Hidalgo Performance Horses at Sliding H Ranch

11/05/2025

And they are off…. Heading to the SRCHA Road to Nowhere in Abilene, Texas! Good luck to everyone showing, including Casey Hidalgo, Michelle Stegenga, Charles Edward, , from the HPH team.

10/13/2025

… And that’s a wrap for Casey Hidalgo and — Merada Likes Cash, Shesa Ten Plus, and Walkin In A Haze in the 2025 SBF. One exciting ride and a whole lotta grit! 💥 For these babies, it’s just the start. Our focus is building career horses, not just horses.

Thank you Michelle Stegenga for the opportunity to show such talented horses.

Couldn’t do it without our sponsors: HayRite • MVP • Canyon Rim Saddle Pads and owner Michelle Stegenga.

10/10/2025

She believed she could, so she did. Michelle Stegenga & NextGenShine in the nonpro reining. Just look at those stops!!

💫 Proud of how far this team has come — hard work, heart, and a whole lot of horsepower. 🐴💪

10/09/2025

Team HPH is headed back to Cowtown after a few solid days at the ranch.

Up next - Thursday
Michelle Stegenga & NextGenShine Non Pro Boxing

10/05/2025

Congrats to Chet Hockett on a 205 in the reining! Not too shabby for his first Snaffle Bit Futurity.

We are super proud of him and Lil Texas Royalty. Thank you Charles Edward for the opportunity! We really appreciate you.

10/05/2025

Today is all about Chet Hockett for HPH!

He’s showing L1 Open Reining aboard Lil Texas Royalty “Lilly”, proudly owned by Charles Edward.

Huge thank you to Ed for the opportunity for Chet to show this talented mare.

This marks Chet’s FIRST Snaffle Bit Futurity, so help us cheer him on as he makes his debut in Fort Worth! 💥🐴

09/18/2025

One minute you’re saddling up, the next you’re watching your horse have a full-on standoff with a chicken. Pretty sure the chicken won. 🐴🐔

09/09/2025

We’re not sure how we missed this one, but a huge congratulations to Walking N A Haze “Woody” for bringing home 3rd in the L1 Open Futurity at the SRCHA Louisiana Classic! 🎉🐴

This c**t is something special — definitely one to keep an eye on as he continues his journey. ✨

Proudly owned by: Michelle Stegenga

08/28/2025

08/19/2025

She’s loaded up and headed to The SRCHA Louisiana Classic in West Monroe, LA!

🙏 Prayers for safe travels to everyone on the road today—we can’t wait to see you there!

08/12/2025

And just like that, we are home from the
SRCHA Pre-Futurity. We had an exceptional week with horses. We went into this show with one specific goal; to find the holes in our 3 year olds; Walking N A Haze (Woody), Merada Likes Cash (Merada) & Sheeza Ten Plus (Ten) and we did just that. We look forward to working on them over the next few months as we prepare for the Snaffle Bit Futurity. We also showed Tuff N Dirty (Tuffy) in the L1 Open Derby. Tuffy’s been a tough one to get by however each show she gives us a little more. A huge shout out to Pool Performance Horses for all your help with her. And to Shawn Hays for being such an incredible mentor.

Our Non-Pro team really showed up!! Charles Edward “Ed” had a great reining run on Sequoia’s Merada (Sherman). He also showed Dealz A Deal (Dealer). This was Ed’s 3rd show on Dealer and the pieces are falling into place.

Michelle Stegenga showed up ready to rock and roll showing Rezyn To The Blue (Blue) and Jonzin (Jonzin) in the Limited Np Boxing and Next Gen Shine (Next Gen) in the NP Boxing Futurity. We officially decided that she does not need 6 pots of expresso prior to showing (maybe 3-4, but not 6 🤣).

Our newest team member, Salina Plumb Danley showed Meteles Pepto (Marshall) in the Limited NP Boxing. She’s been working hard on nailing her lead changes and she did just that. We are honored to add her to our NP team.

A big shout out to our behind the scenes crew. It literally takes a village to make all this come together. From taking care of 10 horses hauled in - to sadding/unsaddlig between runs. Thank you Chet Hockett and everyone that helped. Thank you to the crew that holds down the fort at home while we are on the road. Cody Heflin, you are doing a stellar job, thank you! Our sponsors, Hayrite, MVP, Canyon Rim Saddle Pads, Mustang Soul Equine Body Works and Saddle House. We greatly appreciate all your support. And of course our owners, Charles Fessler “Ed” and Michelle Stegenga. It’s because of y’all, we get to show these incredible athletes. Thank you!