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Trademark Ranch is the quality place for all your reining training, coaching, and boarding needs. The Trademark team is dedicated to meeting the individual care and training needs for each horse.
This spacious facility provides clean, roomy stalls and grassy turnouts.
This spacious facility provides clean, roomy stalls and grassy turnouts.
Meet Ben gerst
Ben has been training and showing in the reining horse industry for nearly 30 years. He started his career working for NRHA Hall of Fame and 3 Million Dollar Rider, Tim McQuay. Ben spent nearly 9 years working for the McQuays and was blessed to receive Tim's guidance and mentorship.
Training Philosophy
The Ben Gerst training philosophy has a solid foundation based upon the McQuay doctrine - "The McQuay philosophy puts the horse first - and is the total program to attain a long-term career for a reining horse." While at McQuay Stables Ben was able to ride many of the industry's top horses including NRHA Hall of Fame stallion, Shining Spark, NRHA Open Futurity Reserve Champion, Dun It With A Twist, and NRHA Derby Reserve Champion Footworks Finest.
Ben has also ridden for many other top NRHA breeders and trainers including Tom McCutcheon, Nick Chavez, and Bill Bradley. He is respected throughout the industry and has been called the "Trainer to the Trainers."
Ben has also ridden for many other top NRHA breeders and trainers including Tom McCutcheon, Nick Chavez, and Bill Bradley. He is respected throughout the industry and has been called the "Trainer to the Trainers."
Accomplishments & Awards
Ben has NRHA earnings of $112,000+. Throughout his career, he has been blessed to ride many talented horses and has earned multiple NRHA Futurity and Derby Championships.
- NRHA Derby Limited Open Champion | No Credit Chex
- NRHA Futurity Limited Open Champion | Smart China Rose
- USET Futures Champion | Travalena King
- NRHA Derby Level 3 Finalist | Such Fancy Footwork
- Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic Intermediate Open Futurity Champion | Dun Gone Sparkin
- NRHA Futurity Intermediate Open Finalist | Bank That Shine
- Cowboy Capital Classic Champion | Snip O Chex
- RMRHA Summer Slide Intermediate Open Champion | Imsosmartitsspooky
- Columbine Classic Level 4 Derby Champion | Stylish Guns