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Spring Valley Ranch has prided itself with standing and offering stallions throughout the years who were individuals who would perpetuate and maintain a quality in the industry. Today, we continue to strive for this in our program. We have chosen our stallion with a pedigree which has a reputable, proven background. We evaluate conformation and attitude as assets that sell through their offspring. It is in selective breeding for attributes that we hope to offer offspring that will meet the needs of others whom are looking for sensible, versatile stock ready for a trail ride, show pen or chasing a cow. 
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2024 Breeding Season-
With the advent of the 2024 breeding season coming up, we at the ranch have chose to open "Grit" to a limited number of outside mares.
Terms for outside mares include:
*No Hind Shoes
* Current vaccinations & in good health for breeding
* Halter broke
*Copy of registration papers at the time of service
* Mare Care: $10 dry/ $12 wet per day or $5 per day for pasture breeding (Minimum 30 days)
* Fees: Krogs Fiddle Cat $600 live cover- Private Treaty Shipped Cooled Semen
* APHA approval completed
*Limited time special- $100 off the regular rate until Christmas. Must be paid in full.
We encourage all mare owners to utilize their local vet to see where mares are in their cycle to help with timing to coming to the ranch and ensure soundness to breed.
Terms for outside mares include:
*No Hind Shoes
* Current vaccinations & in good health for breeding
* Halter broke
*Copy of registration papers at the time of service
* Mare Care: $10 dry/ $12 wet per day or $5 per day for pasture breeding (Minimum 30 days)
* Fees: Krogs Fiddle Cat $600 live cover- Private Treaty Shipped Cooled Semen
* APHA approval completed
*Limited time special- $100 off the regular rate until Christmas. Must be paid in full.
We encourage all mare owners to utilize their local vet to see where mares are in their cycle to help with timing to coming to the ranch and ensure soundness to breed.
2024 Breeding Contracts will be available in Fall 2023- Limited Space and Deposit required to hold your place
ATTENTION!!! ATTENTION!!!
Grit will be enrolled for 2024 Ranch Horse Extravaganza & Futurity! Please scope out the website: www.ranchhorsefuturity.com or check it out on Facebook: Ranch Horse Extravaganza & Futurity
Grit will continue for 2023 to be enrolled into the IQHA Ranch Horse Stallion Breeders Futurity and Program. This program has been specially designed to showcase ranch horse bred stallion's offspring. You can check out the program by going to www.ranchiq.com for further details.
A stud fee was donated to the IQHA Breeders Futurity and to the Nebraska Ranch Horse Futurity, both of which have been purchased. Please check out Nebraska Ranch Horse Futurity site: Futurity Program - Nebraska Ranch Horse Association (nebraskarha.org)
Grit will have a 2023 stud fee donated to the NW Missouri Stallion Breeders Futurity. Please check them out at: NWMSOF ~Weanlings & Yearlings are eligible to show in 2023 at the show.
Grit will be enrolled for 2024 Ranch Horse Extravaganza & Futurity! Please scope out the website: www.ranchhorsefuturity.com or check it out on Facebook: Ranch Horse Extravaganza & Futurity
Grit will continue for 2023 to be enrolled into the IQHA Ranch Horse Stallion Breeders Futurity and Program. This program has been specially designed to showcase ranch horse bred stallion's offspring. You can check out the program by going to www.ranchiq.com for further details.
A stud fee was donated to the IQHA Breeders Futurity and to the Nebraska Ranch Horse Futurity, both of which have been purchased. Please check out Nebraska Ranch Horse Futurity site: Futurity Program - Nebraska Ranch Horse Association (nebraskarha.org)
Grit will have a 2023 stud fee donated to the NW Missouri Stallion Breeders Futurity. Please check them out at: NWMSOF ~Weanlings & Yearlings are eligible to show in 2023 at the show.
Krogs Fiddle Cat
"Grit" is a 2014, 14.3 hand AQHA Red Roan stallion who is now at the heart of our breeding program here at the ranch. He is sired by Can't Kick This Cat who is an own son of High Brow Cat; he also has Dual Pep & Smart Little Lena. His dam, Fiddlin Jill Pine, is a granddaughter of Paprika Pine and goes back to Baron Bell. He has been 5 panel tested and is N/N across the board.
In 2019 he produced 2 money earners in the inaugural IQHA Ranch Horse Stallion Breeders Futurity. Again in 2020 Grit babies knock it out of the park with a 2nd place out of 45 entries in the yearling in hand trail course and a 3rd place in the 2 year old non-pro trail class.
In February 2020 he began his refresher course work at West Fork Ranch where he has been observed to be a quick study and good minded. His offspring have exhibited much of the same qualities as the sire as we have began to get offspring into new owner hands and work with ones ourselves.
In 2022, his get earned 4th place in the IQHA Breeders Futurity and a 2nd place at the NW Missouri Stallion Breeders Futurity show in the weanling stallion class. A weanling filly at that same NW Missouri show earned 1st place. She also made her showing debut with the International Buckskin Horse Association shows. Several other offspring have been making and continuing their show appearances and career working a variety of disciplines.
Presently, we have seen his offspring take to a variety of jobs (ranch work, trail, rodeo arena, mounted shooting and roping). Versatile and intelligent, offspring have shown their capacity to do a lot of different work.
At the 2023 Ranch Horse Extravaganza & Futurity, Grit's offspring group for Get of Sire Class composed of This Cat Called Jack, Country Rossie and BZ Ima FidlePlayer 2, earned 2nd place in a competitive class. Country Rossie also took 4th place in a class of 30+ yearlings for ranch conformation. Several other Grit foals competed and placed at the show. Grit also participated in the inaugural Stallion Alley and showcase at the futurity the Saturday evening of the show.
To date, Grit has progeny earnings of at or just over $2000.00 and still going.
