DOUBLE G RANCH

10/13/2019

Matlock Rose on Chunkys Monkey, Carol Rose on Peppys Desire and Don Dodge on stallion Peponita

09/29/2019

Chris Littlefield starts c**ts in a rope hackamore because he believes it helps the horse understand that pressure on its face relates to moving its feet.

09/29/2019

Cow horse trainer Ron Emmons likes his horses to turn around fast and low. A quick, correct turnaround will always gain credit from the judges, but reined cow horse trainer Ron Emmons likes his horses to sweep through their turns in a smooth,  flat motion that includes a bit of bend through the nec...

09/29/2019

On the trail or in the arena, every rider wants a smooth gait and balanced movement in their horse. To achieve this, reining trainer Casey Deary suggests three steps to gaining collection.

09/29/2019

09/29/2019

Texas cowboy and entrepreneur Rex Cauble and his chain of Cutter Bill's stores made a huge mark in the Western apparel and fashion industry.

07/02/2019

Wimpy was born on the King Ranch in South Texas. Sired by Solis and out of Panda, Wimpy was a grandson of Old Sorrel on both the top and bottom. Old Sorrel was the foundation sire for the ranch, and was bred by noted breeder George Clegg.
Bob Kleberg decided to show Wimpy in the 1941 Fort Worth Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show. The winner of the stallion class would receive the No. P-1 in AQHA’s first stud book.
In the arena were judge Jim Minnick, ring steward Robert Denhardt and John Burns, president of the show. Preceding Wimpy was Silvertone, a palomino owned and shown by Lee Underwood; Little Joe Jr, by Joe Gonzales; and Silver Dawn, bred by the Waggoner Ranch.
As the stallion entered the ring, Jim Minnick turned to Denhardt and said, ‘What do you think of them pumpkins, Bob?’
More stallions entered and joined the circling parade. Minnick finally stopped the horses, and the blue ribbon went to Wimpy, and with it, P-1 in the stud book.
Back at the King Ranch, Wimpy went to work as a sire. He produced 174 registered foals, the majority of which stayed on the King Ranch. However, the few that left the ranch left a lasting impact.

The chestnut stallion produced sons and daughters that went onto produce AQHA Champions. A few of Wimpy’s better known progeny were Lauro, Silver Wimpy, Wimpy II and Bill Cody.
In 1958, Kleberg gave Wimpy to Clegg, a tribute to the fine horseman. Kleberg hoped the 21-year-old stallion would finish out his days in green pastures. A year later, Clegg sold the stallion to oilman Rex Cauble. Wimpy sired a few foals for Cauble before dying knee-deep in clover. He was 22.

06/30/2019

Dry Doc, was born in 1968. Sired by the legendary Doc Bar and out of the great mare and NCHA Hall of Fame inductee Poco Lena, Dry Doc was destined to become a star performer and sire. The stallion was ridden to the 1971 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Open Championship by legendary cutting horse trainer Buster Welch. Dry Doc, bred by Dr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Jensen, of Paicines, California, earned more than $85,000 in NCHA lifetime earnings and 96 American Quarter Horse Association points during his show career.

As a sire, Dry Doc’s 421 money-earning offspring won more than $4.2 million. The stallion’s top five money-earners included: Dry Clean ($284,250), Dry Oil ($217,905), Dry Dot ($124,521), Dry Doc’s Dottie ($104,608) and Dry Darlena ($102,016). Dry Doc’s sons have sired 854 money-earners who have won nearly $3.6 million, while his daughters have produced 713 money-earners with total earnings of more than $8.5 million.

Dry Doc, one of only two offspring Poco Lena produced, was the mare’s last offspring. Her first foal, Doc O’Lena, was also a superstar in the cutting pen – winning the 1970 NCHA Futurity Open Championship with the legendary Shorty Freeman aboard – and in the breeding barn.

According to an article published in the October 1980 Cuttin Hoss Chatter, Mel Chartier, a Michigan construction company owner, had watched Doc O’Lena win the NCHA Futurity. He later saw an ad in the Quarter Horse Journal introducing Poco Lena’s last son. Chartier called his good friend Buster Welch and told him he would give $25,000 for the c**t. Not even knowing at the time if the c**t was for sale, Welch was able to make the deal and Chartier, along with two partners at the time, became the owners of the future Futurity champion. Chartier later bought out his two partners and stood the stallion at his Fairhaven Farms breeding operation located about 45 minutes from Detroit.

In 1982, Chartier sold half interest in Dry Doc to Warren Quarter Horses in Rosharon, Texas, where the stallion stood that season for a $7,500 breeding fee. The following year, the historic King Ranch purchased the stallion outright for a reported “multi-million-dollar deal” and stood him to the public for a $10,000 fee. Six years later, in 1989, the King Ranch sold the stallion to the Hanley Ranch in Lincoln, California, where he lived out the remainder of his life. Dry Doc was humanely put down in April of 1997 at the age of 29

06/23/2019

Our yearlings grandfather

05/02/2019

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Bet Yer Blue Boons. This great mare was an NCHA Open World Champion, the first horse ever to score 233 points in an NCHA finals event, and an all-time leading producer of earners of $1.8 million. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lindy Burch and everyone at Oxbow Ranch during this difficult time. To read more about Bet Yer Blue Boons, and the incredible legacy she left on our industry, visit http://bit.ly/2J6Vyh0