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At Tongue River Ranch, the ritual of spring branding has not changed much since the founding of the ranch in 1898. It’s done by cowboys on cow horses – good ones.

- Jim Jennings, American Quarter Horse Journal Editor Emeritus 

Cattle Program Overview

COMING SOON

Headquarters cowboy

Justin Johnson
Bubba Smith

Ranch manager

Riggin Johnson

North camp cowboy

Justin Johnson

Headquarters cowboy

Riggin Johnson

North camp cowboy

Ben Crockett

Scott camp cowboy

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The Brands

Tongue River Ranch cattle sport the JM brand that has become syonymous with high quality, Texas beef.  Tongue River raises  black and red Hereford, Angus, and Charolais-cross. 

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