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Texas Longhorn Cattle - Star Creek Ranch
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Welcome to Star Creek Ranch, the home of John Parmley and Darlene Aldridge, D.V.M. We became interested in Texas Longhorn cattle for their beauty and historical value. We began raising these magnificent cattle in 1996 when we moved to our farm in Cypress. Texas Longhorns became a real passion for us (as they do for so many breeders) and over the years we outgrew our farm in Cypress. We are now settled into our new home and ranch in Somerville, Texas. We invite you for a visit at any time. The longer we have had Texas Longhorns, the more we have come to love and admire this singular breed of cattle. Texas Longhorn cattle possess an innate robustness defined by their natural disease resistance, longevity, reproductive prowess, natural calving ease, intelligence and beauty.
We decided at the inception of our breeding program that the use of artificial insemination would be the fastest way to infuse premier bloodlines and superior hereditary traits into our calves. Since I am a veterinarian, and could do our artificial insemination work, this was a perfect fit. We have spent hours and hours studying pedigrees and characteristics of the original seven families, and the unique contribution each gene pool has made to the "modern" Texas Longhorn. We have attended many Texas Longhorn Sales around the country to stay in touch with the market and what people are looking for in the breed. We have shown Texas Longhorns every year since we began raising them and have seen what cattle are winning the shows. Our goal is to utilize the desirable qualities each of the original seven family bloodlines brings to the breed with particular emphasis on preserving the essence of the Texas Longhorn. We are striving for a well muscled, feminine cow that weighs around 900-1100 lbs., produces every year and milks well to raise a good calf. In addition to these traits, she must have enough horn to represent the breed well. Since color variation is such a personal preference among Texas Longhorn breeders, we are striving for fancy, striking coloration with a lot of variety so we will have something to please everyone. Over the past few years we have also focused on raising premier grulla and white cattle. I believe this is the rarest color in the breed and it is one of my favorites. I hope to add some beautiful grulla cattle to the breed.
We have several premier bulls that are the highlight of our breeding program. FCF His Majesty, probably the best son of the great Monarch, is our pride and joy. In addition to proving himself a great herd sire, he is saddle broken to ride and has been ridden in parades and grand entries. Paramount to our grulla breeding program are premier grulla bulls. FCF Frontier Justice and FCF Smoke Jumper are meeting all our expectations there.
Contact
Administrative:
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- Houston TX
- United States 77282
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- 713-403-9150
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- Star Creek Longhorns
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- Sommerville TX
- United States 77879
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