Rocking Horse Ranch Americas Favorite Family Resort
At Rocking Horse
Ranch, the fun never stops. The ranch offers
plenty of entertainment for everyone in your whole family.

• Bonfires w/Live Music &    Marshmallows
• Horseback Riding Demos
• Comedy Shows
• Live Music & Dancing    Nightly
• Wildlife Talks with
   Live Animals
• Guided Tours of the Stables
• 3 Firework Displays a
   year!
• Amazing Magician Shows
• Wine & Cheese Parties
• Country Line Dancing
• Fully Equipped Arcade
• Character Lunches
• Wild West Shows
• Archery Contests
• Treasure Hunts
• Cocktail Parties
• Organized Sports
• Juggling Shows
• Bingo w/Prizes
• Sing-A-Longs
• Themed Trivia
• Arts & Crafts
...And Much More!

Entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment
Headliners in 2010

Big Apple Circus - Circus To Go!
   Anna Jack

The Bindelstiff Buckaroo Show
   Keith & Stephanie - The dynamic duo!

Chris Chiappini
   Juggling with a Magical Twist

Chris McDaniel
   World Champion Trick Roper
   Featured on Discovery Channel!

Derrin Berger
   Not Your Typical Magician

Line Dancing - Flo Cook

Eric Dasher
   Game Show

Gulamerian Magic
   Classic Magic with a Modern Touch

Hou–Tien Cheng
   Master of Paper-Cutting

John Pizzi
   Ventriloquist

Karl Saliter
   Vaudville on Wheels

Ned  Gelfars
   Comedy Juggler

Ray Grins w/Erin Schmahl & Steve Rodman
   Comedy with the Magical Touch

Rusty Johnson
   Explorer, Wildlife Expert & Author

Shep and the Coconuts
   Live Music

Vince Datona & George
   Ventriloquist

Big Apple to GoBig Apple Circus - Circus To Go!Anna Jack
Anna Jack

 

Anna Jack delivers a pulsating, action-packed hula hoop show that gets rave responses from her audiences. Every touch of the show is highly professional, from the costuming, exciting music and a thrilling exhibition of hula hoopery. Each movement in Anna's show is choreographed with precision and style, for big fan reaction. She is a current regular on CBS' "Late Night With David Letterman".

 

Bindelstiffs

 

 

Bindelstiffs

The Bindelstiff Buckaroo Show
Keith & Stephanie -
The dynamic duo!

This Western theme show has lots of audience participation. Trick roping, music, magic and fun!


 

 

 

Chris ChiapiniChris Chiappini
Juggling with a Magical Twist

Chris Chiappini has a penchant for seeing the funny side of life. Not learning to speak until he was 5 years old. It's amazing to see how articulate and witty he is on stage today. Chris is arguably the world's sexiest juggler and inarguably one of it's most highly skilled. In 2005, he was seen on ESPN and ESPN 2 competing in the World Juggling Federation Championships. In 2000, he won the International Jugglers Association's Gold Medal for jugglers under 18. Chris has also been featured on Nickelodeon. His show combines crazy skills with comedy in a high-energy display and is an inspiring testimony to the potential power of youth.


 

 

Chris McDanielChris McDaniel
World Champion Trick Roper
Featured on Discovery Channel!

RHR World Record Most Targets Whipped From the Hand of an Assistant: 61 in 1 minute

"THIS is something!" David Letterman, The Late Show

"Mr. McDaniel... is a man of immense charm...He's a rare artist." John Heilpern, Theatre Critic, NY Observer

"Chris stole the show." Andrew Fishman, State Theater of NJ

 

 

Derrin BergerDerrin Berger
Not Your Typical Magician

Derrin is a magician that has been performing for over 13 years. At the impressionable age of six, the door to the amazing world of magic opened for Derrin Berger. Derrin's interest in magic began when he saw a local magician perform at his sister's school. Since that time his love for magic and performing has grown by leaps and bounds. Derrin can entertain audiences both young and old, both up-close and on stage. His unique blend of comedy and magic leaves audiences gasping in amazement while drying their eyes from tears of laughter. Derrin is a 1st place winner of Tannen's Magic Close-up and Stage competitions and a recipient of the Creative Dude Award. He also teaches at Tannen's Magic Camp and is a member of the Al Baker Assembly #35 of the Society of American Magicians.

 

 

Line Dancing

 

Line Dancing - Flo Cook

Lively line dancing three times a week to your favorite Country Western songs and more! Everyone from the kids to the Grandparents will have fun!

 

 

 

 

Eric Dasher

 

Eric Dasher
Brain Wash Game ShowBrain Wash at the Ranch

Brain Wash Game Show is the hot, new interactive trivia fun for everyone! Loaded with Trivia, Video, Music, Facts, Puzzles and more. All projected onto large video screens for everyone to see and be a part of.

 

 

 

 

 

Gulemerian Magic

Gulamerian Magic
Classic Magic with a Modern TouchGulemarian Magic

"The Magic of GULAMERIAN" is classic magic with a modern touch. It is a compelling masterful blend of illusion and reality presented in the traditional French cabaret style.

