Come To The Source 2017 Catalog

The Original Source of Blue Valentines

Celebrating our 20th Year!

August 26, 2017 Laramie, Wyoming

Preview - 8:30 am

Sale - 1:00

Lot 11

Lot 67

Lot 28

Has done it all

Flashy 4-yr-old gelding

Blue roan stud prospect

"COME TO THE SOURCE" welcomes you....

As the Original Blue Valentine Source, we want to continue the tradition, and improve upon time-tested bloodlines. Producing the best set of horses has always been our goal.

We started out as one of the few places you could get horses with these bloodlines. Now we have hundreds of customers who say these horses are best they have ridden. Every year we welcome new customers as well as repeat buyers who have started their own successful breeding programs. We thank all of you as we celebrate our 20th sale.

Randy & Laurie Dunn

Chip & Kathy Merritt

Dick & Dianne Van Pelt

307-742-4669

970-215-6137

307-742-6746

935 Herrick Lane Laramie WY 82070

5330 E County Rd 32E Fort Collins CO 80528

Conditions of the Sale - 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 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 - Registration papers/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. To the best of our knowledge the horses are free of disease. Buyers are encourages 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. A veterinarian will be available.

440 North Lazy Fox Rd Wickenburg AZ 85390

Veterinarian - Dave Evertson, Alpine Animal Hospital, 307745-7341 ___________________________________________________ Anyone attending this sale does so at his own risk. Neither the owners, sale management, Albany County Fairgrounds, nor anyone connected with this sale assumes any liability, legal or otherwise.

Absentee Bidding If you can't make it to the sale...

Contact us in 2-3 days in advance for details and approval.

We require a payment guarantee (down payment, or credit card on file).

DVAuction provides Internet Bidding.

See box on next page.

They require advance registration and credit card on file.

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This is where genetics, conformation and tradition come together.

From left to right: Valentine Red Rogers, Plenty Try, My Drifty Pride, Ruano Rojo.

Behind: Wyo Blue Bonnet Regarding foals in the sale: We put a lot of effort 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 travel arrangements you have made with Chip, Dick or Randy involve your foal going back to their house, the foal will still be weaned. This is the policy unless otherwise stated.

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 only with Randy, Chip or Dick at the buyers expense and in writing.

NOTE: Before You Buy - Please 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/ medical, farrier, transport, international shipping, if and when the horse is in Chip, Randy or Dick’s care, will be the responsibility of new owner. If travel arrangements have been made with Chip, Dick or Randy that involve your horse going back to their house, the following schedule/fees apply: After 10 days - $4/day • After 30 days - $10/day Above mentioned fees must be paid before horse can be released.

Thanks for your understanding in these matters.

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The Hancocks Joe Hancock Texas Blue Bonnet

Plenty Coup

Plenty Coup had a quiet but strong influence on the success of these bloodlines. You’ll see him in a lot of the pedigrees.

Blue Valentine

Red Man

Roan Ambrose

Blues Beard

Blue Hancock Cowboy Cowboy goes back eight times to Joe Hancock through 5 different sons and a daughter...

Bonny Blues

Red Man • Roan Hancock King Country Joe • Buck Hancock Blue Hancock • Ida Jo Here is a Unique Horse with a Unique Diversity!

Blues Roan Hancock

Ambrose Drift

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Blue Valentine Diversity You can find it here at “The Source”

Blue Valentine Two

Our stallions go back to Blue Valentine through the different horses shown here.

Rowdy Blue Man

Read more on the Reference Sire page.

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Our mares provide the same kind of selection and diversity.

But a page like this for the mares would take a whole new book.

Blue Moon

Raiders Blue Man

Leo Hancock Hayes Ruano Rojo

Gooseberry

Hancock Wiggy Bar Like A Son of Blue

Valentine Red Rogers Wyo Blue Bonnet

Wyo Blue Valentine

Plenty Try

Plenty Blue Hawk

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The Driftwoods... for the classic Blue Valentine cross • 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.

• Another good cross was My Drifty Pride and daughters of Gooseberry. This proven program, through Valentine Drift, has given us genetic strength and diversity for the future.

Driftwood

Sons of Driftwood....

Grey Chip

Driftwood Ike

Rosewood Travelog

My Drifty Pride Orphan Drift

Wayward Ike Stanley Johnston crossed these stallions on his Orphan Drift mares.

Valentine Drift

Driftwood/Blue Valentine cross

Daughters of Orphan Drift

Sak Em San by Peppy San

Ambrose Drift Poco Speedy by Poco Bueno

Lot 47

Driftwood/Blue Valentine cross

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Reference Sires

Wyo Blue Bonnet

1992 Grulla Roan (deceased)

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Wyo Kid Curry

Mandys Sue Hawk Blue Hawk 22

Red Man Beauty’s Dream Rip Rip Zaid A Reed Rip Rip Hydel Girl Plenty Coup Blue Hawk 11

Blues Roan Hancock Blue’s Beard

Red Man Beauty’s Dream

Missus Robin

Reedart Machero

Fire Shifter

Jet Soxs Pretty Blue Jean Hang Fire Cozzen Ozona

Hancock Wiggy Bar Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes

Dixies Finale

Red Man Beauty’s Dream Rip Rip Zaid A Reed

Moses Wig

Wiggy Bar Prissy Jet

Dixie Watts

Marlas Duster Osta Oca

Blue Hancock Cowboy

Lowry Boy Hancock Duplicate Seminole Lucy Deep Creek Theia Cibeque Roan Vermouth Peavy’s Breeze

Hydel Girl 44

Blues Roan Hancock is one of the last sons of Blues Beard, and we think he’s the best. He earned points at both ends and sired the National Foundation Champion, Laramie Blues.

Randy Dunn

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.

1997 Blue Roan

Wild Horse Breezy Bogie Black Inez’s Breezy Brazos Buck Hancock Bogie Black Friday’s Angel Buck’s Idajo

Blue Valentine Rowdy Blue Man

Dick Van Pelt

1996 Red Roan (deceased)

Doll 01

Blue Valentine Two

Wyo Blue Bonnet made a name for himself with his gentle disposition that he passed along to his colts. Many of his sons and daughters are outstanding individuals in many breeding programs. His influence on our breeding program was hard to beat.

1994 Red Roan

Blue Valentine

Jet Jeans Ms Lady Blue Jeans

Chip Merritt

1997 Blue Roan

Red Man Beauty’s Dream Mandys Dart Hydel Girl

Gooseberry Plenty Try Heather Dividend Blues Pole Cat Blue Valentine Blues Fox Hastings Fox Hastings

Dick Van Pelt

“Cowboy” is a big powerful horse that is quick and can really stop hard. He has earned his ROM in heading and heeling, qualified for the AQHA World Show and won the Oklahoma State Fair team roping.

He is easy to be around and has lots of personality. He comes to about 22% Joe Hancock blood and over 8% Peter McCue. He has made an excellent cross on our Blue Valentine mares. He’s a true blue champion!

Dick Van Pelt

Chip Merritt

We looked around for a stud that met our criteria for preserving the Blue Valentine bloodlines. After breeding some mares to this horse and getting all outstanding colts, we decided to purchase him. Chip remembers roping calves and punching cows on Rowdy Blue Man and Blue Fox Hastings was a full sister to Gooseberry. He’s 50% Blue Valentine and the extra Plenty Coup is a bonus.

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Reference Sires

Like A Son of Blue Ruano Rojo

Fox Coup

Blue Valentine

Red Man Beauty’s Dream

Moon Princess

Copper K Kitty Cunnutt

Plenty Try

Gooseberry Heather Dividend

Gooseberry Diane Valentine Jenny Valentine

Ambrose Drift Valentine Drift

Blue Ambrose

1998 Red Roan

2004 Dun (deceased)

My Drifty Pride

Windy Wood Pattys Drifty

Diane Valentine

Gooseberry Jenny Valentine

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. We believe he has an exciting future ahead of him. 15 hands and 1300 lbs.

Randy Dunn

This was going to be our replacement for Valentine Drift who we lost in 2010, but he passed away too. He was a nice Blue Valentine cross of Blue Valentine and My Ambrose Sue 30 Drifty Pride. Great mind. Real gentle.

Roan Ambrose

Gooseberry

Chucker Maid

Raiders Blue Man

Randy Dunn

Chuckkar Maid 45

2008 Blue Roan

Leo Hancock Hayes Blue Valentine Doll 01 JE Leo Valentine Rowdy Blue Man Dun Maid Hancock Wyo Blue Maid Roan Ambrose Heart Hancock

Red Roan Raider Blue Buck Valentine Valentines Again

Wyo Blue Valentine

Rowdy Blue Man Rowdy Brownie

Randy Dunn

Raider has the whole package. He's 40% Blue Valentine and goes back 9 times. He's quiet and so gentle that we used him as a babysitter when we weaned our colts. He is athletic and we've started roping on him. He's a perfect cross to perpetuate the Blue Valentine blood and complement the Driftwoods.

