Testimonials

And we're very grateful to receive letters from satisfied customers...

Nancy Currie

Marywade: Of course you may use the letter. I really do love this horse. And like I said, I really appreciate your patience and encouragement. Stephanie

Hi Jon, Hi Marywade,
As I promised I am  trying to send you some photos of HOTSHOT in his new home in Italy. The first one is him in his paddock with my daughters horse called JK5. The 2nd is of a view from a trail ride from the barn where he is at home.. thus this is the surrounding. The 3rd is with JK5 and the 4th having a rest behind his barn after an hour trail ride.

He is doing fine and when I said thank you I just want to confirm I meant it. Thank YOU!! He is the best friend I have and that is final. I have no words to say more.. this is when feelings take over and believe me I know the feeling...I call him my gentle giant. I hope you are satisfied with his appearance and that I did keep my word when I told you he'd be just fine in his new home and surrounding. Jon, Marywade I am so happy to have met you and proud to say hey... I know them ...that's where my horse came from and they are friends...(I hope I may call you my friends)..

Talk to you soon and will send you some more photos.
Regards,
Shiv

Hi Jon and Marywade! It's Jackie -- the lady who bought Spikes Glo Man from you last July. I wanted to touch base with you again to let you know that Spike has worked out wonderfully. He has found his forever home with me. He has been all over with me, including a trip to the Tennessee Mountains last fall. He is such a willing and gentle horse, and I'm so thankful to have had the opportunity to buy him from you. I have been so pleased with Spike, that I am hoping to buy another horse from you. We have a full summer ahead of us, so fall will be a better time for me.  I would like another buckskin (mare or gelding) that is steady on the trails, approx. 15 hands or so.  Please keep me in mind for another one of your buckskins.  It was worth the trip all the way from Alabama to Arizona to find such a quality horse. Thanks! Jackie 

HELLO MR. JON AND  MARYWADE:

WELL, ONCE AGAIN, THE 2003 RED DUN COLT, MJG SENOR HOLLYWOOD, THAT YOU SOLD ME, OBTAINED THE 2007 DERBY OF CALAS IN MEXICO. AS I EXPLAINED BEFORE, THIS IS PART OF THE CHARRERÍA A MEXICAN SPORT; THIS IS SOMETHING LIKE COWBOYS COMPETITION. AND CALA IS SOME WAY SIMILAR TO REINING. THIS COLT WON THE 2006 FUTURITY AND NOW THE 2007 DERBY OF CALAS; THESE EVENTS ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE AQHA.

CONGRATULATIONS YOUR COLT IS DOING GREAT IN MEXICO.

ROBERTO GARCÍA

Hi Marywade,

I have had Skip ( Bert Skip MacBee) for nearly six months now and I LOVE HIM!

He started out a little boring, but completely trustworthy and safe.  Now that he is "settled" and realizes he is home, he has become FABULOUS!  He has a terrific personality, a loving nature and is an absolute joy to ride.  He will take me over hill and dale, run gloriously through the weeds at full speed with me on his back, or stand and "chill" while I visit on the trail.
We went to a "sensory clinic", but he could have taught the class.  We had fire crackers, smoke bombs, umbrellas, water pistols, clinking cans, sirens, you name it.  Skip thought it was all quite silly.
I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your being there for people like me to trust.  I have a couple of friends whose horses are nearing retirement and I hope they will take my advice and shop at HorseBreakers.
I will keep in touch as Skip and I try some local speed event shows and maybe a little cow sorting.

Thanks again,  Joanne Pritts
 

Hi Marywade,

Just an update on “Doc”.  He is truly the horse you said he would be.  I think I will teach him how to type and he can send out my Emails.  He is truly that good.  Everyone, and I mean everyone, says I can not resell this horse.  That he is a real keeper.  He runs to the pocket every roping run and gives me a good shot.  He handles nice before, during, and after each run.  That alone would guarantee him a home for life, but he is also “posse” qualified, and all the posse members are in love with him.  Parade season will be a real treat this year, as I will be riding the handsomest horse in the lineup.  Barb has asked to ride him on the St. Paul Rodeo Trail Ride.  She thinks he is quite a horse also. Just a couple of pictures to show you what you already know.  Calm and good looking - the horse, not me. I’ll be back for the next horse.