Light Fantastic - an absolutely amazing (and impossible) penetration of four brightly lit showcase bulbs through the body of a woman.
Blammo - a startling visible transformation of a white six foot silk into a large white dog.
Sword Box - a dramatic, mind-bogging penetration, vanish and reappearance of the magicians assistant all with in the confines of a small box.
Mental Epic - a mental mind blower where the private, individual thoughts, of audience members are predicted on a slate.
Fire Cage - the instantaneously visible appearance of a woman from the flames of fire in a stainless steel cage.
Crystal Box - a startling instantaneous transformation of a large white dog into a beautiful young lady.

 

 

Hou–Tien Cheng

Hou-Tien Cheng
Master of Paper-Cutting

Hou-Tien is a rare performer, designer, illustrator and instructor in the ancient art of Chinese Paper Cutting. At a very young age in Taiwan, he learned his unique skill from his grandmother and perfected the art to earn the title Master of Paper-Cutting. He does his work free-form, without any sketching or marking on the paper in advance. You have to see his magical fingers to believe it! Television appearances include Citibank Commercial, ABC News (Pittsburgh), NBC News (Houston), Saturday Morning Channel 5, and a live broadcast, "Wonderama", just to name a few.

 

 

 

 

John PizziJohn Pizzi
Ventriloquist

Once he knocks his audience down, he don't just leave 'em rolling in the aisles, he lifts them back up and gives it to them over and over again!
Unlike any other comic John Pizzi possesses the unique and rare ability to deliver a non-politically correct ventriloquist act and leave his audience loving him and wanting more.

John Pizzi's message is very clear "We need to laugh together at our own stereotypes in order to unite."

John Pizzi and his life like sidekicks will take you on a emotional roller coaster ride, that lands you "right in the ring" with the entertainment worlds hard hitting "Tyson like" comedy act... without the bite! Don't miss John Pizzi's Powerful Performance...

 

 

Karl Saliter

 

Karl Saliter
Vaudville on Wheels

Karl has toured this one-man show internationally for 21 years. The act is riddled with one-liners and top-level circus skills. The trademark trick is a comic climb to a ten-foot unicycle, and juggling fire or knives up there, while playing a harmonica. You'll love this show!

 

 

 

 

 

Ned GelfarsNed  Gelfars
Comedy Juggler

Ned Gelfars, Comedy Juggler, was born in that wilderness called Brooklyn, where he first began throwing juggling balls into the air at the age of 12. Finally, at 15, he started catching them, & now, Ned rarely misses. His fast-paced & extremely funny show includes juggling, unicycling, & fire-eating, plus lots of hilarious, good-natured audience participation.

Ned's spontaneous & zany performance, often billed as "The Ned Show," has been enjoyed in hundreds of venues by thousands of children & adults throughout the globe.

 

 

 

Ray GrinsRay Grins w/Erin Schmahl & Steve RodmanSteve Rodman
Comedy with the Magical Touch

Ray Grins and Erin Schmahl, the performers behind Slapdash Comedy, have appeared together in England, China, the Caribbean and all over the U.S. They even had an appearance on the David Letterman Show! Ray brings incredible circus skills to the show, all the while displaying real patience as he tries to rein in Erin and her wacky antics. Together they pack in a maximum of madcap madness that is guaranteed to please families, children and adults of all ages.”

More than just a magician, Steve injects comedy into his routines. Using his comedic skills and sharp wit, Steve creates hilarious routines that include using members of the audience. More than just a comedian, Steve combines clever magic routines with witty patter that leaves audiences both mesmerized and howling with laughter.

 

Rusty Johnson

Rusty Johnson
Explorer, Wildlife Expert & Author

Rusty Johnson is the author of The Twilight of the Wild. He regularly leads excursions into the Peruvian Amazon, and his nature and adventure travels have ranged from monitoring environmental decimation on an active volcanic island and to documenting the dwindling elephant herds in southern Africa. He is state and federally licensed for falconry and for the raising of protected and endangered species, including alligators, eagles, condors, vipers, and cobras. His television credits include working with Jim Fowler on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom as well as appearances on Late Night with David Letterman, Live with Regis and Kathy Lee, The Late Show with Conan O'Brien, and The Today Show.

Over the last fifteen years he has spoken to thousands of audiences, teaching people of all ages about the wonders of the natural world. He bridges the gap between humans and the earth's wild creatures and cultures, and he often includes live animals - owls, eagles, falcons, condors, hawks, cobras, vipers, pythons, boas, and alligators - in his presentations.

 

 

Shep and the Coconuts

 

Shep and the Coconuts
Live Music

Calypso/Reggae Beat that makes you want to get up and Dance! 50's Beach Boys, laid back Key West sound. It's always Happy Hour when Shep and the Coconuts perform.

 

 

 

 

 

Vince Datona & GeorgeVince Datona & George
Ventriloquist

Vince Dantona and George have been entertaining audiences for over 30 years. They were $10,000 winners on ABC TV's America's Funniest People and toured for the USO entertaining the troops all over the world. They have appeared on Comedy Central, Good Morning America, The Joan River's Show, The Joe Franklin Show, Comedy Tonight. They have been the opening act for: Soupy Sales, Henny Youngman, Robert Klein, Tiny Tim, Jay and The Americans, Martina McBride, Judy Collins, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vinton, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Boys II Men and many more.

Eric Dasher - Brain Wash Greg Gulamerian - Classic Magic Bindelstiff's Buckaroo Jamboree Chris Chiappini Chris McDaniel
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