4B Farms of Grinnell, Kansas
4B Farms can be found in the North western corner of Kansas where people appreciate and need good working animals. The weather and the country can be tough and the people and the animals have to be tougher, and have to be willing to put in an honest, hard days work. We love every minute of living here and we enjoy producing quality American Quarter Horses, American Paint Horses, and working dogs like the Miniature Australian Shepherd that make any job a pleasure.
**NEW! We have Chevon and Cabrito (Goat Meat) For Sale! Check out our Goat Meat For Sale page for more information**
What We Do:
We take pride in raising good minded working and performance horses with excellent conformation and athletic ability. Our primary stallion, RVA Prom Annette Son,"Dillon", is 93.75% Foundation bred with Doc Bar, Poco Bueno, and Peppy San Badger on his papers, his next generation includes King, Royal King, and Doc O'Lena twice! Our upcoming stallions, Hombres Bartender and Rusty Iron Cadillac, are Genuine Hombre, Genuine Doc, Two ID Bartender, Iron Cadillac, and Tiger Leo bred. Click on this link to go to our Stallions page to see more on these fantastic boys.
We don't forget to give credit to the fantastic bloodlines of the mares also. Some breeders say the mare is even more important so we have some of the best bloodlines there also. You will find Zippo Pine Bar, Jackie Bee, Beau Bonanza, Doc Bar, Mecca San Leo, Holidoc, Seven S Baldy, and Two Eyed Jack just to name a few. To see our lineup go to the Horses, and then Mares page. And to see what good breeding produces, check out our Foals page!
We have new kids! Pictures now available on the Goat page!
2008 Colts In Training At Colby Community College
Our 2008 colts went to Colby Community College this month and are beginning their training program. Adam Frisch is the Farm Manager and the Instructor for this class. I will post the updates on their progress as I receive them. For information about the CCC Bull and Horse sale click here--> CCC Annual Bull and Horse Sale
12/01/2009
Some of the students came out to the farm today to see where the colts they are working with were raised. We went through pedigrees and background of the stallions and of the mares and discussed temperaments and conformation and how it was passed on to their foals. The students also had a chance to see the 2009 foals and even got to play with the baby goats!
11/05/2009
Today was a beautiful sunny day and the colts worked well. Buck was saddled for the third time today and seems comfortable under saddle. I didn't get to see him work much but did get a couple pictures. I was very impressed with Chigger. She was round penned for the first time today AND saddled for the first time! As you can see from the pictures she acted like it was no big deal. In fact when she was turned loose she acted like it was nap time, just stood calmly looking at us as if to say, "What's the big deal?" These students are doing an excellent job with these colts!
10/27/2009
It was windy and cold but I went to see how things were going with the colts today. I was just in time to see Sunny with a saddle on for the first time. He did great! He acted like he had been saddled one hundred times before. Trayce is growing, he and Sunny were both gelded on Friday and they had a little swelling but were doing pretty well by today. Skipper had his second ride today. He is coming along VERY nicely, I was impressed how soft and easy he moved. I got a few pictures today, I'll try to add more later.
10/18/2009
Mark your calendars! March 27, 2010 will be the date for the Horse & Bull Auction at Colby Community College. The auction will be held at the College Agricultural Center East of Colby. More information on time and early viewing will be available later. I will post the sale flyer as soon as I receive it from the college.
09/22/2009
We put a saddle on Skipper for the first time yesterday. No buck, no stress, just accepted it as though he had been doing it for years! He is one great horse. The others will be saddled soon as well.
09/14/2009
The students have been matched with their horses for the class. Everyone seems very pleased with the colt they received. It should be a very good year. Skipper is definitely showing his Smart Little Lena breeding, he is very catty and extremely smart. Buck is very gentle and willing, Trace was a little reserved at first in the new environment but seems to be settling in. Sonny is a favorite, he loves everyone and obviously wants to please, Chigger is feisty but loves people. Little Miss is a bit more of a hand full but is coming around.
Registered Quarter Horse Foals From 2010
Can you believe it? It is almost time for new foals again! I'm not sure where 2009 went but I know I didn't get everything done that I had planned. Hopefully 2010 will be a little more productive for me but right now we are busy having baby goats and getting ready for foals. Our first foal should arrive the end of March this year and then we got pretty spread out because we were using all 3 studs instead of just Dillon. That made for an interesting breeding season and therefore an even more interesting foaling season ahead. We will have 3 foals by Dillon this year, 1 by Rusty, and 2 by Hombre. Possibly 1 by Snickers as well that was an OOPS! We will post pictures as soon as they start arriving.
Our 2009 foals can still be seen on the Foals page for now but will soon be moved to the Sale Barn page when they go to Colby Community College to start their training. For more information please contact us. You can see the 2008 horses on our Horse Sale Barn page and they will be on the CCC Annual Horse Auction March 27, 2010. Be sure to come to the sale or check them out on www.DVAuction.com to bid on line.
