Who We Are

Hello and Welcome to Golden Bridle Ranch of Texas. Here what matters to you matters to us. My name is Duane Bensmiller. I started my journey in the horse industry 33 years ago when I purchased my first pony. I spent an entire year devoted to training, riding, and teaching him fun tricks like laying down, sitting, and bowing. I sold him later that year; the feeling of providing a well trained, well behaved, horse was so rewarding that I felt I wanted to continue to share my gift. Years later, I married my awesome wife Miriam, and we have been blessed with seven incredible children (three daughters and four sons) that participate daily with the operation of the farm. What started as myself and a dream has become the full time commitment of my family, and a few employees. The opportunity to share our horsemanship has been so rewarding. In kind, we have been so blessed to learn from professional experts and knowledgeable friends that have voluntarily poured into us their invaluable years of knowledge.

Our program has developed, changed, and grown along the way to ensure that we are producing a quality horse that we know we can stand behind. We start by carefully evaluating each horse before purchase. We specialize in Friesians, Gypsy’s, and Draft crosses, Quarter Horses and we occasionally have some gaited horses and warmbloods. We also have incredible all around Quarter Horses for performance and leisure.