We breed and raise quality quarter horses that excel in the showpen or work on the ranch. 'Ranch horses with performance bloodlines'.
07/19/2024
We've had people asking about our 2024 foal crop and though we have been silent on our plans for them, there's been a lot going on behind the scenes!
We've been building our program over 10 years and dreaming about it longer, and every year we get closer to our goal of being able to offer horses from our breeding program from weanlings to riding age. With that being said none of our foals will be available this year! But next year we'll be offering weanlings, yearlings, and two year olds...and hopefully in the years to come those ages will rise. Not only are we wanting to start and ride our own c**ts so we know what we are putting out there in the industry, but also want to offer weanlings and yearlings for others to start and to see how they like them from the ground up. Good, honest, versatile horses has always been our passion and we'll keep striving to do just that!
We want to thank everyone that believes in our program and us, and we are excited to see what the future holds! 2025 is going to be the best year yet! 🙌
🔹 Retained for our program 🔹
WATCH EM GOLDEN GUNS {Cats Shootin Gold x Watch Kay Cee Cane}
MISS STYLISH GOLD {Cats Shootin Gold x To Stylish To Play}
🔹 Yearling program 🔹
IMA DIAMOND NOT GOLD {Cats Shootin Gold x Smoothe As Diamonds}
FANCY AS GOLD {Cats Shootin Gold x OSR Fancy Design}
🔹 Two year old program 🔹
PLAY GOLD ONE TIME {Cats Shootin Gold x A Playful Melody}
ADELE { Camelot Farms Duke of Earl- “Moose” x Molly
Pictured is IMA DIAMOND NOT GOLD a.k.a Gem 💎 and WATCH EM GOLDEN GUNS a.k.a Amigo 🥰
06/27/2024
Ok photo bomb time of Tootsie Roll's photoshoot but oh my they turned out so adorable and to many to choose from! 🥰
Tootsie Roll amongst the lupine 💜 is so picture perfect and so cute!
📸 SS Equine Photography
06/25/2024
Breeding Season is officially over! 🙌
Both Cats Shootin Gold and Sweet Metalhic Pepto had a 100% breed up this year!
We are so proud of our studs and ecstatic to see Hondo's first limited foal crop next spring and excited to see Banner's 5th foal crop to hit the ground!
We are so thankful ❤️ The Lord has truly blessed us and we are so grateful for this life we get to live and build with our dreams and horses!
A huge shout out to Dr. Carden and all her staff at Powder River Veterinary Hospital & Supply, PC 👊 Between their Sheridan and Kaycee clinics, through their hard work and dedication, they made this breeding season a successful one!
A huge thanks to everyone for believing in our stud Banner and couldn't be happier with the mare power he was bred to this year! His first year standing at stud and he was booked full!
2025 is going to be the best year yet! 🥳
(We'll be posting expecting crosses once I get the broodmare pedigree flyers up to date!)
06/25/2024
Working cows one day, the next day being confirmed in foal 💪🥰
Tina is the last mare confirmed in foal to our junior stallion Sweet Metalhic Pepto and this is the one I've been waiting for! Tina is my little hard working and cow eating chestnut mare and to say I was excited to see this little black dot on the screen is an understatement. This cross has been in the making for 3 years and this foal should be a cow eating roping machine! 🙌
Tina is a full sister to our older stallion Cats Shootin Gold that started it all for us, and while Tina will still continue to work until she gets to big, 'Banner' will take over her work loads on the ranch and her niece Rosé ( ) is just being started and will take on the light rides this year and will be taking her place for next year while she raises her foal...it's a family thing!
I'm so blessed ❤️ The Lord answered my prayers today and I'm so thankful and excited to see this foal come into this world.
06/17/2024
This Dual N Time daughter and out of a Smooth As A Cat daughter is the cat's meow 😍
Reata has grown up and we are just in love with her! She is so 😎
06/15/2024
Sometimes all you need is a hug 🫂❤️
I love watching the foals with their mothers ❤️ so special!