Harold

Hi Marywade

Here is the photo of Chic (One Expressive Chic) and I that I promised you.  She is doing fantastic and I just love her. No matter were we go everyone comments on what a beautiful and well trained mare she is.  I tell everyone I purchased her at HorseBreakers and direct them to your web site.
Thanks again

Linda Searles

PS
Chic could care less about the lion and the bear.

Dear Jon and Marywade,

Thank you for Max (Max Leo Kutter)!!! I love him!!! My favorite part is his side pass and lope. He has such an easy lope. I can make him side pass so I can open a gate when I am on him. He is so gentle. I just love him. He is such a good horse.
Thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Brandy Fernandez
Arlington, Arizona

Hi Marywade

Just wanted to let you and Jon know how "One Expressive Chic" is doing. Chic is everything you said she was and more. We have been riding quite allot both in the arena and on trail. She is such a good minded mare, unbelievable for a 3 year old. Chic is so sweet  with lots of personality and fun to ride, not to mention beautiful.

I also wanted to tell you that buying a horse from Horse Breakers was a pleasure. You and your staff showed me such hospitality, took your time with me, answered all my questions and made me feel right at home. After being away from the horse world for 10 years I was not sure were to start looking for a new horse but once I  met you and Jon I knew I had come to the right place. Your patients, honesty and sincere desire to fit the right horse to the right person really showed. I was also very impressed with the training program you have put together. Your non violent methods along with ranch work, taking them out on trail, combined with the fact that you turn your horses out every day and don't keep them locked in stalls 24/7 produces  well balance, sane happy horses.

Horse Breakers also has the best  web site, your photography is beautiful, your descriptions are right on and you don't over sell your horses, if anything you are to modest and under sell them. Every horse I saw at your ranch was beautiful and so well mannered. I have recommended HorseBreakers to several friend that will be calling you in the near future and I will be staying in touch with you for my next horse. For people looking for well broke good minded horses Horse Breakers is the place to go.

Thanks for putting me back in the saddle again.

Linda Searles

Scottsdale, Arizona

Hi Marywade!

 I wanted to send you a note to let you know how well Spike is doing.  I LOVE my horse!  I've been riding him, and he is doing great!  I love that he is so personable.  Sometimes, I think he has a bit of a clown in him and at other times, he just loves to lay his head on my shoulders. He's everything I wanted, and I've gotten many complements on him.  Everyone wants to know where I bought him and, of course, I tell them that I bought him from HorseBreakers in Arizona, and that your horses are excellent quality and that you and Jon are two of the nicest people I've met. 
Thanks again so much!!  Jackie

Aloha Marywade and Pamela,

I want to thank you for putting up with me thru the sale of "Cain". The trip over to Maui was a little much for Cain. But I have finally got him to respond and work with me. He is a very loving and personal with me. He probably  thought he has died and gone to heaven. He loves his 4 acres of plush pasture and his new friend Zack, a old retired ranch horse. They are good buddies. I ride at least 3 times a week and on Sundays my husband rides Zack and I ride Cain thru the pineapple fields. Cain can't figure out what the smell is. He tried to bite the pineapple bush and got poked in the nose, that took care of his curiosity. He's a lot of fun, especially when I go to the pasture to check on him, he comes running to greet me. He also has discovered guava, and goes crazy over it. We had to cut all the guava trees down because guava isn't good for their gums. I want to thank you again for matching me up with Cain. I don't regret bringing him to Hawaii and I would do it again but only thru you, because of your honesty. Love checking out your website still.
Much Mahalo, Michele Cabatingan

Hi Marywade:

