In the headlines of 2023 Celebration is the well-deserved success of Kelly Preisser and her exceptional mare Sheza Good Bet finishing 3rd nationally and 2nd regionally in the Limited Non Pro Boxing, as well as a top 20 finish in the Intermediate Non Pro Boxing. Karissa Misik with Lenas Lil Dancer won the region and finished top 10 nationally in the Limited Non Pro Boxing as well as earning a regional reserve championship in the Box Drive! In regional news, Linda Cellini's great mare Playing With Rey finished 3rd in the Open Bridle with David Dillman riding, and also with David aboard, finishing top 10 in the Open Two Rein on Autumns Purple Rain for Jessica Christensen. KD Masar and her mare Rappin For Chex made a top 10 finish in the Limited Open Bridle, Reanna Dillman and Dancing At The Ritz won the Non Pro Two Rein and MJ Anderson and PJW One Time Only had a great year with lots of personal achievements, along with a top 20 finish in the very competitive Non Pro Boxing and the Intermediate Non Pro Boxing class! All of clients had personal goals achieved, gained experience, and have set new goals for 2024!
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Our 2023 year ended with the beginning of the 2024 show season at the CRCA World Show Warmup show! The year-end banquet celebrated a lot of awards for our barn from the CRCA. Karissa Misik and Lenas Lil Dancer won the Limited Non Pro Boxing saddle and a buckle for the Box Drive championship! Close on her heels, and a well run year was Kelly Preisser with Sheza Good Bet winning some beautiful spurs for reserve champion in the Limited Non Pro Boxing. Reanna Dillman and Dancing At The Ritz won the Non Pro Two Rein stirrups, as well as ending third in the Non Pro High 5 challenge. Assistant KD Masar and her mare Rappin For Chex won a Bob Berg buckle for their year in the Limited Open Bridle.
Congratulations to Dave Dillman and Playing With Rey on their impressive win in the Limited Open at the NRCHA Derby!! Read all about it by following the link below!
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2022 was a good year at Dillman Performance Horses! We want to congratulate owner Jackie Tessman and Ettes Metallic Cat for finishing the year as your CRCA and the North Central Regional Open Bridle Champions!! In addition, they also won the Intermediate Open Bridle Year-end award for the CRCA. Autumns Purple Rain for owner Linda Cellini finished first in the Intermediate Open Hackamore and 3rd in the Open Hackamore for CRCA Year-end awards, and a top ten regional finish.
The Non Pro Boxing was tough as always and our non pros proved they were there to win! Congratulations to Desiree Westfall on A Spoonful Of Jonez winning the CRCA year-end and taking reserve champion in the North Central region! Linda Cellini and Playing With Rey came in hot finishing 2nd in the CRCA, 3rd in the North Central region, and followed up with a solid 3rd both regionally and CRCA in the Intermediate Non Pro Boxing. With a short season Kelly Preisser and Outta Prowlin still made a fierce presence finishing 4th both regionally and the CRCA year-end. Congratulations also goes out to Nicole Westfall on Time To Honkytonk finishing top ten in the region in the royally tough Non Pro Bridle, and top 5 in the Non Pro Two Rein! All these great placings weren't achieved without dedication, effort, and a lot of consistency throughout the year.
We are grateful for our loyal clients that continue to believe in our results-producing program and look forward to another great year with some exciting things to come!
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2015 News
The official results are in!! The Dillman barn had an incredible year! Through many triumphs and trials our clients, Dave, and myself have made our stamp on the CRCA, NRCHA, and CoVRHA the 2015 year. I would first like to start by recognizing our incredible team, we absolutely could not have done any of this without our clients, their horses, our help, and health team. We expressly thank Dr. Woody Smith of Comanche Vet Clinic, he keeps our horses healthy and sound and is always there when we need him! We could not keep our horses sound without our team of farriers, it really does take a village! Thank you to Doug Hewlett, Brandon Bunting, Luke Top, and Chad Tuttle. Our help at the shows and at home are always keeping the barn sparkling, our horses clean and everything organized! We also need to recognize the products we use in our feeding program as it has kept our horses healthy and looking fantastic all show season long; Manzanola alfalfa cubes, and Nutrena Safe Choice Original with Platinum Performance have produced a consistently quality product that we trust with our athletes!
