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Babbitt Ranches is the producer of AQHA quarter horses, sold every July in the annual Hashknife Horse colt sale, and is home to the Coconino Plateau Natural Reserve Lands. The ranch lands, near Flagstaff Arizona and the Grand Canyon, host a variety of wildlife and grazing for quarter horses and cattle.
Established in 1886, Babbitt Ranches practices ecological ranching while maintaining western traditions. Today's cowboys do the same work as their 1880 counterparts. Cowboys work the herds from horseback. Home on the range is the bunk house, bedroll, and chuck wagon. Recitals of poems and tall stories are told during the spring branding and fall gatherings. However, the management of the ranches is as efficient as any modern day business. Working with State and National Government agencies and Environmentalists, has been a prime objective of management. This is a necessity, not only for improving cattle operations, but also to insure that the land is being used in the best interest of the public.
The Babbitt Ranches are living history, portraying the immense opportunity on which the original Babbitt Brothers Trading Company capitalized. |
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