Today was the visit to the vet day. This visit was primarily to establish myself and  "Tall Larkin Handsome" with this vet and to get his shots and worming started. I was getting just a bit nervous about it because of the old injury (which hasn't bothered Handsome at all by the way).  But it was something that was there, and I was wondering what the vet would say about it, just the same..   A couple of things : First and foremost, the old injury site is just as you told me it was..  A scar with a calcium deposit on the cannon bone, with no involvement of any joints. Nothing to worry about whatsoever!!  No Xray was needed at all.   Then the Dr. asked me when and where I got Handsome from. I told him HorseBreakers in Arizona. He smiled and said, oh, you went to one of their Sales?  I said, no - I bought on a private treaty. He then went on to say what a  top notch ranch HorseBreakers Unlimited is and that your stock is the very best he has seen. He told me he has purchased 3 of his roping horses from you, and has attended several of your sales.  I was THRILLED to hear this. His name is Ron Lenhart. Horse owners from all over Southern California come to him.  I went to high school with his wife, Toni!  I was so elated to hear he was familiar with you. He asked me how I learned of HorseBreakers,  I told him via the internet, that I had been sold on your stock for a couple of years, and saved until I could afford to buy, as I only wanted to buy from you.  It is terrific to know my vet, the one I will entrust with the care of my horse, is also a satisfied customer of yours and I didn't even know it until this morning.. The next thing he mentioned was the absence of your brand. He told me a horse with a brand from as good a ranch with a stellar reputation as HorseBreakers  increases the horse's value quite substantially. I told him I truly wanted the MJG brand, and that you were going to brand him but ran out of the liquid nitrogen and couldn't get any in time before he left. I mentioned to him you had told me to come back and ride with you anytime and we would get him done then.  I also said to him how extremely proud I would be to have my horse with the brand.  So, after hearing this, I really want to bring him back for a weekend of camping and riding and get him branded then. I would like to make this a priority for me come the fall. Marywade and Jon - thank you, thank you,  for having  terrific horses.. Every single horse on your ranch is special and it shows in how wonderful they are treated, trained and taken care of.  I couldn't be more pleased with having Handsome (Shiloh) as my horse and having purchased him from you makes me feel like I am on the top of the world !! May God Richly Bless you - because you certainly have richly blessed me!! Many carrot hugs and loads of love..

Sheila Reiboldt

Apple Valley, CA

HELLO MR. JON:

JUST TO INFORM YOU THAT MJG SENOR HOLLYWOOD A 2003 RED DUN COLT THAT YOU SOLD ME, COMPETED THIS PAST MONTH IN THE 2006 FUTURITY OF CALAS IN MEXICO AND OBTAINED THE FIRST PLACE.

IN MEXICO WE HAVE THIS SPORT CALLED CHARRERÍA AND DURING THIS EVENT THERE ARE TWO ACTIVITIES THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY THE AQHA.  CALAS AND COLAS THIS ARE TWO DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHERE THE HORSE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR.

CALA DE CABALLO IS IN SOME WAY SIMILAR TO REINING BUT THE MEXICAN WAY.

WELL THIS RED DUN COLT OBTAINED THE FIRST PLACE AND MJG HOLLYWOOD DEZIRE A 2003 BUCKSKIN MARE THAT YOU SOLD ME ALSO, OBTAINED THE FIFTH PLACE.

SO, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE A CHAMPION IN MEXICO.

REGARDS

ROBERTO GARCIA

Dear Jon and Marywade,

I've been meaning to write to tell you how much we are enjoying Starlight Dillon (Hip #42) in The Buckskin Extravaganza!  He made the trip from Arizona to Minnesota without a hitch and the driver said he wished all his horses were that easy going!
We have been trail riding several times a week and Dillon is also starting cutting lessons.  HE is very cowy!  Loves to nail his ears back and knows what to do... just needs to be told how to do it.  Simultaneously, I am taking cutting lessons off of our other cutting gelding who has the same grandsire and great grand sire as Dillon.  I also took Dillon to a de-spooking clinic for a day and he ended up showing everyone else how to do things! The instructor was amazed with his willing attitude and asked me, "Does he have a brother I could buy?! "  He is loving his green pasture 5 hours a day but that will come to an end soon as the snow is just around the corner.
Whitney and I were very impressed with the consistency with EVERY HORSE we rode at your place.  They were ALL very respectful on the ground.  Even though each had their own nuances with gaits and way of moving, they all had a willing, kind attitude toward the rider.  Whatever you guys are doing, you are doing it RIGHT.  You made our visit a fun and productive one by being so willing to let us ride every horse we thought might work for us.  I have to admit my butt was in tough shape that night, but it was worth it!

