The Original Source For Blue Valentine Bloodlines Saturday, August 23, 2025
Celebrating 27 Years Laramie, Wyoming
Preview 8:30 • Sale 1:00
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CONDITIONS OF THE SALE ANYONE ATTENDING THIS SALE DOES SO AT HIS/HER OWN RISK. NEITHER THE OWNERS, SALE MANAGEMENT, ALBANY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, NOR ANYONE CONNECTED WITH THIS SALE ASSUMES ANY LIABILITY, LEGAL OR OTHERWISE. Each horse sells to highest bidder. Auctioneer settles all disputes. Announced changes on sale day take precedence over catalog. All sales are final, horses are buyer’s property as soon as sold, and any costs that are incurred from that time forward are the responsibility of the buyer. Payment - Cash, approved check or credit card (US funds only). 3% is added for all credit card purchases. Health Inspections - Health papers with a negative Coggins test will be issued for all horses. Out of state and out of country buyers need to know their respective requirements and costs for transport. AQHA - Registration & transfer forms will be mailed to buyers. Fees are the responsibility of the buyer. Guarantee - We guarantee all horses to be as represented on sale day. Buyers are encouraged to ask questions and to thoroughly inspect the horses before the sale starts. All mares sold as pregnant are vet checked by sale day. Pregnant mares are not sold with return privileges. Buyers are allowed to have a horse examined by a veterinarian at their expense, including having a pregnancy verified. Veterinarian - Dave Evertson - Alpine Animal Hospital - 307-745-7341 Foals in the sale - We put a lot of e ff ort getting foals ready to be weaned, making sure they are eating hay and grain and are used to being away from their moms. They are in good condition and it is our expectation unless otherwise agreed upon that you take the foal when the sale is over. If arrangements have been made with the sellers, and your foal is returning to the ranch, the foal will still be weaned. This is the policy unless otherwise agreed upon. Loading Out - Horses can be loaded out after the sale Saturday or on Sunday morning. Present your yellow slip to sale personnel. Special circumstances may be made at the buyers expense and in writing. Before You Buy - Ask about the worming/vaccination schedule and anything else you would like to know about each horse. WHEN THE GAVEL FALLS, the horse belongs to the new owner. Any Extra Fees from that time forward for vaccination, vet, farrier, feed, transport, international shipping, and daily care, will be the responsibility of new owner. The following schedule/fees apply: After 10 days - $4/day • After 30 days - $10/day
This is where GENETICS, CONFORMATION,TRADITION come together...
Welcome to Laramie! We hope you have a great time! A lot of memories have been made here at Come To The Source... Left to right: Valentine Red Rogers, Plenty Try, My Drifty Pride, Ruano Rojo Behind: Wyo Blue Bonnet Many successful breeding programs have started out with horses from The Source. We started out as one of the few places you could get horses with Blue Valentine bloodlines. Our vision took a lot of hard work and planning. People tell us these horses are the best they have ridden. They write in with stories how their kids are learning to ride or competing on a horse they bought from us. Some come back every year, and others are finding out about these horses for the first time! We are amazed at the continued support, and thankful to be able to have a sale that brings in customers, old and new! Many successful friendships have formed here as well. At the core is a shared love of good horses with good minds. We are fortunate to have met so many people over the years, and thankful to have a great place to meet. Welcome to Laramie! GRATEFUL FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT...
Randy Dunn 307-760-0177
Chip Merritt 970-215-6137
Dianne Van Pelt 307-760-0277
Carrie Frisbee 970-581-9373
Kelsey Dunn 307-421-8344
Kathy Merritt 970-231-8384
Owen Johnson 308-627-1795
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B lue V alentine CLASS OF 2024 AQHA HALL OF FAME
“Few horses have made such an impact that their reputation outlives them by more than a few generations. His influence is still seen in the breed nearly 70 years later.” --AQHA website Blue Valentine was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame, last year, in Amarillo, TX.It was an honor to see him recognized, and it's something we all should celebrate!
Ruano Rojo
Gooseberry
Blues Beard
Rowdy Blue Man
Roan Ambrose
Leo Hancock Hayes
Blues Kingfisher
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Driftwood - The Classic Blue Valentine Cross
Driftwood
Driftwood Ike
Orphan Drift
Wayward Ike
Our concentration of Driftwood blood started with the Stanley and Randy Johnston mares. These mares were a blend of Driftwood, Poco Speedy, Orphan Drift, Sak Em San (son of Peppy San), Doc’s Jack Frost (sire of Sun Frost) and Captain Crusade. We bred these mares to our Blue Valentine stallions.
Stanley Johnston crossed these stallions on his Orphan Drift mares.
Travelog and Rosewood
Sak Em San
Grey Chip
My Drifty Pride
Poco Speedy
Another good cross was My Drifty Pride and daughters of Gooseberry. This proven program, through Valentine Drift, gave us genetic strength and diversity for the future.
Daughters of Orphan Drift
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Reference Sires...
Valentine Red Rogers (deceased)
Red Man Beauty’s Dream Plenty Coup LaBelle Star Mr Hackberry Caress Will Rogers Sandy W
Blue Valentine
Gooseberry
Valentine Red Rogers holds the title of Original Come To The Source Stallion with only a few others. An all time favorite. He sired a lot of top selling horses that are now in other people’s breeding programs.
Fox Hastings
Mister Carberry
Miss Dusty Dot
Dusty Rogers
Plenty Try (deceased)
Red Man Beauty’s Dream Plenty Coup LaBelle Star Dividends Jet Beautiful Memory
Blue Valentine
Gooseberry
Plenty Try was around when Chip and Kathy got married, and was the foundation of their Blue Valentine journey. Plenty Try daughters left their mark and there are only a few of them left. An Original Come To The Source Stallion.
