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Ian & Laureen at Ya Ha Tinda Ranch

Ian Tyson was an amazing cowboy musician from Longview, AB.  Enjoy some of his music while you are here.

Massimo with Ginger aka Ms Hashtags

Everything We Offer

El Nino
Shiner ready for sale
Training

Each year, we evaluate our broodmare band, select the mares to breed, scour the stallion and Magic Cross catalogs searching for the best match for each mare. 

 

We love to use Canadian owned studs standing locally - especially those with proven performance offspring.  Beyond performance success we look for solid conformation, easy disposition and great eye appeal. 

 

New technologies allow us to harvest  a fertilized embryo and transfer it to a recipient mare.  This means that our talented mare can continue showing while we get an early look at offspring. 

 

Mares beyond our breeding needs may be available as recipient mares.  Give us a call and inquire about availability and timing.

FInding your perfect horse isn't easy.  Give us a call and let us use our contacts in the community to help with your search, whether it is a wellbred weanling or a show horse with earnings.  We'll get the word out to other breeders and trainers to find horses for you to consider.

 

As we train our own young horses, we let them tell us which work they prefer.  Not every prospect becomes a Reined Cow Horse - it takes a strong work ethic, athleticism and a calm mind for the job.  Some horses are better suited to other disciplines for a variety of reasons.  Our sold horses have gone on to successful careers in cow horse, ranching, roping and reining.

Our sales listings are subject to change due to market conditions and advances in training.  You are welcome to come and try the horses at Bergen during the summer.  We haul a few to Arizona in the winter for continued training.  Come ride with us and try them out for yourself.

Training & Lessons

We now have outdoor pens with shelter available for outside horses in training.  Our trainer is well known in the Working Cow Horse competition circuit for his soft approach and talented riding.

From first rides to tune ups before a big show, we can help your horse be ready.  With miles of trails, a herd of cattle, a round pen, freewalker and arena we can give them what they need next.

Whether your horse stays with us or not. consider a series of lessons to get ready for the season.  Our trainer is great with beginners and is able to help you progress quickly.  Make sure you and your horse recognize the same set of signals. 

 

Bring your horse over to ride with us to stay synchronized and get invigorated about riding again! 

Let us Host your Brood Mare

We are pleased to offer our services to Foal Out your mare at our ranch.  We have many years of experience with our own mares and foals, but we will be calling on Dr. Haley Safnuk at Pioneer Veterinary Services in Sundre for any concerns.

We can offer pasture foaling, shelter and run out or an indoor stall in the barn.

Drop us an Email or give us a call and we will book you into our schedule and discuss your needs.

Facility Use / Clinics

We are now able to host clinics or small shows at our outdoor facilities.  We are set up for cattle handling for reined cow horse but we have a roping dummy as well.

 

We have one of the most outstanding young Cow Horse trainers in North America on our regular staff. We also have a resident cattle herd from which we can select practice cows.

Call us to discuss how we can help your 4H, FFA or riding club learn something new to advance your skills.

Slide, Turn & Roll back

We have recently rebuilt our outdoor arenas, both in Bergen, AB (Jason at Ground Worx) and Cottonwood, AZ (Cody Halford).  If you need a place to practice, give us a call and see if we can arrange a practice time, just for you.  

Our goal is to have the best outdoor arena for Reined Cow Horse in the county!

We will also be holding cow horse dry work and cattle practice group sessions.  Call us and join us for a series of lesson or practice sessions.

Views from around the ranch.

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