2001 Blue Roan

Leo Hancock Hayes Blue Valentine Doll 01 Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Kid Curry Mandys Sue Hawk Blue Hawk 22 Gooseberry

Jet Smooth Blues

Smooth Jannah

Plenty Blue Hawk Plenty Try

We purchased Wyo Blue Valentine from Randy as a baby. He is by Chip’s outstanding stallion Wyo Blue Valentine Blue Bonnet. His foals are Fox Hastings classy with lots of color!

Smooth Savannah I don’t think he has sired Teds Jobar Annie one that didn’t turn roan.

2001 Blue Roan

Gooseberry

Blue Valentine Fox Hastings

Heather Dividend

Jets Sabre Heather Heller

Blues Beard Red Hawk Blues Plenty Red Hawk

Dick Van Pelt

Blue Valentine Missus Robin Plenty Try Blue Hawk 22

Chip Merritt

This is the last stud by Plenty Try. We have always liked him and his easy going ways. He fills in a piece of our puzzle, and has the breeding to cross well on any of the mares we have. You could saddle him in the pasture, load him up and go to a roping, then bring him back to his mares when you're done.

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Reference Sires Bay Roan Dividend Blues Beard Blues Roan Hancock

Megan Blue

Bay Roan Blue Valentine Missus Robin

Dick Van Pelt

Ms Lady Blue Jeans

Jet Jeans Fire Shifter

Tillman Waco Hancock

Dividend Coup Caballo Bearcat

Blue Brenda Hancock

Dividend Coup Tiny Sky

Wyos Chuckkar

A really nice son of Blues Roan Hancock. Megan Blue is a double bred Dividend Coup mare. He is replacing Blues Roan Hancock and also my good rope horse and I've had a lot of fun riding him.

2009 Blue Roan

Leo Hancock Hayes Blue Valentine Doll 01 Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Kid Curry Mandys Sue Hawk Blue Hawk 22 Chuckkar Blue

SLR Frank James Mr Jess Perry Jessie James Jr

Weekota

Plenty Try Chucker Maid 45

Chip Merritt

'Six-Pack' is a son of Wyo Blue Bonnet who has our favorite breeding on the bottom side.

Perfect cross on most of our Gooseberry mares. Throws blue color and Heather Dividend black feet. He has 10 colts this year, and 7 are blue roan.

Mandys Dart Chukkar Maid

Roan Two Gooseberry Streakin La Jolla Scoopie Fein

Loose Lips

First Down Dash Dondamar

Easy Lela

Easy Jet Lela Barnes Bug

Dash For Cash For Cash Wee Dash Weetona

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. Offering his first colts this year.

Watch for updates on ComeToTheSource.com

Blue Valentine Fox Hastings

Gooseberry Valentine Red Rogers

Mister Carberry Dusty Rogers

Miss Dusty Dot

Blue Valentine Fox Hastings

Gooseberry Miss Susita Hancock Miss Susita Drift

Driftn Wood Concho

Orphan Drift Miss Judy Sue

War Conchos Drifter War Concho Speedy Beth Wooden Concho Orphan Drift Driftin Heidi Betsy Drift Dynaflow Drift

Double Drift King Bunny King

Mucho Arpege

Mucho Leo Drifts Arpege

Drifts Baby Doll

Driftn Ambrose Ambrose Drift

Valentine Drift

My Drifty Pride Diane Valentine

Blue Ambrose

Roan Ambrose Chucker Maid

My Drifty Pride Driftn Dusty Dot Rojo Drifty Dot

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Windy Wood Pattys Drifty

Ruano Rojo Miss Dusty Dot VERSATILE • GENTLE

Bath Bros Ranch

Randy and Laurie Dunn - Carrying on the Bath Family Tradition

My ancestors, the Baths, came to Laramie in the spring of 1868.

The railroad followed in the fall, and the Territory of Wyoming was formed. The Baths built the first wood-framed building in Laramie in 1869 before moving to the Little Laramie Valley to start raising cattle and horses.

The 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. They began raising Quarter Horses in the late 30’s, and became AQHA members in the early 40’s.

My wife, Laurie, and I continue the 140+ year tradition of raising quality horses on the same ranch. We still use the family’s original AQHA number (#7965) as our Lifetime AQHA number, and carry on the same principles that have been handed down for seven generations in the Bath family. Our horses are easy keepers with good minds, speed, bone, and tons of cow and athletic ability.

Our ranch is one of the oldest working ranches in Wyoming and our brand is one of the oldest recorded in the state. Our horses are raised in big, open pastures along side of the cattle. Our program includes 4 grandsons and 31 granddaughters of Blue Valentine. We are now successfully grossing these with Driftwood to make exceptional multidiscipline performance horses. We use the horses we raise and feel they offer the genetic strength to perform and compete in any discipline or arena. We are ranchers raisin’ good horses! ~ Randy Dunn

Running M geldings - your source for TESTED quality performance horses.

Heath Stewart

- Frontier Rodeo manager, riding and selling Bath Bros horses.

Frontier Rodeo Company, one of the premiere rodeo companies in the world (based out of Winnie, TX, and Freedom, OK), provides world class bucking stock for rodeos from Florida to Oregon, and most states in between. They are one of the largest suppliers of stock at the National Finals Rodeo, and the primary stock contractor for RFD TV’s “The American”, the world’s richest one-day rodeo competition.

Owner, Jerry Nelson, and his staff, take pride in continuing to raise award-wining livestock, as has been proven by Frontier Rodeo’s winning of over 19 international and National Finals Rodeo awards since 2005, including 2015 & 2016 Stock Contractor of the Year and 2016 Remuda award.

Several years ago, Frontier Rodeo began laying over bucking stock (hundreds of head of horses and bulls), at Bath Bros Ranch, between summer rodeo events. During this venture, we have fostered a great relationship with Lot 11 Heath Stewart, Frontier’s Geneticist and Rodeo Administrator. Being the man behind Frontier’s slogan, “Breeding Ground for Champions,” Heath has a remarkable eye for high quality horses and superb genetics.

In 2012, Heath began using Bath Bros mounts into his saddle horse string, where they continue to perform exceptionally for pick-up men and dignitaries alike. Our goal is for Heath, and the Frontier Crew, to continue developing and offering 6-8 excellent minded, well-travelled, and well-broke, Bath Bros horses for sale annually. Heath can be contacted at hstewart302@gmail.com or (580) 747-0233 for further information.

Chad Campsey

Chad has been riding horses at Bath Bros Ranch since Nov. of 2016. Chad is the owner and craftsman of Salt Creek Saddlery, where his attention to detail, quality craftsmanship, and time-honored tradition go into every saddle that he makes. These are the same principles that Chad puts into every horse that he rides. Just like the ranch saddles he builds, Chad has prepared these sale horses to continue on and be successful at the toughest and most demanding work possible… whether that be ranch work, arena, or pleasure!

Chad can be contacted at (307) 868-2662 for questions.

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Lot 8

Without them, it would be hard to do what we do.

Thank You.

What we do would not be possible without the Lot 26 help and support of my family. I would like to shout out a huge, “thank you”, to Laurie, my beautiful bride of 34 years (who continues to keep us fed and in line), my daughter, Kelsey (who remains our full time ranch hand), daughter Ashley and her husband Tyler, and daughter Jamie.

And then there is you… our Customers, Partners, and Friends. Thank you, for your continued support over the past 20 years. You are ultimately the reason we continue this great ride.

Lee Vigil (who has been with us on the ranch for the past 29 years) is our other “secret to success”. We would be lost without him. Thanks a lot, Lee!

Bath Bros Ranch - Randy and Laurie Dunn 935 Herrick Lane, Laramie, WY 82070 • (307) 742-4669 www.bathbros.com • cometothesource@aol.com

The Ward Family

- Exclusively Riding and Selling Bath Bros Horses…

PRCA 7-Time NFR pick-up man, and friend, Billy Ward, and his family, have been exclusively riding and marketing Bath Bros geldings since 2007. Each year, the Ward Family takes over 20 head of Bath Bros horses to rodeos all across the United States, including Cheyenne Frontier Days. To date, they have taken, and ridden, well over 100 geldings from the ranch! By the time these horses are five, there is not much that they have not seen or done.

Most of them have worked cattle on the ranch, drug calves to the fire for branding, spruced up several parades at Cheyenne Frontier Days, moved stock in the back alleys, and picked up cowboys at rodeos across the country.

This exposure, coupled with the Bath Bros trainability and athleticism is what makes these geldings a proven choice for anyone looking for the perfect horse for any job. Billy “retired” as a PRCA pick-up man in 2015, but the Running M Tradition continues in the Ward Family, as his son, Dalton, continues the need for exceptional mounts in his own pick-up man career. Contact Billy at (307) 575-0695, to talk about these great horses!