Fox Hastings
Heather Dividend
Jets Sabre
Unbearable Heidi Heller
Heather Heller
My Drifty Pride (deceased)
Bras Dor Travelog
Red Log
Windy Wood
Quick Sand Beulah Mc
Sandra Mc
Drifty produced a lot of great horses. He's one of the Original Come To The Source stallions.
Drifty Mc Sand Bras Jaycee Bar Tonto Flaxy Five
Cowboy Drifty
Pattys Drifty
Jaycee Patty
Leo Hancock Hayes Red Man Beauty’s Dream Rip Rip Zaid A Reed Rip Rip Hydel Girl Plenty Coup Blue Hawk 11 Wyo Blue Bonnet (deceased) Mandys Sue Hawk Blue Valentine Doll 01 Wyo Kid Curry Blue Hawk 22 Blue’s Beard Red Man Beauty’s Dream Reedart Machero Jet Soxs Pretty Blue Jean Hang Fire Cozzen Ozona Blues Roan Hancock (deceased) Ms Lady Blue Jeans Blue Valentine Missus Robin Jet Jeans Fire Shifter
Blues Roan Hancock was one of the last sons of Blues Beard, and we thought he was the best one. He earned points both heading and healing and sired the National Foundation Champion, Laramie Blues.
Wyo Blue Bonnet made a name for himself with his gentle disposition that he passed along to his foals. Many of his sons and daughters are outstanding individuals in many breeding programs. His influence on our breeding program was hard to beat.
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Reference Sires...
Raiders Blue Man (deceased)
Blue Valentine Doll 01 Rowdy Blue Man Wyo Blue Maid Roan Ambrose Heart Hancock Rowdy Blue Man Rowdy Brownie
Leo Hancock Hayes
JE Leo Valentine
Raider is 40% Blue Valentine and goes back 9 times. He's quiet and gentle. We used him as a babysitter when we weaned our foals. He is athletic and a perfect cross to perpetuate the Blue Valentine blood and complement the Driftwoods. 5 Panel N/N
Dun Maid Hancock
Red Roan Raider
Blue Buck Valentine
Valentines Again
Ambrose Drift (deceased)
Windy Wood Pattys Drifty Gooseberry Jenny Valentine Blue Valentine Ambrose Sue 30 Gooseberry Chuckkar Maid 45
My Drifty Pride
Valentine Drift
This was going to be our replacement for Valentine Drift who we lost in 2010, but he passed away too. He was a nice cross of Blue Valentine and My Drifty Pride. Great mind. Real gentle.
Diane Valentine
Roan Ambrose
Blue Ambrose
Chucker Maid
Leo Hancock Hayes Red Man Beauty’s Dream Rip Rip Zaid A Reed Wiggy Bar Prissy Jet Marlas Duster Osta Oca Hancock Wiggy Bar (deceased) Dixies Finale Blue Valentine Doll 01 Moses Wig Dixie Watts Like A Son of Blue (deceased)
This stud was a big part of our breeding program. He was big (15.1 and 1460 lbs) kind, gentle, an easy mover with a lot of athletic ability. He had a disposition that was hard to beat. There are a lot of nice horses by him out there.
Red Man Beauty’s Dream Copper K Kitty Cunnutt Gooseberry Heather Dividend Gooseberry Jenny Valentine
Blue Valentine
Ruano Rojo
We named him this because in blood he is 43.75% Blue Valentine. People who knew Rojo when he was younger have said this horse looks and acts just like him. He is the closest thing to Rojo that has been raised. 15 hands and 1300 lbs.
Moon Princess
Plenty Try
Fox Coup
Diane Valentine
Blue Valentine Two (deceased)
Red Man Beauty’s Dream Mandys Dart Hydel Girl Gooseberry Heather Dividend Blue Valentine Fox Hastings
Blue Valentine
This horse was an important piece of the puzzle in preserving the Blue Valentine bloodlines. His pedigree worked with all of our mares. He was 50% Blue Valentine and had extra Plenty Coup a bonus. Chip remembers roping calves on Rowdy Blue Man. Blue Fox Hastings was a full sister to Gooseberry.
Rowdy Blue Man
Hydel Girl 44
Plenty Try
Blues Pole Cat
Blues Fox Hastings
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Reference Sires...
Plenty Of It
Streakin La Jolla Scoopie Fein First Down Dash Dondamar Easy Jet Lela Barnes Bug Dash For Cash Weetona My Drifty Pride Diane Valentine Roan Ambrose Chucker Maid Windy Wood Pattys Drifty Ruano Rojo Miss Dusty Dot Blue Valentine Doll 01 Wyo Kid Curry Blue Hawk 22 Blue Valentine Fox Hastings Smooth Savannah Teds Jobar Annie Gooseberry Heather Dividend Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Jenny Valentine
Plenty Try
Born in 2018, this young stud will be a great replacement for his dad. He's great combination of some of our favorite horses. He was the cutest baby, and has been really easy to be around. Corey put the first 10 rides on him when he was 2, and he's been Chip's favorite horse to ride ever since.
