INVITATIONAL. INVITATIONAL Ranch Horse Show and Sale JANUARY 20, 2019 AT 1 PM WILL ROGERS COLISEUM FORT WORTH, TEXAS

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1 2 INVITATIONAL INVITATIONAL Ranch Horse Show and Sale 2 19 JANUARY 20, 2019 AT 1 PM WILL ROGERS COLISEUM FORT WORTH, TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION & LIVESTOCK SHOW PO Box 150 Fort Worth, Texas FWSSR.com

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3 2 INVITATIONAL INVITATIONAL Ranch Horse Show and Sale 2 19 JANUARY 20, 2019 AT 1 PM WILL ROGERS COLISEUM FORT WORTH, TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN EXPOSITION AND LIVESTOCK SHOW PO Box 150 Fort Worth, Texas FWSSR.com INVITATIONAL RANCH HORSE SHOW & SALE COMMITTEE: Edward P. Bass Tyler Morris F.D. Quinn III Mary Margaret Richter Kelly Riley Thomas B. Saunders V Johnny Trotter 1

4 Ranch Horse Show and Sale CONSIGNMENT INDEX LOT 1 - SANDHILL CATTLE COMPANY... PAGE 6 Earth, Texas LOT 2 - HAYTHORN LAND & CATTLE CO... PAGE 8 Arthur, Nebraska Haythorn.com LOT 3 - THOMPSON LAND & CATTLE CO... PAGE 10 Munday, Texas LOT 4 - SILVER SPUR RANCHES... PAGE 12 Encampment, Wyoming SilverSpurRanches.com LOT 5 - STUART RANCH... PAGE 14 Waurika, Oklahoma StuartRanch.com LOT 6 - R.A. BROWN RANCH... PAGE 16 Stinnett, Texas LOT 7 - PITCHFORK LAND & CATTLE CO... PAGE 18 Guthrie, Texas ThePitchforkRanch.com LOT 8 - MULESHOE RANCH... PAGE 20 Gail, Texas LOT 9 - SWENSON LAND AND CATTLE CO... PAGE 22 Stamford, Texas SwensonRanch.com LOT 10 - TONGUE RIVER RANCH... PAGE 24 Paducah, Texas Tongueriverranch.net LOT 11 - BURNETT RANCHES, LLC... PAGE 26 Guthrie, Texas Ranch.com LOT 12 - W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC... PAGE 28 Vernon, Texas , ext. 252 WaggonerRanch.com LOT 13 - SPADE RANCHES, LTD... PAGE 30 Lubbock, Texas SpadeRanches.com LOT 14 - BONDS RANCH... PAGE 32 Saginaw, Texas LOT 15 - CENTER RANCH... PAGE 34 Centerville, Texas CenterRanch.com LOT 16 - VICARS CATTLE CO... PAGE 36 Jolly, Texas

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6 Overall Champion 2018 Reserve Champion Ranch Horse Show Champions 4 TRR PEPTOTIVIO Consigned by Tongue River Ranch of Paducah, Texas Purchased by John Taylor of Rising Star, Texas Past Winners Tongue River Ranch Corp. Miss Dun Daisy R. A. Brown Ranch Four Y Edd Guitar Ranches Lauries Blue Smoke Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. Mr Sir Eleven Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. Gray Fork Built Burnett Ranches, Ltd. Your Little Pay Rounsaville Cattle Co. Smart Lil Once Rounsaville Cattle Co. Doc Little Aleck Rounsaville Cattle Co. Haida The Moonshine Rounsaville Cattle Co. Lighthouse Rounsaville Cattle Co. Hide A Vancee Burnett Ranches, Ltd. Cee Day Lad Burnett Ranches, Ltd. Blue Sky Lad Tongue River Ranch Corp. IR Twisty Gambrel ROYALROCK HANCOCKRAB Consigned by Rob A. Brown of Stinnett, Texas Purchased by Helen Hoeffner, LaRue, Texas Rounsaville Cattle Co. Leana Get Your Gun Burnett Ranches, Ltd. Cee History Espuela Cattle Co. Tens Quick Rounsaville Cattle Co. Jose Sandino Sandhill Cattle Co. Alotofbull Sandhill Cattle Co. Chew Tobacca Sandhill Cattle Co. Heza Jewel Cat Espuela Ranch Tos Nine Four Rounsaville Cattle Co. Levi Sandino Silver Spur Bell Ranch Division Tap Em Dry Burnett Ranches, LLC Sixes Battleground Swenson Land & Cattle Co. Elphaboonlena Sandhill Cattle Co. TRR Pepto Gin Tongue River Ranch TRR Peptotivio

7 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. All horses are offered for sale according to the laws of the State of Texas. Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder; however, the right to bid and/or repurchase the horse is reserved by all consignor sellers. 2. ALL HORSES ARE SOLD WITH CLEAR TITLE, BUT ARE OTHERWISE BEING SOLD AS IS, WITH ALL FAULTS WITH NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND AS TO SOUNDNESS OR CONDITION, UNLESS AN EXPRESS ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE CONTRARY IS MADE FROM THE AUCTION BLOCK ON BEHALF OF THE CONSIGNOR SELLER. POTENTIAL BUYERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY EXAMINE ANY HORSE AND TO CONDUCT ANY EXAMINATIONS THAT ARE DESIRED OR DEEMED NECESSARY PRIOR TO PURCHASE. 3. Any buyer right of recourse is only directly to the seller and not through the sale management. Sale management, auctioneers and their employees do not act as agents for or represent any buyer or seller and do not assume any liability for either the buyer or the seller. 4. The highest bidder is to be the buyer. If any dispute arises between or among two or more bidders, the auctioneer has sole authority to settle the dispute. The auctioneer s decisions shall be final. The auctioneer reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 5. Terms of the sale are cash, and payment in full must be made to the cashier during or immediately after the sale. Payment must be in the form of cash, cashier s check or personal check (U.S. currency only). Proper identification is required on all checks. 6. Title passes to the buyer at the final fall of the auctioneer s gavel declaring the animal sold. At such time, buyer assumes all risk of loss and the responsibility, maintenance, care and expenses of the horse. 7. Individual state health requirements should be considered by bidders before purchasing. Horses are offered with an original or copy of a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection within 30 days and a proof of a negative Coggins Test within the last six months. 8. Best efforts have been made to avoid errors in the sale catalog; however, the sale management is not responsible for any errors or omissions. 5

