Equine
Wagon Wheel Ranch Announces Complete Dispersal
For immediate release
Contact Julie Bryant
817.223.2324
Lometa, Texas, May 2, 2018 – The storied Wagon Wheel Ranch will hold a complete dispersal of its legendary Foundation American Quarter Horse herd June 29-30 at the ranch headquarters in Lometa, Texas. The ranch is widely regarded for the role the Gist family played, under the guidance of Fred G. Gist, to preserve valuable foundation American Quarter Horse bloodlines such as King P234, Joe Hancock, Blue Valentine, Driftwood, Royal King, and more.
“While this has been a difficult decision to make, we believe it’s the right one for our family,” said John C. Gist, son of the late Fred Gist, who passed away in 2009, and his wife, Elaine Conger Gist. “Since my father’s passing, my mother and I worked faithfully to continue the mission my father undertook more than 40 years ago. With the sale of the remaining horses, we are excited about the possibility that those who cherish Foundation American Quarters Horses as we do will put these bloodlines to work improving the hybrid vigor and genetic strength of their own herds.”
Gist said the sale will include an impressive array of stallions, broodmares and foals, with a wide spectrum of color, including buckskins and roans. The sale will consist of two sessions to be held Friday, June 29 and Saturday, June 30, with gates to the ranch opening at 9 a.m. daily. All horses entered in the sale will have a negative Coggins Test for Equine Infectious Anemia, dated within 360 days of the sale. All stallions will have undergone AQHA Five Panel testing. Superior Livestock will televise the sale, as well as provide livestreaming of the event. Phone bidding will be available. Lunch will be made available to sale attendees each day for a nominal fee.
“We are looking forward to hosting our current friends and welcoming others to the Wagon Wheel for what will be a landmark event,” said Gist. “Our family has very much appreciated the many stories shared about the impact our horses have had around the world and we look forward to seeing this amazing collection go to dedicated new owners.”
To learn more about the sale and download a catalog, go to wagonwheelranch.com or to request a catalog, call ranch foreman Rusty Rodgers at (512) 734-0234. Updates about the sale are also available on the ranch Facebook page at Wagon Wheel Ranch Quarter Horses.
By Krista Lucas Wynn
Each year, when the professional rodeo season wraps on Sept. 30, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and Women’s Professional Rodeo Association announce the Nutrena Horse of the Year, presented by the American Quarter Horse Association, in each event. This is a prestigious award, voted on by the members of the associations. To be named Horse of the Year by fellow competitors is a high honor only a few achieve.
To read more, pick up a copy of the November edition of North Texas Farm & Ranch magazine, available digitally and in print. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
By: Krista Lucas Wynn | Copy Editor
The name, “Daddy of ’em All,” instantly brings to mind the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and western celebration. Cowboys and cowgirls from all across the country dream of competing on the iconic Cheyenne arena dirt.
Every July, pro rodeo contestants travel to Cheyenne, Wyom. to vie for the title of champion of the Cheyenne Frontier Days. The rodeo is steeped in western tradition and celebrated the 125th year this summer. With nearly two weeks of rodeo action, fans watched bareback riding, calf roping, breakaway roping, saddle bronc riding, team roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, bull riding, and steer roping.
Steer roper, Tuff Hardman, knew winning “the Dad” was a tall order, but with a good horse and a few prayers he left no doubt who the best steer roper at Cheyenne was when it was all said and done. After two rounds, Hardman qualified back for the finals tied for ninth place with a time of 30.8 seconds.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Utilizing the horse to human connection.
By: Hannah Claxton | Editor
Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.
Deep in the heart of Texas, both humans and horses at Stable Strides Farm in Pilot Point, Texas aer demonstrating just how big their hearts really are. Founded by Mandy Cleveland in 2001, Stable Strides Farm serves dozens of Equestrians with Disabilities and Veterans each week.
“My boys have been riding since they were 18 months old, and for the first 17 years they had a leader and sidewalker. When we moved here, and Mandy started teaching them, she just said, ‘Let’s see what they can do,’ and they ride independently now,” Danielle Frank explained, whose two sons, Adison and Aiden, ride with Stable Strides Farm. “Mandy is amazing beucase she doesn’t place any limits on them, she always wants to see what they can do.”
It is her dedication to never setting limits that earned Cleveland a spot as a national finalist for the NSBA 2024 Dianne Eppers Cowgirls Reaching-Out-to-Community Award. The award was established by the NSBA Foundation to recognize cowgirls across the industry for their selfless contributions to the equestrian community.
To read more, pick up a copy of the September issue of the NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
(Photos Courtesy of Hannah Claxton)
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