Plenty Blue Hawk
Red Hawk Blues
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Wyo Advantage
Blue Advantage
SLR Frank James
Mr Jess Perry
Frank is speed horse bred. He has a tremendous amount of run in his pedigree: Dash For Cash, Streakin Six, Jet Deck, Top Moon, Rocket Wrangler, Three Bars, Go Man Go. We are breeding him to old foundation mares that have proven run in their pedigrees through Plenty Try: Dividend, Sabre Twist, Bond Issue and Ed Heller. 5 Panel N/N A nice grullo stallion that outproduces himself every year. He adds a lot of athleticism and trainability to his offspring. He is the sire of Toms Lotta Drift. He produces a lot of color and dun factor in his offspring with the great mind of My Drifty Pride. He is a foundation Come To The Source stallion. 4 Panel N/N N/PSSM1 Owned by John Sherling. We have had the pleasure to lease him for the 2023 and 2024 breeding seasons. Bath Bros Ranch raised and sold him in one of the early Come to the Source sales. He is a full brother to Dick’s Stud “Randy” that he roped off of. He has produced a lot of solid roping horses. Good footed and good disposition. Never had a bad cross with this stud. 5 Panel N/N. A RARE 50% Gooseberry. He is a half brother to the PRCA Pick Up Man, Billy Ward’s, famous horse “Muskrat”. Miss Susita Hancock qualified for the AQHA world show in barrel racing. This pedigree is stacked with athleticism, speed and good minds. All the things you want in a horse and in a program. 4 Panel N/N N/PSSM1
Jessie James Jr
Loose Lips
Easy Lela
Weekota
For Cash Wee Dash
Driftn Ambrose
Valentine Drift
Ambrose Drift
Blue Ambrose
My Drifty Pride
Driftn Dusty Dot
Rojo Drifty Dot
Wyo Blue Two
Leo Hancock Hayes
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Mandys Sue Hawk
Gooseberry
Jet Smooth Blue
Smooth Jannah
Roan Two Gooseberry
Blue Valentine Fox Hastings Mister Carberry Dusty Rogers Blue Valentine Fox Hastings Orphan Drift Miss Judy Sue
Gooseberry
Valentine Red Rogers
Miss Dusty Dot
Gooseberry
Miss Susita Hancock
Miss Susita Drift
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Reference Sires...
Plenty Blue Hawk
Blue Valentine Fox Hastings Jets Sabre Heather Heller Blue Valentine Missus Robin Plenty Try Blue Hawk 22
Gooseberry
Plenty Try
What a truly great stud this has been for us. He has crossed well on any mare. You could saddle him, go to a roping, and bring him back to the mares when you were done.
Heather Dividend
Blues Beard
Red Hawk Blues
Plenty Red Hawk
Driftn Wood Concho
War Concho Speedy Beth Orphan Drift Betsy Drift Double Drift King Bunny King Mucho Leo Drifts Arpege Blue Valentine Doll 01 Wyo Kid Curry Blue Hawk 22 Blue Valentine Fox Hastings Mandys Dart Chukkar Maid MR Roan Hancock Bonnie Hayes Sierra Rip Lotta Bonnet 40 Rowdy Blue Man Hot Pants On Wyo Kid Curry Chukkar Maid 45
War Conchos Drifter
A solid Driftwood pedigree. Packed with some of the most influential Driftwood mares, like Betsy Drift, who Randy Johnston always claimed was the best Driftwood mare they ever raised. A tremendous rodeo mare that was used in 5 different events. 3 Panel N/N N/Gbed N/PSSM1. 2006 Buckskin Stallion. Dart has been an essential part of my program in preserving Texas Blue Bonnet at 16.6% blood crossed with Blue Valentine. He has thrown correct, stout foals with a disposition that is so easy to train and willing to please. Dart is as gentle as can be with his mares and the foals out on pasture. In the offseason, he is the babysitter of all the younger colts and a couple of other studs. 2009 Blue Roan Stallion. EZ is a wonderful stallion to be around, whether it’s breeding in the pasture or gathering cows. Most people make the comment that they would have no idea he is a stud. He has a unique pedigree going back to Blue Valentine with lines of MR Roan Hancock, Rowdy Blue Man, and add in some Rip Rip and Texas Blue Bonnet. His foals are quiet- minded, mature and easy to get along with. 2008 Blue Roan Stallion. He’s got a great disposition, super easy to be around, and puts great heads on his foals. Some of my mares are a little coarse and he puts some refinement in them without losing bone and flesh. He is homozygous black and roan, and 52% Blue Valentine. His foals are friendly and trainable.
Wooden Concho
Driftin Heidi
Dynaflow Drift
Drifts Baby Doll
Mucho Arpege
Gooseberrys Dart
Leo Hancock Hayes
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Mandys Sue Hawk
Gooseberry
Plenty Foxy
Chuckkar Maid 45
Dun Blue Bonnet “EZ”
Plenty Coup Hancock
Plenty Blue Bonnet
Lotta Sierra
Blue Man Gist
Dun Blue Hancock
Wyo Blue Maid
Baby Blue Man
Blue Valentine Hydel Girl 44 Gooseberry Blue Kewpie Doll Blue Valentine Doll 01 Rowdy Blue Man Mucha Zorrita
Rowdy Blue Man
Babes Blue Valentine
Berrys Babe
Leo Hancock Hayes
Funny B Blue on Blue
Mucha Blue Hancock
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Reference Sires...
Dusty Wyo Moon
Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45 Roan Ambrose Bonnie O Blue Wyo Blue Bonnet Ambrose Sue 30 Blue Valentine Hydel Girl 44 Leo Hancock Hayes Joeys Moon Blue Valentine Doll 01 Mister Carberry Dusty Rogers
“Niner” is a young and promising colt, one of the last foals of Dart Hancock, known for his gentle nature and ease of handling, Niner is expected to increase the size and bone structure of his foals. You can’t go wrong with a pedigree like his, I’m excited to have him in my program. “Cube’s” granddam, Miss Dusty Dot, produced Valentine Red Rogers who was the cornerstone of our program for many years. She is one of the only mares to have had 4 sons out of 4 different sons of Blue Valentine: Gooseberry Leo Hancock Hayes Blues Beard and Ruano Rojo. With the addition of Leo and Rowdy Blue Man blended with our foundation mare lines his colts are showing the conformation and disposition that our program has always stayed true to. 6 Panel N/N
Rowdy Blue Man
JCross Blue Moon
Katharines Blue Moon
Leo Hancock Hayes
Roan Dusty Dot
Miss Dusty Dot
Playin With Darts
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Dart Hancock
Dart Fox
Bonny Blues
Bonnie O Sue
Wyo Ambrose
Junior Hayes Hancock
Red Man Beautys Dream Rip Rip Zaid A Reed Blue Valentine Missus Robin Blues Kingfisher Rapid Maid
Blue Valentine
We got Junior from Charley Mahler and Lee and Mary Scruggs quite a few years ago and used him for quite a bit. The last two or three years I hadn’t used him, but he was too nice and had too good of foals to just let stand! His pedigree speaks for itself, and his disposition is amazing. He is like a big dog to be around.
