Rancho Real Saddlebreds

07/02/2025

06/26/2025

Come see us this Saturday!

Last Chance: Get a mooooooo-ve on it! Our Farm, Barn & Ag Tour is this Saturday (6/28).

Purchase your tickets and get more details on the tour's 9 stops here: https://iandmcanal.org/agtour

Our second annual "Day In The Country" will enable you to explore rural sites within the I&M Canal National Heritage Area with behind-the-scenes access to a pumpkin farm, centennial barn, museums, local food and flower producers and even the Friestad Dairy Farm (shown). You'll get up close and personal with cows, horses, the crops that are grown and the history of the region–including the first permanent Norwegian settlement in the U.S!

This self-guided, family friendly tour will be on Sat, June 28 from 9am to 4pm. Admission is only $25 per adult; kids under 17 are free.

Enjoy LaSalle County, IL - Home of Starved Rock • Village of Minooka, Il • Village of Channahon, IL • Village of Newark, IL • Dollinger Family Farm • Rancho Real Saddlebreds • Homegrown Meat Company & Ice Cream Shop • The Farmacy Farmstand

05/20/2025

We had a great weekend at Great River horse show! Some highlights include:

-Tarrelli and Mina Lin were champions in junior exhibitor hunt and came back to win the country pleasure hunt championship out of 11! They also had a stellar pattern in ranch riding pattern bringing home a 3rd. Another highlight was getting 4/8 in the country pleasure Junior exhibitor qualifier.

-Steven’s Red Hot Chili Pepper and Jenna Worden were reserve in the ranch riding & ranch trail pattern as well as brining home a reserve in the ranch rail championship! His owner Susan Hlavac also showed him to a 5th place finish in a nice W/T single bit class!

-Hell Of A Tango and Jenn Sapko were reserve in the country pleasure western qualifier out of 10! He also brought home a 3rd in the ranch rail qualifier.

-A Champaign Love Story and Jenn Sapko brought home a reserve in the show pleasure limit/junior class. Izzy Santiago also had a great go in hand with her bringing home a reserve!

-Love Me Delirious and Jasmine Dwyer were reserve in the W/T/C single bit qualifier in their second show ever!

-Blackhawk Rose and Amanda Boo were 6th in the W/T single bit qualifier in a nice single bit class.

-El’s Dream Seraphina and Izzy Santiago had great goes in the W/T/C single bit with this horses first time off the farm!

-Soquilis Black Hawk and Izzy Santiago were 3rd in hand out of 10 and reserve in the qualifier!

-Landmark’s Strawberry Wine and Chloe Pink were champions in the W/T 12 & under qualifier and reserve grand champions in the championship!. Izzy Santiago was reserved in the country pleasure driving qualifier!.

04/07/2025

Ask me about Benjamin Moore! He’s a fresh face for the western division and an absolute sweetheart! Safe enough for any rider and willing to go any direction!

10/28/2024

Champagne love story 🍾

08/22/2024

High Times High Roller and Jenn Sapko western country pleasure. Showing back Friday night!

08/19/2024

Taralli! Country pleasure 13 and under