08/21/2024
Ranch History! Tony founded Rawking Horse Ranch at the time it was called Silverdollar Ranch. I hope he is looking down on us as we spread the Californio Traditions carrying on his path. ๏ฟผ I just love that he was a Hackamore master as itโs my favorite as well. ๐ค โค๏ธโ๐ฅ๏ฟผ
DAY IN HISTORY | Tony Amaral - He did to the hackamore world what Casey Tibbs did for bronco riding. He changed the style. Tony added the finesse, lightness, and the supple feel that we all look for still. Even by todayโs high standards, a hackamore horse trained by Tony is the epitome of perfection.
Tonyโs parents were emigrants from Portugal who started a cattle and dairy ranch. Tony came from an era where snaffle bits were only used for work horses. Then, cow horses were ridden only a handful of times in a snaffle before moving quickly into a hakamore or โjaquimaโ as early California State Fair, which at the time was the largest show in the state. They made reserve champion and Tony was on his way to becoming one of the greatest horseman of all time.
Tony had become interested in the Hackamore horse. He learned from any man willing to share his knowledge, but in the end, he turned to the greatest showman of the reined horse of that era, Charlie Maggini, 1929 World Champion All-around Cowboy. Tony went on to train more champion hackamore horses than any other trainer of the Pacific Coast.
Tony was devoted to upgrading the horses and their styles. He was the Master hackamore man of his decade. He spread the California Bridle Horse and Hackamore tradition across the nation, making the East understand that there was a better way.
He set a record, which still stands today, by winning the Hackamore championship a three-year old, Docs Top Doli.
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