Leo Hancock Hayes
Doll 01
Blues Kingfisher
Miss Rapid Hancock
Blues Almost Roan
Roan Prairie Ike
Driftwood Ike Kary Mas Roan Prairie Travelin Tivo
Wayward Ike
Cibecue Ike
We purchased Ike in 2023 from Vernyce Weber and are excited to see his 2026 foal crop - continuing that Blue Valentine Driftwood cross. Ike’s pedigree is heavily influenced by Driftwood and Red Man. We think his size and bone will compliment our Blue Valentine and Driftwood mares. 5 Panel N/N Rojo’s influence helped build our program and many others into what they are today. Rojo sired many rope horses that were all kind and gentle that anyone could swing a leg over. His bone size along with disposition and trainability have left his mark on dozens of offspring. We are hopeful this young stallion will continue that legacy. 6 Panel N/N
Lady Roanie Bay
High Rolling Roany High Rolling Copper
Rolling Jax Copper
Roan Country Moon
Joe Country Rolling Sue
Roan Country Peach
Blue Rojo Leo
Blue Valentine Moon Princess Plenty Try Diane Valentine Blue Valentine Moon Princess Captain Crusade Miss Drift
Ruano Rojo
Like A Son Of Blue
Fox Coup
Ruano Rojo
Blue Leo Drift Lady
My Miss Leo Drift
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LUNCH & COFFEE...
Stop by the concession stand run by the 4-H Junior Leaders! They’re serving up great food
LUNCH 11 - 2
with all proceeds going to toward their next youth exchange trip.
Albany County 4-H Junior Leaders Leadership Development • Community Engagement • Mentorship Junior Leaders actively participate in program planning, leadership tasks, and mentoring younger members. They are involved in their community, organizing community service projects and activities, fostering a sense of civic responsibility.
Is this how you feel when you haven't had your coffee yet? Or are you just hangry?
Quick Draw Coffee Truck will be at the horse sale!
Grab a hot cup to start the day, or cool off with something iced.
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Bath Brothers Ranch Randy & Laurie Dunn T he last three years have been a hard adjustment, learning to live di ff erently without our daughter, sister, and “auntie”, Ashley Dunn. Ashley was an irreplaceable piece of our fam- ily, Bath Brothers Ranch, and the Come to the Source Horse Sale. She was a country girl at heart, who enjoyed riding horses, shooting prairie dogs, and running the side rake during haying season. She had a deep love for the ranch and could regularly be found feeding cows with Lee, tagging newborn calves, working cattle and keeping records. Ashely also loved documenting ranch life and sharing her inspired photog- raphy on social media platforms. She kept others “in the know” on the dally happenings on the ranch with her photos of snow-dusted newborn calves, sunsets over the Snowy Range, and her o ft en viral, fun and crazy Tik-Tok posts. In fact, Ashley documented ranch life so thoroughly that Randy could no
B ath Brothers Ranch - 158 years, same family, same ranch. When the Bath Fam- ily arrived in this country in 1867, they brought horses. For over 150 years now, horses have grazed this same prairie and been relied upon for work. We feel blessed to be the 6th, 7th and 8th generations on this ranch and have the opportuni- ty to continue raising great horses and passing along traditions. My ancestors, the Baths, came to Laramie in the spring of 1868. Th e railroad followed in the fall, and the Territory of Wyoming was formed. Th e Baths built the fi rst wood- framed building in Laramie in 1869 before moving to the Little Laramie Valley to start raising cattle and horses. Th e Bath Brothers had a long and strong tradition of raising good using horses and reputation cattle. In the 1930’s, they raised Remount Horses for the government. Th ey began raising Quarter Horses in the late 30’s, and became AQHA mem- bers in the early 40’s. My wife, Laurie, and I continue the 150+ year tradition of raising quality horses on the same ranch. We still use the family’s original AQHA number (#7965) as our Life- time AQHA number, and carry on the same principles that have been handed down for eight generations in the Bath family. Our horses are easy keepers with good minds, speed, bone, and immense cow and athletic ability. Our ranch is one of the oldest work- ing ranches in Wyoming and our brand is one of the oldest recorded in the state. Our horses are raised in big, open pastures alongside of the cattle. Our program includes grandsons and granddaughters of Blue Valentine. We have success- fully crossed these with Dri ft wood to make exceptional multidiscipline performance horses. We use the horses we raise and feel they o ff er the genetic strength to perform and compete in any discipline or arena. We are ranchers raisin’ good horses! ~ Randy Dunn
longer bury any type of equipment in the mud without it being public knowledge! Ashley loved the Come to the Source sale, particularly the people, passionately promoting the event, showcasing the preview on Facebook Live, and clerking out customers at the end of the sale. To say we miss her does not adequately express the immeasurable loss we feel daily in her absence. To our beloved Ashley - We love you. We Miss You. You are forever in our hearts.
T his spring we lost another piece of our crew, and our hearts, with the passing of Jeannette Haywood. Jeannette was a devoted daughter, supportive mother, loving partner, dedicated teacher, and essential component of the Come to the Source Horse Sale. Everyone who has “Come to the Source” in person un-
doubtedly saw Jeannette washing babies, cleaning pens, handling mares and foals in the sale ring, and taking care of anything else that needed to be done. You probably visited with her as well – she was an avid supporter of Bath Brothers horses, owning several herself, and loved talking to customers about the great value she saw and had experienced with these magni fi cent horses. She spent much of her free time helping on the ranch, from turning out stallions and branding calves in the spring to halter breaking foals every summer.