8 Lot 1 6 CHICS SHOOTING STAR OL SON 2014 BUCKSKIN GELDING AQHA # Ol Son is a great young horse that is very gentle and mature for his age. He has been used on the ranch in every aspect. We ve hauled him to ranch rodeos and team ropings. He placed second at the Clovis/ Cactus Cowhorse Futurity in He is a nice horse for any event. CHICS SHOOTING STAR Consigned by Tripp Townsend Sire JAC PIC A PISTOL Dam ELANS SHOOTING STAR Notes JAC PIC A NIC CHICS LITTLE PISTOL ELANS LEGACY BE SMART N FANCY DOLLS UNION JAC NIFTY LADY NIC SMART CHIC OLENA MS SILVERITA ELANS PLAYBOY LEGACYS CANDY ILL BE SMART BUDHAS ROYAL FANCY

9 Lot 1 about the ranch SANDHILL CATTLE COMPANY EARTH, TEXAS Sandhill Cattle Company, located in the panhandle of Texas, was established in 1998 by Tripp Townsend and Bruce Bridges. In 2008, Riley Smith became partner in the operation. Sandhill currently leases 15,000 acres of grass in Lamb Co. which runs about 1,500 head of company and customer cattle in the summer. During the winter, 3,000 head of yearlings are cared for on wheat pasture. Sandhill Cattle Company owns 200 head of cows and also owns a 2,000 head pre-conditioning lot. Sandhill keeps around five broodmares that are bred to different outside stallions. 7

10 Lot 2 8 FOUR F 30 MOONSHINE 2010 RED ROAN GELDING AQHA # This red roan gelding has four socks and is attractive looking. He has done everything you can do on a ranch horse. Moonshine comes out of Sage Haythorn s string and has been used in every aspect of ranching, hauled to ranch rodeos and used as a pick up horse. He is kind and smart. Sire SNICKELFRITZ FLAKE Dam FOUR FRITZ 030 Notes FOUR F 30 Consigned by Haythorn Land and Cattle Co. SNICKELFRITZ CHEX BECKER DUSTER FIGURE FOUR FRITZ AV TWO KING FRITZ POCO BRICKHOUSE EDDIE EIGHTY DUSTER EMMA LOU SNICKELFRITZ CHEX HANCOCK CINCO EDDIE EIGHTY MY JUDY BEA

11 Lot 2 HAYTHORN about the ranch LAND AND CATTLE CO. ARTHUR, NEBRASKA HAYTHORN.COM Located in the Sandhills of Nebraska, the Haythorn Land and Cattle Company claims a unique and colorful history. Founder Harry Haythornthwaite first got a taste of the grit of the Sandhills when he came north from Texas on a cattle drive. As a sixteen-year-old boy in Lancaster, England, Harry had fallen in love too early and was denied his wish to marry. The heartbroken lad stowed away on a ship in Discovered by the ship s captain, he was put to work tending white-faced bulls headed for Galveston, Texas. Over the next eight years Harry worked as a cowhand making four trail drives into Kansas and Nebraska and unlike most settlers, was drawn to the vast space of the Great Plains. Harry found the Great Plains to his liking and decided to stay. He opened a livery barn, shortened his name to Haythorn and married Emma Gilpin, a veterinarian s daughter. In 1884, Harry filed a land grant section to begin the Haythorn Ranches that now spread over two ranches in two counties. In the late 1800s, Harry purchased 500 head of horses and trailed them back to Nebraska from Baker, Oregon. Then, in the 1940s, Walt Haythorn, Harry s son, purchased Sport the first registered quarter horse in Nebraska, who went on to produce many geldings and exceptional producing mares. Haythorns crossed these mares with the original Eddie with great success. The ranch was recognized in with the first annual Best of the Remuda Award bestowed by AQHA. Since then the equine operation has added bloodlines that include PlayGun, Metallic Cat and Haidas Little Pep. Present day manager, Craig Haythorn is the 4 th generation of Haythorns to manage this historic sandhills ranch. He and his wife Jody and 5 th generation Sage, and his wife Kelley, and Cord co-manage the day-to-day events trying to preserve cowboy traditions in an ever changing and increasingly challenging industry. On Christmas Day 2015, the 6 th generation Steel Daniel Haythorn was born! In July 2017, Cord married his wife Katie. With horses playing a pivotal role, the Haythorn Ranch continues to carry on its rich western traditions. 9

12 Lot 3 10 DOCS GREATEST GRUMP 2008 SORREL GELDING AQHA # He has been used all over the ranch and is a pleasure to ride for anyone. We have used him in ranch rodeos and ranch horse shows. This horse can be used for anything and our kids love riding him. DOCS GREATEST GRUMP Consigned by Thompson Land and Cattle Sire CD LIGHTS Dam BELLES LITTLE LENA Notes CD OLENA DELIGHT OF MY LIFE SMART LITTLE LENA LIL PEPPYS BELLE DOC O LENA CD CHICA SAN BADGER GRAYS STARLIGHT DOC S MADRONE DOC O LENA SMART PEPPY PEPPY SAN BADGER SEN BARS DOLL

