Sunup Ranch Quarter Horses & Cattle

06/13/2026

One of the nicest Zans Tyree Drifter c**ts we've raised. He's true performance / show quality in conformation, disposition, pedigree, and that extra presence. His dam is a daughter of Watch Red Sunup (Mr Baron Red x Watch Jo Peggy). His sire boasts offspring with AQHA VRH World Show Top 10, NRCHA Futurity winner, All-Around winners. "Golden Boy" stands square and catches your eye. He's just two years old. He is responsive, respectful and a nice mover. We feel he would make a top roping, working cowhorse, or versatility ranch horse. Still a stallion. Six panel N/N. (Click on individual photos for full frame)

06/12/2026

06/12/2026

We're sad to announce the passing of one of the ranch's senior sires, Watch Red Sunup (5/31/1999 to 6/10/2026). "Baron" was bred by Jim Brinkman and purchased as a weanling from the Pitzer Ranch. Sunup Ranch partnered with friends Larry and Cecile Muehlbauer, and later had full ownership. Baron was by the AQHA Superhorse Mr Baron Red and out of one of Watch Joe Jack's best daughters, Watch Jo Peggy. Baron went to Nebraska for roping training as a 3-year-old. Just when he was "catching on," showing his potential as a team roper, he contracted EPM, ending his show career. Baron was a favorite in the "West Barn," often entertaining visitors by sticking his neck out for chin scratches. He sired just two AQHA performers, but many other offspring achieved favorite status as roping horses, breeding stock, ranch horses and recreational riders. The ranch has several good daughters in its brood mare herd, producing top weanlings by Zans Tyree Drifter and Down To Tyree.

03/18/2026

Spring Stallion Service Special! Book and purchase your 2026 breeding before April 1st, and save $50 on breeding fees! Zans Tyree Drifter, Sunups Tyree, Nitos Smart Jewel, Hey Joe Jack, Down To Tyree.

02/23/2026

This 2025 buckskin c**t by Zans Tyree Drifter is outstanding, and will make a great addition to anyone's performance string. Drifter’s offspring have excelled in various disciplines from AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse to AQHA Ranch Riding, AQHA Halter, NRCHA, and jackpot team roping. They have qualified for the AQHA VRH World Show, earned All-Arounds, and have NRCHA earnings. This c**t's dam is Two Eyed Esther by the great Watch Tyree Two, sire of multiple AQHA World Show Qualifiers, roping money earners and halter point earners. NEW video in comments.

02/23/2026

We'd like to introduce Sparky! Sparky (registered name God Loves You) is a 2025 AQHA buckskin stallion by CSR Dual Glo (AQHA World Champion Junior Heading (2015); 371 AQHA points in multiple events; 2016/2015 FW Stock Show AQHA Heading Res. CH; 2015 AQHA High Point Stallion Open Heeling, 2015 AQHA High Point Stallion Open Ranch Riding, 2014 SRCHA Fall Derby LO Champion & Open Res. CH, 2014 SRCHA Rode to Reno LO Derby Champion & IO Res. CH, 2014 NRCHA Celebration of CH IO & LO Derby World Champion). His dam is Too Eyed Elizabeth, full sister to the Pitzer Ranch stallion Jack To The Hilt (69.5 AQHA Heeling Points, Superior Heeling, AQHA World Show Qualifier, 2011 World Series Finals $ Winner, 2012 Deloretto Money Winner). Sparky will have a show career and will stand at Sunup Ranch. Come out this summer to meet him! Thank you Kent and Lou Ann Seiz for the opportunity to own this outstanding c**t. Please watch the video! (Video link in first comment below)

02/10/2026

Congratulations to Lisa and her Sunup Ranch mare Rexa, winning the 2025 Intermediate Division with the Northern Lights Versatility Ranch Horse Association! Lisa and Rexa also won a year-end championship in the Minnesota Quarter Horse Association's Open Shows Program!

02/02/2026

We're proud to announce that George Paul, the ranch's founding Quarter Horse stallion, was inducted into the MQHA Hall of Fame. With just 184 foals, he sired 43 performers and 34 point earners, two AQHA Champions and four Register of Merits. Geroge’s offspring won many MQHA Futurities, Get of Sire classes, and his daughters were winners of Produce of Dam classes. His get and grandget had great versatility, winning in everything from cutting, to jumping, to roping, to halter. George’s daughters were an important part of his legacy, producing 70 performers, 50 point earners earning 696 ½ AQHA performance and halter points with three AQHA Champions and a Superior Halter. George Paul and his daughters produced money earners and point earners in NCHA, NRHA, PHBA and IBHA.

George Paul was a son of Bert, the 227th horse registered with AQHA, a noted sire of rope horses by Tommy Clegg, and an AQHA Hall of Fame stallion. George’s dam was NR Jacci by Star Deck, by foundation sire Oklahoma Star, number six in the AQHA registry, and she was also a maternal granddaughter of Bert. NR Jacci produced six performing foals earning 31 points. George's legacy lives on in many of Sunup Ranch's current brood mares.

01/01/2026

Dominic knows how to celebrate the holidays with his Sunup Ranch filly by Zans Tyree Drifter. On top of that, he got to meet Matt Mathews and Fallon Taylor at the NFR!

12/05/2025

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