Jeannette lived her life demonstrating that you are never too old to set anoth- er goal or dream a new dream. She was the most true and loyal of friends and her outlook on life, strength and perse- verance were exceptional. Our lives, the halter breaking experience at “the little red barn” on Bath Brothers ranch, and Come to the Source will never be the same without her. Rest in peace, dear friend!
AQHA 50 year cummulative Breeding Award S ince Bath Brothers Ranch started registering o ff spring in 1943 we have registered nearly 900 horses. Our ranch has bred and raised over 5000 head dating back to the Ranch’s establishment in 1868. Since the 1800’s, all our horses have carried the Running M brand. Bath Brothers Ranch has used the Blue Valentine and Dri ft wood lines as the corner stone for our breeding program. Gooseberry, Ruano Rojo, Leo Hancock Hayes and Blues Beard were all sons of Blue Valentine that built our program to what it is today. Th anks to our good friend and sale partner Chip Merritt, who owned Gooseberry, we raised Valentine Red Rogers. Th rough Ruano Rojo we raised Like A Son Of Blue and through Leo Hancock Hayes we raised Hancock Wiggy Bar and Hancock Red Wiggy many other grandsons as well. From Stanley and Randy Johnston, we incorporated the bloodlines of Orphan Dri ft and Poco Speedy. My Dri ft y Pride came to us from Porter Willis breeding program. Th e horses we’ve raised from our Blue Valentine Dri ft wood cross have sustained our program for more than 40 years. In that time, we produced AQHA World Show quali fi ers in working cow horse and barrel racing. Along with countless winners in multiple events in PRCA Rodeos.
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Carrying on the Bath Family Tradition
Th ank You! W would like to shout out a huge, “thank you”, to Laurie, my beautiful bride of 43 years (who continues to keep us fed and in line), my daughter, Kelsey, her fi ancé, Joe, (Hunter, Taylor) and hat we do would not be possible without the help and support of family. I O ur 27th Annual Come To Th e Source Sale has some- thing for everyone: • Stud prospects • Performance Prospects • Broodmares • Weanlings • Color, color, color Horses will be available for pre- view all day on August 22 nd & 23 rd at the Albany County Fairgrounds in Laramie, WY. Jasmine Duhon, Tyler Pilkington, Brad Rodenberg and Peyton Eck- erling, for their help and support throughout the year, as well as Ema Hermann, and Jim Dehart for their Come to the Source support. And then there is you… our Customers, Partners, and Friends. Th ank YOU, for your continued support over the past 26 years. You are ultimately the reason we continue this great ride! O ur long-time “Secret to Suc- cess”, Lee Vigil, who has been with us on the ranch for almost 35-years, o ffi cially retired in 2024 at the young age of 85! Life as a ranch hand is not for the faint of heart. It’s a job that requires physi- cal stamina, mental toughness, and a love for the great outdoors. It re- quires working long hours, o ft en in extreme weather conditions, and is undoubtedly tough on one’s body and mind. While work on a ranch can be physically demanding, it’s also incredibly rewarding. Lee was an in- strumental asset to our operation, grandson, Ryker James Th omas, who provides constant entertainment. We would also like to thank the Moreshead family, Jason Deckert,
Th e Running
E very Mother’s Day Weekend, we bring all 100 mares (and their early-born foals) to the home place and sort them into their assigned
breeding groups for stallion turn out. Th is is quite a process, and quite a sight. Once the mares are sorted, we haul each
group out to large native-grass pastures, with the stallions, for the summer breeding season. Even more impressive than seeing all of the mares together is watching the athleticism and commandment of the studs as they gather and get reacquainted with their mares.
Bath Brothers Ranch Randy & Laurie Dunn 935 Herrick Lane, Laramie, WY 82070 (307) 421-8344 • www.bathbros.com
Watch the Bath Brothers Ranch Page on Facebook for more sale info, pictures and videos.
Wrustler “Rusty” & Anna Frye
R usty and Anna Frye, owners/operators of Big Th ompson Stables and Training Center in Milliken, CO, have started 3 more Bath Brothers horses under saddle to o ff er in this year’s Come to the Source Sale. Rusty is originally from Th e Hidden Valley Ranch in Ashby, NE and spent many years working side by side with his father training horses for Dick VanPelt. Anna, a Colorado native, started apprenticing as a horse trainer in 2010 in Potter, NE. Th ey take immense pride in their training methods and love turning out gentle, solid horses, that are both capable of carrying their kids down a trail, or going straight to work, and
we are grateful to have them
The Frye Family
on our team. Follow www.facebook. com/annarose.frye for additional updates on the riding horses.
Lot 29
Lot 23
Lot 35
F rontier Rodeo Company (based out of Winnie, TX, and Freedom, OK), pro- vides world class bucking stock for rodeos all across the United States, Th ey are one of largest suppliers of stock at the NFR and the primary stock contractor for RFD TV’s “ Th e American”, the world’s richest one-day rodeo competition. Since 2012 Heath Stewart- Frontier Rodeo, riding & selling Bath Bros horses. Heath Stewart has been using Bath Bros mounts in his saddle horse string, where they contin- ue to perform exceptionally for pick-up men and dignitaries alike. You can always fi nd a hand- ful of “Running M” branded horses at all of the major rodeos throughout the year, including the NFR and American. We thank Frontier Rodeo Company for continuing to promote Bath Bros horses and congratulate them on being recognized as the PRCA Stock Contractor of the Year… for the 10th year in a row! Heath can be contacted at hstewart302@gmail.com or (580) 747-0233 for further information.
o ff ering invaluable insight, knowledge, experience and friendship to our entire family and all who spent time on the ranch. We wish you all the best, Lee!
