Diamond Elite Ranch & Performance

08/27/2024

We have this adorable, young, SMART, female puppy looking for a new farm to call hers! Fifi showed up at our house a couple weeks ago, with a limp on her front left and as scared as could be! We got her all healthy and happy now and have started working on her manners. She is pretty crate trained, walks on a leash good, is good with livestock and other dogs, loves kitties! We believe she will be medium-large size and would make a great livestock guardian dog with training! We will only allow her to go to a good forever home, as she is the sweetest girl!

We are asking a $50 rehome fee to ensure a good home!
Located in grand saline

08/26/2024

08/22/2024

Attached is an excel race payout calculator to help you figure out payouts. It is preprogrammed with formulas so you can plug and play! Figure out what percentages should be paid back, enter in your own info and enjoy!

08/20/2024

Oh Dory 🤦🏼‍♀️🤣.

08/19/2024

Shakira is a red dappled Boer doe, born on 4/1/23. She is a wide girl with lots of stance! Very sweet and hardy doe. Pm us if you’re interested in this girl!

Asking $500
Located in grand saline/mineola Texas

08/19/2024

Reba is a 2.5 year old commercial Boer doe. She is one of the hardiest does we have and is built correct. Reba is easy to handle and is up to date on everything. She is ready to be bred! Pm us!

Asking $275
Located in grand saline/mineola Texas

08/18/2024

🔥🔥🔥‼️ Semen Giveaway‼️🔥🔥🔥


Winners will be announced Tuesday Night.

This time we are giving out 2 straw of.......🥁
TALL TOWERS RANCH ‘Blue in the Face’

Thanks to Scott Duckworth 4D Farm for the straws

Winners will only be picked from this original post! Please enter here to win!

⚠️PLEASE READ THE POST IN FULL FOR ALL THE RULES & INFORMATION⚠️

🔹All you have to do is follow these 2 simple steps, but you MUST do all 2🔹

STEP1️⃣Like this post

Step2️⃣Share this post on your personal page with all your friends and family

If you don’t do one of the steps, and you win, you will forfeit the prize to someone else.

How do I get my semen❓

⚠️ semen will not be shipped on this giveaway. It will have to be picked up at the sale.

🔹If Semen is not picked up or claimed by August 24, this offer will no longer be valid and you will forfeit the semen back to the consignor‼️‼️

🔹Semen cannot be sold or transferred to another person until winner has taken possession‼️

Best of luck to each and everyone of you ‼️

08/15/2024

My favorite gangsta! 😎💜💜💜

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08/15/2024

They sure are some cuties!

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08/14/2024

Here is my updated base price sheet, these are starting prices, so may vary slightly. If you have any questions, call or text me! 430-287-0292

08/14/2024

We have two real solid, cedar, Amish made saddle stands for sale. You won’t find many like these! We keep our tack in our LQ trailer, so we just don’t need them. Stored under cover and ready to use.

$125 each obo
Grand saline/mineola pickup

08/14/2024

Just picked up these two sweet girls! Their momma didn’t want them so we are going to raise them up!

08/13/2024

Getting these two pasture puffs into shape! 💪🏼💪🏼

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08/11/2024

Pickles 🥒 N’ Peaches 🍑 got a little bath today. 🥰💜

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08/10/2024

We’re going to miss our little trouble maker. He was the sunshine on a cloudy day! He always put a smile on our faces! Rest easy, Beau. 💜💜💜

Check out Diamond Elite Ranch’s video.

08/06/2024

Sweet little Gideon update! He is just the cutest boy! We are so thrilled to add him to our herd. December can’t come soon enough!

08/05/2024

Pickles 🥒 N’ Peaches 🍑

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08/05/2024

It’s not “too broke,” just a different kind of broke.

Basic horsemanship is universal and I think we can all agree that horses learn well through pressure and release. But I think it’s important to take into consideration the task at hand and train according to what your discipline requires of your horse. It has nothing to do with them being too broke or not broken enough, but everything to do with them being broke in the way that meets the needs of your discipline.

I don’t think a horse can be too broke, but they can be too drawn to your feet or too backed off to win at our event. Some horses need a little of that and others not as much. We need them to move out freely without being drawn down too much. Obviously, we need them to rate and gather when we ask, but we need plenty of forward motion and reach.

They all need collection, softness, fitness, good nutrition and consistency. I find it important in our event that they can carry themselves without me having to place every foot all the time but also that they will let me when I need to place them.

They need to have a level of confidence that allows them to take over, but also to come back to me when I need them to. That’s probably one of the hardest things to achieve but so important in an event where we need them to basically runoff and then gather back up four times in approximately 15 seconds.

Last but certainly not least, they need to trust their rider. I work every day at getting my horses to accept my hands and feet willingly and trust that they will get a release when they get soft. Horses that trust you are so much less likely to brace against you or get worried when the pressure is on.