Cats Shootin Gold x To Stylish To Play
06/14/2024
Vegas 🎲
Cats Shootin Gold x A Playful Melody
06/10/2024
We talk about our heart horses but what about our ❤️ ponies!
Tootsie Roll is truly an inspiration to me and the best pony in so many that has ever come into my life. We have taught each other but she has taught me more, and I pray some day she'll teach our children the values of a good pony 🥰
📸 SS Equine Photography
06/08/2024
🐴❤️
Poppy's papers are complete and in the mail! 🙌
This foal right here has been in the works getting on the ground for two years and so worth the wait! I've had people ask me if I'm disappointed that she's sorrel instead of palomino for Banner has always thrown palominos when crossed on sorrels, and to be honest I'm not one bit. I was actually praying for a filly and told Daniel what would be frosting on the cake is if she'd be sorrel (my favorite color ❤️) and when I seen her come into this world wrapped in red, definitely happy tears! She's perfect!
We'll be retaining this filly for our program and big dreams of crossing her on our other stud Sweet Metalhic Pepto 🥰
Got our cows moved to summer pasture 💚 hard to believe it's that time of year already!
06/07/2024
Gem 💎
Cats Shootin Gold x Smoothe As Diamonds
06/06/2024
Diva 🤩
Cats Shootin Gold x OSR Fancy Design
06/04/2024
Dive 😍
Cats Shootin Gold x OSR Fancy Design
Oh Diva 😍
This filly is beautiful with her peachy coloring topped with bright red and bluish eyes 🤩 she has us stumped on her coloring, so we'll be getting a color panel test done on her to determine if she's a 💛 or ❤️!!
Cats Shootin Gold x OSR Fancy Design
Diamond J Ranch - Performance & Ranch Horses
📸 SS Equine Photography
06/01/2024
2nd ride on this filly and she did great! Love starting c**ts ❤️
05/29/2024
Daniel's helper while getting broodmares trimmed this morning 🥰😆
Cats Shootin Gold x A Playful Melody
05/29/2024
SOLD
We've decided to offer 'Big Red' ❤️
If you're looking for a cool prospect to start let us know, he's a 😎 one!
PM me or contact us at 307-752-1033
Located in Banner, Wyoming
05/23/2024
Banner's last foal is here! 💛
We've been so pleased with his fourth foal crop! 🙌
Banner's last foal of the year arrived and it's a lovely palomino filly! 💛
We sold this mare, Vesper, last winter in foal to Banner and she cooked a beautiful foal for her new owners! Thank you Tierra for sharing and congratulations on your filly, can't wait to watch her grow up!
Full siblings
Cats Shootin Gold x MRI Poco Peppy Prity
05/21/2024
Poppy 💃💛🥰
05/17/2024
So blessed to have this stud in our lives 💛 love my Banner horse!
First year being offered to outside mares and he's booked full and already has mares booked for 2025‼️
I think that says more about this stud and our program than I could ever express!
We are looking into standing him at a stallion station next year and will have shipped semen available...
We want to thank all the mare owners that believe in our Banner and can't wait for this breeding season to get here and more excitedly for next foaling season 💛
Marry the man that helps you clean up your ponies 🥰
05/12/2024
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! 🎊❤️
To Stylish To Play with her 2024 filly 'Poppy' by Cats Shootin Gold
📸 SS Equine Photography
05/12/2024
What a surprise to look up from working c**ts and see these three elk cross our ranch this morning 🤎
05/08/2024
Amigo 🥰
Cats Shootin Gold x Watch Kay Cee Cane
05/07/2024
This Cats Shootin Gold x To Stylish To Play filly is rocking this advertisement 😍
Barn name 'Poppy'
Pictured at 5 days old 💪
It's that time of year of green grass, blue skies, and foals! 🌿💙🐴
If you are looking to amplify and professionalize your breeding program, there is no better way to speak volumes of your program more than professional and eye catching photos of your foals, be it newborns or a couple of weeks of age!