Billy Ward “pickin’ up” at the 2010 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo on “Poe”. Just another great mount that Billy loves to ride.

We feel so priveledged to be breeding and developing these outstanding horses.

Lot 41 Lot 17 Denton Ward starts most of the horses for Billy and Dalton. He does an awesome job!

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Lot 67

Lot 61

From the plains of Laramie, WY to the World’s Largest Rodeo Arenas!

Running M - The All in a Day’s work most represented Literally! All the pictures brand at CFD below were taken 7/21/2012! Opening Day of Cheyenne Frontier Days Miss Frontier (left)

Randy and Govenor, Matt Mead talking horses.

Pendleton Round Up Girls

One Brand One Day Running M Redefining Elite

20 Bath Bros horses represented in the parade Billy Ward - A legend in his own right.

The Ward Family has been riding for the brand for 10 years. In those 10 years they have ridden over a 100 head. Wow - how many cowboys have ridden that many animals with one brand? This page shows the versitility of these horses which is a trubute to both the horses and the Ward family. We really appreciate what they do with them - you will too!

Dalton Ward - Doing things right.

“He learned from the best” Harry Vold

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.

Vince Hayes in the late 1800s.

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.

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 Buster and Laurie Hayes 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 stallion Gooseberry, Crow Creek (Lory’s top calf horse), and many good mares.

Buster Hayes with three sons of Texas Blue Bonnet.

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.

Chip on Romeo.

Blue Valentine in the pasture.

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.

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The Tradition Lives On...

Gathering Blue Valentine Two and his mares.

We continue this tradition by raising horses with as much Texas Blue Bonnet, Plenty Coup, Ambrose and Blue Valentine as possible, hoping to preserve these bloodlines.

Offering the best horses we can raise is what we work on all year round. What we bring to the sale each year is no accident. We work diligently with the future of these horses in mind. Each year’s colt crop represents our efforts to improve upon the last.

People tell us that these horses have such good dispositions. No matter what different things we do with a horse, we all want to ride one that’s gentle, versatile and athletic.

Thank you to our Customers, Friends, Family & Come To The Source partners.

Wyo Blue Bonnet

Special Thank You

to Kathy's parents, Joe & Bonnie Carmin, who haven't missed a year!

And thanks to Carrie & Jeff.

You've put in a lot of hours for everyone at the sale.

Lot 13 - 2 days old.

Loves people, especially Corey!

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Vista Grande Ranch

Dick & Dianne Van Pelt 440 North Lazy Fox Rd • Wickenburg, AZ 85390 307-742-6746 (Ranch) • 307-760-1452 (Dick’s cell) dickvp@msn.com

www.VistaGrandeHorses.com

Vista Grande Horses are still thriving in Wyoming and Nebraska, but we sold our Laramie ranch in December and our home is now in Wickenburg, Arizona. It was a tough decision to leave our home, but it was time to move to a lower elevation and begin a new life adventure.

We still have horses near Laramie and in Nebraska where we lease Dick's home ranch near Harrisburg. Although we changed our address, the horses kept theirs!

Vista Grande Horses have become known as big, good-looking horses with color and enough diversity to successfully compete in the arena as performance horses of all kinds. We produce not just working ranch horses second to none, but also team roping, pickup, and cracker jack barrel horses. You can even find our horses in English riding competitions including jumping! Our bloodlines are located all over the U.S., Mexico, Canada, France and even Israel! Its a big job to maintain a breeding program at this level.

We have been fortunate to have crossed paths with two extraordinary and very capable YOUNG men and their families. Jason Hillman and Travis McNiven will be partnering with us on share mares and other horses they have purchased from us. They both were previously breeding with the same bloodlines and our association with them seemed like a natural progression. We are so pleased to have them involved in our portion of Come to the Source. They are young, (compared to us!) enthusiastic and capable. They have the energy to pick up where we leave off.

Jason Hillman is from the Freedom, Oklahoma area. He and his wife Alyssa both come to us from agricultural backgrounds. Alyssa is from a 4th generation ranch known as the Chimney Rock Ranch. Jason attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University at Alva, Oklahoma. His undergraduate degree in Animal Science was followed by a Masters in Psychology. (Jason says he has learned more from the horses about psychology than he ever learned in school!) Over the years he has traded, broke, trained and bred horses as well as cattle ranching. In addition to operating their own ranch, the Sliding H Ranch, and helping on the Chimney Rock Ranch, Jason and Alyssa own Red Canyon Counseling. They are a busy couple with two growing cowboys, Sander (4) and Stran (2) to keep up with. They recently learned what it takes to weather any storm.

Over the past two years they have survived two major grass fires. In April 2016 the huge 350 Complex fire came within two feet of their house. Jason says only God and a tiny sprinkler saved their house. In March 2017, the Starbucks fire burned 2600 acres of grass that he and Alyssa had leased. The Hillmans have some of our mares on shares and are breeding them to Blue Chic Magnet, a blue roan stallion they bought from us as a 3 year old. This pairing has produced some dynamite colts and you will see 3 of them at the sale this year. And they are working with Chip to buy his half of Blue Valentine Two.

Travis McNiven comes from the base of the Wind River Mountains near Lander, Wyoming. He now calls Pavillion, Wyoming home. Travis was introduced to ranch life at an early age by his father, Kevin. His ranch education included cattle and horse breeding, as well as outfitting. He developed a love of the mountains and the outdoors, which later contributed to his interest in natural resources as well as genetics in breeding horses and cattle. He put his family's agricultural background to good use later at Utah State where he worked in the Animal, Dairy, Veterinary Sciences and Economics department. He graduated Magna Cum Laude, majoring in Animal Science with minors in Political Science and Agribusiness. Along the way, Travis interned at the Rex Ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills.

His interest in agriculture and natural resources did not stop at the domestic level. He pursued additional education overseas and was accepted into the International Masters of Business Administration in Food and Agribusiness at the Royal Agricultural College in England. Travis returned to the US with an MBA and performed market entry research & consultation services for TraceAssured, an international agribusiness firm based in Ireland. Although his career has led him down multiple paths, his true love has remained in Wyoming. He and his father currently operate YZ Quarter Horses located in Lander & Pavillion, Wyo. Together, they raise and train all-around ranch horses with an emphasis on Joe Hancock, Blue Valentine and Driftwood foundation bloodlines.

We are excited to be partnering with Travis and Jason, and we're confident their expertise and enthusiasm will help us continue the tradition started 20 years ago at Come To The Source.

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It's always rewarding when someone takes one of our horses and goes on to win. We appreciate and look forward to updates from previous buyers. We hope you enjoy the sale.

Look at what Vista Grande Horses can achieve.

Versatility is their middle name.

Bottom left: It's been a great experience to see Nadi Bar achieve his goal of raising Hancock horses in the state of Israel. This roan stallion can compete in any arena anywhere, and he is by our good stud Wyo Blue Valentine. Middle left: 3 exceptional blue roan horses were purchased at our sale, made their home in France, and are being shown in Europe. Top left: This big, blue horse has helped owner Danny Schicke win many team ropings. Stacey Smallwood, shown here barrel racing, placed 39th out of 1800 at the 2014 BBR World Finals on Right Flashy, a son of Blues Roan Hancock. The next two pictures show a versatile L7 horse being used as a pick-up horse and as a jumper. Right: Wylee Mitchell, now 12 years old, competes and wins on several Vista Grande horses, including "Rudy", shown here.

"We know you have a choice. Thanks for choosing us."

This will be Toby's 12th year of helping Dick with the babies for the sale. She has a light hand and makes sure their first introduction to humans is a positive one. Toby is a great hand at training all kinds of horses and we're thankful she is still able to help us out. (Yes, she is just as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside.)

Jennaya, Greg and Riyatta Frye Greg Frye and his family continue to be an important part of our operation.

He starts most of my horses and his son and daughters have become excellent hands. They do a lot of work with the horses they bring to the sale. The horses will be gentle and accustomed to bull whips, umbrellas, tarps, slickers and dogs. An amazing, talented family.

Toby Dunlavy

Thanking you is just not enough for how much we appreciate all our customers, friends, trainers and partners.

Left: Dick and his grandsons, Jackson and Carson, at Vista Grande. Middle: Heeling on his outstanding heel horse. He gets a lot of compliments. Right: Linus Clark and Clay O’Brien Cooper. Linus is riding a son of Blue Hancock Cowboy that he trained. Clay was impressed with the horse’s consistency.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 7, 2017

Chip Merritt

Wyos Chuckkar

Blues Coolest

Wyo Blue Bonnet

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45

Chuckkar Blue

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Diane Valentine

Gooseberry Jenny Valentine

This colt is turning blue. And we think he will be big.