Thanks again for hosting our last minute visit.

Whitney and Susan Heyvaert
Independence, Minnesota

Jon and Marywade

Enclosed is the check for the horse we purchased. Steve and I would like to thank you for everything you have done and are doing to help us with our horses. It is not often that you find people in this business that are willing to help in the capacity that you are. We also thought you would like to know how much we appreciate and enjoy the quality of the horses that we have purchased from you and your sales. We have had others tell us that these are some of the best trained horses that they have seen on the East Coast. We have also been able and more than happy to highly recommend Horse Breakers Unlimited to those  who have asked or even called us about your sales. Some inquires we have gotten have been from other areas of the state from people that we do not personally know. It is amazing how "word of mouth" can travel! Please let us know how things are going with Hershey and if there is anything we can do, or should do. Again, thank you for everything.

Sincerely

Diane Strauss of Addison, New York

Hello Jon and Marywade,

I'm not sure if you remember me but I came down with Janette and Rick Ulacco for the Buckskin auction back in August.  I had absolutely no intention of buying a horse as I was only there for moral support for Janette and Rick.  However, I ended up coming home with My Dazzling Sunshine, hip #71.  After that I was hooked on your horses.  I couldn't stay off of your website!  I then saw Ceco Patty Spur for sale on your site and knew that I had to have her.  I drove up that weekend and brought her home without thinking twice.  I sold all of my other horses to accommodate these two gems and now have 2 absolutely fabulous buckskin mares in my barn that wear your brand.  I'm so proud of these two horses.  They have exceeded all of my expectations in every way imaginable.  They are solid in body, solid in mind and to top it off they are drop dead gorgeous!

Patty is doing fantastic and I've been taking her on long slow trail rides. She's so brave, intelligent and sweet.  This is the mare that will be with me until the end.  She's a 2 year old with the sensible mind of a 20yr old. Alison did a wonderful job starting this girl.  Hats off to her!!

I just had to touch base and thank you for allowing these two to be a part of my life.  I'm sold!  When it's time for another horse I will come see you first.  You guys run a top notch operation and should be proud!

Thank you,
Dawn K.

Dear Jon & Marywade,

I want thank you both, and to tell anyone and everyone who is looking for a good horse for whatever interest they may have, to please look to HorseBreakers Unlimited first.

Here’s my story:

I was finally able, at age 50, to fulfill my lifelong dream of learning to ride. I have been taking lessons for two years and have come a long way buy I still consider myself a beginner.  I’d had some pretty bad luck with finding a horse that was suitable for me.  I had one that was way to much horse for my ability, and the next could barely fog a mirror. I was discouraged to say the least, always searching the ads, and web sites.  I followed Jon & Marywade’s site for months. Their horses all looked so healthy and well cared for.  They seemed to have horses who were people friendly.   I popped in on Jon & Marywade one Sunday afternoon unannounced.   Now I’m here to tell you that I’m not sure I would have treated someone who did that to me as graciously as Marywade Gilbert did me that Sunday afternoon. I explained to her my ability level and I asked her if she ever had any horses for my ability level and in the price range I was looking, as it was definitely not extremely high. She listened to what I had to say and she went to a Red Roan gelding first. She said, “for what you want to do, he would be perfect.” She also showed me three other horses. I made an appointment to ride them with Allison Schuyler who was extremely helpful and kind. I rode all of them, and in the end, felt the very best on that Roan gelding Marywade first showed me. The lady has a gift knowing how to match a horse & rider.   I wanted to have “Cowboy” checked by my vet, so Jon Gilbert brought that roan horse to my vet in Chino. He hauled him not once, but twice about 40 miles round trip. He was the epitome of kindness, patience and just a whole lot of fun to talk with. I could not have been treated better if I was buying one of his most expensive animals.   If you’re looking for a truly good experience in purchasing a fine horse, then you MUST CONTACT HORSEBREAKERS UNLIMITED!

