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 …
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. …
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… …
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 …
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 …
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!!!
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Thank you to the efforts of Tienna Canen & Jeanie Mahlstedt, our horses come with an MRI mug this year! 5 options available
Abigail came from Minnesota on November 2, 2019, to get her filly (2019 bay roan Sanrose Blue Colonel x MRI Derby Darling). She was awarded the filly we donated through the AQHA Ranching Heritage Young Horse Development program for AQHAYA members. We are as excited as Abigail about their future! For more information about the …
30 outstanding 2019 foals offered this year.Blue, bay, dun, & red roans! Buckskin, dun, bay, & sorrels Color~Class~Cow Ranching heritage eligible Take them home that day or leave on the mare for another month. Extra savings at the Open House! Youth Ain receive 25% discount! Also available: exposed broodmares, a select group of 2018 geldings …
In December 2018, Tienna Canen graduated from Montana State University with a degree in Animal Science-Livestock Management and Industry. She is the 3rd generation to obtain an agriculture degree from MSU-Bozeman (George and Tana were Ag Business majors; Ross graduated in Psychology from MSU)! She is back on the ranch full-time through lambing and calving. …
George and Jeanie Mahlstedt celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September 2018! Family, friends, and neighbors gathered together share a special meal, fellowship, and help celebrate their 50 years! Congratulations!
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