Alli Kwessel

Brad Radtke was raised on the Radtke ranch and currently he and his brother, Rex, operate the ranch together. He has ridden horses his entire life and has trained under Curt Pate, Jeanne Gaudreau, Dave Veitor and Buck Branaman. Brad combines his ranch work with his horse training. The ranch operates as a custom grazing operation where we bring in thousands of cattle each Spring and move them from one pasture to the next throughout the Summer and Fall. The horses get a lot of miles put on them and are exposed to crossing creeks, ditches, logs, rocks, and encountering wild game, and motorized vehicles. The Winter months he uses the indoor arena to start the young horses under saddle, halter the weanlings, and work with driving, dressage and jumping prospects. Brad Uses resistance free training, and his patient work is evident in the young horses which show willingness and confidence to excell in their individual areas of talent.

Sally Anderson (Brad's sister) is a professional trainer and instructor. She has trained and competed two Morgans through the FEI levels. Her retired gelding, Mehrs Eloquince, became one of the eight Morgans to win the AMHA Gold Medallion award for competing at the Grand Prix level. In 1997 and 1998 she and her Thoroughbred gelding competed on the USDF Region 6 North America Young Rider team. Sally also has recieved her USDF bronze and silver medals on non-traditional dressage mounts. Her current mount, Iron Forge Starman, is training and showing at Grand Prix. Sally has trained and shown him to this level. Together, the pair have won many awards and recieved numerous compliments throughtout their years together. She has flourished with the help of instructors such as Jeanne Gaudreau, Mike Osinski, Debbie Riehl-Rodriquez, Steffen Peters and Conrad Schumacher. Sally is also gifted in helping you find a suitable equine partner and is currently accepting horses for training and giving lessons. She can be reached at 406-837-9996 or sally@montanasky.us

Brad Radtke

Allison Kwesell is a photojournalist, writer and designer currently in a 6-month internship at The Chattanooga Times Free Press in Tennessee. She is a member of the AHSA (American Horse Show Asociation) and CHJA (Colorado Hunter Jumper Association). Alli has worked as a trainer at Foxwood Farms in Pinellas Park, Florida under head trainer Georgeanne Powers. She trained at Penrose Equestrian Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and served as the Hunter/ Jumper horse show judge for the 2002 and 2003 summer circuit at Sundance Equestrian Center in Parker, Colorado. Alli has spent many hours working with our Warmbloods and Thoroughbreds taking them to the competitive level in jumping and eventing. Alli was born in Chicago, raised in Colorado and calls Montana home. She believes that the finer things in life can be tasted in a strong cup of coffee before sunrise, felt while jumping horses or skiing on fresh snow, and can be seen while snaps of life magically appear under a darkroom's dim lights.

Sally Anderson