Contact us if you are looking to add a professional flair to your program and book a photoshoot appointment today!
📸 SS Equine Photography
Located in Banner, Wyoming
05/07/2024
We named her Adele 🎶
This Gypsy Vanner/QH cross is more dreamy than we ever expected and is so classy 💃 the muscle, the bone, the shape, and don't forget the cuteness! Definitely one of my favorites this foaling season 🥰
Camelot Farms Duke of Earl- “Moose” x Holly ( )
📸 SS Equine Photography
05/06/2024
This handsome little guy is tucked away in the barn on fresh straw and rocking that foal blanket for a few days until this rain stops 💦💙
He's such a sweetheart and shows a ton of personality already! He reminds me so much of Banner 🥰
My husband wants to name him Junior 🤔🤭🤣
05/05/2024
We wrapped up foaling season with this handsome stud c**t that looks just like Banner 🥰🔥😍
Cats Shootin Gold x A Playful Melody
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Videos
What a surprise to look up from working colts and see these three elk cross our ranch this morning 🤎
We are 20 horses from taking Smoothe As Gold through the sale ring! We can't wait to see where this colt goes and the future ahead of him! 💥
#smootheasgold
#catsshootingold
#osrfancydesign
Cats Shootin Gold is known for his good mind and kind disposition, but he is also known for his natural huge stop and smooth gaits and we can safely say he stamps his offspring! This yearling stud colt is a natural! Not only is he easy to look at, he's got the moves too...plus the brains! He's the whole package! He sells February 24th at Billings Livestock Horse Sale 💥💝
#smootheasgold
#catsshootingold
Kingman hamming it up again! 😆
Not only is this colt loaded with eye appeal, he's got a ton of personality too!
Cats Shootin Gold x OSR Fancy Design
🤎 Tootsie 🤍 Roll 🤎
I love the cute creativity in this 👏🥰
#tootsierollpony
🤎 Tootsie 🤍 Roll's 🤎 first time going through the pole pattern!
This lil cowgirl is a hand and makes it so easy! 👏
These two are adorable together I think 🥰
#tootsierollpony
It's Sale Day and Sparrow is ready!! 🙌
We'll see you there!! 💁
#sparrowappaloosapony
Cuteness overload 🐱❣️
We can safely say Fabio is cat broke 😆
Have to brag on this lil paint pony right here 🤎🤍🤎 Tootsie Roll needed her feet reshod and since the regular farrier we always use couldn't get her on the schedule for a couple weeks, so the farrier at the vet clinic we use was kind enough to squeeze her in for us and get her shod the other day. He finished shoeing her and then looked at me and said 'I have never shod such a well mannered and quiet pony as her,' then went on to ask 'she's probably 15 or something like that huh?'
I smiled and said 'No she's 6'. He looked at me and said 'wow, never shod a pony like her let alone a 6 year old'.
No pride taken on my part, this lil pony deserves the credit. Since day one Tootsie has been easy to work with, so willing to please that sometimes she tries to hard, even with time off remains solid and true, and she stole my ❤️ there will only be one Tootsie Roll.
Here's a quick video I did today of something I taught
Tootsie awhile back 🙂 she'll hold her head there all day...for a bridle or halter.
#tootsierollpony #diamondjranchponies
#oneinamillionpony #paintpony #ropingpony #ranchpony #cowpony
Welcome to Diamond J Ranch - Natural Horsemanship & Registered Quarter Horses, where we strive to start all horses the correct way and finish started horses with the right goal in mind. We also breed and raise quality registered quarter horses that are correct, nicely bred, and good minded.
