Nick and Sandra

Nick and his father John combined their love for horses and out of it grew Rocky Bar Ranch. In 1975 Nick married Sandra Shackleton and started their life together. In 1979 John denBrok retired and Nick carried on the family farm as Rocky Bar Ranch LTD. Nick and Sandra have shown light horses and draft horses for many years. Their knowledge and experience has proven over the years with their display of hundreds of ribbons and trophies. They now share their love for horses with their three daughters, Jodi , Traci and Laci.

Jodi

Jodi grew up on the farm with love for horses. She has won many ladies team driving competions and also many ladies Cart Classes. Jodi take pride in getting the horses ready for any sale or competition. She graduated from Saskatoon Business College with her business diploma and now lives in Virden, Manitoba where she works as a Royal Bank Investor. She is married to Troy Stewart and together they run Grandsun Acres. She is still heavily involved with the horses on weekends and never misses a show.

Traci

Horses are in Traci's blood. She started barrel racing and driving horses at a young age and has never looked back. She graduated from Lakeland College in Vermilion, Alberta with two diplomas. One in Herd health and another in Animal Health Technology. She is a Certified Equine Massage Therapist as well as a Certified Equine Chiropractor. She has made the Canadian College Finals in Barrel racing in the years 1999 and 2000. She now competes very competively in SBRA, MBRA, MRCA, and CCA rodeos all year round. Traci met David Sandilands while going to school at Lakeland. They are now married and live a rock throw away from Rocky Bar Ranch where they operate a two hundred head mixed cattle operation. David is also very heavily involved in rodeo. He fights bulls all summer for CPRA rodeos and PCB bull ridings, and in 2007 will be making his 1st appearance at the Calgary Stampese fighting bulls. Traci owns and operates Equi-Care Service. She specializes in Equine Chiropratic and Massage Therapy

David

Dave fighting bulls at the 2007 Calgary Stampede. His way of "Having Fun"

Have been grown up on the back of a horse, her love for these creatures has never faded. At a very young age she became very active in 4-H and showing heavy horses. In her teen years she focased mainly on high school rodeo. Laci won the year-end provincial pole-bending in 2003 and was at the top of the standings for barrel racing .This allowed her to compete at the National High School Rodeo Finals in Farmingtion, New Mexico and the Canadian High School Rodeo Finals. She now continues to rodeo and jackpot all summer. After graduating in 2005 from the Assiniboine College in Brandon, Mb, Laci moved home to help out on the farm and is now employed with Mosaic, where she works in the Water Department as a Admin. Assistant.