Jerry came to California in 1971 where he began
shoeing horses with his older brother Duke and
implementing his natural abilities with horses and
mules expanding his knowledge and teaching it to
others. While Jerry was busy expanding his trade
and shoeing horses he met a cowgirl named Toni
Smith, the love of his life.
The Tindell ranch is currently home to 20 plus
horses/mules, and the rest of the animal crew. (four
dogs, a handful of chickens, two cows and three
sheep.)
From our family to yours, we would like to thank you for visiting Tindell’s Horse & Mule School (humans too). We hope you
enjoy reading about our family, call us with any questions or come by for some coffee, good stories, or a slice of Jerry's
famous pie.
May God Bless you all.
-The Tindell Family
In 1976 Jerry and Toni were married and had a
daughter in 1977 they named Joni (aka Babygirl).
Jerry and Toni moved to Hesperia, California in
1996 where Toni’s parents Dale and Janet lived.
Dale and Jerry loved to be around horses and
mules and also played an active role in Tindell’s
Horse & Mule School. Toni's Mom Janet went
home to be with Jesus August 31, 2005, and Dale
(aka Smitty) followed in June 2010.
Joni married her high school sweetheart, Phil
Bennet (aka Sarge). Phil served two tours in Iraq as
SGT and we are glad to have him home. Joni and
Phil live in Oak Hills CA with their four children
Seth (Slim) who is 8, Cody (Hoss) who is 7, Annie
Marie (Princess) who is 7, and Bruce (Dead-Eye)
who is 11. As you might notice, our family is big on
nicknames! The entire family plays an active role in
the Tindell Ranch including “Cowboy Papa’s adn
G.G’s little wranglers.