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The weekend is finally here! ☀️

Does anyone have any fun plans this weekend? We’d love to hear what everyone is up to!

We’ve got another busy weekend ahead at the ranch:
Showing horses
Fixing fence
Working on circles
Getting calves halter broke
Working with our show steers

There never seems to be a shortage of things to do around here, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. Every project gets us one step closer to our goals, and we’re looking forward to another productive weekend with family, friends, and livestock.

Wishing everyone a safe, fun, and successful weekend! Share your plans in the comments—we’d love to follow along!

Another great week has come and gone, and it’s hard to believe how fast this summer is flying by!

This week we got pictures of Kade and Jaxsen with their steers for the Benton Franklin Fair. Fair season is just around the corner, and we’re excited to see how they do.

Jexy got to head to a playday, and Ty said he was great. We always love hearing that our horses are doing exactly what they’re bred and trained to do.

With no shows on the schedule last weekend, we took advantage of the time at home and got caught up on ranch work. Sometimes those weekends are just as productive as being on the road.

Friday, Chad came out to trim horses, and Jaxsen and I helped hold horses. It’s one of Jaxsen’s favorite jobs, and he’s always happy to spend the day around the horses. I feel like if you know Jaxsen you will know the correct tone to read that in.

There have been plenty of individual projects around the ranch too:

• Kade spent Saturday helping with wheat harvest, then had Sunday off to work with Frappe, who continues to make us proud with her progress.

• Anna worked with the heifers and steers she has for sale and even found time to rebuild some fence.

• We’ve been working on loading Payday in the trailer as he may soon be headed to Oregon. Toni took him in today to get his travel papers, so we’re excited to see what’s next for him.

• Ben worked his other job on Saturday, then spent Sunday working on irrigation circles. He also got a new washer and dryer while Kaine and I hauled the old ones out.

One of the biggest highlights this week was Kaine passing his CDL test on Tuesday! Congratulations! That’s a huge accomplishment and another step toward the future.

We also said goodbye to Dally and Rey as they headed to their new home. It’s never easy to watch good ones leave, but we’re excited for the adventures ahead for them and wish their new owners many happy years together.

Don’t forget we have Idaho Shagg puppies for anyone wanting a puppy shoot me a message.

As always, we’re thankful for family, good horses, and another productive week on the ranch. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend, and good luck to all those gearing up for fair season!

Sire: KT Gunpowder N Lead
Dam: KT Mocha Fudsey Lean (“Mocha”)

Jojo is a beautiful bay roan mare that Anna handpicked to keep, and it’s easy to see why. She has an outstanding disposition, plenty of size, and the kind of personality that makes her a pleasure to be around every day.

She is a granddaughter of Cue Bars Laddie, an AQHA point-earning and proven producing stallion, and her dam, Mocha, is a fancy bay mare known for her award-winning disposition. Jojo combines the kind of mind, athleticism, and versatility that ranch horse enthusiasts appreciate.

Her pedigree is packed with legendary bloodlines, including Smart Little Lena, Docs Oak, Tuff Continental, Jackie Bee, Imperial Dixie, Thirsty Blue Boy, Coy’s Bonanza, Wimpy, Skipper W, and Little Joe the Wrangler.

Jojo represents the type of horse we strive to raise—good-minded, well-built, and bred to excel whether she’s working cattle, riding the ranch, or becoming someone’s dependable partner.

So… what are our big weekend plans?

“Work, work, work… day after day…” That pretty much sums it up around here!

We’ve got plenty to catch up on, and there won’t be much sitting still.

Kade is busy helping with wheat harvest.

Anna is hard at work getting show calves halter broke. If you’re looking for a quality show calf, be sure to reach out to her! She has both steers and heifers available.

Kaine is getting ready for his CDL driving test on Tuesday, so he’ll be spending plenty of time behind the wheel getting in those practice miles. Good luck, Kaine!

Jaxsen is putting in time with his steers. Fair season is coming fast, and there’s still plenty to do before show day.

Ben is working on irrigation circles… because that job is never-ending this time of year.

As for the rest of us? We’ll be moving horses, fixing fence, spraying weeds, showing horses to prospective buyers, and tackling whatever else the ranch throws our way. There’s always another project waiting around the corner!

Oh yea, we have puppies too if anyone needs one give a shout out.

Wishing everyone a safe, productive, and enjoyable weekend! What are your plans this weekend?

It’s been a great week around the ranch!

Saturday started bright and early as we headed to the Sagebrush Classic. We had a wonderful time, and a big thank you to everyone who helps put that show together—it’s always a first-class event.

Foxxy was named Grand Champion Cow once again. I may have tried talking Anna into retiring her from the show ring… but I think Foxxy had other plans and made sure to prove me wrong!

Sunday was spent putting out mineral, which gave me the perfect excuse to snap some new pictures around the ranch. We also pulled hair from Toffee to send in for color verification, so we’re looking forward to seeing those results.

Tuesday brought a little excitement when a large fire broke out east of Connell. Thankfully, firefighters were able to get it under control fairly quickly. It was impressive watching the air tankers scoop water from Scootney Reservoir as they worked to contain the fire.

On Wednesday, Toni, Dr. Thonney, Kaine, and Jaxsen spent the day ultrasounding mares. It’s always exciting to check pregnancies and start looking ahead to next year’s foal crop.

Every week brings something different, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. We hope everyone has a safe, enjoyable weekend!

Some horses earn their place in the barn by proving themselves every day, and Pow has certainly done that. Today, she’s Kaine’s go-to riding horse, whether it’s long days checking cattle, gathering pairs, or just heading out across the ranch. She’s the kind of mare that’s dependable, athletic, and always ready to go to work.

Pow is especially special to us because she’s a full sister to our stallion, KT HotTimein Cowtown (“Tank”). The same exceptional cross that produced Tank also produced this outstanding ranch mare, and she’s shown us exactly why we repeated the breeding.

Her sire, KR Gun Powder, is by the legendary Colonels Smoking Gun (“Gunner”) and out of A Bueno Poco Dunit. In just nine NRHA shows, Gun Powder earned nearly $13,000 and claimed the 2016 APHA Senior Reining World Championship, proving that elite talent doesn’t require a long show career to leave a lasting impression.

On the maternal side, Pow is out of KT Cow Cuttin Hottie, a daughter of Cow Cuttin Colonel, one of the cow horse industry’s most accomplished sires. Cow Cuttin Colonel earned numerous NRCHA and AQHA titles throughout his career, producing horses known for their cow sense, athleticism, and versatility.

Pow combines those elite performance bloodlines with exactly what we value most—a practical, dependable ranch horse. She’s quick-footed, cowy, level-headed, and the kind of mare you can count on day after day.

Watching Kaine and Pow work together has been rewarding. She’s become one of those horses you naturally reach for because you know she’ll get the job done.

We couldn’t ask for a better representative of the kind of horses we strive to raise—performance-bred, ranch-proven, and a pleasure to ride every day