13 Lot 3 about the ranch THOMPSON LAND AND CATTLE MUNDAY, TEXAS The Thompson Ranch is located in Munday, Texas. It is spread over three ranches in three Texas counties. Three generations of the Thompson family have lived and ranched in the Rolling Plains area, beginning in the early 1900s. Thompson Ranch is a cow/calf and yearling operation, running yearlings on wheat pasture in the winter and grass in the summer months. The 1,800 head cow/ calf operation is also run in Hardeman and Knox counties. The ranch also has a set of mares and raises registered quarter horses for use on the ranch. The ranch runs a band of 20 mares and two stallions. The stallions are turned out each spring and are pasture bred to the mares. Two to three select mares are bred to outside stallions each year. 11

14 Lot 4 12 UNO GALLO ROJO ROOSTER 2010 CHESTNUT GELDING AQHA # Meet Rooster, an own son of the great Gallo Del Cielo. He has seen many miles in rough country and is experienced in all types of ranch work. Rooster is king of the branding trap, outstanding for doctoring cattle outside and even headed some out of the box. He is gentle and sound, this would be your go-to horse for any job that might come up and even a trip to town for a jackpot. Sire GALLO DEL CIELO Dam TWO EYED LADY BUCK Notes UNO GALLO ROJO Consigned by Silver Spur Operating Co, LLC PEPPY SAN BADGER DOC S STARLIGHT TWO EYED RED BUCK TO JO SUSETTA MR SAN PEPPY SUGAR BADGER DOC BAR TASA TIVIO MR BARON RED IMA TYREE TWO ID WATCH JOE OAK CREEK PRINCESS

15 Lot 4 about the ranch SILVER SPUR RANCHES ENCAMPMENT, WYOMING SILVERSPURRANCHES.COM Rich in Ranching Heritage, the Silver Spur has operations in Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nebraska. The headquarters of the ranch is located in Encampment, Wyoming while the Remuda is located on the TO and Bell Ranches in New Mexico. Silver Spur Ranches is one of the largest commercial cow/calf operations in the US and is home to registered Angus, Red Angus and Charolais cattle. Silver Spur s horse program is centered on breeding a good sized, strong, athletic horse with a good mind who is able to go from the arena to everyday ranching with ease. Everything from NRCHA events to roping a bull and doctoring calves. Mares are used on the ranch and in the show pen before selection into the broodmare band, the foals are then raised and started at the TO and Bell Ranches before distributing to the other Silver Spur divisions. Currently standing for Silver Spur at the historic 6666 s ranch is Metallic Masterpiece, a son of Metallic Cat out of the Peppy San Badger mare Kings Masterpiece. Quasi was an NRCHA Open Snaffle Bit Futurity finalist, a Lucas Oil AQHA World Championship Show Top-10 finalist, and has earnings of more than $74,000 in competition. His sire has offspring earnings of more than $22 million, and his dam s offspring have earnings of more than $360,000. A ranch favorite, the late WR One Eyed Jack (WR This Cats Smart x Miss Ann Oleana) sired many of the Silver Spur s ranch and competition horses until his untimely death in Fortunately his legacy lives on as several of his offspring have returned to the broodmare band. Acquired in 2017, Light My Dynamite (CD Lights x Dyna Badger) rounds out the Silver Spur s studs. Silver Spur Ranches is honored to be the recipient of the AQHA s 2017 Best Remuda Award. As stewards of the land every effort is made to preserve the traditions of yesterday while forging ahead using new and progressive approaches in both cattle and equine enterprises. The Silver Spur strives to raise cattle and horses of the highest caliber while working diligently to pass on the values, faith, importance of family and love for agriculture to future generations. 13

16 Lot 5 14 BET HES CHROME HEFNER 2014 PALOMINO GELDING AQHA # Hefner is that good gentle all around ranch horse that does what is asked. He has made drives in brushy country and open, doctored yearlings, drug calves and is ready for a job in the roping pen. He is out of a top Stuart Ranch mare line. Sire BET HESA CAT Dam ZANS DIAMOND SUGAR Notes BET HES CHROME Consigned by RT Stuart Ranch LLC HIGH BROW CAT BET YER BLUE BOONS ZANS DIAMOND JOKER SEVEN S MARGARITA HIGH BROW HICKORY SMART LITTLE KITTY FRECKLES PLAYBOY ROYAL BLUE BOON ZANS DIAMOND SUN SEVEN S MARIAH SON O LEO MISS T STUART

17 Lot 5 about the ranch STUART RANCH WAURIKA, OKLAHOMA STUARTRANCH.COM In 1868, Robert Clay Freeny left Boggy Depot, Indian Territory to settle on the Redlands on what is today the Atoka/Bryan county line, north and east of Caddo Oklahoma. This country would become the future headquarters for the Stuart Ranch, which has now grown into a diversified operation spanning four counties in the great state of Oklahoma. The headquarters today is in Jefferson County, near Waurika Oklahoma. Robert Clay registered one of the first brands in the Choctaw Nation; today cattle are branded with a 7S on the left hip and the horses branded with an S on their left shoulder. The Stuart Ranch was designated an Oklahoma Centennial Ranch by the Historical Society and in 2012 was inducted into the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association Hall of Fame. The ranch has also been honored for its stewardship in grazing management by the Society of Range Management. The ranch operates a commercial cow herd comprised of Hereford and Black Baldys. We calve in a 60-day season in both the spring and fall. Calves are weaned and we have the options of wheat or grass. Replacement heifers are also a primary focus in our operation and are available open or bred. Our no-till wheat pasture gives us the flexibility to better use our native grass, take in gain cattle and gives us options on timing as to the marketing of home-raised calves. The ranch has a drought plan in place and does not deviate from it. In 1949, Bob Stuart began to upgrade the horses on the ranch with the purchase of Big Shot Dun from the Waggoner Ranch. Son O Leo and Port Command crossed back on the Big Shot Dun and Breezy Buck mares laid a solid foundation for the broodmare band. Today the ranch maintains around 30 mares of which all have proven themselves on the ranch and/or in the show pen with the majority being producers and performers. The ranch strives to produce versatile horses with eye appeal, good structure, conformation and agility. Stuart Ranch has produced numerous World Champions, superior event horses, NRCHA, NCHA and RHAA money earners, national high point titles and the 1995 Superhorse, Genuine Redbud. In 2014, Miss T Stuart (1961) - (Breezy Buck x Pretty Sally x Big Shot Dun) will be inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame. In 1995 the ranch was honored to be the recipient of the Best Remuda Award. The ranch participates in the Ranching Heritage Breeders program and has won the Heritage Challenge event twice. With abundant populations of whitetail deer, turkey (both Eastern and Rio Grande), feral hogs, quail, ducks and geese, the ranch began to pursue another enterprise. Stuart Ranch Outfitters was developed to oversee all the management of the wildlife populations and to provide a guide service. Stuart Ranch Outfitters is continually enhancing accommodations and creating unique hunting packages. Being good stewards of the resources God has given us to manage, is a commitment to which the ranch is dedicated. As the oldest ranch in the state of Oklahoma under continuous family ownership, the ranch is proud of its tradition and heritage and looks forward to an exciting future of excellence. 15

