Mahlstedt Ranch 2023 Open House
You are invited to our 2023 Open House!
Sunday, August 27th, 2023 @ the Ranch
I’m a Rancher and I Went Vegan…
Yes, that’s right, the “experts” are telling consumers that no meat is better for our bodies and for the environment, so I tried it!
Friend of Mahlstedt Ranch enjoys success as the breeder of a champion
Congrats to Aus Ranch on raising a qualifier to The American!
MRI February 2023 Newsletter
This newsletter tells about our expected foals and social media presence.
MRI November Newsletter – Thanksgiving & Merchandise!
Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Wow. Where do we start this newsletter on a fall that was FULL of activity?! I think I’ll list just some of the things for which we are thankful……… FRIENDSHIPS: It has truly been a year of the revolving door. With friends and family coming and going, it was so …
Mahlstedt Ranch August 2022 Newsletter
Our newsletter for August is packed with ranch and people and horse news!
Mahlstedt Ranch 2022 Open House Sunday, September 4th at the ranch, 2-5 pm
Our outstanding crop of 2022 foals are offered this year. Lots of Color! Blue Roans and Buckskins Plus Red Roan, Bay Roan, & gray. Color~Class~Cow Ranching heritage eligible Take them home that day!Extra savings on WEANLINGS at the Open House! This is the only time of the year we offer discounts.Youth in 4-H & AQHA …
Tienna Canen recognized at AQHA Convention for participation in the class of 2021 AQHLead
Today Tienna Canen was recognized at the AQHA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV for her participation in the 2020-21 AQHLead program. The program, designed for young adults ages 19-34, helps support their development as young leaders in the equine industry. AQHLead grants were awarded to 10 applicants for the Class of 2021 to offset the cost …
Having a succession plan for your family ranch
Recently four members of our ranch team attended a Ranching for Profit school. I highly recommend the school, but that is not what I want to talk about. Please hear my heart on something that struck home with me about the current situation many ranches find themselves in….. Our ranches are a part of us. …
The Drought of 2021
Devastation comes to this earth in so many forms. Often times its quickly – hurricanes or tornadoes, flash floods or fire. But the kind of devastation we are experiencing this year, is a little different. -DROUGHT- It’s slow. It’s hot. It’s SO dry. It’s constant wind. It’s always dusty. And it seems to last forever… …
Mahlstedt Ranch was honored to be featured recently as a Ranching Heritage Breeder on the AQHA website and social media pages.
Ranching Heritage Breeder: Mahlstedt Ranch – AQHA Ranching Heritage Breeder: Mahlstedt Ranch Matching lifetime partners is this Montana Ranching Heritage Breeder’s goal. By Andrea Caudill The customers pulling up to the gates of Mahlstedt Ranch are there to bring home a new horse, but most of them are repeat or word-of-mouth customers because of what else they get …
Animal Identification is Livestock Security
When I started writing these blogs, I had every intention of posting one every month, but life happened and the blogs didn’t… Blogs won’t be monthly, but let’s hope they are more regular then they have been! With calving season upon us, days are spent doing a lot of record keeping, tagging, and tattooing around …
Happy National Ag Day!!
Celebrate with a puzzle Happy National Ag Day! I have created something fun for you Here is a Mahlstedt Ranch Quarter Horse Word Find. Read the write-up about us and find the bolded words in the puzzle. Just click on the link below to open and print. Have fun!!!
Mahlstedt Ranch donates AQHA Ranching Heritage Young Horse Development weanling
For Isobel and us it was a beautiful work of God that she received an MRI horse. Isobel had followed our website and admired our horses for several years and on November 6, 2020, she was able to get her own MRI filly (2020 brown filly MRI Snips Spirit x MRI Redeemed Desire). Isobel was …
Returning to my roots
In looking for a career, most people wouldn’t look twice at one offering long hours inall kinds of weather (bitter cold, mud, summer, dust, and back to bitter cold), broken equipment, and no promise of profit, but a guarantee of debt. Even with all the hardships, I cannot think of anything I want to do …
Facts About Farm Subsidies
In recent years it has been proposed that cutting the farm subsidy program would substantially relieve government debt. Claiming that farmers and ranchers are receiving more than their fair share of government aid, many people view government subsidies as no different than a welfare program for farmers. This is not the case. So, what is …
Beef: The Real Thing
In a world with ever increasing worries over environmental sustainability, many people are touting the unsustainability of beef products and promoting the idea of going meatless to save the planet. Before you, the consumer, make a decision to go meatless or continue to eat meat, I encourage you to do your research. This post will …
Benefits and Economic Impact of Sheep
It’s lambing time here at the ranch so it’s no surprise that this post is all about sheep and how important they are to our everyday living! Behind that cute, wooly face is a utility that is very multi-faceted; providing wool, meat, milk, and other products for our world. Not only do sheep provide us …
Life-Sustaining Water
The importance of a water well to livestock and wildlife Some may see a water well like this one as just a random source of water that a rancher installed for his cattle….something with very little importance in the big picture of life. Let me tell you a water well is SO much more than …