We have had many National, Regional, and State Champions and Reserve Champions: Congratulations to Linda Cellini and her mare A Remedy for Hope in the CoVRHA who was Reserve Champion in the Open in their debut year showing! A big “Thank You” goes out to Linda for introducing us the CoVRHA, we have enjoyed meeting new people and seeing new horses, it has been a great group to be included in and we look forward to another great year in NVRHA organization! In the NRCHA and CRCA our barn has made an impression in 9 different divisions; Spooks Sonic Boom with David Dillman riding in the Open Two-Rein for owner Mary Boyd won the region and also won the CRCA year-end Open Two-Rein and are sitting in 2 nd nationally going into the World Show, Glenn Kaplan and No Wright To Smoke are sitting first in the Non-Pro Bridle nationally and second in the region in the Intermediate and Non-Pro Bridle.Sheri Mundhenke won the CRCA year-end, and regional championship in the Novice Non-Pro, Intermediate, and Non-Pro Bridle, where she is also sitting second nationally in Non-Pro bridle, and first in the Intermediate and Novice Non-Pro Bridle. Conner Aten and Roopaulena is leading the $5k Non-Pro Limited nationally and second in the region and third regionally and nationally in the Non-Pro Limited. Mark Donner is sitting second nationally and regionally in the Non-Pro Limited on HA Steady Lil Poco. Sandy Kaplan rode Instant Prayer to third in the region in the Non-Pro and Intermediate Non-Pro bridle and top 5 nationally, she also piloted Smoke N Jet Surprise to a third place regionally. Smoke N Harley Dealer and Sandy were fourth regionally in the Non-Pro Two-Rein. Owner Alison Colquhoun’s mare Skeets Sonic Boom and rider Reanna Dillman landed fourth regionally in the Limited Open Bridle. Regionally in the $5k Non-Pro Limited Deb Wetherbee and Miss Honey Boots ended 7 th and despite the broken bones, Mary Boyd pushed through to ride her mare Diamondsaremyhobby to a 6 th place finish in the Non-Pro Limited and 9 th place in the $5k Non-Pro Limited. MJ Anderson and Doctor Shine made a 17 th place finish in the $5k Non-Pro Limited and 18 th place in the Non-Pro Limited. We also need to make note of our dedicated non pros traveling to the Northwest Region to show; regionally Glenn Kaplan and his mare were third in the Non-Pro bridle, and second in the Intermediate Non-Pro bridle, and Conner Aten and Roopaulena were fourth in the $5k Non-Pro Limted and 2 nd in the Non Pro Limited. In the year-end standings for the Central Montana Reined Cowhorse Association Glenn won the Intermediate Non-Pro and ended second in the Non Pro bridle and Conner won the Non-Pro limited and the $5k Non-Pro limited. And Frecklescatn Around owned by Todd Hofmann had a great year despite a bad wreck mid-year, ending up 8th place Nationally in the Limited-Aged event standings in the Level One Limited Open Derby and first overall in the reined work division. We are so excited for the NRCHA World Show in Fort Worth and we are so proud of our clients and horses who really put in the effort and dedication to accomplish such impressive goals!
Big congratulations to everyone who qualified for the NRCHA World Show from the Dillman Performance Horse Team!!!