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Merritt Quarter Horses Chip, Kathy, Brady & Corey
The Start of A Tradition... It all began in 1880 when my great-grandfather, Vince Hayes, trailed a herd of good mares from Ft. Riley, Nevada to Thermopolis, Wyoming. His two sons, Buster and Laurie, continued the tradition of raising and riding top horses and sought ways to improve them. Around 1951, they purchased Texas Blue Bonnet, a son of Joe Hancock. They started crossing him on their own mares and in 1955 a Patron mare bred to him produced a foal named Plenty Coup, who went on to also produce many top colts. At about the same time my grandfather, King Merritt, brought one of the first Quarter Horse stallions, “Old Red Buck P-9” to Wyoming. As a respected horseman, King had judged the first Quarter Horse show in California. He and all his children were well known for their horsemanship skills. King and his son Hyde brought additional stallions to Wyoming, including Ambrose and Patron. Hyde inherited from his father the satisfaction of riding a good horse he knew he had raised.
Vince Hayes in the late 1800s.
In the fall of 1956, Ken Gunter gave Del Haverty the pick of the Red Man colts. Del picked a blue roan stallion named Blue Valentine. Del trained Blue to rope calves, tie-down, team rope, and haze dogging steers. Blue later was most famous as a steer roping horse but Del always felt he was a better calf horse than anything. Del sold half interest in Blue Valentine to Buster and Laurie Hayes. Buster and Laurie stood Texas Blue Bonnet, Plenty Coup, and Blue Valentine. It was quite an experience to see these studs out with the excellent set of mares Buster and Laurie had accumulated. The tradition continued when my mother, Dede (Buster’s daughter), married my father, Hyde. Hyde started breeding his Ambrose mares to Hayes’ Plenty Coup, then took that cross and bred to Blue Valentine. This program produced the stallions Gooseberry, Crow Creek (Lory’s top calf horse), and many good mares. Hyde and Dede then bought the other half interest in Blue Valentine from Del. Hyde felt like it was a great privilege to rope steers on Blue. In 1970 Hyde roped at his last Cheyenne Frontier Days on Blue. Everet Shaw, who rode his share of great steer roping horses, told Hyde that Blue was the best horse at Cheyenne that year. Hyde and Del both felt that Blue started out of the box quicker and could catch cattle easier than any horse they had ridden. The combination of Blue’s athletic ability and Del’s training made him hard to beat. Buster and Laurie Hayes
Buster Hayes with three sons of Texas Blue Bonnet.
Blue Valentine in the pasture.
Chip on Romeo.
Lory, Heidi, Randy & Chip on 3 sons of Blue Valentine and a grandson of Texas Blue Bonnet.
Chip on a son of Blue Valentine.
Hyde steer roping on Blue Valentine at Wyoming State Fair.
Chip, Hyde & King Merritt
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The Tradition Lives On...
There are a lot of people out there who deserve a big thanks for coming to our early sales, and creating programs around these horses. Many of you say these horses are the best you have ridden. It's rewarding to see so many successful breeding programs that started out with horses from The Source. We started out as one of the few places you could get horses with Blue Valentine bloodlines. Our vision took hard work and planning. We're fortunate to now have a sale that brings new customers and welcomes repeat buyers. The love of these horses has not gone unnoticed. After Madison started listing all the Blue Valentine facebook groups, she said, "He should be in the AQHA Hall of Fame. She put together one of the best nomination packets they had ever seen, and in 2024, her hard work paid off! It's an honor we can all share.
Blue Valentine's Induction into the Hall of Fame • September 2024
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Blue Quarter Horses Carrie Frisbee www.blue9quarterhorses.com
I was born with the love of horses in my blood, my passion for horses began at an early age. I was riding before walking and planned from a young age to raise quarter horses. I moved from Wyoming to Colora- do to study at Colorado State University, and after graduating, I found myself working for KeSa Quarter Horses.
In 2010, I started working with Sam Shoultz and gained ex- perience with Hancock bloodlines, which became the focus of my breeding interests. After several years with KeSa and the Come To The Source group, I acquired broodmares of my own and joined the Come To The Source sale, introducing lines based on these horses.
Initially, I intended to keep one stallion and around ten mares, but the herd has expanded well beyond those num- bers. Horses are like potato chips; you can’t have just ONE! 2YHUWKHSDVWGHFDGHVLQFHSXUFKDVLQJP\¿UVW+DQFRFN broodmare, I have continued to focus on blending Texas Blue Bonnet, Blue Valentine, and Driftwood lines, occasionally incorporating modern cutting blood. I have become skilled in the use of embryo transfer technology in hopes to help preserve these older bloodlines.
Gooseberrys Dart with mare band
Nothin’ finer than a niner!
Texas Blue Bonnet 1939 Grullo stallion
Dun Blue Bonnet ‘EZ’ in his working clothes
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-H൵DQG,KHDGLQJRXWWRJDWKHUFRZVRQRXUWUXVW\%OXH Valentine mares with our trusty corgis in tow.
$ORQJVLGHKRUVHEUHHGLQJ-H൵DQG,RSHUDWHD small cow/calf business and manage a full-time farming operation. When not working with KRUVHV\RXFDQ¿QGPHDQGP\SDFNRIFRUJLV hauling water, salt/mineral or checking fences DVZHOODVRXWLQWKHKD\¿HOGUDNLQJDQGEDLO - ing hay. Additionally, in my spare time, I serve as secretary/treasurer for Weld County Farm Bureau, coordinating various community events. Whoever said country life is simple never lived on a farm. I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Come To The Source 2012
My life mo tt o: “I plan to be flexible.”
Blue Bridgets Rojo a grandson of Blue Valentine owned by Bob and Maxine Naphan
Trailing cows in the Big Horns.
