RANCH RAISED • ATHLETIC
The ORIGINAL Source of Blue Valentine Bloodlines
VERSATILE • GENTLE
Vista Grande Ranch
Dick & Dianne Van Pelt • 142 Vista Grande Way • Laramie, Wyoming 82070
307-742-6746 (Ranch) 307-760-1452 (Dick’s cell)
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VanPelt's Vista Grande Ranch is located south of Laramie, Wyoming about 8 miles
south of I-80 on Highway 287. It is nestled at the base of the Laramie Range of
mountains at about 7400 feet above sea level. The high plains of Wyoming, its good
hard grass, cold mountain water and acres and acres of bright blue unpolluted sky is
home to the Van Pelt string of top quality ranch bred working cow horses going back
to Blue Valentine, Joe Hancock and Leo. We know everyone likes a choice and we're
here to offer it to you. From working ranch horses, to team roping and winning barrel
horses that can run a hole in the wind......we'll have it all, and we'll have one for you.
Dick and Dianne
Every year we like to elevate our program to a higher level. We are still striving toward
that goal. We think you will see the results of that effort again this year. As I have tried to
slow down, I have leased out some mares to Roy and Brandee Gillum who help run the
family ranch at Peetz, Colorado. This year, in addition to having some nice color, they are
bringing some fine riding horses. This is a wonderful family who have met all my highest
hopes of junior partners as I slow down in my horse operation.
Greg Frye and his family continue to be an important part of our horse
operation. Greg starts most of my horses and his son and daughters have
become excellent hands over the years and they will do a lot of work with
these horses that will show on sale day. Their horses will be gentle and
accustomed to being in a lot of different situations including bull whips,
umbrellas, tarps, slickers and dogs. It's an amazing family and what they
produce is also amazing.
Clayton Van Aken has had lots of irons in the fire this summer. After the
college finals, he started four two year olds for us. Lydia Cole has also
helped so Clayton could go on the PRCA Rodeo circuit with Laramie local,
Paul Beckett. Together they have had lots of success and on Sunday
the 28th of July he and Paul
competed in the short round
of the "Daddy of them All"
Cheyenne Frontier Days.
On Friday Afternoon
we will have a warm
up of our riding horses for Saturday’s preview.
So come take a peek.
The Gillum Family
Clayton at the 2013
Cheyenne Frontier Days.
Our 3 Frye horse trainers practicing another
one of their talents, singing, at our favorite
store,
Wyoming Home
, in Cheyenne during
Frontier Days.
We would like to thank all of our customers, friends, family and our
partners. The Come To The Source sale is a challenging and rewarding
production sale to put together and we certainly could not do it without
the help and support of all of you. It takes a lot to maintain a breeding
program at this level and you are the ones who make it worthwhile.
