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Brad and Vicki Pitts earned degrees in equestrian studies and business administration from the University of Findlay. After graduation they owned and operated B Pitts Quarter Horses, a breeding and training facility, which included such great horses as: Impressive Dandy-World Champion and World Champion sire, Impressive Delores-World Champion, Notoria Te-Superior halter horse, Bartenders Story-Circuit Champion western pleasure horse. They also raised and trained many other great show horses along with many great companion horses. After the passing of Impressive Dandy, and the birth of their first of three children, they turned their passion to education of the youth and amateur rider. Brad and Vicki have spent countless hours coaching and giving clinics to youth and amateur riders and even coached a youth judging team to World competition level. They have decided to relocate from Texas to Vicki's hometown to design and construct a modern facility utilizing state of the art technology. They are building a program based on the 5 principles they believe in: Practice, Patience, Persistence, Professionalism, and Pride.

Their love of the breeding business has brought them back into that area to capitalize on the phenomenal Kentucky Breeders Incentive Program. The goal is to offer a complete program for the mare owner...breeding the mare and helping take you all the way to showing and selling the foal.

We are not just a breeding facility, we are a full service business partner for you and your mare(s)

R.H. Stone, DVM - attending Veterinarian for both our show and breeding facilities

R.H. Stone III, D.V.M. is a 1987 graduate of Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a long time member of the American Association of Equine Practitioners, American Veterinary Medical Association, and Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association. R.H was raised in Sturgis, KY and is the son of mixed animal veterinarian, Dr. Raymond Stone Jr. While in the pre-vet program at the University of Kentucky and during summers while in vet school at Auburn University, R.H. worked for equine veterinarian Dr. Mark Cheney of Lexington, KY.

In 1988, Dr. R.H. Stone relocated to his hometown of Sturgis, KY where they began raising American Saddlebred Horses, and R.H. began practicing with his father Dr. R.H. Stone Jr. at Stone Veterinary Clinic. The American Saddlebred Association was the first registry in the U.S. to permit insemination of the mare through the use of fresh cooled and frozen semen. The Stone’s had one of the first foals of the registry conceived in this manner from a stallion they collected and cooled. “We have been collecting and evaluating stallions, cooling and freezing semen, shipping semen, breeding and foaling mares, and performing embryo transfers ever since. In essence, we have been the mare /stallion station serving Western Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and South West Indiana. We have provided these services to the entire Tri-State region and beyond since the late 80’s.”

In 1999 as growth demanded and location became imperative, once again Dr. R.H. Stone saw a need to relocate their equine hospital and breeding operation to Evansville, In. Stone Ridge Equine Care, LLC continues to raise World Champion American Saddlebred Horses, They owned and stood WC Sire Worthy Guy until his death in 2003 and now stand the young premier stallion Oscar De La Renta. “Stone Ridge Equine Care is the only Equine Hospital in the Tri-State area. We offer ambulatory services , in house hospitalization, medical and surgical services (including colic), lameness evaluations and therapies, extensive reproductive services including embryo transfer and semen freezing (mare and stallion station), and foaling.” The practice serves many disciplines including and not limited to: Cutting, Halter, Pleasure, Gaming, and Reining Quarter Horses, American Saddle reds, Hunter/Jumpers, Dressage and Eventers, Thoroughbreds, Tennessee Walking Horses, and Standardbreds.

Scott has worked for P5 Equestrian for several years now at our training facility and proven to be a very dependable, dedicated horse enthusiast. He has always taken wonderful care of all the horses at P5 and we are very excited that Scott and his family have relocated to the farm in Henderson to care for the P5 stallions, along with all your mares and foals. Scott will manage the on farm staff at the breeding facility. He is a true asset and we are confident that all mare owners will be very happy with the care Scott will provide for your horses.

Nicole Szakos - Office/Farm Manager-Evansville, IN (all office needs are located here)

Nicole, a native from northeastern Ohio, began riding Quarter Horses at the age of 9. She was active in a variety of pleasure shows through 4H, Portage county, and AQHA. She grew up with a dream of someday becoming an integral part of the industry. At the age of 18, she temporarily put her horse dreams on hold to earn a business degree from The Ohio State University. After graduation in early 2006, she took a job with General Electric which relocated her and her husband, Bates, to the Evansville, IN area. Soon thereafter, her love of horses led her to P5 where she instantly joined our lesson, training and breeding program. Nicole's business degree and experience are invaluable to our program.