Babbitt Ranches Colts Support Champions, Build Ranches, Heal Hearts
“Everyone here out here hurts a really good job to make the Colt Sale Such a pleasant community event.”
On a Breezy, Blue Breed Morning, 18-year-old Taylor Goin, moved quiet pastures of Spider Web Camp North of Flagstaff. With her right arm in a slinging of a recent horse-incident, they studied carefully, the eyes with her new Colts with the eyes of an experienced horse racing.
In Cowgirl, born and increased in Valley-view, Taylor is Valley Fictorian of the 2025 Valley View High School graduated class and to Texas A & M this fall to become a great animal. She also is a four-time world champion in the mounted shooting.
When Taylor state an intention, does not doubt anyone their ability to make it. “We all want to be just like Taylor when we grow up,” Her mother, KC Goin.
The purpose of Taylor on Saturday July 12, at the annual Hashknife Colt Sale, was to successfully offer it on a filly that they would raise, train and drive. “Number 18 is the one I have my eye,” she said, before the saver began.
Taylor was not alone, they learned. As the number 18, a beautiful blue roan, walked in the arena with her mama, buyers. Ranch Manager Clay Rodgers described her lineage and noticed that the filly was part of the personal line of the late Ranchman, Howell. Auctioneer Directly described the mare as “a transformer – she drives like a sports car but can be a tank if you need it.”
That is when Daddy of Taylor's father, Jeff, entered the Bidding competition on the name of his daughter. But when Flake said, “I have 18, Lord I 18.5?” The goin family caused him. The final bid, $ 19,000, put a plate in the Colt Sale. The Blue Roan was sold to Jordan Diehl of Ohio. He and his cousins, Caleb and Marcus bought that day, one day, one last year and one the year before their ranch in Ohos, where they pick up horses for Rodeo competition. “The Babbit Horses have a lot of better bone,” said Diehl in 2024.
Meanwhile stayed Taylor Stoïs. The family jumped back in action with horse number 20 and bid successfully on the brownfil. “The first we bid was a really nice filly. She was my father's father. But I feel better about the second. She was my pick and she will become a mounted shooting and a team roping horse.”
A couple of Colts later the Goin family was again successful. “I want to make the Sorrel Filly, number 23, a range Cow Horse,” said Taylor said. “We decided to work with horses with horses that Fillies and Merries have more heart then do money.”
The pre-listened about Babbitt Ranches and the horse program will vest, a family friend's family friend who has done more than a decade. “And then we started to see some of the horses,” Taylor said. “We could see that they were really nice – big-bunch, tough and hardy. They have large lungs and can go all day. That is not very prevalent in Texas.”
Elders in the stand in the stands were tomorrow Kent Greymountain and Jennifer Benally of Tuba City. “I did not come with the intention of buying a horse,” said Jennifer, “But I didn't say that much and I could just feel – they just spoke to me – and I thought of my big grandfather.”
Kent And Jennifer knew that “thanks,” the horse heard her 5-year-old great grandson, should be placed soon. “Rea just likes that horse,” Jennifer said. “She likes to take care of it and climb on the water wagon to get the water. She will be heartbrebles.”
Rea Bennett, who wants to be a veteran is 6 in a couple of weeks. Kent And Jennifer smiled with great-grandmother beautifully joy when she won the bid for a sorrel horse and realized that they found the perfect birthday gift.
“I felt good about the way the horses appeared, “said Ranch Manager clay rodgers.” Everyone out of this is a really good job to make the Colt sale as a pleasant compile certic. “ QCBN
By Bonnie Stevens, QCBN
Photo by Kay Lyons: Taylor Goin, 18, now own two hashknife brand Foil that their family will open the next spring and the Fine spaces of Babbitt Ranches north of the San Francisco Peaks.
