Tongue River continues to boast its fine horse program, focused on raising horses that can be used from the show pen, to the rodeo, to a full day of ranch work. After the passing of the esteemed stallion PEPCID in 2024, Tongue River continues to build on his legacy, with his offspring’s LTE nearing the $1.2 million mark. 

 

In May 2025 Tongue River debuted TRR FULL THROTTLE, now a 5-year-old stallion by PEPCID in the show pen. TRR FULL THROTTLE (PEPCID X TRR PLAYGUN SHOWGIRL) was named reserve champion at the Ranch Horse Association of America’s National Finals in the Ranch Hand class in Abilene, Texas. He was named Top Horse in June 2026 at the Archer County Ranch Rodeo. 

 

At the Celebration of Champions in Fort Worth in January 2025 SOUTH WICHITA won the Cowboy Class during the National Reined Cow Horse Association horse show with Tongue River stallion SOUTH WICHITA (BET HESA CAT x GINS LAST, by TANQUERY GIN).

 

In 2011,Tongue River Ranch earned the AQHA Best of Remuda. The ranch's horse program has continued to advance since then with many Tongue River Ranch horses earning top awards from ranch rodeos, to the ranch horse competitions, to the PRCA to the NFR. Tongue River Ranch horses and teams have been competing in ranch rodeos for 25 years. 

 

Tongue River Ranch Quarter Horses have helped the ranch rodeo team qualify for 14 WRCA finals, including a win this year at the Big Bend Ranch Rodeo where TRRIMGONNABEGREYT (CR TUFF BE GREYT) was awarded Top Horse. TRR horses have earned top honors during those additional ranch rodeos as well.  They’ve also received Champion and Reserve Champion titles at the RHAA National finals held in Abilene. TRR horses have been recognized for their achievements including TRR MS PEPCID OLENA, named the 2016 AQHA Leading NRCHA Dam of the Year. Tongue River touts an award winning mare line including Peptos Stylish Sue who won the 2008 NCHA Summer Spectacular Open Derby Champion. 

 

The Ranch has received an exemplary number of Top Horse Awards in the three largest and most recognized Ranch Rodeos in Texas: the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, the Texas Ranch Roundup in Wichita Falls, and the Western Heritage Classic in Abilene.

 

Tongue River Ranch horses and horses sired by our stallions have had much success in recent years as well. This year our stallion RIDIN A METALLIC was Reserve Champion at the Fun For A Million Cowboy Heritage Ranch Class. In 2023 stallion CR TUFF BE GREYT was The Run For A Million Cowboy Invitational Reserve Champion. TRR FRECKLES HOLIDOC (sired by PEPCID) and PRCA heeler Logan Medlin won the Top Horse award at the Bob Feist Invitational in 2025. The pair also have found success at the National Finals Rodeo. At the 2023 NFR, TRR BIG HUSTLER (sired by TRR BIG IRON) made his debut with heeler Paul Eaves.