Your horse lifts from the final stop. You reach down and pat his shoulder or scratch his neck. He tried so hard for you. At this point, it doesn’t matter what the score was. It was either the best run you’ve ever had on him or a huge improvement, or perhaps the two of you finally nailed that part you’ve been working so hard on. If only you could give him more than a pat.
Thanks to the sponsorship of Shane and Kalicia Walters’ Diamond Dub Quarter Horses, under the banner of their resident stallion Tinker With Dreams, known as “Cilantro,” you will be able to find tasty horse treats just outside of the Ford Truck Arena during the National Reining Breeders Classic. The Cilantro Horse Snack Stop will include carrots, apples, peppermints, and various horse cookies to accommodate every horse’s preference.
Kalicia said, “We are happy to sponsor the Cilantro Snack Shop because we know, as riders and owners, that we all love spoiling our horses as much as the horses enjoy getting the carrot. It’s a win for both the horse and the rider.”
Cilantro is a 2014 AQHA/APHA double-registered chestnut stallion by Tinker With Guns out of Thischicsdundreamin. His lifetime earnings soared to more than $396,000 when he won the reserve championship at the 2023 The Run For A Million. He also topped the 2021 National Reining Breeders Classic, won an American Quarter Horse Association Sr. Reining World Championship in 2020, and was 5th in the 2017 NRHA Open Level 4 Futurity, among others. His foals are eligible for many incentive programs, including NRHA, NRHA Sire and Dam, NRBC, the Riata Buckle Futurity, the North American Reining Stakes, the Northeast Breeders Trust, and the Rocky Mountain Futurity Stakes. He stands at Oswood Stallion Station in Weatherford, Texas. For more information about him, visit their website at oswoodstallionstation.com/tinker-with-dreams/.
Diamond Dub Quarter Horses, located near Marietta, Okla., is 470 acres of rolling grassland dotted with hundreds of mature pecan and oak trees. It features a new, covered 300’ x 150’ arena, round pens, walkers, stallion turnouts, offices, a guest house, and a lounge. Shane and Kalicia look forward to taking potential customers out on their ATVs to browse the weanlings and yearlings while taking in the full experience of the ranch. For more information, go to https://www.diamonddubqh.com/.