Thank you again Jon and Marywade 
Molly Schnieder – Chino Valley, Arizona

Jon/Marywade,

My wife, Erin, Buck Naked Cowboy's owner is away in Atlanta.  Looking through your site, can't believe how well you put together your horses and a rider.  You must be very proud of yourselves????  Paying a whole lot of money to have our acreage leveled and we're bringing the horses home so we can enjoy them at all levels.  We have three covered stalls and only two horses, looking for a third horse, older, gentler, so anyone can ride.  Let us know if you come across anything, we will only buy from you!!!!!!!
 
Mostest Satisfied Customer,
 Michael/Erin Hegedus

Jon/Marywade, Recently purchased "Buck Naked Cowboy".  Thank you so much for putting together a great horse/rider combination.  We are having so my fun with "Cowboy".  My wife, Erin, just adores him.  Because of your horse, she has the confidence to ride to her best ability again and describes "Cowboy's" ground manners as a perfect gentleman.  Thank you...thank you....thank you!!!  Looking at some of your other horses, actually some of the more expensive ones.  Please don't take this the wrong way, but we never asked if your posted prices were negotiable???   I/we are firm believers in you get what you pay for...just curious???  May be buying another horse...of course from you!!!   Michael Hegedus

Hello-
We have enjoyed visiting your web site so much that we decided to write and tell you that!  We are currently happy with the horses we have, but the next time we are in the market, we will definitely be getting in touch with you.  All of your buckskins are so beautiful and look so healthy!  As we looked through you upcoming sale catalogue we would change our mind about which horse we liked the best with each new horse we saw and read about!

So thanks again for all your hard work and your beautiful horses.  And thanks for updating your web site so often.  I check it often and am always happy when there are  new photos and write-ups on it!

Warmest regards, Bobbi McIntyre & Debby Stansell

Marywade, Jon and Alison,
I just wanted to let you know how much we love Kiowa Boon. I was so sad when I lost my other horse in Oct 2003 that I thought I would never find anything like him again. But Kiowa has changed that. He is everything I had before and more. He is so sweet and personable and such a wonderful ride, everything you told me was true and I love him so much.  When I buy another horse, HorseBreakers will be the first I call.

Thanks for picking Kiowa out for me, he is a perfect match and just what I wanted and needed.

Thanks again  

 Shannon Dusek and Kiowa Boon in Tampa, Florida.

Marywade and Jon,

I just wanted to let you know how "Baylie" aka Nu Country Girl is doing. . She is now 4 years old and I'm in the process of finishing her training, and she is coming along wonderfully. She is so soft and responsive, and so unbelievably smart that even though I have been very careful not to push her through her training she learns so quickly, we usually have to move on to something new just to keep her from getting bored. With her excellent breeding, and great sire, she has blossomed into a gorgeous young buckskin filly. She dapples out in the spring and is just breathtaking. Nu Bar Twist would be proud of his daughter... she is athletic, quick, and catty. She has what it takes to be an exceptional cutter some day. Wrap all that up with a wonderful personality and call it heaven. I just can't thank you both enough. She is definitely a dream come true for me. I am so happy that I found your website, and spontaneously decided to drive out from California to look at that dun gelding you had for sale.....and instead left with a 2 year old filly named Nu Country Girl. She has filled my heart with so much joy. Thank you for keeping me on your mailing list for the upcoming sales because I still have 1 empty stall in my barn :)

Take Care,

Krista Farmer (Rogers)

  Just wanted to let you know how Comet is doing. We all just love him.

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