Who We Are

Welcome!  

In 1909, my great grandfather, Moody Sperry, settled the grasslands near Trotters, ND, 30  miles north of Beach.  Two things have remained constant in these grasslands since then – the Sperry family and horses. For nearly 100 years this same land has been home to five Sperry generations.  

In the beginning, Great Grandpa  Sperry focused on cattle and crops.  Horses were integral to the ranch’s survival but they weren’t the focus.  Eventually my father, Kyle Sperry, Sr., took over ranch operations. Father really enjoyed the crop and cattle part of the operation. I was more excited about riding horses. It was in the early 1970s when my wife Marcia and I started buying colts from Vernon Goldsberry and raised them to broke saddle horses. We had enough for our own ranch use and sold some to neighbors.  When Vernon died, we gathered up a band of mares with his genetic foundation to continue the program.    

I worked along side Father until he chose to retire in 1983.  At that point I continued with both the crop and cattle operations. It was in 1999 that Marcia and I decided to focus more on the horses and less on the cattle. We have had some good quarter horses along the way. In the 1970s we started with a couple of mares - Levis Lass and Skip Comet Sage - with good cow sense. We bred them to a Goldsberry Stallion.  The result was foals with good cow sense and speed.  

This winning combination proved helpful to Robert and Russell, our sons. Over the years both won many high school, college, amateur and pro rodeo awards. Robert has finished his college degree in  Agricultural Management at Dickinson State University. He and his wife Tamra and son, Kolby are back working with us on the ranch. Robert manages all the breaking and training of horses for us now. Our oldest son Russell, his wife Stephanie and their daughters Reese and Rylan live in Rising Star, Texas, where Russell is training horses.

My nephew Mike Uetz spent summers during his high school and college years working along side me on the ranch. Now, I am pleased to say he once again is part of the ranch program.  Mike, a principal in a food marketing company living in Chicago, helps Robert and me manage the operation.

Today, our focus is on breeding, raising and training top-notch performance horses.  Come visit us, get to know our horses, see them in the setting they were trained to perform in. Then, take home the one that is the best fit for you.  We guarantee your satisfaction.  

Tamra's parents: Louis and Debra Hutzenbiler