In the $5k Non Pro Limited:
Conner Aten on Roopaulena (Northwest and Northcentral)
Deb Wetherbee on Miss Honey Boots
Mary Boyd on Diamondsaremyhobby
Jen Smith on Hollys Little Dun
MJ Anderson on Doctor Shine
In the Non-Pro Limited:
Conner Aten on Roopaulena (Northwest and Northcentral)
Mark Donner on HA Steady Lil Poco
Mary Boyd on Diamondsaremyhobby
MJ Anderson on Doctor Shine
In the Non-Pro Bridle:
Glenn Kaplan on No Wright To Smoke (Northwest and Northcentral)
Sheri Mundhenke on Dunnits Surprise
Sandy Kaplan on Instant Prayer
In the Intermediate Non-Pro Bridle:
Glenn Kaplan on No Wright To Smoke (Northwest and Northcentral)
Sheri Mundhenke on Dunnits Surprise
Sandy Kaplan on Instant Prayer
Penni Wilson on Snaps Smart Mate
In the Novice Non-Pro Bridle:
Sheri Mundhenke on Dunnits Surprise
Penni Wilson on Snaps Smart Mate
In the Open Two-Rein:
David Dillman on Spooks Sonic Boom owned by Mary Boyd
In the Non-Pro Two-Rein:
Sandy Kaplan on Smoke N Harley Dealer
In the Non-Pro Hackamore:
Sandy Kaplan on Smoke N Jet Surprise
In the Limited Open Bridle:
Reanna Dillman on Skeets Sonic Boom owned by Alison Colquhoun
We have had an incredible year! The Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association year-end standings are in and our talented horses and riders have made an impact in 10 different divisions! Spooks Sonic Boom ridden by David Dillman won the Open Two-rein for owner Mary Boyd. The Non-pro and Intermediate Non Pro bridle belonged to our barn with first, second, and third, with Instant Prayer and Sandy Kaplan in third, No Wright To Smoke with Glenn Kaplan riding to second, and Dunnits Surprise and Sheri Mundhenke taking first with first place honors in the Novice Non Pro bridle as well. In the Novice Non pro bridle, Penni Wilson and Snaps Smart Mate also rode their way to 5th. Sandy Kaplan piloted two of her homebred talents to a second place finish, Smoke N Harley Dealer in the Non-pro Two-rein, and Smoke N Jet Surprise in the Non-Pro Hackamore. Skeets Sonic Boom and Reanna Dillman won a 4th place year end in the Limited Open Bridle. Mark Donner and HA Steady Lil Poco took second in the Non Pro Limited, with Conner Aten and Roopaulena in third, and Mary Boyd on Diamondsaremyhobby in 6th. In the $5k Non-Pro Limited, Roopaulena and Conner Aten earned a well-fought second place, Deb Wetherbee and Miss Honey Boots took 6th place, with Mary Boyd rounding out the top ten on her two horses, Diamondsaremyhobby and Hollys Little Dun. In the $1k Non Pro Limited, Conner Aten and Roopaulena coming in first! Deb Wetherbee and Miss Honey Boots came in fourth, with MJ Anderson coming in 8th with her gelding Doctor Shine.
We landed in Pueblo for the CRCA Firecracker/AQHA Super Circuit. Skeets Sonic Boom and Reanna Dillman won a second place check in the Limited Open Bridle for owner Alison Colquhoun, Sheri Mundhenke on Dunnits Surprise took a second place in the Intermediate and Novice Non Pro Bridle, and Conner Aten and Roopaulena took second in both the Non Pro Limited and $5k Non Pro LImited. Sheri "Buck" had a great run at horse show #2, it earned them a first place finish in the Non Pro, Intermediate, and Novice Non Pro Bridle. With Dave still down on his broken leg, Reanna showed Spooks Sonic Boom for owner Mary Boyd, good the first day, even better the second day winning a third place check in tough class. The fireworks show was absolutely incredible, it went on in all directions of the fairgrounds, for a very long time!
