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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