Joe Spiller on Roanwood Hancock, 2006 grandson of Leo Hancock Hayes & Drifts Chip.
The Spiller Ranch is located south of the Steamboat Mountains between Abilene and San Angelo, where the Big Country region of West Texas unfolds into the Concho Valley. The landscape is a mosaic of rolling hills and rocky breaks, rich farmland and native prairie grass pastures, mesquite and live oak, prickly pear and yucca. It is here, that good horses are made. In 2009, Western Sequel aka 'Cowgirl' won a year end championship in Stock Horse of Texas, and the Spiller Ranch was named '2009 Ranch of the Year.' Featured on Working Horse World
Western Sequel aka 'Cowgirl' owned, trained and shown by Baru Spiller. Photo by KLM Photographics.
Western Sequel aka 'Cowgirl' AQHA Versatility Ranch, Stock Horse of Texas & American Stock Horse Association 2010 Reserve Champion SHOT Ltd Non Pro Trail, Sulphur Springs TX 2010 SHOT/ASHA Ltd Non Pro standings as of June 30 5th of 79 in Working Cow Horse; 5th of 80 in Trail; 6th in All Around 2010 AQHA/TQHA Texas Classic Versatility Ranch - Amateur Conformation - 2nd; Ranch Trail - 3rd; Cutting - 4th; Cow Work - 5th 2010 Novice Cow Horse Champion at the Ft Worth Stock Show SHOT/APHA Ranch Horse Smackdown 2009 SHOT & ASHA Novice Year End Standings YE Trail Champion - of 218; Working Cow Horse - 4th of 200 All Around - 4th of 180; Ranch Pleasure - 5th Reining - ASHA 5th; SHOT - 7th 2009 Champion Novice All-Around, Vernon TX 2009 Novice Reserve All-Around, Belton, TX
Blue Dot Com, born St Paddy's day 2010, blue roan filly by Zach Blue out of A Genuine Drift x Drifts Chip.
Roanwood Hancock in stock horse reining class at Lubbock, April 2010.
Roanwood Hancock Shown by Joe Spiller; bred & owned by Baru Spiller 2010 SHOT Novice All-Around standings - 9th out of 95 after their first four shows! 4th of 103 in Working Cow Horse & 8th of 108 in Ranch Trail
Roanwood Hancock, Lubbock TX Stock Horse of Texas show, April 2010 - Novice Reining
Bloodlines, Conformation, Color, Cow, Class....
"2009 Ranch of the Year" The Spiller Ranch was named "2009 Outstanding Conservation Ranch of the Year" for Taylor County, Texas by the Middle Clear Fork (of the Brazos River) Water & Soil Conservation District. Taylor County is 919 square miles with the county seat in Abilene. The Spiller Ranch lies in the far southwest corner of Taylor County. The award is based on excellence in rangeland forage & grazing management, brush & weed control, and conservation practices. Basically, good land stewardship, quality care for livestock, and a lot of hard work!!
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A look at Spiller Ranch pedigrees will reveal why our horses have good bone, excellent feet, substance, ability, speed and looks. These enduring qualities have sustained the popularity of Hancock & Driftwood horses for eight decades. In today's world of specialization, where thousands of horses are bred each year with hopes of winning a single event, be it racing's All-American Futurity, cutting's NCHA Futurity, NRHA reining championship, NRCHA cowhorse championship, or an AQHA World halter championship, Spiller Ranch horses hold true to the AQHA's original vision of the versatile performance horse. While they may not win the pinnacle of those specialized events, they will be able to do any of them well and just might be your next Ranch Versatility Champion or AQHA Supreme Champion. That is the kind of horse we strive to produce.
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Jacob Spiller, crew chief with the USAF THUNDERBIRDS.
