The Ranch - Hekpoort Equestrian Park

09/04/2026

Hope everyone’s ready for a weekend dedicated to showcasing the beauty of Western Performance riding.
Pack your hats 🤠 and pull up the chairs and enjoy a day of action with a beer in hand🍻
Western Show Company

28/12/2025

For those who missed out, here's a glimpse of how much fun the Summer Slide Classic 2025 was!
A huge shout out and thank you to the team at Western Show Company for organising this fun-filled family event...
And a huge thank you to Voges for capturing these moments for us!
Hope to see everyone at the next event!

06/10/2025

This. Always THIS. 🙌🐴🥰 Love the horse first.

13/05/2025

The ribbons are nice — but they’re not the whole story.
The real win?
Showing up. Leveling up. Doing the hard work no one sees.
Chase growth.
Because when you ride for more than just a placing, the progress always pays off.

27/04/2025

Congratulations Jordan Wright du Plessis 🤘
She is 1 of 2 brilliant South African riders making us proud in the USA!🤠🐎🏆

𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐃𝐮 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬 & 𝐀𝐥𝐩𝐡𝐚 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐘𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧

All the way from South Africa, Jordan Wright Du Plessis aboard Alpha Taris Chic were the first to be crowned of the slated Shootouts, earning the Yellowstone Rookie Shootout Finals Championship title.

Alpha Taris Chic is by Wimpy Chic and out of Taris Attraction. The 7-year-old gelding is bred by Alpha Quarter Horses and owned by Jordan Wright Du Plessis.

“I've been riding him for about three years now, and he's just really fun. He's a lot of horse. He always says yes, and he's got a really funny personality. He's so quirky, and I love him so much,” Du Plessis said.

Scoring a 214.5, Du Plessis was thrilled with her and the gelding’s run considering what vast improvements the duo made from their start in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“My run was really good… I rode him in the derby when the show started, and he was really good, I just didn’t ride him very good… I went in today wanting to break that, and it was really fun. I had a lot of fun showing him.”

With such a breakthrough run and win, Du Plessis feels grateful for her parents and close friends who made success abroad this week at the NRBC possible.

27/04/2025

Congratulations Minki Venter!
She is 1 of 2 brilliant South African riders making us proud in the USA!🤠🐎🏆

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 & 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 - 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝟏𝟒-𝟏𝟖, 𝐔𝐧𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

Shootin’ their shot yet again Minki Venter and Bigshot In The Dark won the Youth 14-18, the Unrestricted Youth, and The Run For A Million Youth Qualifier with a score of 73.

“It was supposed to be a training run and he was like ‘nah we’re gunna do this one great’ and I was okay and he was just cruising,” Venter said.

Bigshot In The Dark is sired by Wimpys High Bid and out of Surpriseinadarkalley. The 2018 stud was bred by Story Book Stables.

“My NRBC experience has been amazing. Everyone has said just go out there and don’t worry about the results, we will build from it,” Venter said.

Going off of all the help and encouragement Venter received she expressed her gratitude for her team.

“I would like to thank my parents, my horse Frank, Tammi, Patrick, Arno, and the whole Honstetter team. Everyone has been so welcoming,” Venter said.

23/04/2025

Wow! Well done Minki Venter. We're all super proud of you. You earned it with all your hard work, dedication and support from your amazing family.
You rock!

13/04/2025

22/03/2025

Well done Stella! 🐎🏆👏🤩

Congratulations to Stella Rugani and Blue Sky Gunnas Bugati who just qualified for not only NRHA Youth but also Non-Pro for World Reining 2025 to be held in Switzerland in July this year!

11/03/2025