Founded as Bootin' Digger Equine in 1991, Red Hawk Ranch™ develops quality young warmblood sporthorses from breeding that Bridges Performance with Character™. Following traditional German training methods, our young horses are started under saddle following a progressive basic training program that allows each horse the flexibility of continuing down a dressage track or toward jumping.

Our young horses get the best possible foot forward by coming from proven European warmblood lines including: Abanos, Akzent I, Barsoi, Caprimond, Donnerhall, D'Olympic, Fidertanz, Furioso II, Gotthard, Grande, Hohenstein, Idocus, Karon, Londonderry, Pik Bube, Quaterback, Rohdiamant, Rubinstein I, Rubin Royal, Samarant, Sir Oldenburg, Sir Donnerhall, Voltaire, Wolkenstein, Wynton and Weltmeyer.

Over the years, we've been fortunate to see our horses grow up and go on to successful competitive careers, including four we've sent to Europe to compete. One of our Grand Prix horses, "Hemmingway II" went to 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Hubertus Schmidt's barn.

Our heritage goes back generations - just like the lineage of our horses. Bob's great grandfather bred & trained thoroughbreds before World War I. However, it wasn't until Bob's experience at the 1984 Olympics, and after Lynn left the Pentagon that they realized that horses were in their blood.

The name, “Bootin' Digger Equine” had origins from Bob's Plebe Year at the U.S. Naval Academy. His roommate was challenged to pronounce Bob's French last name and formulated the nickname "Bootin' Digger" after watching Bob play soccer.