FROELICH QUARTER HORSES

Our family Registered Quarter Horse business began with our father, John J. Froelich, who purchased a registered Palomino Stallion, WR’s Commanche Boy, in 1948. Since then our father passed down his love for the quarter horse breed to his children who continue his dream of producing "horses with disposition, color, and conformation, ranch raised in big country."

By the late 50’s, several daughters of Commanche Boy were roaming the pasture. The next sire used was Slash J. Bill, son of the well-known and National Champion Smutty Bill.

In the early 60’s, the first colts from WR’s CM Jon were running on the ranch. This stallion was a direct son of King Trumpet, who was an outstanding performance horse. He was known as having a lot of cow sense, and we liked the size and heart he put into his offspring.

Blackburn 90 was purchased at the Blackburn Ranch dispersion and used as our only stallion for ten years. Many good things can be said about the Blackburn line but their disposition ranks at the very top for us. They seem to have a built-in instinct to like people and are very cowy. We still have several broodmares that are daughters of Blackburn 90.

We purchased Real Baron Jack at the Howard Pitzer sale in 1978. He was the son of Baron Bell and a grandson of Two-Eyed Jack, two stallions that brought much worldwide attention to the Pitzer Ranch. We lost Real Baron Jack in 1994, but many of his daughters still pass down the AQHA champion blood to their offspring.

A son of Tufernhel was purchased in the spring of 1979. Homer Tufcola gave some big, well-balanced, and colorful broodmares. He also added some additional bone to his foals.  Several of our mares go back to the Tuffernhel bloodline.

In 1983 we purchased McKeag, a blue roan colt from the Silha Ranch in Bowman, North Dakota. In McKeag’s pedigree you’ll find that he’s loaded with Three Bars breeding.  We can’t say enough about the superior attributes that McKeag brings to his colts. From his powerful hip to his classy head, McKeag throws not only his good looks into his offspring, but his quiet, intelligent disposition too.

Our 1988 blue roan stallion, Blue Star McKeag, offers that same superior disposition that his father passed down to him. Blue Star has proven that the McKeag genetics are strong. Coupled with the fine Pretty Buck bloodline from his mother, Blue Star McKeag’s colts glide across the pasture.

March 2001 we purchased our latest true blue stallion Rio Blue Badger.  Badger had everything we were looking for including a top notch head. As you can see from the the set of foals this year Badger really throws some color. We think the combination of Badger and McKeags daughters is a winning combination.

Within all this history of stallions and mares, one overall philosophy prevails in our horse business: we breed horses that we love to ride. We choose bloodlines from the greats to make great horses. We use horses to maintain our cattle business, and we breed horses to get the job done. Whether it’s pulling calves to the branding iron, roping across the arena, or taking an evening pleasure ride, these horses are continually proving their versatility.