About Rodrock Quarter Horses

Darol and Karen have been involved in the breeding, raising and showing of exceptional quarter horses for over 30 years and both are very active in the many facets of the horse business. Darol is a past president of the NSBA and the recipient of the prestigious Jack Benson award from the NSBA. At the state level, Darol served as a Kansas Quarter Horse Association Director and was a National AQHA Director for several years. He also served as a member of the AQHA Foundation Committee.

Karen and Darol have had many successes in the show ring as owners and exhibitors. Darol has earned two Western Pleasure Congress Championships plus countless futurity wins in western pleasure.

Darol has developed a passion for cutting horses, with placings in the NCHA Cutting Futurity, the Summer Spectacular as well as other top aged events. Karen continues to show and have success in the pleasure arenas with top ten placings at the Select Barn World Championship show and the All American Quarter Horse Congress, as well other major western pleasure circuits.
Mares in pasture
Darol is extremely active in the promotion of his stallions, young stock and breeding program. With 30 years experience, it is his goal in the breeding business to cross his outstanding young stallions to some of the best mares in the country with hopes to bring quality prospects to the public. Rodrock Ranches raise horses that are great minded, beautiful to look at and, of course, outstanding movers. The ranch maintains a select group of show horses and prospects.

Karen helps oversee the Quarter Horse operation at the ranch which includes top broodmares that have produced such great horses as: A Certain Vino, Hope By Invitation, LDR So Radical, RR Forever Yours, Ima Top Leaguer, Rodrock barn and office Zippos Hotzy, Can’t Stop Zipping, A Certain Melody, Slightly Zipped, All Locked N Loaded and numerous others.

With great pride, Karen and Darol have expanded their breeding business with the addition of two great stallions. Certain Potential, is a superior western pleasure horse, as well as, a World, Reserve World and Congress Championship producing sire. Only In The Moonlite, whose winnings include the 2006 Congress Masters Two Year Old Western Pleasure class,

Congress GMC 3 Year Old Open Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure class and the NSBA World 3 Year Old Western Pleasure class. These Rodrock stallions represent some of the most popular bloodlines in the pleasure breed today, as proven by their show records and performing get.

Darol and Karen welcome you to visit their ranch in Bucyrus, Kansas. Come see the show horses, prospects and famous broodmares. We look forward to your visit.

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