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De 'An & Beauty: My dad had one rule when it came to horses, "If you can't get on by yourself, you can't ride".

De 'An, Patches & my Mom:  "My first horse that wasn't a hand-me-down. Patches was very special, I rode him bareback, with a halter & lead rope. When I would check on the new born calves he saved me from more than one over-protective cow. Patches was with me for 10 months, then I lost him to Lockjaw".
 

Sally, my high school rodeo horse: "My dad paid $200. for her".

De 'An, Codie & Jessie, after 6 months of ground work: "Codie finally turned two & it was time to get on her, first ride".

Lynx Bell Star "Codie" was a  "Hollywood Gold" horse & was the best pole bending & team penning horse.

De 'An & Codie in training

De 'An & Dakota: " I bought him at the sale barn in Ft. Worth for $1000.  Dakota had so much personality, he would literally pick up a beer and drink it, if left unattended. He also had a lot of go & no whoa!"
 

De 'An & Dakota practicing a barrel exercise. "Practice does not make perfect, but perfect practice does"!

Cindy, Renee, De 'An,  & Jackie  at the Grand Prairie Parade.

De 'An & Dr. Mike working on another horse.

Volunteering at TROT, (Therapeutic Riding of Texas). "The most rewarding time I've ever spent".

Angie & Tiki, taking their turn in the swimming hole.

Utopia Horse Club

"First the Utopia Horse Club was formed to provide the kids in the Sabinal Canyon an opportunity to experience good  horsemanship, sportsmanship & leadership through education. To this end, the UHC sponsored the 4-H Horse Project, scholarships, seminars, clinics, play-days, trail-rides & other events. Our 2nd goal was to have a club for the kids that pulled grandpa's old roping horse out of the pasture to goat tie with. There's a lot of arena's & clubs that provide competition to kids that have a barrel horse, pole horse & a big rig, so the UHC was formed for the kids that didn't have that kind of opportunity".
 

De 'An & Lindy, first parade for the Utopia Horse Club!

Matt & Kayla, Utopia Horse Club at the Uvalde County 4-H Show.

De 'An & Bo, Matt & Spec, Utopia Horse Club parade:  "Woo Wee, it was a hot day!"

De 'An, Bo Cephus & Rosie, my Border Collie in Utopia, Texas Hill Country

De 'An & Chip on a trail-ride:  "Believe it or not! a "Zips Chocolate Chip" horse that I adopted from the Brighter Days Horse Refuge in Pipe Creek, TX".
 

De 'An & "Gus" short for "Augustus McCrea" on the cattle drive at the Y.O. Ranch, Mountain Home, TX.

De 'An, Billy & Patrick Fisher in Utopia TX

Sally

Dakota

Bo Cephus

Codie

De 'An Ray owner of Windstorm Ranch started riding in the Harrisburg Boots & Bridle Club at age 8, competing in all the speed events including the pick-up race and "any thing else we could dream up". 

"As a girl growing up on a farm in mid- Missouri, I rode everyday because one of my chores was to find the milk cow, cut her out of the herd & bring her to the barn, laying the ground work for my love of Team Penning.  I grew up riding bareback & even competed that way for many years mainly because I didn't have a saddle, It sure taught me how to ride. I got my first saddle when I was 13, my pay for raking hay all summer".

"After I moved  to Dallas, I bought "Codie" a little cutting bred mare that I broke & trained.  Codie & I competed in barrels, pole bending, team penning and lots of trail- riding in Texas & Oklahoma. The Dallas/Ft. Worth area is the place to be if you're a barrel racer, because there is a race every night plus the Mesquite Rodeo, Will Rodgers Coliseum and of course, the old coliseum at North Side". 

De'An, Martha Josey & Codie: "The first time I met Martha was at a  barrel race in Grand Prairie TX after talking to her for just a little bit, she ask me to take her horse back to her trailer & tie him up. I couldn't believe it!  Martha Josey just handed me her barrel horse".

De 'An & Codie at Martha Josey's, Karnack TX: "I took Codie for a week long clinic and I had the opportunity to ride with girls from all over the US. It was truly the experience of a lifetime".
 

"I sold "Codie" to a high school girl that competed in the Texas High School Rodeo Assoc. taking 3rd overall in Pole Bending".

" I was lucky enough to board with other barrel racers, same barn in Grand Prairie, TX for 12 years. We hauled together & competed in barrels, team penning and we never missed a trail-ride & camping with our ponies".

On the road w/ Pat to the Denver Stock Show.

De 'An & Dakota, Lake Murray trail-ride, Ardmore Oklahoma

The four Musketeers: De 'An, Glenda, Jackie & Renee, trail-ride Lake Murray

Jeff, Terry, Valerie, Jackie, Glenda & De'An Lake Murray Ardmore OK

Hank the "Trail-boss" & his trusty mule.

Hank & Renee Kicking up their heals on the "Ride the Wild Horse" trail-ride in the Kamichi Mountains Oklahoma.

Jackie & Renee, "Ride the Wild Horse" trail-ride.

Glenda & Renee, "Ride the Wild Horse" trail-ride.

Dakota on a picket line.

Renee, Jackie, De 'An & Glenda:  "After 3 days of camping on the "Ride the Wild Horse" trail-ride".
 

"If you are a Windstorm customer, chances are good that I've already talked with you simply because I handle the customer service myself. I treat my customers like friends and most of them are now, because I understand being in charge of ordering trophy items and what it takes to haul your kids, keep your horses in tip top shape & compete at your local play-day and at the pro level".

Testimonials

Windstorm's success has been exceptional and is directly related to customer service.  Simply put, keeping customers informed and keeping your word goes a long way.  If you are an old customer, I really appreciate your continued business.  If your a new customer, I look forward to visiting with you and utilizing my rodeo experience to answer your questions & provide you with the best equipment available.

Thanks so much!        

De 'An & Codie

Work Hard, Do Your Best, Keep Your Word, Never Get to Big For Your Britches, Trust In God, Have No Fear and...Never Forget A Friend!

In Loving Memory of Rose & Jack