Welcome to Rancho Santiago
Rancho Santiago is dedicated to the breeding, raising, and training of superior quality appaloosa riding, trail riding, show, rough country hunting mules and fine teams of driving mules. Our endeavors are in the memory of Dr. Jim's dad, Art Gamble, and his grandad, A. N. "Ott" Gamble. Rancho Santiago raises Appaloosa mules. However we work with all colors of mules because "a good mule is never a bad color".
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Top Quality Catahoula Dogs
Rancho Santiago is also a leader in the breeding, production, training, and selling of top of the line Catahoula hog hunting and cattle dogs. Our Catahoulas are from a seven generation line of foundation bred quality working Catahoulas that are excellent hunting, cattle herding, & companion dogs.
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Rancho Santiago also locates and acquires exceptional tried and true top of the line mules requested by our clients. We are often the first contact made by a mule owner's family in times of crisis and distress due to the illness or death of their mule rider. The money helps out the people in a time of loss and financial crisis plus places grandpa's mule buddy in a good home. These type of mules are rarely for sale. Usually we have known, hunted or cowboyed with the owner and their mule for many years.
We extensively evaluate and test each mule and buy only the superior mule. We specialize in fitting a mule to a person's needs for a special type of mule. Rancho Santiago has placed many mules with handicapped, special needs riders or the older rider that is returning to the world of riding after retirement and requires the most safe and most dependable type of so called "bomb proof" mule. |
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Our ranch is located near East Afton, Texas, which is 9 miles north of Dickens, Texas which is 60 miles east of Lubbock, Texas, on highway 82.
The ranch lies between the Spur Ranch on the West, the Matador Ranch on the North, and the Pitchfork Ranch and the 6666's Ranch on the East in the heart of Texas ranch country.
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We became interested in quality mules and Percheron draft horses listening to granddad A.N. "Ott" