Roy 's been riding good foundation bred horses for over 50 years - well, that was when he turned 20 and was out on his own.  He rode the great horse Buttermilk to school when he was a kid and his Dad sold Buttermilk to Glen Randall for Dale Evans.  

Roy finally got to fulfill his dream of owning a John Red mare when the Cowan boys (they're boys to a guy Roy's age!) called and wanted to sell some horses after Pat Cowan's tragic death.  Pat and Roy had been friends for years.  The last time Roy was at the Cowan ranch before Pat died, Roy asked Pat to show him the John Red mares Pat had.  Pat refused, stating that they had always been good friends and there was no use in ruining that by looking at mares he wasn't going to sell.  

Anyway - Roy bought Miss 3 John from the boys and we were fortunate to get this great buckskin stud colt out of her.  Roy named him Pat Cowan  in honor of the great friend and horseman, Mr. Pat Cowan.  We sold Pat Cowan January 29, 2005 at the Black Hills Stock Show Sale to Shawn & Leslie Merrill - the Merrill Ranch in South Dakota.   

Now we run a few mares and breed some outside mares.  We also buy and sell good riding horses that cowboys and cowgirls around Nebraska 's  sandhills and the rest of the U.S., Mexico, and Canada use to rope, rodeo, run barrels, ranch on and some folks just feed, pet and look at them.  Roy had a defibrillator put in the end of May 2007 - kick starts his heart.  Sure has made him feel better.  

Marilyn tries to keep up with Roy and Ty along with teaching school in Ogallala , Nebraska.  After 4 back surgeries, she's riding again, starting some young horses  running barrels.   

Ty graduated from Ogallala High School in 2005-06 and went to Marshall, Missouri - Missouri Valley College.  She's received a nice scholarship for academics and rodeo & has enjoyed expanding her travels - like really expanding the miles they traveled to college rodeo! 400 miles to the closest one, and over 1000 miles to a couple in Alabama.   http://www.moval.edu/     She fell off a horse, got stepped on, and broke a couple bones in her foot the first of March 2007 - so she was out for the 2007 spring rodeos.  July 5, 2007 she got kicked and tore the MCL in her left leg - so then she had a hip to ankle brace - seems to be healed up & going to the spring rodeos. She  enjoys school and activities there, but is quickly following in her Dad's boots with her interest in foundation horses.  Ty continues to compete in barrel races around the country and is making some nice horses.    We're so proud of her accomplishments both in and out of the horse world. She loves her Miniature & Toy Australian Shepherd dogs, and continues to raise pups - with Mom & Dad's labor when she's at school - to help pay her way down the road.     

Stop in and talk horses anytime - coffeepot's almost always on or ready to be put on again!