K4 Ranches

12/09/2024

Home raised RC Tango Tycoon ridden by Miss Rodeo Texas who won the horsemanship portion of the Miss Rodeo America contest. We were honored to bring a handful of American Quarter Horse Association ranching heritage horses again this year!

12/06/2024

From the pasture to the arena, K4 Ranches delivers excellence with integrity and dedication. If you're looking for your next world champion, The Legacy Ranch Horse Sale, and plan to join us in September 2025!

12/02/2024

At K4 Ranches, we take pride in our roots and the legacy we uphold every day.

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12/01/2024

11/28/2024

Grateful for the love that surrounds us, the food that nourishes us, and the memories we're making together. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

11/27/2024

Caring for Angus cattle demands attention to their health and nutritional needs to promote optimal growth. While forage plays a vital role, incorporating protein is equally essential for their well-being and development. At our ranches, we take great pride in our pasture-raised and grain-finished approach, utilizing 100% vegetarian ingredients sourced locally to ensure the highest quality.

11/27/2024

Wanting to improve the quality of the K4 ranch horses, Robert (Bob) H. Kieckhefer began raising Quarter Horses in the 1940s, registering the first of them in 1943, just three years after the formation of the American Quarter Horse Association. Some of the first horses he bought were the reputable RO-branded horses from the neighboring Greene Cattle Company. K4 Ranch has consecutively registered horses for over 80 years with the AQHA.

Within a decade of starting its horse program, the ranch was producing horses that were winning championships at racetracks and in show rings all over the West, in addition to raising good using horses. Bob was very active in AQHA, serving as president in 1976, and being inducted into its Hall of Fame in 1994.

One of the K4's early stallions was Hank Will, a son of Tonto Bars Hank purchased from Walter Merrick. Hank Will went on to become Arizona’s first AQHA Supreme Champion, earning points in Racing, Halter, Tie Down Roping, Heading, Heeling, Hunter Under Saddle, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Pole Bending, and Western Pleasure.

Chuck Sheppard went to work for the K4 as manager in 1959 and greatly influenced the quality of the K4 horse program. A top hand, World Champion Team Roper and Pro Rodeo Hall Of Fame Inductee, he continued to spread his knowledge for over 42 years, training, showing, and racing many champions. The Sheppard and Kieckhefer families merged when Chuck’s daughter, Lynda married Bob Kieckhefer’s son John in 1970.

In 1963 Chuck and John were instrumental in purchasing the great stallion Driftwood Ike, the most famous son of AQHA foundation sire Driftwood. He stood at the ranch for 17 years and had a tremendous influence on the ranch’s breeding program. His colts were sought after by many rodeo cowboys throughout the years, and several of the mares being bred at K4 today still have Driftwood Ike on their papers.

In 1997 Cee Bo**er Red breeding was introduced into the program, and the line has crossed very well on the Driftwood bred mares. Quick learners and very athletic, Cee Bo**er Red horses are highly sought after by ropers and barrel racers. Other stallions in the program include sons of Popular Resortfigure (the 2002 AQHA Superhorse and son of Dual Pep), and Fiesta Royale (son of Royal Shakem, who is the sire of many racing and barrel racing champions).

K4 Ranch now runs 40 broodmares with the bloodlines of Driftwood Ike, Tuffy Ike, Orphan Drift, Drifts Vaquero, Ike’s Last, Harlan, Oklahoma Star, Colonel Freckles, Cee Bo**er Red, Valiant Hero, and Sunfrost.
Today Rick and Sarah Kieckhefer manage the K4 horse program. Rick is a National Finals Rodeo qualifier in calf roping, and Sarah is a 24-time Turquoise Circuit qualifier in barrel racing.

K4 horses have been some of the most successful arena performance horses in the country, and today the ranch continues to strive to produce top all-around ranch horses, rope horses, and barrel horses.

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11/26/2024

🚨 Heads up! Our Holiday Schedule!

🚨 Holiday Schedule!
K4 Gourmet Beef will be closed November 28th, and 29th and will RE-OPEN November 30th for Shop Small Saturday!

Make sure to finish up your holiday dinner shopping today and tomorrow!
• Hams are back in stock.
• Prime Rib
• Locally sourced goodness
• Prime Rib spices and seasoning.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
📍 1513 W Gurley St. Prescott, AZ
📞 (928)925-7735
🗓️ Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm

11/26/2024

Now, more than ever, knowing where your beef comes from is important.

• USDA verified traceability from birth to box.
• All cattle are raised without the use of added hormones.

Shop K4 Gourmet Beef for at-home dining, and K4 Copper State Reserve for wholesale/Restaurants.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.
📍 1513 W Gurley St. Prescott, AZ
📞 (928)925-7735
🗓️ Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm

11/26/2024

🚨 Hams are back in stock at K4 Gourmet Beef!

11/25/2024

Looks good!

11/22/2024

“The best sermons are lived, not preached.”
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11/22/2024

The K4 Brand showcases the Kieckhefer family's commitment to excellence and their pride in the Southwest heritage of the premium beef and exceptional horses they offer. The Kieckhefer family is dedicated to the responsible management of all natural resources under their stewardship, including land, water, and livestock.
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11/19/2024

11/17/2024

The Kieckhefer family bought the K4 Ranch, 35 miles north of Prescott, in 1941 and will celebrate 84 years of ownership in 2025. Over the years the family has supplemented its holdings with property in California and southern Arizona. The cattle operations now total over 185,000 acres, running 3,000 mother cows.

Wanting to improve the quality of the K4 ranch horses, Robert (Bob) H. Kieckhefer began raising Quarter Horses in the 1940s, registering the first of them in 1943, just three years after the formation of the American Quarter Horse Association. Some of the first horses he bought were the reputable RO-branded horses from the neighboring Greene Cattle Company. K4 Ranch has consecutively registered horses for over 80 years with the AQHA.

11/16/2024

"Create the life you can't wait to wake up to." - unknown

11/16/2024

“It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live.” • Robert Duvall, as Gus McCrae in Lonesome Dove

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11/15/2024

“God intended women to be outside as well as men, and they do not know what they are missing when they stay cooped up in the house.” • Annie Oakley