Spring Valley Ranch

08/30/2026

Regal Catolena, aka Ray, is a 2yr old geldng ready to find his next partner to go adventuring. Ray has some rabicano hairs in his flanks. Don't let his "plain" looks fool you. He is a sweet, smart and a courageous guy.. He will be a little bit of a late bloomer but will grow into a great partner. His maternal brother is a mounted shooting horse. Ray is a son of RN Highbrow Lena who also go back to Travalena.
His dam goes back to Dandee Lil Smarty x Smart Little Lena x Easter King breeding. Ray has had the basics and ready for the next step. Coggins in hand. He is eligible for a number of incentives including roping, barrels and AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeders challenges.

08/23/2026

Where are my red dun fans?! This filly will be easy to keep clean as she only has a small white star but has the primitive markings. Colored like a copper penny she will stand out. She came a little late to the party being born in June but she has all the right stuff to be the belle of the barn when the time is right. She is from a cow cutting class of horses with heritage. Sire: Freckles Dunny Red who is a grandson of High Brow Hickory and her dam, PlaySafari is a granddaughter of Badger Safari (son of Peppy San Badger). Other notables which will be part of this pedigree include Colonel Freckles, Freckles Pl***oy, Smart Little Lena, and Haidas Little Pep. A mare with a family tree of purple pedigree. She is going to stay on the smaller side as her dam is 14.2 and her sire 14.3. Build your next cutter, sorter and all around ranch hand here.

08/23/2026

Who wants a red roan c**t? This guy is going to be an exceptional one. He has a beautiful balance, red roan coloring and sturdy build. Likely to stay on the short side, he will be a tenacious ranch horse. This c**ts sire and dam:
Sire- BZ Flirtn NHollywood (9k+ PE)
Dam- FSJoes Diamond Dolly - aka Minda is a granddaughter of the great Pitzer stud Show Me A Song Joes who has won in roping, halter and performance classes. Red Diamonds Jack is the grandsire to this mare who is too also a rope horse deluxe. These strong lines coupled with Flint who has had offspring showing in ranch riding, ranch trail as well as made practical partners for everything in between is the perfect fun combination of a versatile ranch type.

Located in Iowa and trailer heading this fall to Missouri and east to Wisconsin and Indiana and to South Dakota

08/20/2026

Today we accepted our Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award. It was an incredible honor to be 1 of 33 chosen for the efforts in conservation practices at our ranch.. It was a true demonstration of how agriculture and conservation can work in harmony. The love of the land is the legacy we will get to hand forward to our children. We want to thank Governor Kim Reynolds, Director Lyon of the Iowa DNR and Mike Naig for Iowa Agriculture our Iowa Secretary of Agriculture for the opportunity to meet you and accept the award from you. We also want to thank Iowa Cattlemen's Association and Erika Osmundson for nominating us.

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

08/13/2026

This past week our kids attended their county fair and got to show their horse projects.
These 3 are all Krogs Fiddle Cat offspring. We didnt walk away with trophies but we did get to see the brains and adaptability of these horses in action. These horses were plucked out of the rain, hauled to fair where they were prepared to walk thru barns to the covered arena while trailer traffic flowed and other horses stood waiting. Then with the rain, skid loaders and bucket tractors delivered gravel and bark to keep the sod driveway from being muddy next to our trailer. In the midst of all the chaos, these horses kept themselves composed. Our son's yearling handled a lot of firsts this show and both of them still have room to improve but I saw the kind of gelding he chose and they will make a great future team. Our daughter took her heart horse out again with limited showing and did well. She used my mare as well and had a great run. Bottom line, a great minded horse is a winner every time. That is what keeps inspiring us to keep breeding the kind and type that lets our kids enjoy the show experience.

Catt and Fiddle- yearling
Barb Wire Cat- 2yr old
This Cat Called Jack- 6yr old

08/13/2026

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08/12/2026

🌟Keeper Filly Feature🌟

This sweet faced filly is by BZ Flirtn Nhollywood and A Scenic Lynx.

Lynx has daughters and sons out in the world doing some amazing stuff and being solid partners and show animals. Flint needs no real introduction given he has 9k+ progeny earnings and is a great all around producer. We chose to keep this filly to join her half sister in the herd.

08/01/2026

08/01/2026

🌽 Sweet corn is a wrap for 2026! Thank you everyone for supporting the kids ambition! 🌽

07/30/2026

🌟🌟Keeper Filly Feature🌟🌟
🤔Need some barn name/registration name ideas!
What's not to love about her? She is incredibly put together and is the full package. Her brothers and sister are out doing amazing things (mounted shooting, ranching, showing, trail riding).
Krogs Fiddle Cat x DC Sneakin Ruby