Blues Coolest has a unique combination of Blue Valentine breeding. All but one of her colts have been roan, and they all show the quality of her genetics. Below is her 2011 filly, now a broodmare.

This year's blue stud might be her best colt yet.

Come see him in person.

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Registration Applied For

Grullo or Blue Filly - Foaled May 21, 2017

Driftn Ambrose

Red Berry Gal

Ambrose Drift Driftn Dusty Dot Blues Wyo Rip

Randy Dunn

Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

My Drifty Pride Rojo Dusty Dot

Leo Hancock Hayes Wyo Maid

Rojo Berry Double Berry Spook Red Spooky Jet

Blue Valentine and Driftwood on the top. Double bred Rip Rip and Blue Valentine on the bottom. All the grandsires and granddams are names that were in our first sale.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 18, 2017

Dick Van Pelt Travis McNiven

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia Wyos Miss Blue

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue

Blue Hancock Cowboy

Cowboys Miss Blue Call Me Miss Blue

This excellent stud prospect is an amazing mover in the pasture. He has a nice balance of size, bone, muscling, athletic ability and is easy to handle. With both parents being blue roans, you'll want to study this colt closely. His dam is 16 hands and his sire is known for producing exceptional using horses.

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Registration Applied For Blue Roan Filly - Foaled June 4, 2017

Wyos Chuckkar

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue

Brady Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk

Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 9, 2017

Raiders Blue Man

Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Blue Bonnie Hayes Plenty Try Bonnie O Blue Bonny 02

Lady Blue Maid

JE Leo Valentine Blue Buck Valentine

Chucker Hayes Dun Lady Maid

Randy Dunn

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Red Roan Raider Valentines Again

Leo Hancock Hayes Wyo Maid Blue Man Gist Wyo Man

If you’re looking for a stud colt, this guy is loaded with Blue Valentine.

The interesting part of his pedigree is he is a double bred Wyo Maid, who goes back to Rip Rip. All of these horses were a big part of the 1st Come To The Source sale, and have had a big impact ever since.

What a classy filly! She will be the same color as her mother.

Prettty head, black feet. This mare’s colts are in big demand at The Source.

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Registration Applied For Blue Roan Mare - Foaled May 10, 2017

Dick Van Pelt

Vista Grande Blue with her 2015 foal.

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Vista Grande Blue

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Plenty Try Blues Fox Hastings

Blues Beard Blues Roan Hancock Ms Lady Blue Jeans Pee Wee Valentine

Ruano Rojo Miss Moon Dawn

This filly has her mother’s wonderful disposition. She just likes people. She is blue roan and is 37.5% Blue Valentine. I think she will do what ever you ask her to do and look pretty doing it.

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Wyo Bonnet Blues

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 27, 2016

Wyos Chuckkar

Bonny Red Hawk

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue Bonny Blues Red Hawk Blues

Chip Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45 Roan Ambrose Bonnie O Blue Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk

Bonny Red Hawk and her mother, Red Hawk Blues, are both big, stout blue roan mares with all black feet. This yearling blue stallion will be good sized also. He is this mare’s first colt, and we think she will be a good producer for us. Check out the back line of the pedigree.

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Registration Applied For Blue Roan Mare - Foaled April 23, 2017

Blue Chic Magnet

Dick Van Pelt Jason Hillman

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Sweet Sue Roana

Blues Roan Hancock Miss Berry Blue

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Ambrose Apache

Grullo Roan Stallion - Foaled April 29, 2012

Ambrose Drift

Ivory Gal

Leo Hancock Hija

Leo Hancock Hayes Ms Hija

Every time I see this mare I think she would have made a top notch ranch horse but she is raising good ones instead. This is Ivory Gal’s first colt and we couldn’t ask for a nicer blue roan filly. Blue Chic Magnet is my main using horse and is really athletic with good speed in the arena and the pasture. This filly is going to be as nice as her sire and dam, and will be blue.

Blue Ambrose

My Drifty Pride Diane Valentine Roan Ambrose Chuckar Maid

Hancocks Blue Boy

Blue Apache Hancock Tigress Bar Leo

Hairpin Apache Miss Miss Last Sails

Silver Sails Miss Doc Driftwood

A grullo roan Ambrose Drift stud...the only one out there I know of. Driftwood and Bue Valentine on the top. Joe Hancock, Leo Driftwood on the bottom. One of 2 Ambrose sons to sell.

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Bonny Be Cool

Blue Roan Mare - Foaled June 25, 2016

Wyos Chuckkar

Blue Hancock Cowboy

Leos Blue Cowboy Leos Bogie Baby

Valentine Drift

Randy Dunn

Coolest Bonny

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue

Brady Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45

Bonny Blues

Roan Ambrose Bonnie O Blue

Blues Coolest

Blue Valentine Two Diane Valentine

We always knew Diane Valentine's bloodline mixed with Blue Bonnet's would make a great cross. And we lucked out with some Bonny Blues thrown in. You can see the results with this filly. She would make a nice replacement mare for us, and will make a dandy one for you, too!

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A Blue Rojo Rip

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 20, 2011

JCross Blue Moon

Rojo Red Rip

Rowdy Blue Man Katharines Blue Moon

Ruano Rojo Rips Hydel Girl

Randy Dunn

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Leo Hancock Hayes Joeys Moon

Blue Valentine Moon Princess Rip Rip Hydel Girl

‘Cowboy” is a horse that Frontier Rodeo has had for 3 years. They have picked up on him and used him to drag bulls, gather and sort horses.

He has been hauled from one end of the country to the other. Used on the ranch to drag lots and lots of calves. Will go all day. Big motor when you need it, gentle when you want it.

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Registration Applied For Black Stallion - Foaled April 14, 2017

Wyos Chuckkar

Blue Half Blue

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue Ruano Rojo Diane Valentine

Chip Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45 Blue Valentine Moon Princess

Gooseberry Jenny Valentine

This colt has personality plus! He sees you drive up in the pasture and comes over to check things out. We nicknamed him Zoom when he was younger, because all he wanted to do was zoom around. Really nice horse with really nice conformation.

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Registration Applied For Bay Roan Mare - Foaled May 20, 2017

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Blue Val Too

Dick Van Pelt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Gooseberry Smooth Jannah

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Rowdy Blue Man Foxy Dividend

Blue Val Fifty

This filly looks just like one that I sold a few years ago that went on to make a very good calf horse. This filly could be as good, and if you want to raise some out of her, she is almost 40% Blue Valentine.

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Registration Applied For Grullo Stallion - Foaled June 5, 2017

Driftn Ambrose

Ambrose Drift Driftn Dusty Dot

Randy Dunn

Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

My Drifty Pride Rojo Dusty Dot

Ruano Rojo Like A Son of Blue Fox Coup A Roan Misty Blue My Drifty Pride Misty Blue Drift Ms Mistyblue Hancock

A grullo stud that has all the grullo markings. High% Blue Valentine with Rojo Gooseberry and Blues Beard. Double bred My Drifty Pride on the top and My Drifty Pride on his mother’s side.

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Gotta Cow Horse

Brown Gelding - Foaled May 12, 2012

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia Dollys Last Get

Peppy Grimes Gotta Dolly

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth Peppys Roan Doc Doc Grimes Gotta Go Frost Bar Folly Doll

We call this horse “Sunday” but we should have named him “Everyday.” This big brown gelding is honest and can go for miles and miles with his rocking chair lope.

He has been used in the mountains and all over the ranch including sorting cattle in the alley and roping calves in the pasture. We also have used him to gather horses and for ponying colts. He may not be blue, but he is tough.

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Blues Hancock

Red Roan Gelding - Foaled April 24. 2011

Ruano Rojo Like A Son of Blue Fox Coup

Randy Dunn

Blue Valentine Moon Princess

Plenty Try Diane Valentine

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Blues Susita Hancock Gooseberry Miss Susita Hancock Miss Susita Drift “Fife” went through the LCCC program with Denton. He’s been used on the ranch calving. Been to lots of brandings. At Cheyenne he will be in all the parades, and used for sorting in the return alley. Was hauled to Santa Fe and used for sorting. A little more spirited.

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Rowdy Advantage

Black Mare - Foaled February 3, 2005

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Blue Advantage

Chip Merritt

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Plenty Try Blues Fox Hastings Gooseberry Heather Dividend

Plenty Try Jenny Valentine

Blue Valentine Molly Hayes

Ther aren’t many daughters of Blue Advantage left, and now you have a chance to own one. This mare is big, stout, and nice to be around. She sells exposed to Plenty Blue Hawk for a 2018 foal and will be preg checked by sale. Her 2016 blue filly was a highlight of last year’s sale. Her 2015 colt is in this year’s sale and he was really fun for Corey to start last winter.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled March 30, 2017

Dick Van Pelt Travis McNiven

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth

Brazos Buck Hancock Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia

Double Blue Cowgirl

Blue Hancock Cowgirl Blue Hancock Cowboy

Roan A Playboy

This nice blue roan stud is a line bred colt out of Dick’s fine Blue Hancock Cowboy stud with some good cow lines on the bottom of his pedigree. Dick concentrated Cowboy’s versatile characteristics in the breeding of this colt. His blue roan dam is 16 hands and he has the size, disposition, and athletic ability to be like his talented sire. Here is an opportunity to get a high-quality prospect with a strong dose of Joe Hancock breeding.

