Darren Miller Stables

05/18/2026

With the help of great friends we safely evacuated our home on Friday. We are so blessed to have amazing friends and a great community. A special thanks to Jay, Wendy and Cutter for helping haul and house horses until it was safe for us to return home.

05/15/2026

Congratulations Jordan Rydl we are so proud of you and excited for your next chapter! (Living next door!) 🙌🏼🎉

Senior Spotlight! 🎓🙌

Jordan Rydl is a senior Animal Science major at Texas Tech. Originally from Boone, Iowa, Jordan has been a member of the ranch horse team for three years and has also served on the team’s marketing committee.

After graduation, Jordan plans to begin working for the American Quarter Horse Association while continuing to show.

Thank you, Jordan!

05/13/2026

We had an amazing show last weekend at the Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association Drought Buster.

Amanda West did an 🙌🏼 amazing job!
🥈 NP Boxing Spectacular (behind the toughest of the tough)
🥈NP Boxing

Darren Miller and Bet Hesa Cool Cat
🥈IO Bridle
🥈LO Bridle
5th in the Open Bridle and the OB Stock Horse Challenge

Darren Miller and She Bea Stevie, owned by Heath Bortner
Drew checks in the Open Derby & Open Hackamore HS1
🥇 Open Hackamore HS2

Brittany Curlee and Bet Hesa Cool Cat
🥇 NP Limited, Intermediate and NP Boxing

05/13/2026

We would like Congratulate and Thank the Bortner Family on their recent purchase of She Bea Stevie.

Stevie and Darren had a successful show at the Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association Dought Buster. Drawing checks in the Open Derby, Open Hackamore HS1 and 🏆 winning the Open Hackamore HS2.

Looking forward to their continued success in show pen! 🏅

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04/16/2026

Congratulations to WTAMU Ranch Horse Team on their back to back National Intercollegiate Ranch & Stock Horse Association Championship titles. Congratulations to Parker Ralston on winning the Non Pro All-Around award. Darren has had the pleasure of assisting over 20 intercollegiate competitors from 5 different colleges in the past few days.

West Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Colorado State University
Texas Tech University
Laramie County Community College

04/15/2026

Congratulations Lane, we are so proud of you and all you have accomplished with your great mare. Keep up all the hard work, we look forward to seeing your continued success!

03/21/2026

02/27/2026

What an amazing couple of weeks at the NRCHA Celebration of Champions.

💪🏼 Lane Nelms ended up 3rd place in the 13 & Under Youth Cowhorse

🤩 Jordan Rydl had a beautiful reined work in the Lmt NP Boxing

🙌🏼 Haley Rusler did an amazing job at her very first premier event with a great reined work

💕Brittany Curlee and Bet Hesa Cool Cat had a fantastic show making the finals in the Lmt and Intermediate NP Boxing and the Box Drive classes.
🏆Reserve Champion Intermediate NP Boxing
🥉3rd place Lmt NP Boxing
🏅7th place in the Box Drive

02/21/2026

Tune in and cheer on Lane Nelms and his beautiful mare TRR Ms Flashy Pep. Draw 21 in the youth cowhorse this morning.

Best of Luck Lane! 🙌🏼

https://www.nrcha.com/events/celebration-of-champions/