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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