Flying Hat Ranch

Additional information on sale of Sweet Hija and Shiners Fannin Peppy, Mixed Winter Sale Heritage Place, January 2011

Sweet Hija and Shiners Fannin Peppy will be sold at the Mixed Winter Sale in Oklahoma City at the Heritage Place on January 13 and 14, 2011. Click on the link to open Heritage Place website and download the sale catalog. Shiners Fannin Peppy (Fanny) will be sold on January 13, Sweet Hija on January 14. Here is some additional information about both horses:

Shiners Fannin Peppy (Hip Number 248)

See registration papers within Flying Hat Ranch site under Shiners Fannin Peppy.

Shiners Fannin Peppy “Fanny” was trained to the saddle by Duncan Steele-Park of GCH Land and Cattle Co. of Peaster, Texas. She spent ninety days with him on cattle, working to determine her cutting prospects. She is a bit laid back for a cutter, but is a reining prospect since her bloodline is Shiners Lena Doc out of Carol Rose stables. Duncan’s cell phone number is 662-609-6935. His e-mail is duncansteelepark@yahoo.com This is my last phone number and e-mail for Duncan. GCH Land and Cattle Co. also has a website.

Fanny is quite friendly and gentle. I have ridden her bareback. Yet, she is assertive and has sought to dominate an older paint mare that we have here on the ranch. I have used a hackamore and halter for riding. Duncan used a snaffle bit.

Fanny will be a full sister to Sweet Hija’s (see below) foal.

Fanny is currently at Jimmie Hardin in Aubrey, Texas, being fitted for sale. She has been there for two months. Hardin’s phone number is 940-365-2816.

Fanny has no bad habits.

Sweet Hija (Hip Number 803)

See registration papers within Flying Hat Ranch site under Sweet Hija.

Sweet Hija is a King Ranch bred and trained quarter horse. She has spent ninety days on cattle with J. R. Ramirez of King Ranch. She is a King Ranch legacy mare I purchased in 2003, and I have seen her cut cattle in front of an audience at the 2003 King Ranch Legacy Sale. See Performance Horse magazine in the months following the October sale for more information on the sale, including a photo of J. R. Ramirez. Since her purchase, she was ridden until 2005 regularly, but not on cattle. I have ridden her infrequently since 2005.

Hija is presently pregnant with a female foal, inseminated by Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery reproduction center on the Brazos. She is due in April 2011. The sire is Shiners Lena Doc out of Carol Rose’s stables. Fanny (see above) is a full sister to this female foal. Dr. Semira Mancill 817-304-0524 mobile, 817-594-9232 office. Mancill performed an ultrasound to sex Hija’s fetus.

Upon the discretion of Carol Rose, the live-foal guarantee MAY be transferable. The new owner must file an application with Carol Rose for transfer to obtain the live-foal guarantee and be approved of by the Stallion Manager. Carol Rose Quarter Horses phone number is 940-665-9304.

Sweet Hija is presently with Jimmie Hardin of Aubrey, Texas, being fit for sale (940-365-2816).

Hija has no bad habits.

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I have an additional blog site for the ranch and you may find further information and commentary on these two horses. The link is Sage to Meadow: The Blog of the West. Look under Duncan Steele-Park, Sweet Hija and Fanny.

You may e-mail me at matthewsranch@msn.com, telephone me at 254-592-6186 or 817-791-0338 for further information.

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Tags: American Quarter Horse, Cattle, Duncan Steele-Park, Equestrian, Foal, GCH Land and Cattle Co, Heritage Place Horses, J. R. Ramirez, Jimmie Hardin, King Ranch, Mixed Winter Sale Heritage Place 2011, Oklahoma City, Sport, Texas

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For Sale: Sweet Hija and Shiners Fannin Peppy

31 Oct

This last Friday, Brenda and I delivered Sweet Hija and Shiners Fannin Peppy (see their photos and pedigrees by clicking on the names, right sidebar) to Jimmie Hardin in Aubrey, Texas, who trains, conditions and fits horses for sale. Jimmie handled Shiners Fannin Pepto last June for sale and he was the best-looking horse at the sale and brought four times as much money as we thought he would.

Sweet Hija and Shiners Fannin Peppy will be sold at The 2011 Heritage Place Winter Mixed Sale, January 12, 13, 14, 2011, at Oklahoma City, OK.

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Niman Ranch Beef Cattle Protocol

13 Aug

Please click on the link below to obtain a .pdf file of the Niman Ranch Beef Cattle Protocol.

Niman Ranch Beef Cattle Protocol.

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Stock Pen

23 Jul

I am planning to build a stock pen over in Pecan Tree Pasture. The corral must be strong enough to manage horses and cattle. I plan to make two corrals so that I can separate cattle and horses or pair horses off into two corrals.

The construction ideal is to make it horse high, bull strong and sheep tight. I won’t be able to meet the ideal because of time and money. But the stock pen will be strong enough and safe enough for cattle and horses.

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Shiners Fannin Pepto Sold to Steve Phipps

6 Jun

The buyers said, “Shiney was the best-looking horse in sale.”

At the Triangle Summer Sale in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Shiners Fannin Pepto “Shiney” sold yesterday, June 5, 2010, to Steve Phipps of Springfield, Missouri. Phipps and his pardners will continue Shiney’s training in reining, cutting and pleasure. Phipps is the principal owner of Market Fresh Produce of Springfield, a nationwide purveyor of fresh produce including sweet and storage onions, sweet potatoes, tomatoes and potatoes, all packaged in high-graphic display boxes.

My wife, Brenda, cried when Phipps and I closed the deal in front of Shiney’s stall, but Phipps gently put his arm around her and said, “We’re going to take really good care of Shiney. Don’t worry, Brenda.”

Shiney will be okay, I know it.

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Angus Cattle

26 May

In 2008, we tended twenty-seven (27) head of Angus stocker calves purchased from Jordan Cattle Company and Auction, San Saba, Texas. We allowed them to graze for 120 days on native grasses with vegetarian grain supplement. After their grazing period here on the ranch, they were shipped by the Carter Ranch to the Perryton Feedlot in Perryton, Texas, for a finishing off. Perryton Feedlot is an outstanding feedlot operation that handles cattle humanely, cleanly and without stress.

Since 2009, we have been setting up a cattle operation that rests upon sustainable and natural grass-fed concepts. The Niman Ranch Protocol for tending our Angus cattle is our objective. We are arranging ranch operations and environment to obtain in the near future a Niman Ranch association.

Niman Ranch website.