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Ashley Quarter Horses, Belt, MT (2025)

07/08/2025

🌟 We are finally ready to start showing you the babies and scheduling your ranch visits to pick yours out! 🌟

Below is our list of 2025 sires and a brief note on what we will have available from each.
We have picked out some fillies to keep and stud c**ts to consider for sale consignments, but still have a great selection to offer now.

We are working on getting all c**ts’ pedigrees up on All Breeds to be able to provide links to them for you.
With a little guy in tow everywhere I go (he’s now a little over 10 months old!), I have yet to get any photos on my good camera, just my phone, but will be more intentional on getting an album of photos started for each c**t any day now 😉

🔅SHINING SMOKE TARI🔅
“Shiner” 2004 palomino
Sire: Shining Spark
Dam: Royal Smoke Tari (Doc Tari)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/shining+smoke+tari
💥1-2 stud c**ts available, NO fillies

🔹BLU SIDE OF THE BOON🔹
“Boon” 2017 blue roan
Sire: Once in a Blu Boon
Dam: Just Call Me Maxine (Pl***oys Remedy)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/blu+side+of+the+boon
💥Several stud c**ts & fillies available

🔺BOONS ROYAL CAT🔺
“Royal” 2018 red roan
Sire: Once In A Blu Boon
Dam: Adurobelle (Palo Duro Cat)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/boons+royal+cat
💥Several stud c**ts & fillies available

▪️TFR OTOES DRIFTWOOD▪️
“Drifter” 2011 bay roan
Sire: JR Driftwood Chicker (Trace of Glen)
Dam: Corona Boon (Boon Bars Best)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/tfr+otoes+driftwood
💥Couple stud c**ts available, 1 filly at this time

▫️WOODY BE BLESSED▫️
“Woodrow” 2022 sorrel
Sire: Woody Be Tuff
Dam: Sarahs Super Cat (High Brow Cat)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/woody+be+blessed2
💥1 stud c**t available, no fillies at this time

🎩A VINTAGE TRICK 🎩
“Vinny” 2022 buckskin
Sire: A Vintage Smoke
Dam: Hat Trick Chic (Smart Chic Olena)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/a+vintage+trick
💥None available at this time

🚩FAMOUS SIX MOONS🚩
“Beamer” 2015 sorrel
Sire: Dash Ta Fame
Dam: Marthas O Toole (Marthas Six Moons)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/famous+six+moons
💥1 stud c**t, 1 filly available

🔸FRENCH DASH TA PERRY🔸
“Guy” 2016 buckskin
Sire: First Down French
Dam: Jess Gonna Be Famous (Dash Ta Fame)
Pedigree: https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/french+dash+ta+perry
💥1 stud c**t available, no fillies

If you are in the area, we highly recommend you come visit and see the c**ts in person to pick yours out.
If not, we’d love to chat with you to see what you are looking for and help you pick out the best fit for your purposes.

Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!
Lanell 406 736 5652

Located in Belt, Montana

*Not all pictured are available, just an assortment of photos to give you an idea of our c**t crop.

07/01/2025

We LOVE seeing photos of and receiving feedback on our c**ts at their new homes 🩵

Quite a number of you have shared with us the last month or two, we wanted to brag on you all and the wonderful job you are doing with these c**ts from our program.
It makes what we do that much more rewarding when we see the love and effort you put into these horses.

Thank you all for sharing!

💡 If you are in the market for a c**t - let us know!
We will be posting our available c**ts of the 2025 crop soon!

06/30/2025

We have had a crazy last couple weeks here at the Belt Ranch, as June draws to a close, here’s a little update:

We were incredibly blessed with over an inch of rain last week and even some snow on Tiger Butte. Forced us to wait to get our swather in the fields, but we will gladly take the moisture and a little more mature hay crop than dust and drought conditions! Grandpa Joe has since opened some fields up and started swathing. Next will come the rake and baler as soon as Lanell and Yukon get them serviced and ready.

While Amanda and Hailey were here to help, we were able to get the mares with c**ts sorted three ways for Boon, Royal, and Vinny to pasture breed.
We will get the young and open mares in from pasture in the next day or two and start breeding them. These mares will be bred to Shiner, Woodrow, Guy, Drifter, and our newest addition needing to be announced, Whip.