We landed in Pueblo for the CRCA Firecracker/AQHA Super Circuit. Skeets Sonic Boom and Reanna Dillman won a second place check in the Limited Open Bridle for owner Alison Colquhoun, Sheri Mundhenke on Dunnits Surprise took a second place in the Intermediate and Novice Non Pro Bridle, and Conner Aten and Roopaulena took second in both the Non Pro Limited and $5k Non Pro LImited. Sheri "Buck" had a great run at horse show #2, it earned them a first place finish in the Non Pro, Intermediate, and Novice Non Pro Bridle. With Dave still down on his broken leg, Reanna showed Spooks Sonic Boom for owner Mary Boyd, good the first day, even better the second day winning a third place check in tough class. The fireworks show was absolutely incredible, it went on in all directions of the fairgrounds, for a very long time!
South Dakota is a great place to show, and with a great format, our Non Pro Limited riders earned their way back for the box-only finals on Sunday Night. We had another 1-2-3 finish in the Non Pro and Intermediate Non Pro Bridle, with Sheri Mundhenke and Dunnits Surprise in the lead, Glenn Kaplan and No Wright To Smoke, and Sandy Kaplan on Instant Prayer. Sheri and "Buck" came in first in the Novice Non Pro Bridle also. After a rough first day, Reanna Dillman and Spooks Sonic Boom put it together to win the Open Two-Rein for owner Mary Boyd and regular jockey Dave Dillman. Roopaulena and Conner Aten won the $5k Non Pro Limited, and Mary Boyd on Diamondsaremyhobby earning a third place finish and check. MJ Anderson and Doctor Shine had a solid run winning them a second place in the $1k Non Pro Limited. In the box-only finals, MJ Anderson and Doctor Shine earned themselves a second place in the $1k Non Pro Limited, and Conner Aten also earned a second place finish.
Home Sunday night from Estes Park, and off Monday to the EPRHA East Slope Slide to watch Andrea Bundy and her mare Lil Duchese Whiz have a great show, learn a lot, and gear up for the RMRHA Summer Slide!
We got a reprieve for two days before we headed off to the CRCA Mountain High in gorgeous Estes Park!
Frecklescatn Around had a great herd work, won the reining in both the Novice and the L1 Limited Open, and then had a nasty wreck down the fence. Freckles was uninjured, but Dave came away with a spiral fracture to the fibula. He was down for the count. While Dave found a chair and some ice, we had a 1-2-3 finish in the Non Pro Bridle between Glenn Kaplan and No Wright To Smoke, Sheri Mundhenke and Dunnits Surprise, and Sandy Kaplan riding Instant Prayer. We also had a 1-2-3-4 in the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle with Glenn Kaplan on No Wright To Smoke, Sheri Mundhenke and Dunnits Surprise, Sandy Kaplan on Instant Prayer, and Penni Wilson riding Snaps Smart Mate. Sheri and "Buck" came back to win the Novice Non Pro Bridle as well. Sandy Kaplan won the Non Pro Hackamore on Smoke N Jet Surprise, and the Non Pro Two-Rein on Smoke N Harley Dealer. Conner Aten and Roopaulena hit a personal milestone earning themselves a 74 on their cow work to win the $5k Non Pro Limited and the Non Pro Limited. What a tough class!! MJ Anderson with Doctor Shine earned themselves a check in the $1k Non Pro Limited, as did John Wilson on Mister Dual Doc. Skeets Sonic Boom and Reanna Dillmna for Alison Colquhoun put together a second place finish in the Limited Open Bridle while we had another 1-2-3 in both the Non Pro Bridle and Intermediate Non Pro Bridle, with Sandy Kaplan and Instant Prayer leading, Dunnits Surprise and Sheri Mundhenke in second, and Glenn Kaplan with No Wright To Smoke in third. Sandy Kaplan rode Smoke N Jet Surprise to another first place finish in the Non Pro Hackamore, and a second place finish on Smoke N Harley Dealer in the Non Pro Two Rein. In the $5k Non Pro Limited, Mary Boyd and Diamondsaremyhobby had a great run putting down a terrific 73 on the cow to give them a second place finish and a first place in the Non Pro Limited. Deb Wetherbee and Miss Honeyboots came in hot on their heels in the $5k Non Pro Limited earning them a third place finish. The Non Pro Limited and $5k Non Pro Limited was a tough as we've seen, it was great watching and fun cheering! Conner Aten came back to win the $1k Non Pro Limited and MJ Anderson had a great run earning them a third place finish, and Deb Wetherbee with Miss Honeyboots winning a check.