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Registration Applied For

Red Dun Roan Stallion - Foaled April 25, 2017

Hancock Red Fox

Triple Peppywood

Chip Merritt Carrie Frisbee

Leo Hancock Hayes Blue Valentine Doll 01 Fox Coup

Plenty Try Diane Valentine

Sak Em San Sak Ems Briarwood Blue Briarwood Rojo Woodsping

Ruano Rojo Sak Ems Spingwood

“Coop” is a flashy red dun roan colt by Hancock Red Fox who has an Open Register of Merit. Red Fox’s offspring always have a gentle and willing disposition, which is fun and easy to work with. His dam has 2x to Blue Valentine and 2x to Driftwood. This colt is bred to be a performer.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 25, 2017

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Blues Dun Roan

Dick Van Pelt

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Plenty Try Blues Fox Hastings

Blues Beard Blues Roan Hancock Ms Lady Blue Jeans Stormis Blue Hancock

Dividend Coup Call Me Miss Blue

This mare has had several classy stud colts and this one is no exception. He has lots of my favorite sons of Blue Valentine in his pedigree. So take him home and breed him and you’ll have it all.

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Registration Applied For Grullo/Blue? Filly - Foaled May 4, 2017

Wooden Concho Driftn Wood Concho Drifts Baby Doll Ambrose Drift Ambrose Orphan Try Blue Orphan Try

Randy Dunn

War Conchos Drifter Driftin Heidi Dynaflow Drift Mucho Arpege Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose Plenty Try

Ms Mistyblue Hancock

Not sure what color yet. On the top, this keen filly goes back to Brown Beulah, Orphan Drift, Driftwood Ike, Double Drift and Grey Chip.

More Driftwood on the bottom, and Blue Valentine: Roan Ambrose, Gooseberry, Blues Beard and Ms Lady Blue Jeans (one of the impact mares of our program). 20 years later the names haven’t changed much.

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Sansational Cowboy

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled May 16, 2012

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia Niobrara Dawn

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth

JR Freckles Freckled Sansation San Cheri Doc Niobrara Lady

Roan Rooster Codee Whatta Popper

This horse is athletic and is developing a nice handle. He travels outside really well and has experience in the mountains and the arena. This summer he is seeing cattle and country regularly. His pedigree is filled with a lot of cow horse blood on the bottom side.

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Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Hancock Wiggy Bar Moses Wig Dixies Finale Dixie Watts

A Wiggy Rip

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled May 11, 2013

Randy Dunn

Windy Wood My Drifty Pride Pattys Drifty Rip Misty Blue Drift Sierra Rip Rips Misty Blue

Ms Misty Blue Hancock

“Jackson” is another horse the Wards have had.

He went through the LCCC program. He’s been to lots of brandings and a lot of ranch work. In all the parades at Cheyenne and used in the return alley.

Wiggy and Drifty always was a good blend.

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Copper

Brown Gelding - Foaled July 29, 2014

Dick Van Pelt

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia Sheza Drip Dry

Drip Dry Pardner Sheza Leo Doc

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth Dry Doc Prissy Lynnea Whiskey Bert Docs Poco Refill

Jennaya calls this horse cute with a kind eye. He rides with a low head set and is finger tip soft when asked to stop or neck rein. You can saddle him without a halter and open gates on him. He has a good-moving trot, and is used to ropes, bull whips and everything else you’ve seen a Frye horse asked to do.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled June 4, 2017

Wyos Chuckkar

Coolest Bonny

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue

Brady Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45

Bonny Blues

Roan Ambrose Bonnie O Blue

Blues Coolest

Blue Valentine Two Diane Valentine

We’re really proud of this pedigree. This colt is a classy, blue roan stallion prospect. Three of our favorite mares are on his papers. Coolest Bonny reminds us of Diane Valentine.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled March 28, 2017

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Raider N Blue Leo

Blue Roan Gelding - Foaled May 2, 2013

Raiders Blue Man

JE Leo Valentine Blue Buck Valentine

Randy Dunn

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Red Roan Raider Valentines Again

Blue Valentine Ruano Rojo Moon Princess Blue Leo Drift Lady Captain Crusade My Miss Leo Drift Miss Drift

This is another horse Chad has started. He’ll have 25 to 30 rides by the sale. A lot of ground work and foundation start. Easy to get along with.

Dick Van Pelt Travis McNiven

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Blue Valentine Jeans Miss Double Denim Blues Roan Hancock Ms Berry Blue If you want to add some size and substance to your program in a blue roan package, you have to like the bone and leg on this big colt. You will also find he possesses a nice disposition and is enjoyable to handle. His sire qualified for the AQHA World Show and won the Oklahoma State Fair in team roping. His blue roan dam, Blue Valentine Jeans, goes back to Plenty Try (2x) and to an impact mare for The Source – Ms Lady Blue Jeans (2x). There are a lot of Source favorite sires in his pedigree.

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Wyos Chuckkar

Bonnies Bonnet

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue Wyo Blue Bonnet Bonnie O Blue

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 24, 2017

Chip Merritt

Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Bonny 02

What a Pedigree!

This colt is our top stallion prospect in the sale this year. He will be a silvery light blue roan. His mother is a nice blue mare. We are roping on two of her full brothers. This colt represents a 20-year Come To The Source tradition.

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Black Plenty Bonnet

Black Mare - Foaled May 15, 2013

Driftn Ambrose

Ambrose Drift Driftn Dusty Dot

Randy Dunn

Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

My Drifty Pride Rojo Dusty Dot Plenty Coup Hancock

Plenty Blue Bonnet Lotta Sierra Black Hancock N Blue Plenty Black Hancock Plenty Try Flutewood Philly

This is a really good black mare. She’s bred the right way for us. Double bred My Drifty Pride on top and double bred Gooseberry on the bottom. A pedigree loaded with Driftwood, Blue Valentine, Rip Rip and Texas Blue Bonnet. Plus she’s started - has about 30 rides. Real good foundation start - Ian’s done a great job with her.

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Registration Applied For Bay Mare - Foaled May 10, 2017

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Ruano Rojo Lotsa Blue Valentine Call Me Mss Blue

Dick Van Pelt

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Plenty Try Blues Fox Hastings Blue Valentine Moon Princess Gooseberry Blues Call Gal

If I wasn’t 72, this filly wouldn’t be for sale. She is 50% Blue Valentine and should fit into anyone’s breeding program. And go ahead and ride her, too, because she will have size, substance and lots of ability to get the job done.

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Red Hawk Hayes

Black Stallion - Foaled June 28, 2015

Plenty Blue Hawk

Rowdy Advantage

Plenty Try Red Hawk Blues

Chip Merritt

Gooseberry Heather Dividend Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Blue Advantage

Plenty Try Jenny Valentine

Corey put 10 rides on this colt and had a lot of fun starting him this winter. He was smart and willing. He’s a good-looking, well-made twoyear-old. Blue Advantage was a Come To The Source favorite early on, and there are not many horses left with her blood.

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Cowboy Muscle Car

Black Mare - Foaled May 20, 2012

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 21, 2017

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth

Colonel Hotrodder Tater Bill Hotrodder Luck Dry Flower Go Hotrodder Hancock Jaybird Hancock Go Lady Go Hancock Go Prairie Go

This well-balanced mare is exposed to Mahalas Blue Cash. I rode this mare for a couple of years. She has sorted pairs and drug calves out of the branding pen. What impressed me the most while riding this mare was a long trot that could glide over any terrain. Will be preg checked by sale day.

Plenty Try Diane Valentine

Leo Hancock Hayes Blue Valentine Doll 01 Leo Drift Lady

Gooseberry My Miss Leo Drift

A nice stud colt. Blue Valentine top and bottom. The same names for 20 years at The Source: Rojo, Fox Cop, Plenty Try, Leo Hancock Hayes, Gooseberry and Driftwood. He’ll make a stud.