There are a lot of ways to win but to consistently win on multiple horses, you have to train a broke horse. Not to be your slave, but to be your partner!

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08/03/2024

So happy to have our girls back home! 💜

Thank you Triple Hearts Ranch/M3 Boers & Brangus for taking such excellent care of them! 💜💜💜

08/02/2024

Well… we might as well kick the can down the road. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

It’s that time of year again… I’m starting to get all the calls about 🅻🅰🆂🅸🆇: (Let me preface this with I AM NOT A VET, and if you have any questions, you should reach out to your vet!)

We have had horses that were TERRIBLE in the alley and 4-5 runs on Lasix will walk right in.

Anxiety? Blowing off the third barrel? Quit running home? Getting progressively slower? Unfortunately, sometimes there are zero signs. A study linked below showed even with testing, we don’t always know.

A recent study found that horses that bleed ran comparable to horses that do not bleed, meaning sometimes it may not affect performance. If it doesn’t effect performance, that DOES NOT mean it doesn’t effect HEALTH.

We personally run EVERY horse on Lasix, under advisement from many performance horse veterinarians. It’s cheap. It’s easy. We supplement with electrolytes, Red Hot Equine Aminos (RHEA has electrolyte and amino daily) and knock on wood, we have had good luck. We have also confirmed this scoping at shows randomly. Make sure to read the labels on your electrolytes, more often that not, it is not a true electrolyte supplement. There is no regulation on equine supplements. Do your research here too.

Fun fact: Most vets believe up to 90% of horses bleed at some point after a run. (edit: not every horse bleeds, but up to 90% of horses can bleed at some point once in their lives)

If you see the tiniest, microscopic speck of blood, it’s automatically a “10” on the 1-10 scale. That means you NEVER SEE 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, and 9!

You will not know scoping a day after unless it was really bad... the body will reabsorb most of the blood. Sometimes if it’s chronic, you’ll be able to see scar tissue.

At the end of the day, a horse will not want to go in and run because they are basically drowning. I cannot imagine ever wanting my horse to feel that way, so I make every competitive run on Lasix.

Now the timing… I run everything 4 hours out. We also pull water. Studies have shown that if you do not pull water, horses can clear 95% of the medication in 4 hours. Which means in 4 hours, only 5% remains and you might as well not given it. Studies have also shown the optimum time is 4 hours, so 4 hours is better than 3, but 5 hours is about the same as 4.

I give it IV, but I have had horses bad to give shots too I have given in mouth or given pills. Not as effective in my opinion; but better than nothing.

Every medication has risks, but lasix is also used in people for edema in heart failure, liver diseases and kidney failure. Every medication has risks. Discuss this with your vet if you have questions. Don’t be afraid to pull some blood if you are questioning this. Super cheap also.

NO ALTERNATIVE is proven to help stop bleeders. If you have concerns, I suggest you get educated. I too used to believe that running a horse on lasix was a bad thing… and then I got to reading, and I have discussed lasix with ten+ top performance vets. I see a lot of horses that could really benefit from lasix and I talk about a lot of controversial topics on this page. I am happy to answer any questions about my own program, but again, I AM NOT A VET, and I give lasix under direction of a vet.

I am fortunate to be able to work all over the country and I do understand there are a lot of vets that are a little behind the times with performance horses. Encourage them to do research too. It is a very normal and common practice in Texas/Oklahoma.

If you tell me 5cc is “a lot” I’m going to ask you where you got your pharmaceutical degree from. I’m not sure why in barrel racing any amount is alot, because it depends on how the medication is compounded. If you are using “lasix” brand, I suggest you read up on their suggested dosages, etc. and talk with your vet.

➡️Here is a post from one of our followers, showing the effects on a horse that was bleeding that showed no signs. 😞 https://www.facebook.com/1003238209/posts/10222016841862454/?d=n

A couple interesting studies:

➡️Pacific Northwest study in barrel horsss

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5866954/

➡️ Texas study

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034528820309140

This is a good vet explanation: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2qWjogfIdr2KUelNZPr_pCSr1w1tjyuvwXgM9B3ERhP7ibHiEzlddAavA_aem_iiC4sL-dIjF7r8JiaDJItg&si=u3EzKfoJMLFFx2q2&v=L7scp2AnhNE

07/31/2024

We have room on the schedule for a few new clients! No trip charge for mineola, grand saline, or Lindale area! Discounts for large herds, as well!

07/30/2024

Some useful and helpful hints!

07/30/2024

We will soon be welcoming this cutie to the family, in December! AMHR registered! 💜

07/28/2024

Our sweet beau has been dealing with some kind of infection in his sheath and urethra. The vet initially thought it was cancer, but is still undecided. He seems to be getting better, and we’re praying he continues to! He really is the heart of this farm!

07/27/2024

07/27/2024

Prices may have dropped, but the quality is still out of this world! 🥳💜