Have you ever wondered what it was like when we "turned out the stallions" at the beginning of the breeding season? Here's a great example of what it's like on the R.A. Brown Ranch near Throckmorton, TX. We not only foal out in the open, but we also pasture breed. The mares are divided into groups and the studs are then added to the different paddocks. Here are two of our resident stallions. First up, with plenty of experience, is twenty-year-old Colonel Jazz. Next in the video is a three-year-old, Take A Pick, who has quite a harem. Enjoy one of our favorite times of the year!

SEVEN S KEOTA (#3700639) is by Shining Spark and out of Seven S Suzanna (by Son O Leo) and not only brings the beautiful palomino color to the table but offers us the great minds and reining ability that Shining Sparks is known for. He is a 1998 model that we were fortunate enough to trade Clark Cattle Company for a few years ago. Keota has sired a couple of money earners in NCHA but is more known for making gentle, sound, and tough ranch horses that are versatile and easy to train. Many of his progeny have emerged from the team roping world including 2018 PRCA Heeling Horse of the Year Nominee, Sparks Peppy Doc (aka: Smurf). "Smurf" and Clint Summers competed in his first NFR in 2018. 

We also believe Keota will have an impact through his daughters as producers. The most notable is CC Mary Catherine, the dam to Chris Littlefield’s BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL stallion. His accomplishments include winning the 2017 Dixie National AQHA Horse Show High Point Cow Horse, and overall high point in the cattle classes, competing in heading, heeling and working cow horse and then he added the title of 2017 RHAA Junior Champion to the resume. Longevity is added in with this line of horses. Keota bred mares in the pasture again this year at the young age of 24.

TAKE A PICK (#5544089)

Five Panel: Herda N/H, N/N for GBED, PSSM1, MH, HYPP

Take A Pick by Sixes Pick and out of Sixes Playgun (by Playgun) going back to Peppy San Badger, has exceeded our expectations! Take A Pick is a full brother to Sixes Sixgun, Crofoot Ranches performance champion. Although Take A Pick didn’t start his show career until the fall of 2016, he quickly built an impressive resume including: AQHA World Champion Versatility Ranch Horse (with individual event titles in Conformation, Reining, Ranch Riding, Trail and Cutting), SHOT Futurity All-Around Limited Non-Pro Champion, and wins in the AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge in both Open & Amateur Working Ranch Horse and Open & Amateur Ranch Riding. With lifetime earnings of $23,025, you will have to search a long time to find a ranch horse with such strength coupled with an incredible disposition. These days you will find him working hard on the ranch and stepping in as an anchor for an occasional ranch rodeo. Keep up with his accomplishments and videos under his tab in Performance Horses on our website, rabrownranch.com.