18 Lot 6 16 HAPPY EDDIE TUF RAB 2011 GRAY GELDING AQHA # A stout, pretty gelding, he is big-hearted and kind. He loads well, hauls good and knows his way through the brush. He can hold a pretty tough cow, drag calves, and rope yearlings or cows. He likes people, is easy to catch and will drink red wine from your hand. HAPPY EDDIE TUF RAB Sire TUF FOUR Dam DRIFTIN GRAY EDDIE Notes Consigned by Rob A. Brown TUF N BUSY MISS BLUE QUAIL HESA EDDIE HANCOCK ELSIE TRAVIS BUENO CHEX KEEPING BUSY ROYAL NERO HAPPY HANCOCK 23 EDDIE EIGHTY SHESA LADY ROSE NERO FIVE SABRINA WOOD

19 Lot 6 about the ranch R.A. BROWN RANCH STINNETT, TEXAS The R.A. Brown Ranch was originally established in Throckmorton County, Texas by R.H. Brown. His great grandson, Rob A. Brown, has continued in ranching as a livelihood and now owns and operates ranches in six Texas counties. These ranches are stocked with a herd of commercial angus cows for the production of value added feeder cattle and top quality replacement heifers. With the love for horses being passed down through five generations, Rob A. got his first Quarter Horse mare in Her pedigree traced back to a horse named Skeet, a son of Yellow Wolf and Carrioca, (a retired polo mare), that his grandfather, R. A. Brown, Sr., started the family s Ranch Horse program with in the 1930s. Subsequently, in 1940, R.A. Brown, Sr. and a group of fellow horse enthusiasts met in Fort Worth, Texas to found the current American Quarter Horse Association. Practically every horse on the ranches traces back to the pedigree that was started with in the 1930s. Rob A. has followed in the footsteps of both his grandfather and his father, R.A. Brown, Jr. Rob, and is currently serving as a director of the AQHA. And continuing this tradition, Rob A. s seven children are all very active and dedicated to the family s ranch horse program. Since the beginning the horses have been bred for speed, stamina, heart, gentle disposition and cow sense, and that remains true today. We feel our offering today, Happy Eddie Tuf RAB is an outstanding representation of the RAB program. 17

20 Lot 7 18 TEJONS ROYAL GOLD BIG COUNTRY 2010 BROWN GELDING AQHA # Big Country is gentle and has been used in all phases here on the ranch. Super easy to get along with and just a great riding ranch horse. He has been in several ranch rodeos over the past few years. He will fit anyone s program moving forward. TEJONS ROYAL GOLD Sire TEJONS NEW STAR Dam TEXANAROYAL GOLD Notes Consigned by Pitchfork Cattle Operations LLC GRAYS STARLIGHT NEW ORLENA BLACK CHICK GOLD TEXANAROYAL PET PEPPY SAN BADGER DOC S STARLIGHT DOC O LENA TISA MCCOY BLACK CHICK 89 MISS EAGLE 95 WAGGONER ROYAL CHOC TAW TEXANA

21 Lot 7 PITCHFORK about the ranch LAND AND CATTLE CO. GUTHRIE, TEXAS THEPITCHFORKRANCH.COM From all accounts, the Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company would not exist were it not for Daniel Baldwin Gardner and Eugene Flewellyn Williams, both cousins and life-long friends. They were born in Mississippi in 1851 to plantation-owning families. In 1871, tales of abundant opportunity in Texas lured Gardner to Fort Griffin, located near present-day Albany. In February of 1877, Gardner was one of 17 men who drafted plans for what was to become one of the most powerful and prestigious livestock organizations in the world, which is known today as the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. In the summer of 1881, Gardner learned that Jerry Savage, who had been running cattle on the South Wichita River under a Pitchfork brand, was interested in selling land, equipment and stock. Needing capital, Gardner thought of his boyhood friend and cousin, Eugene Williams. In 1881, Williams journeyed to Fort Worth and after a dinner meeting announced he was ready to close the deal, without seeing either the land or the cattle. Williams said he was investing in the venture solely because he had the highest regard for his cousin, Dan Gardner. Williams wrote a check and took the night train back to St. Louis. The property Gardner and Williams purchased included 2,600 longhorn cattle, 70 horses, wagons and camp equipment, but little land. They did obtain rights to the ranch that bordered the South Wichita River in eastern Dickens and western King counties. Wishing to expand, but lacking capital, the two men found two willing investors from Texas, A.P. Bush, Jr. and Samuel Lazarus and two from St. Louis, A.D. Brown and W. H. Carroll. In St. Louis on December 29, 1883, the partners gathered to adopt the by-laws and elect officers of the newly formed corporation known as the Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company. Gardner was chosen to be general manager, a position he held until his death in June of Six managers have filled the vacancy left by Gardner. These included Rudolph Swenson, Virgil Parr, D. Burns, Jim Humphreys and Bob Moorhouse. Today, the ranch is managed by Brooks Hodges. The Pitchfork Land and Cattle Company stretches some 181,000 acres in three west Texas counties and newly acquired acreage in Waurika, Oklahoma known as the Pitchfork OK Ranch. The descendants of Eugene Williams continue to operate the 136-year-old ranch in the same conservative manner as did the ranch s founders. 19

