Hancock bloodline Quarter Horses             We are located in the Okanogan Highlands area of northeastern Washington State where we raise cattle, timber and Quarter Horses. The horses are foundation bred, and trace back to the bloodlines of Joe Hancock, Blue Valentine, Buck Hancock, Driftwood, War Drift and Page Lee. We are currently standing two Hancock/Driftwood bred studs and a high percentage Blue Valentine stud and run about 30 broodmares. Rounding up cattle in the Okanogan Highlands can be a challenge. It's big, steep, high elevation country and we found out a long time ago that, while there's lots of good horses out there, there's not a lot that can bring the cows home at the end of the day. Especially if you have fast cows. We noticed certain bloodlines seemed to produce horses that could go all day, and usually had the cows at the end of the day. Many of those same horses had the ability to succeed in the arena. We have concentrated our breeding efforts on those bloodlines. We are looking for good size, feet and bone, calm temperament, trim necks and good heads, athletic horses that cinch deep with backs that will hold a saddle. In other words, using horses, the kind cowboys like to ride. We raise our horses out on the range, where they breed, foal and grow up. They know how to cross a creek, turn around in a tight spot, and come off the mountain. We hold a production sale here at the ranch each fall and usually have colts available. Stop by and take a look, the coffee's always on. Joel Kretz "Joel with 2007 Jcross Blue Moon colts." "Jed on PLR Rosie Bar Drift." "Jed on Sunday." "We run Longhorn cattle on the ranch, roundup is a good chance to find out if you're mounted." This three year old palomino mare is out of PLR Sunnie Bunnie by Joe Hancock Drifter and is owned by trainer Monte Whetzel. See more of her on the links page. Joel, Sara & Jed Kretz 1014 Toroda Creek Road Wauconda, Washington 98859 509-779-4105     Stallions  |  Mares  |  For Sale  |  Links  | Our Ranch |  Contact Us   ©1991 Website maintained by Western Web Technologies, Inc. Updated 1/05/2009

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