gets in the ground deeper and harder. This horse will slide 10 feet without sliders! When I sack colts out on him, I can almost drop the reins and work my rope or flag while he “works” them around the round pen. He is such a good horse and we have turned down some good offers for him. His first few ropings he earned money, and he just gets better each time. More than likely he’ll be at the ACTRA finals this year.

  “Playboy” (Playin Safari x Plumb Dry mare) is 11 yrs young this year and sound as can be. This horse truly surprised me with his abilities and cowiness (he has even been known to unseat a professional trainer at a team sorting, while turning a cow back at the line!). This horse can go all day but is not at all a “hot” horse. I have put first time riders on him and he goes into lesson-horse mode.

Keep up the good breeding!
Dave & Sue Farag

April 29, 2009
Leonard,

  Attached you will find a picture of my daughter, Arielle Spotswood, on my mare Plumb D Too, however we show her as Sugar Plumb. She will be in the Rose Bowl Parade in January. This picture was one of the many that was sent into the Rose Bowl Parade.

  Sugar is a Champion Hunter - yes she jumps and does it well. She was the Champion Adult Amateur Hunter at the Gold and Grand Spring Horse Show in March (we pulled her out of the pasture). My daughter was Little Miss CSHA 2008 and rode this mare in most of her parades. The mare has performed every task ever asked of her. We ride her on the beach, trails with river crossings, swims in rivers, cattle sorting, queen runs, parades, drills, English (flat and over fences), and Western Pleasure.

  She will be in the Salinas Rodeo parade and will be the Fly by horse for Miss CSHA Abigail Norris, Reno rodeo parade and Drill competition, and the Morgan Hill 4th of July Parade. Arielle rides with the Giddy Up Gals for Parade and Drill, so keep an eye out for them. The girls are currently working on the Disneyland main street Holiday parade as well.

  This mare is the best mare I have ever had the pleasure of owning, and I consider her irreplaceable. I will send you some of her jumping pictures soon. I am also working on getting her qualified for the world show in the over fences. Once again thank you so much for helping me get the papers on this mare.

Sincerely,
Elaine Spotswood

February 21, 2009
Miriam:

Real Hobby... is the best horse ever. My daughter, Jessica, has been running barrels on her ever since the year after we bought her from you guys. Last year they had a clean up year. She has won numerous buckles on her in both the youth and open races. She was high point youth for our District NBHA last year. In October she was second in the 4-D open class and won $1000. She also won the 3-D “Tuff Enough to Wear Pink” open race at the NBHA finals. At those finals, Roxie and Jessica would have cleaned up, but Roxie slipped on her second barrel and went off course. They are entered to ride in the big “Grab the Cash Gala” next weekend in Santa Rosa. Jessica and her mare just really “clicked” this past year.............. that mare loves Jessica and will do anything for her. She has a big, big heart. A lot of thank you’s go out to Jessica’s big sister, Jennifer Weber, for making her the great barrel horse that she is. Jennifer has occasionally run Roxie at races that her sister could not make and she too is always in the money. I will let you know how she does this coming weekend in Santa Rosa. I’m sure someday we will breed her, but right now the girls are having a great time on her. Thanks so much for selling us this great mare.

Georgia and Jessica Crawford and Jennifer Weber

 

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