The Californios Ranch Roping

Update: To all of you who reached out with prayers and love -thank you so much. My mother is growing stronger and fighting her way back. It has been an amazing experience to hear from so many of you from all the chapters of my life-some from over 50 years ago. I am grateful.

Hello all- my beautiful mother, Rae Turnbull is struggling to survive the covid virus. She now fights to withstand the cyto storm that tried to take her from ...us the night before last. She has improved slightly but I am asking my facebook friends to pray for her and all those battling this evil virus. Thank you. See more

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Our heart breaks for the loss of our friend and Californios announcer for 13 glorious years, Pat Stanford. He passed this spring and left so many incredible memories for us all. Celebration of life announced here-

Updates for fall clinics...

THERMOPOLIS, Wyoming Cow Working Clinic Sept. 2-3, Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Go to www.thecalifornios.com for details.

Happy Birthday USA from the great American outback Photo by Trish Strickland

Gonna be a fun one!

A beautiful Northern California spring. My Dave and some of the gang and I wish you all a Happy Easter.

FREE VIDEO CONSULTATION For the next 7 days (April 8 thru April 15) Dave and Gwynn will be offering free video consultations by phone or email. To take advantag...e of this offer, you need only upload a video for review to your own youtube channel and email the link and any questions or explanations you have to [email protected]. Please limit your video to 4 minutes or less. Dave and Gwynn will evaluate your video and contact you via email or by phone. Please include your contact information. See more

We learn of a great loss today. Pat Stanford, the voice of The Californios Ranch Roping and Stock Horse Contest left us yesterday. Words cannot describe the incredible contribution he made to that odyssey and we are so grateful to have called him friend. We will never be the same. Our prayers go out to his family and friends. His time on this earth made the world a better place.

Looks like a good clinic. Still a few rider spots available at this time.

Spring cow working clinic just around the corner. Fun, fun, fun!

Coming right up...

First up for 2020- Wickenburg, Arizona. The coolest little town in AZ! Details and sign up info. here: http://thecalifornios.com//downloads/2020ClinicDownload.pdf Credit cards accepted. Please email or PM for payment options.

2020 Clinic Schedule online now here: http://thecalifornios.com Dave Weaver, Whitehorse Ranch Branding Photo credit: Mary Williams Hyde

Award winning Classic almost gone! A quick note to let folks know we are running low on inventory of this cowboy classic. A great Christmas gift for all who kno...w and love the cowboy life. Have a look at this link to veiw and order your dvd before they’re gone: http://thecalifornios.com/branding.php See more

Our friend and Californios event sponsor Matt Davis stepped into the mystery today. He helped us so much and helped make The Original Californios Ranch Roping a...nd Stock Horse Contest the legendary event that it became. Thx Matt for all you did, for your amazing attitude toward life and your magical signature bells. Hope to see you on the other side my friend. Until then, long may they ring. See more

Hello all- to those who messaged us regarding out Oct. home clinic series- yes we do accept credit cards. Just email us at [email protected] and we’ll sen...d you a paypal invoice. Cow working coming up first on Oct. 4-6 and there are currently rider spots still open. All levels- a great time. It’s the greatest thing to feel a horse develop confidence on a cow. They’re never the same once they understand their influence. Also wanted to share this great diagram that shows the age different bones in the horse are mature and able to withstand work. Looks like the old timers that started their horses later sorta knew what they were talking about. Please share! See more

