Standing In The Gap

Supporting our own

Giving back has been a part of the R.A. Brown Ranch family longer than selling bulls, cows & quarter horses. A family value which has been passed down generation to generation. Rob and Peggy started a tradition in conjunction with our annual sale to give back to individuals in need and entities who serve others. From selling chickens, auctioning off bird dogs, selling handmade hackamores by the grandkids, to contributing portions of a high selling bull, and many other creative ways, the R.A. Brown Ranch has given back thousands of dollars.

This year we will be giving back to hard-working cowboy, Braden Johns — who was severely injured in a near-fatal horse accident this year — as well as the National Ranching Heritage Center which works to preserve and share the history and heritage of ranches like ours. We have several ways YOU can be a part of giving back. We will be selling tickets with two great prizes, a quarter of an R.A. Brown Ranch Beef or $2000 spending spree at Double J Turquoise. We also will be doing an arena frisbee toss both Monday and Tuesday. Make sure and purchase your tickets and frisbees! You also can take part in the Cowboy Auction Tuesday afternoon prior to the Saddle Shootout. And thanks to some very generous hearts, there will be some horses sell with percentages of their proceeds applied to these causes.

About Braden Johns

For NRCHA open rider and trainer Braden Johns, the unthinkable happened in the form of an in-arena accident on October 14 at the 2024 Snaffle Bit Futurity. Braden, a Texas Tech alum from Scottsdale, Arizona, was pushing a calf during the cow work open futurity preliminaries when a freak accident led to his horse falling and rolling on top of Braden, who was rendered unconscious and immediately taken to the hospital. Today Braden is making strides in Austin at the Texas Nuero Rehabilitation Center. The road may be long for Braden and his precious fiance Hannah Swanbom’s, but we want to make sure they not walk it alone. Join our family in surrounding them daily with our prayers and to help ease the burden of medical expenses. Keep up with his miraculous recovery on the facebook group, “A Cowboys Grit - Braden Johns.”

To donate directly to Braden’s recovery: https://venmo.com/u/BradenJohns_CowboyGrit

About The National Ranching Heritage Center

The National Ranching Heritage Center has been special to our family for decades. The NRHC, located on the Texas Tech University campus, is a museum founded and dedicated to preserving and showcasing the rich history, heritage and stories of ranching in the American West. Today the NRHC stands on 27-acres, with more than 50 historic structures telling the story of ranching dating back to the 18th century.The NRHC not only honors the past but also provides hands-on learning about today’s ranching through the Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center. The Learning Center is reaching thousands of visitors, including students, hosting 126 field trips last year. The R.A. Brown Ranch Family is passionate about sharing the history and heritage of ranching, but also educating today’s consumers, connecting them with a hands-on experience to see where their food comes from, which is exactly what NRHC is doing.

To donate directly and continue the ranching heritage legacy, use this link: https://ranchingheritage.org/support/donate/