Recently, our last mare foaled, so that’s a wrap on foaling season 2025! Lanell will be looking over all the babies, deciding on which we will keep back, NILE prospects, and which we will be offering. We’ve already had a number of inquiries, soon, we will be ready to start scheduling your visits to pick your babies out!

Our other bit of excitement (and stress!) lately has been having a select few young mares AI’ed to some special studs we picked out.
These ranch-raised, range mares have become well travelled and seen far more than any of our others have and done so well - a testament to their minds. These 3 year olds were halter broke as weanlings/yearlings then turned out to pasture and minimally handled since. While friendly out at pasture, it’s asking a lot to hop in a trailer, travel over 100 miles one way, be handled by strangers in a different facility, walk through “scary” doorways, into stocks multiple times, be bred by the vet (at hopefully the right time!), come home for a bit, then be ferried back to a different vet (this one, thankfully a bit closer, still 50+ miles) for a 14 day ultrasound to either confirm pregnancy thus far or stay there for a rebreed.
It’s been a lot of extra work on our end, miles travelled with the mares plus Kelly and Shaylin making two different semen pick ups and drop offs, phone calls, planning, scheduling, wondering if we made the right choices, and so on. Not everything has gone exactly as we have hoped for, but faithfully, through it all, we know the Lord has had His hand in it - He has closed some doors and opened others.

Ranch life is full of uncertainty, heartbreak and triumphs, but we love what we do and give all the glory to God!

06/25/2025

Yesterday we hosted our annual gathering of friends from our Emmanuel Bible Church congregation.
What started out several years ago as an outing for the widows has turned into a trip for all who want to join.
We missed Mr. Del this year, who was an intrigal part of starting this tradition, as he went home to be with the Lord last year.

Lanell and Kelly, with the help of Yukon and Hailey, took the group to see the mares and c**ts, cows and calves, picked wildflowers, and admired all the blessings the ranch offers us.
In preparation for the day, Lanell smoked pork butts on his big smoker, Kelly shred it, and they lovingly served BBQ pulled pork sandwiches for lunch at the cabin with wonderful conversation and fellowship.

The smiles on everyone’s faces, compliments, and memories made was certainly worth all the work put in to make the day a success!
Already making plans for next year!

06/08/2025

When you get to share a small tidbit of your life with family ❤️

We tried to cram as much of the ranch into a day and a half for the Harmon family, sweet cousins traveling from Libby, MT, as we could.

We are just over halfway done foaling, fairly soon we will be ready to start scheduling all you who want to come look at the babies yourselves! 😍

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
Ask Loni how hers was 🥰

06/01/2025

We are off and rolling with foaling here at the Belt Ranch - about a third of the way done and the fillies are outnumbering the stud c**ts almost three fold!

Lanell will have quite a time deciding which fillies to keep and which to part with - the majority being roan makes it all the more difficult. So far, we are not seeing as much color in the few stud c**ts, but! With as many left as there is, that can change quickly.

We will have a nice selection of stud c**ts to offer sired by our 8 studs as well as some fillies. We will get most of them foaled out before making decisions on which to keep and which we will be offering.
We will *most likely* keep all Shiner’s fillies again this year as well as Woodrow, Vinny, and Drifter’s since it’s their first crop, but will see what Lanell ultimately decides.

2025 sires:

🔅 SHINING SMOKE TARI
Sire: Shining Spark
Dam: Royal Smoke Tari (Doc Tari)

🔹 BLU SIDE OF THE BOON
Sire: Once in a Blu Boon
Dam: Just Call Me Maxine (Pl***oys Remedy)

🔺 BOONS ROYAL CAT
Sire: Once In A Blu Boon
Dam: Adurobelle (Palo Duro Cat)

▪️ TFR OTOES DRIFTWOOD
Sire: JR Driftwood Chicker (Trace of Glen)
Dam: Corona Boon (Boon Bars Best)

▫️ WOODY BE BLESSED
Sire: Woody Be Tuff
Dam: Sarahs Super Cat (High Brow Cat)

🎩 A VINTAGE TRICK
Sire: A Vintage Smoke
Dam: Hat Trick Chic (Smart Chic Olena)

🚩 FAMOUS SIX MOONS
Sire: Dash Ta Fame
Dam: Marthas O Toole (Marthas Six Moons)

🔸 FRENCH DASH TA PERRY
Sire: First Down French
Dam: Jess Gonna Be Famous (Dash Ta Fame)

Not all pictured are currently available!
Just quick photos off the phone with my baby in the pack to give you a peek at what we are getting 🩵
…I didn’t get Lanell’s pre-approval of sharing some of his fillies 😂

05/15/2025

We have an amazing group of horsemen here for the Kelsey Thomas Clinic! Day 1 is in the books thanks to Gerald and Lorraine Ackerman of Pine Cone Mountain Quarter Horses and the use of their indoor.