22 Lot 8 20 MAX BOON BADGER YOSHI 2013 CHESTNUT GELDING AQHA # Yoshi is a special horse and he s one of the best we ve brought to this sale in a few years. He is gentle, loaded with cow sense and is really going to make someone a nice horse, whether it s in the roping, sorting or working cow horse, or even a play day pen. His potential is endless. Yoshi has a big personality, a sweet little lope you can ride all day and a huge heart. You ll never be without a horse at the end of a long day with this one. Check our Facebook page closer to sale date for a video of what Yoshi can do! MAX BOON BADGER Sire BOY BOON Dam MAXI LENA BADGER Notes Consigned by John Anderson CEE PLAY SUGAR BOON ZERO BADGER BOY TS YELLOW MINDY FRECKLES PLAYBOY CEE LENA SAN BOON BAR FADRA PEPPY SAN BADGER ZERO BADGER GIRL TEN SNIPS PRETTY GOLD MINDY

23 Lot 8 about the ranch MULESHOE RANCH GAIL, TEXAS W.D. Johnson, Sr., started the Muleshoe brand when he bought the Blackwater division of the XIT Ranch on the Blackwater draw about The Santa Fe Railroad built a road from Lubbock to Clovis, NM which ran through the middle of the ranch known as the Muleshoe Ranch. By that time Mr. Johnson had sold the ranch to E.K. Warren and son from Three Oaks, Michigan. Warren gave one section for a townsite when the railroad was built. This town was named Muleshoe and still goes by that name. When Mr. Johnson sold the ranch, he maintained the Muleshoe brand. Around 1908, Mr. Johnson and Mr. R.M. Clayton formed a partnership, the Clayton and Johnson Co. and bought a ranch in Borden County in 1913 continuing to use the Muleshoe brand. What is now the Muleshoe Ranch was originally open grazing and used by the Magnolia Land and Cattle Co. prior to In 1945 Mr. Jerry Clayton, one of R.M. Clayton s sons, bought the Muleshoe Ranch from another son, A.M. Clayton. In 1957, Jerry Clayton sold the ranch to his daughters, Jere Hubbard and Barbara Anderson. In 1994, Rich and Barbara became the sole owners of the ranch. John Anderson and his wife, Kevva, live on the ranch. Their three children were also raised on the ranch. Clay John and his wife, Krista, live on the ranch and help run it as well. The younger daughter, Bailey Halverson, and her husband Jake, help with the working ranch program also. Whitney Fuston and her husband, Kye, carry on in the ranching industry as they work for the Sarco Creek Ranch. 21

24 Lot 9 22 SQUIRREL ACCOUNT SQUIRREL 2009 SORREL GELDING AQHA # Squirrel was purchased as a two-year-old and has been a solid mount on the ranch for the past 8 years. Squirrel has been shown in numerous ranch horse competition. He was the 2015 RHAA Champion Ranch Horse. He was also third place finisher in the cowboy class in Squirrel has won $3, with limited showing in Ranch Horse Association of America. Squirrel has been hauled to several ranch rodeos and was the 2017 Wild Horse Prairie Days Ranch Rodeo Top Horse. We have roped a few steer in the arena on him and it would not take much to have him ready to haul to team roping s. As good of an all-around gelding as I have ever ridden. He will be missed. SQUIRREL ACCOUNT Sire MR BOONSMAL TO YOU Dam MAXI LENA BADGER Notes Consigned by SwensonLand and Cattle Co. CEE PLAY SUGAR BOON ZERO BADGER BOY TS YELLOW MINDY FRECKLES PLAYBOY CEE LENA SAN BOON BAR FADRA PEPPY SAN BADGER ZERO BADGER GIRL TEN SNIPS PRETTY GOLD MINDY

25 Lot 9 about the ranch SWENSON LAND AND CATTLE CO. STAMFORD, TEXAS SWENSONRANCH.COM In 1854, Svante Magnus Swenson, a Swedish merchant and banker, bought Texas acreage. He later gave his sons, E.P. and S.A. Swenson, the land to develop and as a result, the Swenson Brothers ranch was born. The brothers purchased additional land and by the early 1900s ranch operations comprised of almost 500,000 acres in four separate units, referred to as: Flat Top, Throckmorton, Tongue River and Spur Ranches. The last two have been sold. The enterprise was incorporated under the name Swenson Land and Cattle Co., Inc. in Today s SMS is owned by the Bruce and Parry Swenson families, both are great-grandsons of S.M. Swenson. The ranch today consists of Flat Top and Throckmorton Ranches. 23

26 Lot TRR PEPTO YI YO PRONTO 2010 BAY ROAN GELDING AQHA # Pronto is a great all-around horse. He is perfect for all levels of ropers. He has been used all over the ranch. Whether you are looking for a rope horse, cow horse or a smooth traveling ranch horse for a hard day s work. He has won numerous awards, including: the 2016 WRCA Junior Cowhorse Champion, the 2017 WRCA Top Horse Roaring Springs Rodeo, the 2018 RHAA Reserve Champion Cowboy Class and the 2018 RHC AQHA Champion Head Horse in Amarillo. From the string of TJ Roberts and ridden by Brazos Roberts. Sire PEPCID Dam YIPEE YI YO Notes TRR PEPTO YI YO Consigned bytongue River Ranch PEPTOBOONSMAL BRAZOS LYNX LENAS MAY DAY MISS ALEJO LEO PEPPY SAN BADGER ROYAL BLUE BOON DOC S LYNX SAM S GAY BAR DOC O LENA TRIP DATE BAR BAR LEO MEXSUN ALEJO LADY 119

