T-CROSS PRODUCTION SALE - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
Our production sale will be held at the horse ranch on Saturday, September 1, 2012. Mark your calendars and be sure to attend this years sale. We will have a great selection of horses for sale including broke ranch horses, performance horses, proven broodmares, and select ranch bred yearlings and 2 year olds. Stay tuned for more sale information.
TARIS PUNKIN BAR
Reserve Champion
Ft Worth
Stock Show & Rodeo
Invitational Ranch Horse Show and Sale
Taris Punkin Bar was the Reserve Champion at the 2012 Ft Worth Stock Show Invitational Ranch Horse Show & Sale. This nice gelding is a product of our breeding and training program. He is a 2005 model by Tari Pines For You and out of Ima Punkin Bar Too.
He was sold to Mike Baker of Madisonville, TX. Congratulations Mike on the purchase of this horse and best of luck with him!
2011 AQHA Year End Results Announced
AQHA has announced the 2011 Year End Standings. Horses from T-Cross topped the performance classes with trainer Lavert Avent in the saddle:
- Charmin Melody - AQHA Reserve Open High Point in Senior Versatility Ranch Horse
- Gallo Poco Cross - AQHA Reserve Open High Point Versatility Ranch Horse
T-CROSS HORSES TOP
RMQHA STANDINGS
T-Cross horses topped the open performance events in the Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Association 2011 standings with trainer Lavert Avent in the saddle:
- Gallo Poco Cross - High Point Versatility Ranch Horse
- Charmin Melody - Reserve High Point Versatility Ranch Horse
- T Tari Freckles - High Point Working Cowhorse
COWTOWNS CAT
Standing at T-Cross Ranch
T-Cross is pleased to add Cowtowns Cat to its string of outstanding stallions. Cowtowns Cat comes from a great line of producers. He is by NCHA All-Time leading sire High Brow Cat. His offspring have earned over $42,400,000. His dam, Cute Little Magic, has earnings over $29,000.
Cowtowns Cat's first foal crop will be 2 in 2012 and they are looking very promising with a big hip, very good minded, and good bone structure. Click here for more information about this nice stallion.
AQHA Legacy Breeder Award to
Robert Norris
T-Cross founder Robert C. Norris was recently awarded the Legacy Breeders Award. The Legacy Breeders award recognizes those breeders that have raised Quarter Horses for 50 consecutive years. This award was presented to Mr. Norris October 3, 2011 at the AQHA Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo, Texas.
"It's our honor to recognize the effort and time these breeders have spent in pushing the development of the American Quarter Horse." said Don Treadway Jr., AQHA executive vice president. The T-Cross breeding program is dedicated to the development of quality ranch horses with good minds, versatile talent, and excellent conformation.
T-Cross
Ranch Recognized as
AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder
"Ranching Heritage Breeders are those that breed and raise the ranch-type horse, which remains at the core of the American Quarter Horse Association and epitomizes the breed's versatility."
T-Cross Ranch is proud to be a part of this AQHA program. All T-Cross foals are eligible for nomination to the AQHA Ranching Heritage Challenge. The Ranching Heritage Challenge is exclusively for foals bred and nominated by Ranching Heritage breeders.
T-Cross Horses Competing
in CRCA Colorado Futurity
Come on out to the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock October 27 - 30 to watch us compete at the Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association Colorado Futurity. Miss Charmin Gallo will compete in the Futurity and Derby entries will be Gallo Poco Cross and T Tari Freckles. Click here to see more information about these horses.
T-Cross Horses Competing
in 2012 Ft Worth Stock Show
Watch for several of our nice show horses at the 2012 Ft Worth Stock Show. Gallo Poco Cross will compete in the AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse and Miss Charmin Gallo will compete in the $10,000 AQHA Ranching Heritage Classic. The Ranching Heritage Classic is a new and exciting competition offered by the AQHA. Gallo Poco Cross and Miss Charmin Gallo are products of the T-Cross breeding program. Both horses will be shown by head trainer Lavert Avent.
