5TH ANNUAL MLA/THATE CATTLE CO RANCH TOUR

YOU'RE INVITED!!!!!! TO THE 5TH ANNUAL MLA/THATE CATTLE CO RANCH TOUR Saturday July 19, 2008 10am-3pm Fairmont, MN. Continental breakfast and LH Barbeque Lunch courtesy of Thate Cattle Co. Door prizes for everyone!! Tours of John and Jane Thate's Straight Butler and Butler blend herds. BRING YOUR HERD PHOTOS TO SHARE!!! For more information and directions contact John Thate 507-235-3467 or Kent Krutsinger 641-344-4716.

GOT HORNS??? HEY CHECK THIS OUT!!

You're invited to visit Special K Longhorns new weblog @ http://www.buymycattle.blogspot.com/ where

National Champion Quality Texas Longhorn Trophy Steers like the 96 1/2" ttt horned Special K Woodrow pictured above are for sale, along with Show winning cows and fancy pasture producing Texas Longhorn cows, heifers, herdsires and herdsire prospects, as well as fancy roping stock and grain and grass fed Texas Longhorn beef.

CHECKOUT MLA'S TEXAS LONGHORN HEIFER WE ARE RAFFLING IN 2008!! FIRST THREE PICTURES ARE IWA ELLIE'S SHOWRING DEBUT IN NEBRASKA APRIL 19TH, 2008!!

HERE SHE IS!!! IWA ELLIE, MLA'S 2008 RAFFLE HEIFER!! She is a May 14, 2007 model, halterbroke and dualed registered with both ITLA and TLBAA. Pictured above her are her sire Flying S Buckshot and her dam IWA Head Mistress. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased by sending $5 per ticket to Midwestern Longhorn Association 55796 205 Trail Chariton, Iowa 50049, Make checks payable to MLA. Raffle drawing June 2008. Proceeds benefit the MLA Youth Association. For more info email circuitrider37@hotmail.com

MIDWESTERN LONGHORN ASSOCIATION ON SITE PROMOTIONS--COME JOIN US!!

OVER THE YEARS THE MIDWESTERN LONGHORN ASSOCIATION HAS DONE VARIOUS ON SITE PROMOTIONS AROUND THE MIDWEST. Pictured at top is a picture from a Cattle Drive MLA did on the Fourth of July in Leon, Iowa in conjunction with their annual rodeo. The riding steer picture is at an MLA Annual Meeting and promotion in West Des Moines where MLA members also branded the wood railings at the entrance of the steakhouse with their various ranch brands. MLA members also brought along Trophy and Riding steers to show off to the public and promote our unique and always fascinating breed of Texas Longhorns. Come join us in 2008 as we plan new promotions and events celebrating MLA, our members and our wonderful Texas Longhorn cattle!!

MEET MLA MEMBER ROLAND WEST!!

Roland West is an Active member of the Midwestern Longhorn Association. Roland purchased his first calves at the Witchita Mountains Wildlife Refuge sale in September 2005. Roland has since purchased more cows at various longhorn auctions in 2007. Roland's WI Longhorns and Leather has purchased some high power herdsires to propel the breeding program. Pictured directly above is J&R Productivity sired by GR Grand Unlimited and out of the cow Possum Queen. Productivity is a full brother to the famous Bob Loomis Herdsire Peacemaker. Productivity is owned in partnership with J&R Farms, his BD is 4/27/05 and Productivity is currently available for purchase for $8,000. For more information call Roland at 816-255-5456. Pictured at the top of the page are some of the WI Longhorns and Leather herd with Herdsire Country Liquorice(top left of the picture). Liquorice is a black and white lineback bull. Liquorice is sired by the bull Phenomenon's Reflection(Phenomenon x Cats Cross Over) and out of the cow Royal Bet(Emperor x Bet On Diamonds). Roland has recently added a

new young up and coming bull Herdsire prospect GF 1/7, aka Heavy Better sired by Heavy Hitter out of the cow Bet I Can. Heavy Better is a black and white paint with brown line back.

BLACKFORD CATTLE CROSSING LONGHORN DISPERSAL--THE END OF A ERA!!

MLA Lifetime Members Robert and Sarah Blackford of Blackford's Cattle Crossing in rural Lineville, Iowa recently bid farewell to the last of their straight Butler Texas Longhorn cattle.

With Robert's Nationwide dog transport business taking up most of his time, it was decided the Longhorns needed more attention then was available with Robert on the road for 7-10 days at a

stretch up to twice per month. Robert and Sarah were Founding Lifetime members of the MLA back in 1997 and were instrumental in organizing the grassroots beginnings of the MLA. Robert is pictured above several years ago with his then straight Butler Herdsire Don Juan's Easy Money now owned by MLA members Charlie Henaman and Jay Johnson of Hartly, Iowa. The herd dispersal brings to an end a 13 year breeding program that first started with concentration on breeding brindle cattle and quickly focused on breeding the best straight Butler genetics available. At one time Robert owned both famous AI certified straight Butler Classic sons Don Juan of Christine and Dixie Rebel. Don Juan of Christine is the sire of the famous longhorn bull Coach and of the pictured herdsire Don Juan's Easy Money. Don Juan of Christine's skull can be viewed hanging prominently on the office wall of fellow MLA Lifetime member Kent Krutsinger in rural Chariton, Iowa. Memories abound about Robert's time in the MLA from road trips to sales in Houston and Minnesota to his one of a kind used police car with 5th wheel trail hitch in the trunk!! All who have had the opportunity to encounter Robert are sure to have a good "Blackford" story to share!! Thanks for the memories Robert and stay safe on the road!!

CHARLIE HENAMAN WINS MLA LONGHORN HEADMOUNT RAFFLE!!

Congratulations to MLA member Charlie Henaman of Hartley Iowa for winning our 2007 Longhorn Headmount Raffle. Thanks to all the MLA members who bought and sold tickets and to everyone who helped MLA by purchasing tickets. Thanks to everyone our fundraising goal was achieved.

Watch for our 2008 Texas Longhorn Raffle kicking off in January '08 raising funds for our Midwestern Longhorn Youth Association and allowing us to offer everyone FREE YOUTH ENTRIES at our 12th Annual MLA Youth Show in June 2008 at the Wapello County Fair in

Eldon, Iowa(SE). BIG LONGHORN THANKS to MLA members Todd and Kathy Groharing for donating the 2007 model Longhorn heifer we will be raffling. The heifer IWA Ellie will be halterbroke and ready for the showring and dual registered with the ITLA and TLBAA for the rafffle winner. For more information on the Groharing's breeding program check out their website at www.iwalonghorns.com.

THE HARVEST IS IN AND IT'S HORNS APLENTY!!

THE HARVEST IS IN AND IT'S HORNS APLENTY!! The 2007 Calf Crop is in at Special K Longhorns in southcentral Iowa and they're fat, colorful and growing horn fast. Weanling bulls start at $650 and team ropers start at $450. Bucket calves available at $250 and calf ropers available for $350. Fancy weanling heifers start at $650. Call or stop by and select yours while the harvest is fresh and plentiful. Call Kent @ 641-344-4716 or email circuitrider37@hotmail.com LOOK AND SEE THAT GOD IS GOOD!!!!!

HELLO LADIES--ASK ME ABOUT MY STUD FEE!!

Hello Ladies--I'm Special K Fuzz Butler Senior Herdsire at Special K Longhorns located in the rolling hills of southcentral Iowa. Give me a call at 641-344-4716 and ask me about my stud fee or other fine Texas Longhorn bulls available for purchase or lease at the Special K. I have weanling and long yearling sons for sale as well as 3 full brothers just as hunky ladies men as I am and ready to begin work at your ranch today. Fancy cows and heifers carrying my service as well as fancy colored daughters also available for purchase at the ranch. You can also contact me by emailing my owner Kent Krutsinger at circuitrider37@gmail.com

DREAMS DESERVE TO BE LIVED!!

Owning your own Longhorn--you've talked about it--you've dreamed about it--you've said someday. Well here in God country--dreams turn into visions and visions become awesome cowboy reality. Dreams Deserve To Be Lived--no Dreams DEMAND To Be Lived. Let the members of the Midwestern Longhorn Association help you bring your dreams and visions of the cowboy spectacular to life today. Visit http://www.midwesternlonghorn.com/ for a list of MLA members with cattle for sale. Your someday begins now.

SPECIAL K WOODROW MEASURES OVER 8 FOOT HORNS TIP TO TIP!!

An eleven year old Texas Longhorn steer Special K Woodrow(pictured above) owned by Kent Krutsinger of Special K Longhorns of Chariton, Iowa recently surpassed 8 feet of tip to tip horn measurement. Woodrow's official measurement is 96 1/2" tip to tip--a whopping 8 feet and 1/2 inch. The gentle giant resides at the Special K Ranch in southcentral Iowa and makes frequent appearances at Midwestern Longhorn shows and various parades representing Krutsinger's chapter of Cowboys For Christ--Circuit Riders Cowboys For Christ.
For more information about Woodrow, Circuit Riders Cowboys For Christ,Texas Longhorns For Sale or to see Woodrow in person or schedule a ranch tour Contact Kent Krutsinger @ circuitrider37@hotmail.com or call 641-344-4716.

ABOUT OUR NEW MIDWESTERN LONGHORN ASSOCIATION BLOG!!

For up to the minute news, information and communication regarding Texas Longhorn cattle in the Midwestern United States. For more information about the Midwestern Longhorn Association and Texas Longhorn cattle and a list of members with cattle for sale visit our website at http://www.midwesternlonghorn.com/