27 Lot 10 about the ranch TONGUE RIVER RANCH PADUCAH, TEXAS TONGUERIVERRANCH.NET In 1898 Eric and Albin Swenson purchased the 79,000 acre Scab 8 Ranch. The ranch was located in the excellent ranch country of King, Cottle, Motley and Dickens counties. The brothers renamed it Tongue River Ranch (TRR) because of its location on the Tongue (South Pease) River, aptly named in reference to black tongue, a nineteenth century disease which wiped out many buffalo in the region. Folklore also states that the many different Indian tribes in the area nicknamed the river River of Many Tongues which was later shortened to Tongue River. Present day owner, Millard Morris purchased the picturesque Tongue River at its current size of 89,000 rolling acres in In 2007, Tongue River added the scenic 30,000 acre Big Baldy Ranch in New Mexico. The facilities are modern, but the feel of the ranch is that of the old west. The cowboys roll out the chuck wagon pulled by a team of mules twice a year for two weeks in the fall and spring. The cattle are worked just as they were 100 years ago. The Ranch Manager is TJ Roberts. TJ and his wife Kristin have been instrumental in preserving the ranch heritage. Paramount to the Tongue River Ranch operation is their outstanding horse program. TRR has concentrated on raising horses that are well built, highly intelligent and incredible athletes. This is evidenced by the numerous ranch rodeo wins, best remuda awards and top horse honors Tongue River Ranch has received and the fact that Tongue River Ranch was the 2011 recipient of the prestigious AQHA Best of Remuda Award. Tongue River Ranch takes great pride in preserving the land for future generations. Continuing tradition and preserving history is a way of life, not a job at Tongue River Ranch. 25

28 Lot TERRIFIC MOVEMENT 2011 SORREL GELDING AQHA # The 2016 RHAA National Finals Ranch Hand Reserve Champion, this gelding was also the 2017 AQHA Versatility Ranch World Reserve Cowboy Trail Champion, placing third overall in the Cowboy division, and he was also the 2017 AQHA Ranching Heritage Finals Reserve Champion 5/6-Year-Old Limited Open Working Ranch Horse. Earning more than $10,400 and AQHA points in 3 events, with a show record too long to list here, he has been to the RHAA National Finals three years in a row. From True Burson s string at the 6666 Ranch, this is a well-mannered, wellseasoned working ranch horse, and a finished arena team roping horse that handles both heads and heels well. TERRIFIC MOVEMENT Sire PLAYIN STYLISH Dam COWGIRL MOVEMENT Notes Consigned by Burnett Ranches, LLC DOCS STYLISH OAK PLAYBOYS MOM TANQUERY GIN MITO HOLLY DOC S OAK DOCS STYLISH FRECKLES PLAYBOY LENAETTE DOC O LENA GIN ECHOLS MITO COMMANDER GENUINE HOLLY

29 Lot 11 about the ranch BURNETT RANCHES, LLC GUTHRIE, TEXAS RANCH.COM Founded by Captain Samuel Burk Burnett in about 1870, Burnett Ranches comprise one of the largest individually-owned ranch properties in Texas. Nearly 300,000 deeded acres are spread near the north central plains towns of Guthrie and Panhandle. Additional ranch acreage is leased and operated in Nevada and Wyoming. Today the ranches are owned and operated by Anne W. Marion, great granddaughter of founder Burk Burnett. The Burnett Ranches have become known as the Four Sixes, referring to the Brand 6666 that has been worn on cattle for more than a century. A colorful tale has grown around the origination of this now legendary brand that Burk Burnett won the original ranch in a poker game with a winning hand of four sixes. This story is colorful but untrue. Here s the real story: around 1867, a young Burk Burnett purchased 100 head of cattle near Denton, Texas, all of which carried this now famous brand. He bought the brand too, and continued to use it as he built his ranch empire. Burnett Ranches was a charter member of the American Quarter Horse Association and continues to strive toward producing the world s best ranch horse. The Burnett Quarter Horses wear an L brand in honor of Burk Burnett s father-in-law, Captain M.B. Lloyd. Four of the most famous sires were Joe Hancock, Hollywood Gold, Grey Badger II and Tanquery Gin. The Four Sixes colts are carefully bred to have cowsense, speed, gentleness and good looks. 27

30 Lot KILL N TYME CLYDE 2011 SORREL GELDING AQHA # Clyde is a 2011 sorrel gelding that stands 14-3 hands tall and weighs 1100 lbs. He is sired by our stallion Purrfect Timing and out the good ranch producing mare Smoked Diamonds. Clyde is one of those horses that will be a part of the family. He has been used in all phases of ranch work from gathering big pastures, doctoring yearlings on wheat, dragging calves and sorting. He has been ridden by the whole family. He has been shown in the Ranch Horse Association and AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge in youth classes and 4-H events. Clyde has competed in cow boxing, working cow horse, reining, stock horse trail, stock horse horsemanship, stock horse pleasure, halter and ranch sorting. Clyde has very easy-going disposition. He can go all day when you need him, but he quickly slows down to be soft and easy. He would be suitable for any age or level rider. Clyde would be an excellent addition to any horse program because he is so versatile. Sire PURRFECT TIMING Dam SMOKED DIAMONDS Notes KILL N TYME Consigned by W.T. Waggoner Estate, Inc. HIGH BROW CAT ONE TIME SOON GENUINE AS DIAMONDS ALEXANDRA SMOKE HIGH BROW HICKORY SMART LITTLE KITTY SMART LITTLE LENA UNO PRINCESS GENUINE DOC DIAMONDS SPARKLE MR SOLANO SMOKE LADY ALEXANDRA