The Drought Buster was a fun show as always, Frecklescatn Around won the L1 Limited Open Derby with Dave Dillman riding for Todd Hofmann. Spooks Sonic Boom, owned by Mary Boyd continued her great season with a 2nd place in the Open Two-Rein, Sheri Mundhenke with Dunnits Surprise earned a 2nd place in the Novice Non Pro Bridle. Mary Boyd and her mare Diamondsaremyhobby were terrific in their second show together earning them a 3rd place finish in both the Non Pro Limited and $5k Non Pro Limited. Deb Wetherbee and Miss Honeyboots earned a check with their 4th place finish in the $5k Non Pro Limited. Spooks Sonic Boom was a consistent second in the Open Two-Rein for horse show #2 on some tough cattle. Mary Boyd had a rough second day when the entire fender fell off her saddle during her reined work!! She not only finished her reining pattern, but she went on to work her cow! With much encouragement from the crowd and much help from Dave she made a great run on her cow where she earned a check and a big smile. Deb Wetherbee with Miss Honeyboots and Conner Aten with Roopaulena both earned checks in the $1k Non Pro Limited.
The NRCHA Hackamore Classic was good to our barn! In horse show #1 we had MJ Anderson and Doctor Shine earning a 4th place finish in the $1k Non Pro Limited, Glenn Kaplan and No Wright To Smoke winning the Non Pro Bridle, and 2nd in the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle, Sheri Mundhenke with Dunnits Surprise finishing 2nd in the Non Pro Bridle, 3rd in the Intermediate Non Pro Bridle and 1st in the Novice Non Pro Bridle. David Dillman and Spooks Sonic Boom, for Mary Boyd earned a 4th place in the Open Two-Rein. In horse show #2, MJ Anderson and Doctor Shine had a great go earning them a 2nd place finish in the Non Pro Limited, and Sheri Mundhenke earning a 2nd place in the Non Pro Bridle, first in the Intermediate and Novice Non Pro Bridle. These finishes not only earned them some big points for the year end standings, but they came home with some big checks and great prizes!
Congratulations to owner Mary Boyd and Spooks Sonic Boom with David Dillman riding for winning the Open Two-Rein at the CRCA March Madness! Frecklescatn Around made his debut in the hackamore and drew a check for owner Todd Hofmann. A big congratulations to Sheri Mundhenke aboard Dunnits Surprise who won the Non-pro, Intermediate Non-pro, and Novice Non-pro bridle both days, and won the Non-pro Bridle Spectacular. They had a great show! Horse show #1 was a success with Glenn Kaplan taking second in the Non-pro and Intermediate Non-pro bridle, Conner Aten and Roopaulena winning the $5k Non-pro Limited and drawing a check in the Non-pro Limited with Miss Honey Boots and Deb Wetherbee, MJ Anderson on Doctor Shine, and Steve Bundy and Winnin Gamble all drew checks with a 3rd, 4th, and 5th place finishes. Horse show #2 was a great finish to a busy weekend as Deb Wetherbee and Miss Honey Boots won the $1k Non-pro Limited, and Conner Aten and Roopaulena took second and John Wilson drew a check on Mister Dual Doc! Conner Aten and Roopaulena took a second in the $5k Non-pro Limited and drew a check in the Non-pro Limited. MJ Anderson with Doctor Shine won a check in the Non-pro Limited Spectacular. Smoke N Harley Dealer won his first NRCHA check winning the Novice Horse Bridle. It was a great show with wonderful weather and fun format with the fence runs being held on Saturday night as a premier event.
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