Aspen Ridge Ranch

06/23/2025

“What is the difference between RN1 and RN2? Do they present differently?” 💭

Horses with Roan may appear alike visually, but they do not all test for the same type of allele. Roan horses can carry RN1, RN2, even both haplotypes (Yes we have seen horses with RN1/RN2 results)! Additionally, each allele has been linked to different bloodlines.

🧬 Roan 1 (RN1) is prevalent in a wide array of breeds and was found in Red Man’s bloodline, whose line includes Blue Valentine and Mr. Roan Hancock, which goes back to the Burnett Mare.

🧬 Roan 2 (RN2) is prevalent in several breeds as well, and specifically found in Peptoboonsmal, Metallic Cat, and Royal Blue Boon’s bloodlines, who all go back to Orals Kitten and the Burns Mare.

Fun Fact: There are still approximately 30% of Roan samples that are not yet identified, which gives us reason to believe there are still more Roan alleles to be discovered (stay tuned)!!! 👀

📸 Metallic Cattack - Ruby Buckle, Riata Buckle & Royal Crown Solo Select Horses
🐴 Test for Roan at EtalonDx.com
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01/23/2025

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"Become a student of understanding your horse. If you have a thought and follow through and the horse does it, you’re good. It doesn’t matter if the technique is different. You have a program your horse understands, and you’ll be more solid. That’s a big key to being a good horseman. Have a plan and be able to execute it." –tb

2025 ALONG For The RIDE Symposium. Live Feed, Listen, learn and replay... www.alongfortheride.pro

11/10/2024

What a legend - may he rest in peace!

The AQHA family has lost a legend. AQHA Professional Horseman and American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame member Bob Avila passed away today at the age of 72. We extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to his wife, Dana, son, BJ Avila, and the rest of the Avila family and their extended AQHA family. We will post funeral and memorial details as they become available.

11/08/2024

2025 Breeding Season - Coming In Hot 🔥:

⭐️ Sheza Spook Deville (LTE $17,500; PE $60,000+) x Lone Woolf (LTE $667,000+ as a 4 year old).

⭐️ Dun In Silver (Homozygous Black & Dun) x Badboonarising (LTE $367,101). This foal is guaranteed to be a grulla.

10/29/2024

Our girls are still N/N across the board for all genetic-panel diseases, including the recently discovered EJSCA 🙌🏼

10/22/2024

Today we are celebrating a huge milestone crossed by a very dear family friend, Stephanie Snyder, as she is currently listed as USEF’s #2 leading Friesian breeder & #2 owner of 2024 🔥

Both Stephanie and her Friesian stallion, Ravel, have multiple world champion dressage titles under their belts, but this is the icing on the cake with their successes carrying forward into the breed. We seriously couldn’t be more proud of you 🎖️

10/18/2024

Congratulations Beechfork Ranch - how incredible!

Records are meant to be broken.

$250,000 for the 2023 sorrel filly sired by Metallic Cat and out of the great mare, Scooters Daisy Dukes!

09/02/2024

Huge congratulations to Pam Myers with Bearcat Ranch on the purchase of Misspeppycatt! Owners like her are what a breeder’s dreams are made of. We are very excited to see these two making a statement in the NCHA & NRCHA show pen in a couple of years 🥇

Misspeppycatt - 2024 buckskin AQHA filly by NRR Cat King Cole (x High Brow Cat) NCHA LTE $230,918.40, NCHA hall of fame stallion, 2016 NCHA World Champion Stallion, out of our mare Misspeppytopsail (x Who Whiz This Kid, 2006 SRHA Open Futurity Champion), and bred by Aspen Ridge Ranch.