My pet cow Pinkie Pie I am humbled to be a part of such a legendary sale with wonderful people, and in an industry where so many people become good friends over the years. If you have any questions or just want to chat don’t KHVLWDWHWR¿QGPHDWWKHVDOHRUFDOOPHDQ\WLPH 970-581-9373
My happy place, horses and a corgi
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Continuing the Legacy Owen Johnson (308) 627-1795
This marks the third year we’ve been part of the Come to the Source sale, and we’re proud to keep bringing good- minded, Blue Valentine-bred horses to town. It’s been a full year here at the ranch—with highs, lows, and everything in between. We welcomed a new baby into the family, tackled more trees than we care to count, and made some big improvements, including a stretch of new continuous fence and fresh pens at the house. Ranch work doesn’t slow down, and neither do we. We had to say goodbye to our stud, Blues Red Man Roan, a roan son of Blues Kingfisher. Losing him was tough—he left his mark on our program, and we’re grateful to have a couple nice fillies from him to carry it on. We also lost a Kingfisher daughter this past year, another hard hit to the heart. We’ve started using Junior, a new stud who’ll have his first colt in this year’s sale. We also picked up a young stud with strong Gooseberry and Blue Kewpie Doll blood—he’s got promise, and we look forward to seeing
his colts in the sale in the years to come. We’ve held back a few yearlings, and Dad’s been working with them. He still climbs on a few colts when he can - and we wouldn’t have it any other way. This spring was dry, but early summer’s looking better. The mares are in great shape, and the colts are coming on strong. Between the baby, work, ranch chores, colts, AND chickens, life’s busy—but it’s the kind of busy we’re thankful for. We believe in these horses, and we’re proud to keep building something that lasts.
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My first efforts were acquiring some mares to keep the Blues Kingfisher line going. Then through Dick, I started keeping some of the other Blue Valentine lines. My passion is preserving the bloodlines of the great stallion, Blue Valentine, one baby colt at a time.
We’ve got one coming next year that means a lot - out of Megan, a mare Dick always wanted to cross with our big roan horse. That pairing was something he always hoped to see, and it’s a full- circle moment for us.
Baby Blue Man A unique mix of Blue Valentine. He has 5 colts in the sale.
Owen Johnson and Dianne Van Pelt
A message from Dianne... During Dick's last years, he was so happy to become acquainted with Owen Johnson from Nebraska. Owen is one of those individuals who is dedicated to preserving and improving the Blue Valentine bloodlines. He promised Dick before he passed that he would take good care of the last of his favorite Blue Valentine mares, and as long as they were producing colts, he would bring them to the sale on his behalf. He has done that, and more, and has helped me in many other ways whenever asked. Owen is living and breathing raising these horses and the foals show it. Dick can rest easy knowing our program is in good hands. --------------------- I attended the AQHA Hall of Fame Ceremony last Fall to see Blue Valentine inducted. It was a great time and I so enjoyed being with several generations of Merritts and sharing in their pride of their ancestors and others who were part of the Blue Valentine story. Dick and I knew Hyde and DeDe Merritt, and others in that generation and loved hearing their stories of good times in "Old Wyoming"; when cowboys were COWBOYS and only rode horses that could measure up! Blue Valentine was sure one of those. ------------------------ I hope to make it to the sale this year. I love seeing old customers and hearing about how you are enjoying this wonderful brand of horses as well as your memories of Dick. Hopefully we will see each other then...
Nobody would've been happier than Dick to see Blue Valentine make it into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
This year I plan to sell all our frozen semen from Blue Valentine Two, Blues Roan Hancock (Randy), who was a wonderful horse and probably Dick's favorite, Wyo Blue Valentine who consistently threw blue foals, Bay Roan Dividend (who Dick used to ride around the arena with no head stall) and Blue Hancock Cowboy, a big beautiful perfectly blue stallion out of Oklahoma with his register of merit on both ends and who produced many years for us outstanding colts. I plan to get out of the breeding business in the next year; so give me a call if you're interested in any of these great stallions we have used over the years.
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Dianne Van Pelt 440 North Lazy Fox Rd • Wickenburg, AZ 85390 307-760-0277
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1 Registration Applied For Blue Roan Stud - Foaled June 3, 2025
2 Registration Applied For Bay Roan Filly - Foaled April 8, 2025
Randy Dunn
Dianne Van Pelt
Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Gooseberry Smooth Jannah Mp Thriftwood Orphan Wood Co
Rowdy Blue Man Berrys Babe
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Babes Blue Valentine
Wyo Blue Two
Baby Blue Man
Jet Smooth Blue
Funny B Blue On Blue Leo Hancock Hayes Mucha Blue Hancock Blue Valentine Two Rowdy Blue Man Blues Pole Cat
Woodchip Drift
Tkm Verna Woodchip
Lotsa Fancy Chrome
Wayward Ike Roan Orphanita
Redwood Valentine
Lotsa Blue Valentine Ruano Rojo Call Me Miss Blue This is a beefy bay roan filly. She is 51% Blue Valentine and a granddaughter of Ruano Rojo. Dick sent these mares to be bred this way so I just keep doing it and it keeps working. She has a heck of a hip and is super nice to be around.
Classic Blue Valentine Driftwood cross. With over 10 crosses to Driftwood and more than 15 to Joe Hancock. Gooseberry top and bottom. Potential stud prospect. Could go in any direction. Will be panel tested by sale.