31 Lot 12 about the ranch W.T. WAGGONER ESTATE, INC. VERNON, TEXAS , EXT. 252 WAGGONERRANCH.COM W.T. Waggoner Estate, Inc. was started in 1849 by Dan Waggoner. Dan began buying land in western Wise County in In 1873 Dan and his 21-year-old son, W.T. (Tom) drove a herd of cattle to market in Kansas, and returned with $55,000. This was considered to be a fortune at that time. It was seed money to start an empire. As the land was cleared for settlement, they gradually moved to the west, buying grasslands, having holdings in six counties. Dan passed away in 1902, and W.T. Waggoner continued to expand and operate his ranching interests until 1923, when he formed what is known today as the W.T. Waggoner Estate. The W.T. Waggoner Estate stretches into six counties, with headquarters in Vernon, Texas. Main interests of the company are ranching, oil and approximately 26,000 acres in cultivation. The horses are bred for working ranch purposes and many still carry the bloodline of the famous Quarter Horse, Poco Bueno. Descendants of Dan Waggoner sold the sprawling ranch to Kroenke Ranches in February of Kroenke Ranches now owns ranches in Canada and the US. The main office for the ranch is located in Vernon, Texas. The headquarters for the ranch, known as Zacaweista, is located 13 miles south of Vernon. The ranch consists of approximately 525,000 contiguous acres which makes it the largest ranch in the nation under one fence. It employs approximately 96 people, ranging from cowboys, farm hands, oil field workers, to office staff. Ranch management constantly strives to implement proven modern techniques into the operation, making the W.T. Waggoner Estate, Inc. one of the largest cow/calf enterprises in the country. 29

32 Lot SPADE PEPPER PEPPER 2011 BROWN GELDING AQHA # Pepper is an 8-year-old, brown gelding. Very nice to ranch on. Gentle and ready for any job. Excellent ranch rodeo horse and perfect for the ranch. Drag calves and cut dries, rope and load outside. The one to catch when the time calls to hurry and go. Has been a pleasure to use and the kind to have. Sire RANGE DELIVERY Dam SPADE CORRINA PEP Notes SPADE PEPPER Consigned by Spade Ranches, Ltd. HIGH BROW CAT DOC O LILLY FRECKLES LITTLE PEP CORRINA TWO HIGH BROW HICKORY SMART LITTLE KITTY DOC O LENA PEPPY SAN LILLY PEPPY SAN BADGER FRECKLE FASHION POCO SASSY DOC LADS DOUBLE BLUE

33 Lot 13 about the ranch SPADE RANCHES, LTD LUBBOCK, TEXAS SPADERANCHES.COM The Spade Ranch legacy began more than 120 years ago, in 1889, when DeKalb, Illinois, natives Colonel Isaac Ellwood and his son, W.L. Ellwood, made a simple business trip to West Texas. In 1874 Ellwood became one of the original patent holders of barbed wire when he and his neighbor developed an economical way to keep livestock out of the area s many farms. The invention quickly changed the Midwest farmland, but the Ellwoods saw a burgeoning market in the vast expanses of the West Texas plains. Among the ranchers, the Ellwoods met were the Snyder brothers. The brothers must have been shrewd businessmen themselves because not only did they resist Ellwood s sales pitch, they convinced him to buy their 130,000-acre ranch. By the 1960 s the Spade Ranches began a planned crossbreeding program in the cow-calf operation that continues today-although adjusting with changing market demand. Today, the ranches use composite bulls (Simnn/Angus and Balancer) crossing the heifers from one mating to the other composite. This maintains a high level of heterosis while producing a uniform calf crop, a stable breed composition, and eliminating the need to buy replacement heifers from other sources. Today s horse breeding program crosses the daughters of their own son of Peptoboonsmal with their son of High Brow Cat and vice versa. The objective is to use unrelated bloodlines to produce functional ranch horses with lots of cow sense and bottom. The Spade ranches today consist of six outfits: the original Renderbrook Spade in Mitchell, Sterling and Coke counties; Borden Spade in Borden County; Wagon Creek Spade in Throckmorton County; North Spade in Briscoe and Motley counties; Panhandle Spade in Roberts County and Alpine Spade in Brewster and Presidio counties, totaling about 275,000 acres. Wesley Welch is the President and C.E.O. of Spade Ranches and the board of directors include five great-great grandchildren of Isaac Ellwood along with outside directors. 31

34 Lot APE LIKES GREY GOOSE SPIDER 2013 GRAY GELDING AQHA # Spider was born and raised on the ranch, and he is our first choice for big jobs like roping a bull or cow where you need a big, stout horse underneath you. Spider has been hauled to ranches all over Texas, New Mexico, and Wyoming and used in numerous ranch rodeos by many of our cowboys. He can go all day long and is a solid everyday work horse. He will be the same every time you step on him, even if you haven t ridden him in 3 months. He has the strength and speed to make an outstanding rope horse. He s truly a cowboy s horse with the color, size and speed that every cowboy dreams of! APE LIKES GREY GOOSE Sire SHORTYS GREY GOOSE Dam CONCHA APE STARLIGHT Notes Consigned by Pete Bonds QUEJANAISALENA SHORTYS CHINA LENA PLAYIN STARLIGHT CONCHA BEVERLY SMART LITTLE LENA QUEJANAMIA SHORTY LENA MISS CHINA BLUE GRAYS STARLIGHT PLAY LENA CONCHO JIM LADY BAR BLOSSOM

