ocated in north central Wisconsin, Willow Bend Ranch has bred, raised and promoted some of the best pleasure-bred Quarter Horses in the Midwest. By crossing leading pleasure bloodlines, we strive to produce world-class movers that can compete at the AQHA level in Open...yet have the attitude and willingness to be shown by a youth or novice.

The epitome of our program is our 1993 Bay AQHA Stallion...Sizzlin Zippo. Sired by the legendary Zippo Pine Bar and out of Superior and multiple point producer Illini Rickles, this stallion is bred for pleasure and lives up to his heritage! 

With a limited show career, Sizzlin Zippo earned over 100 AQHA Open Western Pleasure points. Described by trainers as a “10” trotter and loper, this gorgeous stallion is producing AQHA point earners in Open, Amateur, Novice and Youth with the same great mind and movement.