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Welcome
to the Thorne Ranch 2008 News Page...
You may also visit the 2007 News Page and the
2006 & Past Years News Page
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We are Members of these Great Cattle
Organizations!
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This is where we'll announce the
most recent additions to our web site and current News.
If you've visited us before
and want to know what's changed, take a look here first.
Thank you for your visit..
Located in Northeast Oklahoma 3/4 mile off
Oklahoma Hwy 69 |
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Thorne Ranch Awards for Livestock Shows, National Feeding Contests and our
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Great Western Beef
Expo Award |
Great Western Beef
Expo Award |
Great Western Beef
Expo Award |
Great Western Beef
Expo Award |
Ranch Logo |
Cattle Today |
Super Site Stackyard |
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American Maine
Anjou Award |
American Maine
Anjou Award |
American Maine
Anjou Award |
American Maine
Anjou Award |
Braunvieh Association of
America Award |
Braunvieh Association of
America Award |
Braunvieh Association of
America Award |
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Ring
of Excellence 2007-2008 Show Results
A. W. Thorne Land
& Cattle Inc.
Beefbuilder Breeder of the Year
with 616 total points.
Show Heifer of
the Year 2007-2008
Tie
between Lulu and Heart
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TLC
Linda's Lulu, bred by Thorne Ranch and shown by Rashele Blakley
91 Points
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Ms TLC Heart of Gold
S6150 ET both bred and owned by Thorne Ranch
91 Points
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2nd Place Show Heifer Ms
TLC Juna R5340 bred by Thorne Ranch and shown by Reighly Blakley
66 Points
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3rd Place Show Heifer Ms
TLC Cowboy's Cowgirl bred and owned by Thorne Ranch & Flying I
Ranch.
58 Points
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4th Place Show Heifer TLC
Isabella bred by Thorne Ranch and shown by Reighly Blakley
51 Points
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Show Bull of the Year 2007-2008
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Show Dam of the
Year 2007-2008
Thank you to Diamonds in the
Rough Cattle Co and Flying I Ranch for your partnerships,
assistance and friendship in promoting our cattle. We
couldn't have accomplished this feat without your knowledge and
help! We appreciate your confidence in our genetics!
Congratulations Other Breeders!
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Double RR Ranch
Hill City Kansas 3rd
place Breeder of the Year
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Brink Livestock
Piedmont Kansas 4th
Place Breeder of the Year
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R and D Farms
Franklin KY
5th Place Breeder of the Year
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2007-2008 6th Annual American Maine
Anjou Association National Feeding Trial
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Five
Thorne Ranch steers at the AMAA Feeding Trail gained an average of
4.158 pounds in the first test weight taken 104 days on feed!
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One steer T7159 sired by Cowan's
Ali and out of a TLC Angus cow gained an average of 4.654 pounds a
day!
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Three steers are sired by Cowan's Ali
and two from HAA Contender. Dams are 2 Fullbood Braunvieh cows,
one Angus cow and 1 Half Angus/Braunvieh cow so we should collect some
good data from this contest.
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They averaged 652.8 on arrival in Oct
2007
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They gained 143.6 pounds before going
on contest Dec 5, 2007.
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Ultrasound weight 3/19/08 they averaged
1228.8 pounds
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Thank you Maine Association for
sponsoring the event again!
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TLC Linda's Lulu shown by Rashele Blakley selected Supreme Reserve
Grand Champion Heifer at the Oklahoma Beef Expo in Stillwater OK.
Judge: Ryan Rash
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TLC Cowboy's Cowgirl win's Montgomery
County Livestock
Show in Texas March 30, 2008.
2nd Year in a row that a TLC Heifer
wins the Exotic Female Show!
Congratulations Rachele McDowall
and family!
Photo credit Thank you
Barker Photography |
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Thorne Ranch heifers compete in 2008
Oklahoma Youth Expo.
Worlds Largest Youth Livestock Show
held in Oklahoma City, OK
March 10-20, 2008
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Rashele and TLC
Linda's Lulu 3rd Over All in Commercial Heifer OYE Show |
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Rashele accepting her
3rd place award.. Congratulations Rashele! |
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TLC Linda's Lulu shown by Rashele Blakley selected 3rd Place over all of 180
head of Commercial Heifers in the show. She was 2nd in her
Class.
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TRI Kara shown by Kylie Haney placed 6th in Class of 15 head of
Commercial heifers.
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TLC Graclie shown by Kylie Haney placed 6th in her class of 15 heifers.