35 Lot 14 about the ranch BONDS RANCH SAGINAW, TEXAS Bonds Ranch was founded in 1933 by P.R. (Bob) Bonds after he purchased part of the Mary Hicks Ranch, just north of Saginaw, Texas. Not being a cowboy himself, Bob hired Owen (Big Pete) Burnett in 1944 as ranch foreman. Pete Bonds, Bob s youngest son, was mentored by Burnett following Bob s death in 1954 and eventually took over the full-time management of the ranch in Historically a cow/calf operation, under Pete s management, the operation became more diversified expanding its cow/calf genetics, grazing yearlings on leased and purchased land in various states, and finishing cattle in feedyards. The ranch expanded with the purchase of land in Falls and Hemphill counties in Texas and in Union and Colfax counties in New Mexico. Under Burnett s guidance, Bonds knew the importance of a good ranch horse and became dedicated to breeding quality ranch quarter horses. He needed a stout and smart horse that he could count on every day. In 1971, Bonds purchased mares and fillies from Mrs. Ott Burnett, a cousin of Burk Burnett. As thanks for being generous in a business deal, former Senator William Blakely gifted Bonds Ranch a breeding stallion, Concho Jim, in This cross of the size and speed of Concho Jim s lineage with mares with genetics from proven sires like Hollywood Gold, One Eyed Waggoner, and Cee Bars produced the perfect ranch horse for Bonds Ranch strong, stout, cowy and athletic. Bonds Ranch horses could be found on many of the local ranches and were used in the arena. In 1991, Pete was AQHA World Champion in Amateur Team Penning on Concho Juan Vito. Pete s daughters were regular finalists at the AQHYA World Championships in Team Penning in the 1990s. They also competed in high school rodeos in cutting, roping, goat tying, and barrel racing on the same horses they rode everyday on the ranch. Yet Bonds Ranch never sold many horses to the public. The ranch needed to maintain a certain number of horses for its own operations. With such diverse operations and locations, Bonds Ranch quarter horses must be versatile. Horses need to withstand the mountains and rocky terrain of New Mexico as well as the muddy oat fields of Marlin, Texas. Ranch horses are used for every phase of ranch life from dragging calves to doctoring yearlings to sorting cows. As a family operation, Pete relies on his family for the management of Bonds Ranch. He continues to manage with his wife Jo and their daughters, Missy, Bonnie and April. 33

36 Lot CR REYZED TUFF TARIN 2014 SORREL GELDING AQHA # CR Reyzed Tuff, aka Tarin, is another solid Woody Be Tuff gelding. Born and raised, trained and rode on the Center Ranch. He is level-headed and quick on the move. Started by Breda van Reenen and trained by Tarin Rice as a 3-year-old. He has been in Sotero Villareal s string since. He has been used in the calving pastures and spring/fall workings. You will not be disappointed in the sorting pen or riding across the pasture. He s a great ranch horse with years ahead of him. Take a look at ole Tarin. Shown by Breda Van Reenan. Sire WOODY BE TUFF Dam CALIE DEL REY Notes CR REYZED TUFF Consigned by Center Ranch NITAS WOOD TUFFS JUNIE DUAL REY WAR LENA CALIE ZACK T WOOD NITAS QUIXOTE TUFF LENA CANDY QUIXOTE DUAL PEP NURSE REY WAR LENA BARS BANDTIMES GAL

37 Lot 15 about the ranch CENTER RANCH CENTERVILLE, TEXAS CENTERRANCH.COM Founded by Finis Welch in 1987, and managed by Jay Dickson since 1992, Center Ranch is located near Centerville - among the piney woods and rolling hills of East Central Texas. Over the past 30+ years, Center Ranch has grown from a 130 acre property to an 10,600 acre thriving hay operation, cattle business, training facility, and equine veterinary center. The Ranch has balanced a combination of traditional Texas cattle ranching with some of the most technologically advanced agricultural services available to make it a leader in the ranching industry. Center Ranch s experience, selective breeding, and equine care have allowed them to produce and sell top quality cutting and ranch horses to their clients. NCHA Hall of Famer, Ronnie Rice manages the 2 and 3 year- old training program giving each of the started cutting prospects and ranch horses, as well as the riders who ride them, a distinct advantage in the cutting arena and on the ranch. Center Ranch s brand, identified by the Greek letter, sigma, means the summation. The Center Ranch and the horses that bear its brand, are considered to be the summation of the many years of good luck, hard work, pedigree, performance, and care that have been invested into the Center Ranch horse program. 35

38 Lot SMOOTH BUNS BUNS 2011 BAY GELDING AQHA # Buns is a nice all-around gelding. He has been used for everything on the ranch from doctoring yearlings, sorting drys, picking up bulls to dragging calves. He is a perfect sized horse that has been ridden by the whole family. Sire SMOOTH AS A CAT Dam SHORTYS JAY RAY Notes SMOOTH BUNS Consigned by Ken and Kellye Jarosz HIGH BROW CAT SHES PRETTY SMOOTH DUAL REY BONITAS SHORTY LENA HIGH BROW HICKORY SMART LITTLE KITTY WHEELING PEPPY SMOOTH HICKORY DUAL PEP NURSE REY SHORTY LENA EASY BONITA

39 Lot 16 about the ranch VICARS CATTLE CO. JOLLY, TEXAS Vicars Cattle Company, located in north Texas, was established in the early 1980 s when owner Carroll Vicars began his own ranching business after the partnership was dissolved with his father-in-law and brother-in-law. Current dayto-day management is a partnership between owner Carroll, his son Doug and son-in-law, Ken Jarosz. Presently, the ranch consists of a cow/calf and yearling operation. All yearlings are pre-conditioned in traps before being turned out either on grass or wheat, where the horses play a vital role in the maintenance of the cattle. The family strives to continue the ranching tradition for their future generations by using quality horses in the daily management of the ranch as well as being competitive in cow horse and cutting competitions. 37

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