Back from a great clinic trip to Montana and Wyoming. It’s so satisfying to watch the students who have invested in our program advance. That is the topic of to...days post. It takes years to develop a sound program that defines goals and incorperates steps to achieving them. Then it takes years to test that program to be sure that it is a practical functional road map. There’s just no shortcut on that. We’ve been at it long enough now that our program, though ever evolving, has become like an old friend we can count on. We are constantly learning from the horses and the cattle in our charge, always adding to our knowledge base, honing it, improving it. But our program keeps providing a genuine template for advancement for all who invest in it. Fall is in the air and attention turns inward as those of us above the equator begin to prepare for winter. Learning has momentum to it and we frequently lose our edge when winter rolls around. Though fall can be a time for reflection on a summer spent with our horses, it need not grind all learning to a halt. The fall and winter offer us a chance to continue our learning so that the spring becomes a time to enjoy the fruits of our horsemanship labor instead of the same old month long brush up. Fall and winter riding is what propels us beyond where we ended up at the end of summer so that the following summer finds us closer to achieving our goals. Our fall clinic series at our home place in Orland has always been a favorite time for us. The pace is low key, the weather beautiful, the horses are rode down and ready to learn. At the time of this post we still have openings in our October home clinic series. We invite you to join us in the program that’s time tested and true. Credit cards accepted. Please email for a paypal invoice. OCT. 4-6 COW WORKING CLINIC OCT. 10-12 RANCH ROPING CLINIC OCT. 13-14 ADVANCED RANCH ROPING CLINIC OCT.19-20 HORSEMANSHIP Sign up link here: http://thecalifornios.com//downloads/2019ClinicDownload.pdf See more

Gonna be fun here!

Fall in northern California is one of our favorite times to invite students to our place for clinics. Dates are: Oct. 4-6 Cow Working Oct. 10-12 Ranch Roping Oc...t. 13-14 Adv. Ranch Roping Oct. 19-20 Horsemanship Contact: [email protected] for details and registration.

Looking forward to our Thermopolis, Wyoming Cow Working and Ranch Roping Clinics coming up Sept. 4-8 at Hotsprings County Fairgrounds. A neat indoor facility an...d great thermal pools for relaxing after the clinic. Always a blast at Thermop. Great clinic for qualifying for future Dave Weaver branding clinics next year. Contact Host Melissa Gardner 307-851-0859 for details and registration. See more

Gearing up to head back to Montana for our late summer/ early fall clinic series up in that beautiful state. First the Columbia Falls Four Day Ranch roping clin...ic then on to Conrad, Montana inside John and Candy Balkenbush’s beautiful indoor facility for two great clinics- a three day ranch roping clinic August 28-30 then a two day advanced roping clinic immediately following in on Aug. 31-Sept. 1. Many folks sign up for both-5 great days of learning. Next summer’s Dave Weaver Branding Clinics require attendance in at least one regular Weaver ranch roping clinic so these Montana clinics are great qualifiers for future branding clinics. Don’t miss the opportunity. Contact 406-278-3569 for details and registration. Photo credit to Mary Williams Hyde, Buckaroo Country See more

Great Dave Weaver Columbia Falls, Montana Four Day Ranch Roping Clinic coming up August 22-25. Contact sponsor Geoff Robson for details and registration: (406) 253-2254 Photo by Trish Strickland

More new images here!

Really an incredible place and great people!

Great images Mary!

Great portrait of the real deal.

Done and dusted. Just finished 5 days outstanding days with Dave and Gwynn Weaver learning new horsemanship, stockmanship and roping skills. Not only are these... two great fun to be around, they have an incredible depth of knowledge and experience roping and teaching all levels. I can't recommend them enough!! #californiosropingclinic #ranchroping See more

Tellin it like it is

Cow Working Clinic scheduled for May 25-27, 2019 in Woodside, CA for details contact clinic host: Rich Boyd (805) 691-9691 [email protected]

Great place, great sponsors- a few rider spots left but its filling fast. For details go to: www.thecalifornios.com

Dave Weaver on "Banks" stands on the El Camino Real, "The Royal Road" part of the California Bridle horses historic legacy. Photo taken at Santa Margarita Ranch. The Californios Horsemanship Program to be held in Orland, CA www.thecalifornios.com

Pretty country and great people.

New Horsemanship Program launch.

Dave Weaver Ranch Roping Clinic is scheduled for May 2-4, 2019 at the ranch in Orland, CA. Space is limited. Details at www.thecalifornios.com or for questions... contact: 530-865-2610 or email [email protected] Credit Cards accepted. Email [email protected] Photo of Dave Weaver by Trish Strickland See more

Rider spots still available for this clinic. Contact [email protected] for details. Credit cards accepted. Email for payment details.