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TLCC Adrianna shown by Cody Duncan placed 2nd in Class in the Maine
Anjou breed Division.. and ended up 4th over all. Great
job Cody!
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Great job, Blakley, Haney and Duncan
families!
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Congratulations to Bryce Bethel, Reighly
and Rashele Blakley on their 5th Place Fitting Contest Win too!
Over 80 teams participated in the event.
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TLC
CATTLE DID VERY WELL IN 2008 HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW
We didn't get to make the show
due to new calves being born and needing attention in the bad
weather but our partners Diamond in the Rough Cattle Co and Flying
I Ranch did well without our help!
Judge Chris Sankie, comments on
Lulu. "This heifer will make the registrations go up in
the Braunvieh Breed."
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TLC TURK WAS
SELECTED GRAND CHAMPION BEEF BUILDER BULL shown by Mike Runner.
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TLC LINDA'S LULU WAS GRAND CHAMPION BEEF
BUILDER FEMALE shown by Mike Runner.
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TLC COWBOY'S COWGIRL WAS RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION
FEMALE shown by Zach Ivey.
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TLC BUD'S TABI WAS
2ND IN CLASS shown by Zach Ivey.
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TLC BUD'S DREAMY
WAS 3RD IN CLASS shown by Sydney Paul.
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FLY STAR'S TWINKLE
WAS 1ST IN CLASS shown by Zach Ivey.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR
PARTNERS
DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH CATTLE CO ON TURK AND
LULU WHO SWEPT THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW WITH;
DIAMONDS IN THE
ROUGH CATTLE CO
ALSO SHOWED THE WINNING
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GRAND CHAMPION SHORTHORN BULL
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RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SHORTHORN FEMALE
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GRAND CHAMPION MAINE ANJOU BULL
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RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION MAINE ANJOU FEMALE
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Thorne Ranch Traveled to South
Texas in March for the Rio Grande Livestock Show held in Mercedes Texas.
We had a great time, saw some really good cattle and met some
really nice people!
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TLCC Hot Rod, Joan and Tristin who presented the
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TLCC Hot Rod shown by Thorne Ranch and Owned by Luis Carlos Castillo.
Selected Reserve Grand Champion AOB Bull at
the Rio Grande Livestock Show in Mercedes Texas, March 8, 2008.
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Albert and Joan Thorne, Arnold Ochoa and A Dean
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TLC Starwar was
AOB Class Winner and also AOB Division Winner at the Rio Grande
Livestock Show. TLC Bud's Paragon a May bull calf was 2nd in
his class.
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Albert Thorne, Arnold Ochoa, Joan Thorne and A
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TLC Redbud (Sire:
TLC
Bud) and Crystal show to
Reserve Grand Champion Beef Builder Braunvieh at Will Roger's
Classis Livestock Show on February 23, 2008.
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TLC Linda's Lulu
was Grand Champion Beef Builder in both rings.
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Cody
Duncan and TLCC Adrianna win Class and 2nd in Division of Maine
Anjou Heifers.
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Kylie
Haney and Kara win their class in Commercial Division
Brock
Courtney & TCL Mitz win Simmental Breed
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TLC Graclie owned and
shown by Kylie Haney selected Reserve Grand Champion Heifer at the
Cherokee County Livestock Show March 1, 2008
TLC Kara also stood second in the
Commercial class of 8 heifers behind the Grand Champion Heifer.
Congratulations Kylie and the
entire Haney family!
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TLC
Bart wins 3rd Overall at 2008 Dixie National Junior Round Up
Livestock Show in Jackson MS.
TLC Bart was owned and shown by
Aerial Taylor and Lexi Overby of Morton Mississippi.
Congratulations Lexi on your $5,000 scholarship for Best Hair in
the Fitting Contest.
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TLC Bart, Lexi Overby and Aerial Taylor.
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Bart was third in class of 15
steers behind the Grand and Reserve Grand Champion Steers in the
Light Heavy Weight Division that won the show! He weighed in
at 1340#
TLC Bart Sired by: Open Bar and
Dam: TLC Black Victoria N3308 (Black Icon x TLC Vickie G7224)
TLC Titan and Bryce Overby had bad
luck when Titan injured his front shoulder unloading so he didn't
get in the final drive! We commend him and his family for
the fine job of feeding and fitting.
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Photo credit Jo
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Thorne
Ranch Cattle Go Mile High in Denver!
We thank
Diamonds in the
Rough Cattle Co. our partner for their expertise in hauling and
fitting our cattle! "Exquisite" Job Mike & Crew!
