Blue Rip N Valentine

Blue Rip N Valentine, known around our farm as “Rufus,” brings together the kind of disposition, look, and breeding influence we want to carry forward at B&T. His keen head and soft eye catch your attention, but his disposition is what makes us appreciate him every day. Just as important is his ability to outproduce himself. We judge a stallion by the next generation, and the foals Rufus is putting on the ground are why we believe in him.

A close connection to Leo.

Rufus carries 31.25% Rip Rip breeding. To our knowledge, he is the highest-percentage Rip Rip stallion alive today. Rip Rip was a son of Leo and out of Sugaree Bars, a daughter of Sugar Bars. Rufus reaches Rip Rip through both sides of his pedigree: Sierra Rip and Rips Hydel Girl on his dam’s side, and Wyo Kid Curry through Mucha Zorrita on his sire’s side.

Leo’s legacy reaches well beyond speed. The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Association also credits his offspring with athletic ability, good conformation, quiet dispositions, and common sense. Those are qualities we value in a versatile ranch horse, and preserving this close connection to Leo is a central reason Rufus belongs in our program.

The Mucha Zorrita influence.

Rufus is a grandson of Mucha Zorrita through his sire, Leterip Hancock, making him 25% Mucha Zorrita by pedigree. A daughter of Wyo Kid Curry and Plenty Foxy, she brings Rip Rip together with the Blue Valentine family through Hydel Girl and Gooseberry. That combination makes her influence especially meaningful to us: it preserves the old bloodlines we value while reinforcing a mare family we want to keep in our program.

Texas Blue Bonnet on both sides.

Rufus also carries repeated crosses to Texas Blue Bonnet, another cornerstone of the bloodlines we have chosen for B&T. Those connections run through the Hydel Girl family, through Plenty Coup, and through Chukkar Maid behind Mucha Zorrita. It is a meaningful part of his pedigree: Rufus strengthens the Rip Rip and Leo influence while preserving the Texas Blue Bonnet blood we have worked to keep prominent in our horses.

His place at B&T.

As we retain Bub daughters, Rufus gives us a complementary breeding option with a stronger concentration of Rip Rip and Leo, while keeping Blue Valentine and Texas Blue Bonnet central to our horses. He also gives us another way to carry the Mucha Zorrita influence forward. Every cross is considered individually, with the same goal: willing, trainable horses that are useful on the ranch and capable in the arena.

For us, Rufus’s value is in the whole package—a disposition we enjoy, a keen head and soft eye we love, and offspring that keep giving us reasons to be excited about the future.

Pedigree references: Blue Rip N Valentine · Mucha Zorrita · OQHA’s history of Leo. Percentages describe pedigree contribution. The highest-percentage distinction reflects B&T’s knowledge of living stallions.