3 Registration Applied For Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 12, 2025
4 Registration Applied For Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 7, 2025
Carrie Frisbee
Chip Merritt
Plenty Coup Hancock Lotta Sierra
Gooseberry Heather Dividend Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk
Plenty Blue Bonnet
Plenty Try
Dun Blue Bonnet
Plenty Blue Hawk
Blue Man Gist Wyo Blue Maid Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue Wyo Blue Bonnet Bonnie O Blue
Dun Blue Hancock
Red Hawk Blues
Blue Valentine Doll 01
Wyos Chuckkar
Leo Hancock Hayes
Blue Bonnies Bonnet
Blue Bonnie Hayes
Bonnie O Blue Plenty Try Bonny 02 It's sad to think this colt might be Plenty Blue Hawk's last stud colt. He's blue roan and made just right. Blue Bonnie Hayes is a 3/4 sister to Bonny Blues.
Bonnies Bonnet
An attractive blue roan stud that is a nice blend of Wyo Blue Bonnet and Rowdy Blue Man with a dash of Texas Blue Bonnet blood. The first time for this cross and he sure didn't disappoint. I didn't have many colts this year so don't miss out on him.
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5 Registration Applied For Dun Filly - Foaled May 7, 2025
6 Registration Applied For Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 9, 2025
Randy Dunn
Dianne Van Pelt
Mr Jess Perry Loose Lips
Rowdy Blue Man Berrys Babe
Jessie James Jr
Babes Blue Valentine
Slr Frank James
Baby Blue Man
Easy Lela For Cash Wee Dash War Conchos Drifter Driftin Heidi
Weekota
Funny B Blue On Blue Leo Hancock Hayes Mucha Blue Hancock Blue Valentine Two Rowdy Blue Man Blues Pole Cat
Wooden Concho
Conchos Ariel
Lot O Blue Valentine
Dynaflow Drift Mucho Arpege
Drifts Baby Doll
Lotsa Blue Valentine Ruano Rojo Call Me Miss Blue I feel like I am on repeat with these foals, this stud colt is 51% Blue Valentine and a grandson of Ruano Rojo. He is thick and just a sharp looking colt. This is what Dick hoped he would get when he sent these mares to me!
A dun filly with proven speed on top. With all the old time proven Driftwood on the bottom. The kind that are proven arena horses. Raising horses with pedigrees like this but remaning with the same amount of mind, bone, size and conformation. 5 Panel N/N
7 Registration Applied For Bay Stud - Foaled April 18, 2025
8 Registration Applied For Black Filly - Foaled May 6, 2025
Randy Dunn
Carrie Frisbee
Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk
Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Gooseberry Chuckkar Maid 45 Plenty Blue Bonnet Dun Blue Hancock Wyo Blue Bonnet Coups Chick
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Wyo Blue Bonnet
Wyo Blue Two
Gooseberrys Dart
Gooseberry Smooth Jannah
Jet Smooth Blue
Plenty Foxy
Rowdy Blue Man Katharines Blue Moon Valentine Red Rogers Miss Lacy Hancock
J Cross Blue Moon
Dun Blue Bonnet
Valentines Blue Moon
Cj Blue Bonnet
Valentines Lacy
Wyo Chick
This pedigree goes back 9 times (32%) to the legendary Hall Of Fame, Blue Valentine. Double Bred Gooseberry. This pedigree is proven and this colt could go in any direction. The typical CTTS cross. 5 Panel N/N
Here is a black filly without a stitch of white on her. She has a heck of a hip on her, use her in the roping arena then turn her out with the broodmare band. This filly is 15% Texas Blue Bonnet, blood that is getting harder to find.
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9 Registration Applied For Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 26, 2025
10 Registration Applied For Blue Roan Stud - Foaled May 20, 2025
Randy Dunn
Chip Merritt
Leo Hancock Hayes Miss Dr Monk
Rowdy Blue Man Katharines Blue Moon Leo Hancock Hayes Miss Dusty Dot
Blue Kirk
Jcross Blue Moon
Vw High Blu Valentin
Dusty Wyo Moon
Hancocks Lil Blue Ana Hancocks Blue Cloud Lil Red Hancock Blue Valentine Two Rowdy Blue Man Blues Pole Cat
Roan Dusty Dot
Ruano Rojo Fox Coup
Like A Son Of Blue
My Two Valentines
A Roan Rips Lacy
Leo Hancock Hayes Ms Sue Roana
Sierra Rip Miss Lacy Hancock
Real Sue Roana
Rips Lacy
On the day he was born, we could tell this blue roan colt would be an outstanding stud prospect. His mother is a Dick Van Pelt mare we bought last year, and his sire is one of Vernyce's nice up and coming studs.
Sounds repitious but these are the crosses that have worked from the very beginning. Added benefit of Rip Rip top and bottom who was hidden jewel in the Merritt and Hayes program. Heres an opportuninty for a blue roan stud that has it all. Will be panel tested by sale.
11 A Roan Rips Lacy
12 Registration Applied For Bay Roan Filly - Foaled April 7, 2025
Bay Roan Mare - Foaled May 3, 2006
Randy Dunn
Dianne Van Pelt
Blue Valentine Moon Princess Plenty Try Diane Valentine Rip Rip Sierra Sue 132
Rowdy Blue Man Berrys Babe
Ruano Rojo
Babes Blue Valentine
Like A Son Of Blue
Baby Blue Man
Fox Coup
Funny B Blue On Blue Leo Hancock Hayes Mucha Blue Hancock Blue Valentine Two Rowdy Blue Man Blues Pole Cat
Sierra Rip
Rips Lacy
Call Me A Cool Baby
Ruano Rojo Lacy Moon Drawers
Miss Lacy Hancock
Callmeyour Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Call Me Miss Blue Another thick made bay roan filly. She is 51% Blue Valentine, and granddaughter of Leo Hancock Hayes. She has a big hip, and a really neat little head. She really moves nicely.
37.50% Ruano Rojo 30% BV tracing back to only 2 sons. This mare is highly versatile for most BV breeding programs. This mare has been a matriach in our program and still has a few years left. She needs less Wyoming winters and smaller country. Exposed to Driftn Ambrose. Will be preg checked by sale.
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