05/03/2025

Justin was married to Donna’s (Lance’s wife) daughter, Mell, and left behind her and their two young boys.
Please keep this precious family in your prayers as they navigate this tragic loss.

https://m.wierfuneralhome.com/obituaries/events?obituaryId=42343654

https://facebook.com/events/s/justin-kincheloe-memorial-serv/1203115347465175/

04/24/2025

AQHA put out these lists of the top 10 sires in different disciplines for 2024 - we have a good share of this breeding in our program here at the Belt Ranch.

As you look at these pedigrees, Shining Spark appears a couple times, we are blessed to own a son of Shining Spark himself, SHINING SMOKE TARI, whose genetics have really complemented our program.

Once in a Blu Boon is on the list, we have blue and red roan sons of his, BLU SIDE OF THE BOON and BOONS ROYAL CAT, whose c**ts have been popular for us.

#2 on the list for rope horse sires as well as being #7 on reined cow horse sires is Woody Be Tuff.
We welcomed a son of his, WOODY BE BLESSED, into our program last year and look forward to his first c**ts this spring.

The #1 sire for cutting, reined cow horse, and roping, and arguably one of the best cow horses ever, the great Metallic Cat.
More information coming on him, but late last year we had the opportunity to purchase a red roan son of Metallic Cat whom we will start breeding with this year. We look forward to introducing him to you!

With our current stallion line up crossed on our daughters and granddaughters of Zan Parr Bar, Freckles Pl***oy, Docs Hickory, Wilywood, Playgun, Dash Ta Fame, and Frenchmans Guy, among others, you can see we are generations deep in being committed to raising versatile performance horses that will excel in many disciplines.

🌟 Our 2025 foal crop is coming soon! About a month to go - stay tuned!

🔹 Roping: https://www.aqha.com/-/top-roping-sires-of-2024

🔹 Reined cow horse: https://www.aqha.com/-/top-reined-cow-horse-sires-of-2024

🔹 Cutting: https://www.aqha.com/-/top-cutting-sires-of-2024

As always, any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us on here or call Lanell 406 736 5652

04/17/2025

Several open spaces still left in the THREE DAY clinic with Kelsey Love Thomas — May 14-16, at the home arena on the ranch in Forsyth!

Limited to 10 riders, auditors welcome. Clinic cost includes dry camping on site, one stall, all meals, live cattle, outside riding, and good times with great horse people like yourself! ☺️

Reserve your place to ride with Kelsey HERE: https://square.link/u/h6Tc7Cz8

Stick around Friday night, May 16th to celebrate 50th years of Ashley Quarter Horses and join us for a free BBQ dinner at the ranch too!

Contact Melissa Ashley or Kelsey Love Thomas for more information!

04/15/2025

🔥 2025 sire line-up 🔥

We are looking forward to another outstanding c**t crop from our stallions Shiner, Boon, Royal, Beamer, and Guy as well as our three new additions, Drifter, Woodrow, and Vinny.
Lots of exciting crosses of straight cow and cow x speed blend plus should have some great color.

🔅 SHINING SMOKE TARI
Sire: Shining Spark
Dam: Royal Smoke Tari (Doc Tari)
Bred to Zan Parr Bar, Docs Hickory, Dash Ta Fame, Peptoboonsmal, and Playgun bred mares

🔹 BLU SIDE OF THE BOON
Sire: Once in a Blu Boon
Dam: Just Call Me Maxine (Pl***oys Remedy)
Bred to Freckles Pl***oy, Zan Parr Bar, Dash Ta Fame, and Vellhos Only Parr bred mares

🔺 BOONS ROYAL CAT
Sire: Once In A Blu Boon
Dam: Adurobelle (Palo Duro Cat)
Bred to Freckles Pl***oy, Docs Hickory, Playgun, and Vellhos Only Parr mares