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Registration Applied For

Grullo Roan Stallion - Foaled March 29, 2017

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Valentine Moon Princess

Ruano Rojo Like A Son of Blue Fox Coup Blues Leo Lady

Randy Dunn

Foxy Blue Rojo

Chip Merritt Carrie Frisbee

Ruano Rojo Blue Bridgets Rojo Leos Blue Bridget Foxy Blue Twist

Rojo Valentine Leo Grullo Valentine Leo Bay Hancock

Blue Fox Hancock Twist Gerrie Ruano Rojo Fox Coup

Leo Hancock Hayes Adons Bay Baby

“Flint” is a 34% Blue Valentine colt that has a great breeding on top and bottom. This colt is friendly and wanting to please, with a nice big hip and color to boot. He will make a fine working horse.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 5, 2017

Raiders Blue Man

JE Leo Valentine Blue Buck Valentine

Randy Dunn

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Red Roan Raider Valentines Again

Ruano Rojo Like A Son of Blue Fox Coup Like A Blue Hancock Leo Hancock Hayes Blues Susita Hancock Miss Susita Hancock A nice stud colt. He goes back to Blue Valentine 11 times. Look at the names: Rojo, Fox Coup, Leo Hancock Hayes, and Driftwood through Miss Susita Hancock. You could see most of these names in the catalog from our 1st sale 20 years ago.

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Registration Applied For Black Mare - Foaled April 28, 2017

Plenty Blue Hawk

Plenty Try Red Hawk Blues

Chip Merritt

Gooseberry Heather Dividend Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk

Leo Hancock Hayes Wyo Blue Bonnet Mandys Sue Hawk Wyo Caballo Bueno Leo Hancock Hayes Blue Bonnie Hayes Bonnie O Blue

Look at this cute filly. You can’t find anything wrong with her.

We really like her mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Both parents are so easy to be around, and she will be too.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Mare - Foaled March 20, 2017

Blue Chic Magnet

Blues Favorite

Dick Van Pelt Jason Hillman

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Sweet Sue Roana wwr

Blues Roan Hancock Miss Berry Blue Blue Valentine Two

Bluetwovalentine wwr Blue Cat

Blue Hancock Cowboy

Cowboys Miss Blue Call Me Miss Blue

A classy blue filly out of a classy blue mare. This filly will catch your eye with her color and confirmation. She can raise you some good ones or turn heads using her.

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Registration Applied For Dun Stallion - Foaled May 8, 2017

Wooden Concho Driftn Wood Concho Drifts Baby Doll Dun Hydel Girl

JE Leo Valentine Valentines Rip Rip

Randy Dunn

War Conchos Drifter Driftin Heidi Dynaflow Drift Mucho Arpege

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Sierra Rip Rip Hydel Girl

8 times Driftwood on the top. 4 times to Rip Rip. Plenty Coup, Texas Blue Bonnet, Leo and Blue Valentine on the bottom. Might make an interesting stud prospect or a darn good using horse.

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Wyos Edge

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled 2014

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Whizzen Cheri

Dick Van Pelt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Gooseberry Smooth Jannah

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Whizzen Rose

Whizz Blitz Rompinrose

This is another easy going horse that is quiet on the ground.

Like all the rest of them, he will neck rein, pivot, side pass and stop with his head down. Used to ropes, bullwhips, kids and dogs. He has seen a lot of big sandhill pastures.

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Wiggys Tiger

Red Roan Gelding - Foaled April 20, 2013

Randy Dunn

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Hancock Wiggy Bar Moses Wig Dixies Finale Dixie Watts HP Tiger Pep

Tiger Of The Sea Nina Thorn

Tiger Leo Sea Flick

Peppy Nina Lena Thorn Doc

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 20, 2017

Wyos Chuckkar

Bonny Coup

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue Bonny Blues Bonny Blue Coup

Chip Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45 Roan Ambrose Bonnie O Blue Plenty Try Ms Bonny Duke

What a nice stud prospect for this mare’s first colt. He’s put together really well. We lost Bonny Blue Coup this spring, so we feel fortunate to offer a colt with her in this pedigree.

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Rifle

Brown/Bay Gelding - Foaled 2014

Dick Van Pelt

Jennaya says he has a coffee drinking lope, he is that smooth. He also has a very soft mouth and tucks his nose in a stop. He will neck rein in a bosal, snaffle, piggin string, or ride off your legs, and is soft and collected doing it. He is one of her favorites and just a really cool moving horse to watch.

“Clancey” is a horse the Wards have had for 2 years. He’s big and pretty and gentle. Billy calved on him. Been to lots of brandings, parades at Cheyenne, and used in the return alley for sorting. His mother goes back to Leo, Peppy San and Doc O Lena.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled April 25, 2017

Wyos Chuckkar

Wyo Blue Bonnet

Chip Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk

Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45 Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Rowdy Blue Hawk Rowdy Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Bonnet Rowdys Rip Chuckkar Blue

Peppermint Doc

Jae Bar Floe

Super San

Sorrel Stallion - Foaled May 1, 2017

SLR Frank James

Blue Susita Drift

Rowdy Blue Hawk has that light, frosty blue roan color that’s hard to come by, and this colt is going to be the same color as she is. He’s going to be big, too.

Peppy San Docs Loblully

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Randy Dunn

Mr Jess Perry Loose Lips

Jessie James Weekota

Easy Lela For Cash Wee Dash

Ruano Rojo

Blue Valentine Moon Princess

Miss Susita Hancock

Gooseberry Miss Susita Drift

This colt has all sorts of chrome. His sire “Frank” is bred to be a speed machine. Mr Jess Perry is a leading speed sire. Now add in all the old foundation blood: Rojo, Gooseberry, Blue Valentine, Orphan Drift, Drifwood Ike, Driftwood. This is the first Frank baby at the Come To The Source sale.

Peppermint Flo Jo 3-in-1 package Red Dun Mare - Foaled June 13, 1998

Dick Van Pelt

Brush Moore Princess Bar Moore Pine Kats Princess Docs Jack Sprat Jae Bar Jane

Above: Peppermint with here 2015 foal.

Doc Bar Pure Fina

Leos Question Star Cooper

I bought this mare because of her performance pedigree. Peppy San and Doc Bar on the papers.

Peppermint Doc - ROM and 47 performance points.

Docs Jack Sprat - AQHA Champion, 43 performance points and 15 halter points. Leos Question - a son of Leo who would contribute substantially to the Leo legacy. Peppermint is exposed to Blue Hancock Cowboy for a 2018 foal. This flashy colt on her side is by Wyo Blue Valentine.

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Registration Applied For Black Mare - Foaled April 19, 2017

Plenty Blue Hawk

Annie Windsong

Plenty Try Red Hawk Blues Bayou Bert Blues Windsong

Chip Merritt

Gooseberry Heather Dividend Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk River Bert Beggars Flowers Blue Valentine Rogers 43

Another big, stout colt from Annie Windsong. If you’ve watched this mare over the years, you know that every one of her colts looked just like this. This is a super loaded cross that will also cross really well with whatever you want.

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Hopper

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled 2014

I have been impressed with what Jennaya has done with Hopper. She sent me a video of his 5th ride where he stopped and backed up without her touching the reins, and he has only gotten better.

Walks out, has a perfect outside trot, and is collected in the arena. Works off leg pressure and is responsive in the snaffle and bosal. He has a good foundation and is ready for you to go on with.

Dick Van Pelt

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Registration Applied For Grullo Filly - Foaled May 19, 2017

Driftn Ambrose

Foxy Rowdy Blue

Randy Dunn

Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

Ambrose Drift

My Drifty Pride Rojo Dusty Dot

Driftn Dusty Dot

Rowdy Blue Man Mucha Zorrita

Leterip Hancock

Wyo Blue Bonnet Plenty Foxy

Foxy Wyo

Driftn Ambrose is My Drifty Pride top and bottom, and Blue Valentine top and bottom. This filly has all the good sons of Blue Valentine: Rojo, Gooseberry, Roan Ambrose, Rowdy Blue Man and Leo Hancock Hayes.

How many pedigrees do you see with that? Only at The Source.

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Registration Applied For Dun Stallion - Foaled May 10, 2017

Wooden Concho Driftn Wood Concho Drifts Baby Doll Ambrose Drift Ambrose N Apache HP Apache Hope

Randy Dunn

War Conchos Drifter Driftin Heidi Dynaflow Drift Mucho Arpege Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

Blue Apache Hancock

Frostys Necessity

This colt goes back to Driftwood 12 times. A classic “Source” cross of Blue Valentine and Driftwood, plus the old Merritt breeding through Blue Ambrose that includes Plenty Coup, Blue Valentine, Texas Blue Bonnet and Ambrose.

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Bonny Blues

Bonnie O Blue

Chuckkars Bonnet

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue

Blue Valentine Ambrose Sue 30 Plenty Try Bonny 02

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Reeds Dinero

Buckskin Roan Gelding - Foaled May 1, 2012

Chip Merritt

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45

The picture shows how well made this buckskin gelding is. He has about 30 rides and Corey says he has one of the most natural stops. He is gentle and has a lot of potential. There are a lot of our favorite horses in his pedigree. Wish we could keep him.

A 20-year sale doesn't happen by itself. Over the years there have been a lot of people investing time and hard work to help us succeed. Thanks to those people, now and in the very beginning, for your support!