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Breeders Best Four
Head at the 2008 National Western Stock Show.
Mike Runner,
Albert Thorne, Nathan Bankes, Ethan McCabe, Rashele Blakley, Jeff
Anderson, Joan Thorne and Judge: Rex McDowall of Iowa
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TLC Turk
selected Grand Champion Beef Builder Bull
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TLC Heart
of Gold selected Grand Champion Beef Builder Female
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TLC
Cowboy's Cowgirl selected Reserve Grand Champion Beef Builder
Female
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TLC
Linda's Lulu selected Class and Yearling Division Winner
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Thorne
Ranch selected Breeders Best Four Head with these cattle.
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Photo credit Jo Dexter
TLC Cowboy's Cowgirl was Reserve
Grand Champion Female in Beef Builder Division. Shown by
Joan and
Ethan McCabe
The crew set up a tent in the
clipping chute to break the wind and snow.
Photo credit Jo Dexter
TLC Lulu win's Division shown by
Rashele Blakley
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TLC Heart of Gold in Grand Champion Beef Builder Female with
Judge: Rex McDowall, Mark Nelson, Joan and Albert Thorne
Photo credit Jo Dexter
Video Clip by Robbie
McDowall
TLC
Turk named Grand Champion Beef Builder Bull shown by Mike Runner
(left to right) Nathan Bankes, Jeff Anderson, Ethan McCabe,
Rashele Blakely, Judge: Rex McDowall, Mark Nelson, Mike Runner
and Joan Thorne
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TLC Turk standing by his banner |
Final Heifer Drive
Fullblood/Purebred Division. The Third heifer to the left
shown by Marilyn won the show. She goes back to our bull
Silverwood Dragon. She was owned by our
Executive Director Mark Nelson of Hastings NE.
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Bryce Overby and TLC Titan
sired by DJ High Definition and out of TLC
Heartbeat was Champion Class Winner at his Smith County
Junior Livestock Show in Mississippi. Congratulations
Bryce and Overby family! Lexi Overby also had the Reserve grand champion which was
county bred champion. Below is Lexi's heifer TLC
Evelyn sired by Cowan's Ali and out of TLC Evie. They
are very pleased with her!
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Thorne Ranch cattle were in Full Force at the 2008 Southwestern
Livestock Exposition held in
Ft Worth Texas January 11-15, 2008
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TLC Turk selected Grand Champion Beef
Builder Bull shown by Mike Runner. Nathan
Bankes, Jeff Anderson, Vincent and Nancy Blakley, Joan, Mike, Blake and judge
Lee Pritchett.
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TLC Heart of Gold selected Grand
Champion Beef Builder Female shown by Crystal Whisner
Katie and
Matt Wilson of Holiday MO, Joan and Albert Thorne, Crystal and Judge
Lee Pritchett.
Thank You
Matt and Katie for all your help. We got it done with your
assistance!
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TLC Ali's Vincente was selected
Reserve Grand Champion Beef Builder Bull shown by Joan Thorne with
Albert and Crystal Whisner. Sired by Cowan's Ali and
Starline Veronica H3.
Vincente is
half Maine Anjou and half Braunvieh. Semen available for sale.
$20 unit
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TLC Linda's Lulu was selected Reserve
Grand Champion Beef Builder Female shown by Mike Runner.
Albert and Joan Thorne, Nancy Blakley, Mike, Blake Runner and judge
Lee Pritchett. Sire: Mossy
Oak Dam:
TLC New Day Linda P4448 ET
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TLC Bud's Star and FLY Star's
Twinkle were Grand Champion Fullblood Cow Calf Pair, Twinkle sired
by Double Eagle. FLY Star's
Twinkle was Summer Junior Heifer Calf Class Winner (Left to
right) Albert Thorne, Rachel McDowell, Mark Ivey, Joan Thorne, Roger
McDowall, Suzan and Zach Ivey.
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TLC Cowboy's Cowgirl shown by Crystal Whisner was Spring Junior Heifer Beef Builder Calf
Class Winner TLC Cowboy's
Vienna was Reserve Spring Junior Heifer Beef Builder in Class.
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TLC Juna was Champion Senior
Yearling Division Beef Builder Heifer with DRCC Tiffany heifer calf
at side sired by TLC Hardy. Joan, Nancy
Blakley, shown by Mike Runner, Blake Runner and Nathan Bankes
showing calf.
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Brittney
Free and TLC Elvis' Starlet DBA ELIE May place 4th in class of
Junior Heifer Calves.
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