A boy on a ranch It all started with a boy on a ranch, a boy named Brady Rinehart. Brady grew up on his parent's ranch, the Pompadour Hills ranch. His parents, Harold and Marilyn Rinehart, founded the Pompadour Hills ranch; today it is owned and operated by Brady and his wife Wendi. In 1962 he joined the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). Even then he knew what he wanted to do in life. In 1968, when he was twelve years old, Brady bought a quarter horse mare named Missy. (Actually her name was Ross Jay Jay, but everybody called her Missy.) Nine years later in 1977, no longer a boy but now a young man, Brady started raising colts from Missy. He registered his own brand, the crooked arrow brand. In 1981 Brady Rinehart and Wendi Moore were married. They have three children, Ryan, Jacob, and Kylee. In 1982 Brady and Wendi purchased a life-time membership in the AQHA. The size of the Rinehart Quarter horse herd has grown, been cut back, and regrown over time. In 1987 most of the original herd was sold off. In 1992 Brady and Wendi leased a number of mares and and an additional stud and rebuilt the herd with new blood. By 1995 they had rebuilt the herd. Today their herd is a combination of blood lines from the leased horses and the two veterans of the original herd. Quality horses From the earliest days of the herd Rineharts showed the horses that they raised and used in local horse shows, including 4H horse shows and AQHA horse shows. Rinehart quarter horses have been used as pleasure horses, trail horses, working ranch horses, cutting horses, pickup horses, and timed event rodeo horses. Rinehart quarter horses have qualified for the national pickup quarter horses finals. In 1988 Doc Red Bar won the SD cutting horse championship. They have earned money in calf roping, steer wrestling, and team roping. Brady and Wendi's children have used Rinehart quarter horses in state and national rodeo competitions. See the rodeo page for pictures and results.