Our training success is mostly by word of mouth, and we’re happy to say that most of our clients are returning horse owners, that want their newly purchases started or need to have a refresher done. We have made many friends along the way with our business over the past 7 years and are always pleased to hear from them on how their horses are doing and their progress. We know that their is a trainer for everyone, that’s why we prompt horse owners to come to the ranch so we can demonstrate what the ending goal is and what we expect out of our horses. We always have a goal for horses that come to the ranch for training, but we also treat each horse as an individual and know that each horse learns at a different pace and time frame, that’s why we don’t rush or hurry them, for we want to lay a solid foundation that you can build on with success. All horses that come to the ranch for training gets a strong foundation of groundwork, for groundwork is the building block to success and safety down the road. We feel its important that all c**ts are started correctly and be exposed to as much as possible, plus putting solid miles under them. We believe if a c**t is started correctly, you can take that c**t into any discipline and excel, from ranch work, performance, or everyday trail riding. Its not about starting a c**t to us, its about doing the best we can with that c**t and that the owners are satisfied with the end results. We like our c**ts to have good ground manners, work lightly and correctly in a bit or hackamore, listen to body cues on the ground and under saddle, be responsive, but calm on the ground or under saddle and be a good working partner.
We also give groundwork and riding lessons to students of all ages. We like helping beginners gain more knowledge and how to correctly ride a horse or help older experienced riders gain more confidence and control. And also teach our students to properly work a horse on the ground, so that they can excel with their horsemanship journey and learn how to communicate with a horse, to form a solid partnership.
Our Registered Quarter Horse breeding program is also very important to us. Our broodmares run the bloodlines of High Brow Cat, Dual Pep, Smart Little Lena, Playgun, Doc O’Lena, Freckles Pl***oy, Doc Quixote, Doc Bar, Peppy San Badger, Peptoboonsmal, Shining Spark, Smart Chic O’lena, and Doc’s Hickory. All of our mares are started under saddle and have a few years of work under them, that way we truly know the mare’s mind, to see if we want that mare in our breeding program and to find the right stud to fit that mare.
We are excited about our up and coming ranch stud Cats Shootin Gold a.k.a Banner, which is a 2017 foal. He is still a youngster and has many more years to prove himself as a stud, but so far we are highly pleased with him. He is correct, good bone and hooves, but most of all I love his mind. He always wants to please, smart and athletic. And runs the bloodlines of Playgun, Freckles Pl***oy, Doc’s Hickory, Smart Little Lena, Doc O’Lena on the top side and Dual Pep and High Brow Cat on the bottom side. He is a rich, dark palomino color, with chrome to go with it. Can’t wait to start him under saddle! We also plan to get Banner in the show pen in a few years as well, a journey I can’t wait for to begin! And even though its a long ways off, I can’t wait to see his first foal hit the ground either! But we believe bloodlines aren’t everything. We want our foals to be correct, with good bone and hooves, pretty heads, but most all good minded and with the trainable minds we love.
We do have quality geldings and fillies for sale from time to time, and we are proud to say we have hardly ever marketed a horse. We have sold our horses by word of mouth and by usually getting a call from a potential buyer that lets us know what they are looking for and to see if we have a horse to fit their needs. We never sell a horse we personally haven’t worked with, so we truly know that horse and can find the right match. We don’t just sell horses to sell horses, we want to find the right match so that the purchasers are pleased and we know that horse is going to work for them and be in a good home. Our horses have found homes in New Mexico, Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Wyoming, Illinois, Idaho, Texas, and Oklahoma. And we always love updates on them and seeing how much their new owners are enjoying them!
Diamond J Ranch is located in Banner, Wyoming, 14 miles from Sheridan, Wyoming in the foothills in the Bighorn Mountains. We are so blessed to be able to call this place our home and to do what we love, train, breed, and raise horses. For more information about training here at the ranch, to book a horse, our breeding program, horses for sell, or groundwork and riding lessons, please contact Stephanie Johnson at 307-752-1033.