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 29, 2017

Randy Dunn

If you are looking for a stud colt, this guy is loaded with Blue Valentine top and bottom. His mother is a double bred Ruano Rojo and My Miss Leo Drift goes back to Driftwood and some old-time great running horses like Barbra B, Fair Truckle, Bar Hunter and Three Bars.

JE Leo Valentine Raiders Blue Man

Blue Buck Valentine

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Red Roan Raider Valentines Again

Ruano Rojo Like A Son of Blue Fox Coup Valentines Blue Rip Ruano Rojo Roan Leo Drift My Miss Leo Drift

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Sporty Ride

Blue Roan Gelding - Foaled May 9, 2013

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

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Registration Applied For Bay Roan Stallion - Foaled May 4, 2017

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth

Colonel Hotrodder Tater Bill Hotrodder Luck Dry Flower Go Hotrodder Hancock Jaybird Hancock Go Lady Go Hancock Go Prairie Go

This colt is out of mare that I rode a lot called Hotrod. She lived up to her name and she could out work and out run just about anything. This horse is riding really well. He is one you should be able to go do anything on and look good while doing it.

Wyos Chuckkar

Wyo Blue Bonnet Chuckkar Blue

In Sak Ems Image Images Rojo Junewood Junewoods Rojo

Chip Merritt Carrie Frisbee

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Plenty Try Chuckkar Maid 45 Sak Em San Miss Susita Drift Ruano Rojo Junewood Miss

“Jack” is going to be a big, stout horse that goes back to Driftwood, Poco Bueno and many of Chip’s great horses on the top side. He has a pleasant temperament, will walk right up to you in the pasture. He will have the size and bone to be a great asset to a working ranch with the mind to match. The possibilities are endless with this colt.

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Rips Misty Blue

Red Roan Mare - Foaled May 10, 1998

Randy Dunn

Sierra Rip

Leo Sugaree Bars

Rip Rip Sierra Sue 13

Plenty Coup Sierra Sue M

Blue Valentine Blues Beard Missus Robin Ms Mistyblue Hancock Jet Jeans Ms Lady Blue Jeans Fire Shifter Every year we are faced with tough choices as to what we put in the sale. This mare was born in 1998 - the first year we had our sale. Every foal she’s had has been a good one. Needless to say she has been our best mare! I care about her well-being more than I do one more foal. She needs to go to a warm climate and a good home.

Look at her papers: Leo, Sugaree Bars, Plenty Coup, Blue Valentine and Jet Jeans, all on her papers. There’s not another one like her. Sells exposed to Driftn Wood Concho for 2018 foal.

Selling the mare and her roan stud colt.

Buy one or the other, or both!

Rips Misty Blue has some nice studs and good using geldings all over the country, and we’ve kept most of her daughters. He is just like the others we’re selling - lots of Blue Valentine and Rip Rip and Plenty Coup. I think this is a pretty good stud prospect.

JE Leo Valentine Raiders Blue Man

Blue Buck Valentine

Sierra Rip Rips Misty Blue

Ms Mistyblue Hancock

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Registration Applied For Roan Stallion - Foaled May 5, 2017

Randy Dunn

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Red Roan Raider Valentines Again Rip Rip Sierra Sue 13

Blues Beard Ms Lady Blue Jeans

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Registration Applied For Bay/Blue Roan Stallion - May 18, 2017

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Whizzen Cheri

Dick Van Pelt Travis McNiven

Leo Hancock Hayes Mandys Sue Hawk Gooseberry Smooth Jannah

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Whizzen Rose

Whizz Blitz Rompinrose

This is one of our younger colts out of a Leo Hancock Hayes daughter. He is 37.5% Leo Hancock Hayes, 26.5% Blue Valentine and 12.5% Rip Rip. On the bottom side of his unique pedigree he has a shot of speed. You can see it in his smooth and effortless movement. His dam’s grandsire is Azure Te, one of the all-time leading sires of racing quarter horses who was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame in 2015.

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Registration Applied For

Brown Roan Mare - Foaled May 10, 2017

Rowdy Blue Man Blue Valentine Two Blues Pole Cat Rojos Blue Megan

Dick Van Pelt

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Plenty Try Blues Fox Hastings

Ruano Rojo

Blue Valentine Moon Princess

Megan Blue

Tillman Waco Hancock Blue Brenda Hancock

This filly should be roan by sale day, but what I want you to look at is all the Gooseberry in her pedigree. Plenty Try, Blue Fox Hastings (full sister), and Megan Blue. 4x Gooseberry rounds out an already respectable pedigree. She is a good looking filly to boot.

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Registration Applied For Black Mare - Foaled May 8, 2017

Plenty Blue Hawk

Tempest Fugit

Chip Merritt

Gooseberry Heather Dividend

Plenty Try

Blues Beard Plenty Red Hawk

Red Hawk Blues

Leaguers Sandman Bears Raisin Kane

Lopin Slow

Conclusive Serenade Conclusive Country Denim Britches

We can’t remember this mare ever having a less than top notch colt.

This filly has a really pretty head, and a conformation that will impress.

Look at her picture, then come to the sale - she’s even better in real life!

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A Dun Hancock

Dun Stallion - Foaled May 30, 2011

Ambrose Drift

Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

Plenty Try Plenty Black Hancock Flutewood Philly

Randy Dunn

My Drifty Pride Diane Valentine Roan Ambrose Chuckar Maid

Gooseberry Heather Dividend Black Destroyer Flutewood

Anyone who has followed our program knows how we felt about Ambrose Drift. We kept 4 half-brothers. We are using one this year on some mares, and we are going to offer 2 in the sale. Look at the names...they were all in our 1st sale in 1998. This is what Come To The Source is all about.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Mare - Foaled March 16, 2017

Blue Chic Magnet

Blue Lady Jet Rail

Dick Van Pelt Jason Hillman

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Sweet Sue Roana

Blues Roan Hancock Miss Berry Blue

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Lady Roan Jet

Blues Roan Hancock Lady Jet Rail

This filly is a really nice filly with color. She is out of a nice, stout, blue mare and our young stud, Blue Chic Magnet, who is showing a lot of athletic ability in the pasture and arena. This filly has a lot of speed in her pedigree and is built to run. She will make a good one riding through cows, chasing steers, or running barrels.

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Misty Blues Last

Red Roan Gelding - Foaled April 13, 2013

Ruano Rojo Like A Son of Blue Fox Coup Misty Blue Drift

My Drifty Pride Ms Mistyblue Hancock

Randy Dunn

Blue Valentine Moon Princess

Plenty Try Diane Valentine Windy Wood Pattys Drifty

Blues Beard Ms Lady Blue Jeans

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Raider Hancock Boy

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled May 22, 2013

Raiders Blue Man

JE Leo Valentine Blue Buck Valentine

Randy Dunn

Leo Hancock Hayes Dun Maid Hancock Red Roan Raider Valentines Again

Blue Valentine Leo Hancock Hayes Doll 01 Blues Susita Hancock Gooseberry Miss Susita Hancock Miss Susita Drift

“Immigrant” is going to be a little smaller. Dalton’s wife Charla rode him.

He’s a gentle, good-looking horse. Same deal as all the horses the Wards bring back. Lots of branding and ranch work. In the parades at Cheyenne and used in the return alley. Blue Valentine and Driftwood the same as 20 years ago.

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Topper

Blue Roan Gelding - Foaled 2014

Dick Van Pelt

Riyatta likes this horse because he is one who always wants to be your friend.

He is easy going, quiet and could be a future kids horse, yet good enough for a cowboy at the same time. He is soft, neck reins and has a good stop. He is used to ropes and will do what ever you ask him to do. A good horse, all the way around.

Misty Blue Drift’s last colt. He’s really starting to come on now.

25-30 rides. Good foundation start. Blue Valentine and My Drifty Pride. A classic “Source” cross.

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Registration Applied For Sorrel Stallion - Foaled May 13, 2017

SLR Frank James

Driftn Blue Get

Jessie James Weekota My Drifty Pride Blue Get

Randy Dunn

Mr Jess Perry Loose Lips

Easy Lela For Cash Wee Dash Windy Wood Pattys Drifty

Plenty Try Get More Joy

We got “Frank” a couple years ago and he has royal barrel horse lineage. He’s got all the right names: Streakin La Jolla, First Down Dash, Dash For Cash, Easy Jet, Dondamar, Top Moon, Top Deck, Moon Deck and Three Bars. That’s on the top. Through Plenty Try he has old run: Dividend, Sabre Twist, Bond Issue, Ed Heller and Joe Hancock. The Frank babies in the sale are the first public offerings.