▪️ TFR OTOES DRIFTWOOD
Sire: JR Driftwood Chicker (Trace of Glen)
Dam: Corona Boon (Boon Bars Best)
Bred to Freckles Pl***oy, Zan Parr Bar, Wilywood, Dash Ta Fame, and Blantons Fast Time bred mares

▫️ WOODY BE BLESSED
Sire: Woody Be Tuff
Dam: Sarahs Super Cat (High Brow Cat)
Bred to Docs Hickory, Dash Ta Fame, Freckles Pl***oy, and Once In A Blu Boon bred mares

🎩 A VINTAGE TRICK
Sire: A Vintage Smoke
Dam: Hat Trick Chic (Smart Chic Olena)
Bred to Once In A Blu Boon, Setumup Speedy, and Dash Ta Fame bred mares

🚩 FAMOUS SIX MOONS
Sire: Dash Ta Fame
Dam: Marthas O Toole (Marthas Six Moons)
Bred to Freckles Pl***oy bred mares

🔸 FRENCH DASH TA PERRY
Sire: First Down French
Dam: Jess Gonna Be Famous (Dash Ta Fame)
Bred to Once In A Blu Boon and Vellhos Only Parr mares

How it works:
✔️ We will start foaling mid/late May into June
✔️ If you’re interested in a c**t, we highly recommend you to come out this summer and pick out your baby in person!
✔️ Otherwise, let us know what you’re looking for and we will put you on our list. Once we get the babies on the ground and decide what we will be offering, we can make suggestions we feel would fit your needs.
✔️ Deposit (goes toward total purchase price) holds the c**t until weaning
✔️ Colts are ready to go at weaning starting late October into November (depending on weather)
✔️ Colts will be haltered and lightly handled to safely load and transport them
✔️ Brand inspection and bill of sale to go with your c**t
✔️ AQHA papers mailed to you with signed transfer when we receive it back - you can help name your c**t (highly encouraged!)
✔️ Out-of-state purchases require health and Coggins, we share that additional vet expense with you

Located in Belt, Montana
Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us!
Lanell 406 736 5652

03/18/2025

NOW is your chance to get some mares straight from the heart of our program 🙌🩵

❗️UPDATE - thank you all SO much for your interest in these mares. We didn’t expect them to go this quickly. All have found new homes. Thank you!

Lanell has finally made some decisions on his beloved mares. He never likes letting mares go, but Kelly insists we need to make room for our upcoming fillies, so here’s what we are currently offering:

💜 Classic Parr Te
2008 buckskin mare
In foal to Boons Royal Cat
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/boons+royal+cat
❌SOLD

💜 Tyrees Jenga
2013 bay roan mare
In foal to TFR Otoes Driftwood
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/tfr+otoes+driftwood
❌SOLD

💜 Freckles Dry Star
2016 bay mare
In foal to TFR Otoes Driftwood
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/tfr+otoes+driftwood
❌SOLD

💜 Freckles Dry Pixi406
2019 bay mare
In foal to TFR Otoes Driftwood
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/tfr+otoes+driftwood
❌SOLD

💜 Famous Freckle Lass
2019 sorrel mare
In foal to Blu Side of the Boon
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/blu+side+of+the+boon
❌SOLD

💜 Valiant Mindy
2020 bay mare
In foal to Famous Six Moons
https://www.allbreedpedigree.com/famous+six+moons
❌SOLD

❤️Freckles Darby
2013 sorrel mare
Open
❌SOLD

❤️Famous Kaycee
2018 bay more
Open
❌SOLD

❤️Famous Taya
2018 sorrel mare
Open
❌SOLD

❤️Fames JuJu Parr
2019 bay mare
Open
❌SOLD

✅ All mares are up to date on deworming
✅ Bred mares due late May into June
✅ Bred mares are up to date on pneumabort
✅ Open mares are cycling

🔹 All have been hand and pasture bred (except Mindy being her first year has just been hand bred)
🔹 These mares are range mares - born and raised in our big pastures, hardy and no maintenance
🔹 Halter broke as yearlings
🔹 Provided free choice salt + chelated mineral year round
🔹 Currently have all-natural protein lick tubs

🔺 Come with AQHA registration papers and signed transfer
🔺 Bred mares also come with 2025 foal registration application

⚠️ More individual info in caption of each mare’s photo followed by photo of registration papers

📍 Located in Belt, Montana

📞 Lanell: 406 736 5652

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