Gallo Poco Cross Crowned
World's Greatest Versatility Ranch Horse
Jr Ranch Sire Gallo Poco Cross competed in the 2011 NVRHA World's Greatest Versatility Ranch Horse Finals held September 24 - 25 at the Norris Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Horse and rider teams from across the western United States travelled to compete for the title of the World's Greatest Versatility Ranch Horse. When the dust had settled, horse and rider team Gallo Poco Cross and T-Cross head trainer Lavert Avent were the top team. Gallo Poco Cross is a product of the T-Cross breeding program. He is by T-Cross sire Mr Gallo Del Cielo and out of a producing mare Jose Poco Cross. Contact us for information about breeding to this nice stallion.
Battle in the Saddle Ranch Remuda Challenge
Oklahoma City, OK
T-Cross horses competed in the Ranch Remuda Challenge during the Battle in the Saddle event July 5-9, 2011 in Oklahoma City, OK. Head trainer Lavert Avent showed the Jr ranch stallion Gallo Poco Cross to a 5th place finish and T Tari Freckles to an 8th place. Click here for more information about these nice horses.
T-Cross Horses
Consigned to
Horse Sales
T-Cross is pleased to offer several of our nice horses for sale by consignment in upcoming industry leading horse auctions. 4 horses have been consigned to the HeadQuarters Sale by Western Bloodstock, to be held during the WRCA World Championship Ranch Rodeo November 10 - 13 at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo, TX. One of our nice ranch geldings has been consigned to the Ft Worth Stock Show Invitational Ranch Horse sale, held Saturday January 14, 2012 during the Ft. Worth Stock Show. Click here for more information about these horses.
Gallo Poco Cross and Charmin Melody
2011 AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse Top 10 Finishes
T-Cross Ranch horses were well represented at the 2011 AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse World Show held March 9-10 in Houston, TX.
Congratulations to Charmin Melody and Gallo Poco Cross for their Top 10 Finishes. In addition to his Top 10 finish, Gallo Poco Cross was Working Ranch Horse Reserve World Champion.
Charmin Melody is a 2005 mare by one of our senior stallions Charmin Jose and out of Jays Miss Melody. Look for this nice mare to compete in select shows in 2011. After 2011 she will be retired from the show pen and start her career as a broodmare. She is in foal to our great stallion Tari Pines for You for a 2012 foal.
Gallo Poco Cross is junior stallion at the ranch. He is by our own stallion Mr Gallo Del Cielo and out of ranch bred mare Jose Poco Cross. This nice stallion will be competing in versatility shows this year. He is standing at the ranch for 2011 and will be bred to some of our mares with his first foal crop in 2012. Click here for more information about breeding to Gallo Poco Cross.
Charmin Melody and Gallo Poco Cross are trained and shown by T-Cross head trainer Lavert Avent.
Gallo Poco Cross
2010 AQHA Reserve High Point Jr. Horse - Open Versatility Ranch Horse
Congratulations to Gallo Poco Cross on his 2010 Reserve High Point Jr. Horse title in Versatility. This talented stallion was bred right here on the ranch, and is by Mr Gallo Del Cielo and out of Jose Poco Cross. He will stand to the public in 2011. Click here for more information about this nice stallion.
Charmin
Melody
2010 High Point AQHA Open Versatility Ranch Horse Champion
Charmin Melody was top AQHA Open Versatility Ranch Horse for 2010. This is a repeat title for this talented mare. She was also VRH High Point Champion in 2009. This nice mare is a product of our breeding program. She is by Charmin Jose and out of Jays Miss Melody.
T-Cross Horses Earn NCHA World Champion Titles
2010 NCHA World Champion titles go to T-Cross horses in 2 NCHA Divisions. Peptowood earned the $5,000 Novice Non-Pro World Champion title, and Don't Hick Up earned the World Champion title for the $15,000 Novice Non-Pro Division. Both horses are shown by Steve Norris.
First Foal Crop from Cowtowns Cat
Our first foals from Cowtowns Cat out of top producing mares hit the ground in 2010. There are 3 foals for 2010:
- Smart Charm Cross has a colt by her side
- Spring At The Sixes has a filly
- Taris Other Jezzy has a filly
We are very excited about the future of Cowtowns Cat as a sire. We're expecting 8 foals by this great sire out of producing mares in the spring of 2011.