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Bay Roan Brandy

Bay Roan Mare - Foaled July 19, 2013

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Registration Applied For Bay/Blue Roan Stallion - May 20, 2017

Dick Van Pelt Travis McNiven

Blues Beard Blues Roan Hancock Ms Lady Blue Jeans Bay Roan Dividend Tillman Waco Hancock Megan Blue Blue Brenda Hancock Brazos Buck Hancock Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia

Ms Wyoblue Cowgirl Wyo Blue Cowgirl

Wyo Blue Valentine

Blue Hancock Cowgirl

This colt is an easy mover with athletic ability. His sire is one of Dick’s first-rate rope horses and his grandsire is a AQHA point earner. You also get Plenty Try (2x) and Chucker Maid (2x) through Megan Blue. On the bottom side, you get Wyo Blue Valentine and one of Dick’s favorite Cowboy daughters – Blue Hancock Cowgirl.

Cowboy daughters are recognized for producing outstanding using horses.

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

You remember Roy Gillham from our 2013 and 2014 sales. He and his wife Brandee are back this year. Shown here with sons, Jake, Waitley, and Matt. At left is Roy branding on their stud, Mahalas Blue Cash, sire of Lot 75.

Wild Horse Breezy

Brazos Buck Hancock Fridays Angel

Blue Hancock Cowboy Deep Creek Theia Wildberry Brandy

San Bar Buzz Chica Tee Cody

Hancock Duplicate Vermouth Buzz A Dew Brandys Issue Rozet Rebel Wildberry

This mare is a half-sister to the best horse I ever made, Scotch.

“Brandy” is starting out with a calm and thoughtful disposition.

She should be a gentle horse anyone can get along with.

"We have been in partnership with Dick and we are very excited to be involved in the sale again this year. Our sons Jake, Matt, and Waitley are learning to be horsemen and we are looking forward to the days when they can help us prepare sale horses. Several of our horses have videos and additional pictures that you can preview on Facebook if you search for "Cross I Quarter Horses." A HUGE thank you to the partners for allowing us to be a part of this outstanding sale!”

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Hancocks Roan Moon

Red Roan Gelding - Foaled June 1, 2013

JCross Blue Moon

Rowdy Blue Man Katharines Blue Moon

Randy Dunn

Blue Valentine Hydel Girl

Leo Hancock Hayes Joeys Moon

Blue Valentine Ruano Rojo Moon Princess Hancocks Roan Leo Captain Crusade My Miss Leo Drift Miss Drift

“Trump” is going to get big. He’s been hauled, went to Sheridan, used to sort stock and in the return alley. Lots of branding, cow work and calving.

He’s a good looking horse and stout. He will be used at all the parades in Cheyenne.

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Simba

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled 2014

Dick Van Pelt

Riyatta has had a lot of fun with this horse.

Simba likes to stop hard and bury his head.

He is quick and athletic and likes to move out.

Like all the Frye horses, he will open gates in the corral and wire gates in the pasture.

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Registration Applied For Dun Stallion - Foaled May 5, 2017

Wooden Concho Driftn Wood Concho Drifts Baby Doll

Randy Dunn

War Conchos Drifter Driftin Heidi Dynaflow Drift Mucho Arpege

Windy Wood My Drifty Pride Pattys Drifty Drifty Cast Roan Leo Ruano Rojo Hancocks Roan Leo My Miss Leo Drift Drifty Cast Roan Leo is a My Drifty Pride daughter. The top of this pedigree is all Driftwood, and the bottom is Blue Valentine and Driftwood. He is going to be big, stout and athletic.

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Registration Applied For Roan Stallion - Foaled May 11, 2017

Randy Dunn

Gooseberry

Valentine Red Rogers Miss Dusty Dot

Roan Two Gooseberry

Gooseberry

Miss Susita Hancock Miss Susita Drift

Driftn Dusty Dot

My Drifty Pride Rojo Dusty Dot

Windy Wood Pattys Drifty

Ruano Rojo Miss Dusty Dot

Double bred Gooseberry and Driftwood on the top. Driftn Dusty Dot is a double bred My Drifty Pride daughter. She had the high selling colt last year. 20 years later the names on the pedigrees are the same. At The Source we strive to perpetuate the blood. This is an outstanding colt.

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Cross I Happy Bars

Black Mare - Foaled May 30, 2015

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

Quarters Get Em Mahalas Blue Doc Mahalas Doc Sissy Mahalas Blue Cash Cash In Your Bux Pandes Sweet Cash Pandys Sweetie

Roan Ambrose King Bars Hancock Kings Triple Parr Happy Bars Queen Happy Glen Happy Figure Four Figure Four Leo

I like the clean look of this nice young mare. We are in the process of starting her and I expect good things to come from her. She may look small now, but will fill out to become a long, deep bodied mare.

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Registration Applied For

Bay Roan Stallion - Foaled May 23, 2017

Dick Van Pelt Travis McNiven

Blues Beard Blues Roan Hancock Ms Lady Blue Jeans Bay Roan Dividend Tillman Waco Hancock Megan Blue Blue Brenda Hancock Murrays Gal

wwr

Blue Valentine Two

Bluetwovalentine wwr Blue Cat

Miss Emily 1993

Beau Dazzler Ms Sue Roana

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Registration Applied For Buckskin Filly - Foaled May 21, 2017

Driftn Ambrose

Ambrose Drift Driftn Dusty Dot

Conchos Anastasia

Wooden Concho Zipper Wood

Randy Dunn

Valentine Drift Blue Ambrose

My Drifty Pride Rojo Dusty Dot

War Conchos Drifter Driftin Heidi Cowboy Drift Cataract Sixteen

This filly should be a keeper, but we can’t keep ‘em all. Double bred My Drifty Pride on the top, plus Blue Valentine. 8 times to Driftwood on the bottom, mostly through Stanley and Randy Johnston’s horses. At The Source we try to preserve the old blood. This filly is a classic example.

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Lava

Bay Roan Gelding - Foaled 2014

Dick Van Pelt

Lava has a good ground-covering walk and a smooth lope. He is light in the face, and can really stop. Like the rest of the Frye broke horses, he is used to ropes, bullwhips and tarps. He has worked cattle, seen a lot of country and likes to go.

This colt has the characteristics of an all-around ranch stud prospect with his combination of athletic ability, muscling, disposition, and build. His granddam, Ms Emily was a big stout ranch mare. His grandsire, Blues Roan Hancock was an AQHA point earner, and sired the National Foundation Champion Laramie Blues.

Give this complete colt a close look.

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Registration Applied For

Blue Roan Stallion - Foaled May 20, 2017

Dick Van Pelt Roy Gillham

Quarters Get Em Mahalas Blue Doc Mahalas Doc Sissy Mahalas Blue Cash Cash In Your Bux Pandes Sweet Cash Pandys Sweetie Jaybird Hancock Go Lady Go Hancock Go Prairie Go

Revue Hancock Miss Punky Hancock

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Spade

Black Gelding - Foaled 2014

Dick Van Pelt

Spade is an easy going horse and very quiet on the ground. He has a good walk and nice extended trot; likes to cover county. He neck reins, side passes, opens gates, and has a good stop.

Go Prairie Machine Go Sassy Badger

This blue stud colt is out of the first mare I ever bought. I cowboyed on her extensively and she has produced lots of nice, shapy colts for me. Her offspring have been used on large-scale working cattle ranches and some of her colts have won roping titles as well as showmanship classes. You get good looks and good work all in one package with this colt.

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Lot 58

This was the high-selling weanling in our 2002 sale. Thank you to buyer Sherri McNeal for the pictures and update.

"Thought you might enjoy seeing some recent photos of Rain's amazing diversity in an arena not typically seen by a 100% foundation bred ranch horse. This mare has had a rock solid mind and disposition from Day 1 and there is nothing she is not willing to do. She was started out in reining, then trail and large parades to promote my business. Then she moved on to eventing and show jumping, with Jaci Dryer, an exceptional 19-yr-old trainer."

Wylee Mitchell and "Rudy" in 2017

Thanks to Wylee and her mom for the latest picture of her competing. She is 12 years old this year. Wylee has won four of her seven saddles on Come To The Source horses.

Lot 40

Wylee and Rojo Drifty Drift in 2010

Corey in the sale ring 2017.

Left: Blue Chic Magnet has 3 foals in this year's sale. He is owned by the Hillmans. Read more about them on the Vista Grande home page.

Blue Chic Magnet

Wyo Blue Bonnet Wyo Blue Valentine Jet Smooth Blue Sweet Sue Roana

Blues Roan Hancock Miss Berry Blue

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Standing The Test of Time

The sign on this windmill outside of Laramie was made for our first sale in 1998. It's a little weathered, but it is still there. Just like the sign, and the windmill, our partnership has lasted through the years.

A Hungry Crew It takes a lot of good help to put on a production sale like this.

You can look but you won't find a better bunch of people to do this with.

Above: Mares in Nebraska Left: Mares in Laramie Below: Mares in Colorado

Mary Connor reading her Come To The Source catalog. Mary is from Dingle, Ireland.

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