JF Ranch
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I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is John Fairhead and I live north of Merriman, NE along the South Dakota stateline. We operate a cattle ranch on the northern edge of the Sandhills, raising angus and charolais/angus-cross calves, as well as a few horses.
I had a limited, prior life as "roanie" on the earlier format of this forum.
There's this guy that some of you may have heard of who uses the handle "Soapweed". He is 3 months my senior and one of my closest friends. Actually our Dads are first cousins, as we share the same set of Great Grandparents that homsteaded in this area back in 1885. He and I grew up together and have joined forces in many adventures throughout the many years since we were quite small.
But back to the purpose of this post.
We raised a mare that is qualified to perform in the Open Tie-Down Roping at the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 14 & 17. We started her at three, she accidentally got bred, then raised two colts before realizing that she had tremendous cow and quickness. I needed an honest appraisal of her potential.
Four years ago Mark Fish, who grew up here and whose Dad has helped me during calving, agreed to evaluate her. After the first ride, he called saying she was perhaps the best horse he had ridden and predicted then, that she would go to the "World". He has been 'head over heels' over her ever since.
After a couple years of training and a bad injury to his knee, Mark showed her in calf roping this past year, earning enough points to qualify for the Big Show in November. He had been there twice before in the Amateur, but this is the first time he's shown in the Pro Division.
I just can't seem to contain my excitment over this, so I thought I'd post it here to see what ya'll think.
The mare is by Frosty Feature, who was a grandson of Leo and out of a Stage Bar Ted daughter with Two Eyed Jack on her bottom. These bloodlines are from Bob Jordan Quarter Horses of Harrison, NE.
These pictures show her immediately after performing at a show in Broken Bow, NE in May and she is ungroomed and sweaty.
Heeeeeere she is:
This is Mark Fish on her:
This is Mark's daughter Moriah who is starting to use her in barrels, poles and breakaway roping:
Here are two pictures of a 2006, line-bred Frosty Feature colt out of a full sister to this black mare:
I had a limited, prior life as "roanie" on the earlier format of this forum.
There's this guy that some of you may have heard of who uses the handle "Soapweed". He is 3 months my senior and one of my closest friends. Actually our Dads are first cousins, as we share the same set of Great Grandparents that homsteaded in this area back in 1885. He and I grew up together and have joined forces in many adventures throughout the many years since we were quite small.
But back to the purpose of this post.
We raised a mare that is qualified to perform in the Open Tie-Down Roping at the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, November 14 & 17. We started her at three, she accidentally got bred, then raised two colts before realizing that she had tremendous cow and quickness. I needed an honest appraisal of her potential.
Four years ago Mark Fish, who grew up here and whose Dad has helped me during calving, agreed to evaluate her. After the first ride, he called saying she was perhaps the best horse he had ridden and predicted then, that she would go to the "World". He has been 'head over heels' over her ever since.
After a couple years of training and a bad injury to his knee, Mark showed her in calf roping this past year, earning enough points to qualify for the Big Show in November. He had been there twice before in the Amateur, but this is the first time he's shown in the Pro Division.
I just can't seem to contain my excitment over this, so I thought I'd post it here to see what ya'll think.
The mare is by Frosty Feature, who was a grandson of Leo and out of a Stage Bar Ted daughter with Two Eyed Jack on her bottom. These bloodlines are from Bob Jordan Quarter Horses of Harrison, NE.
These pictures show her immediately after performing at a show in Broken Bow, NE in May and she is ungroomed and sweaty.
Heeeeeere she is:
This is Mark Fish on her:
This is Mark's daughter Moriah who is starting to use her in barrels, poles and breakaway roping:
Here are two pictures of a 2006, line-bred Frosty Feature colt out of a full sister to this black mare:
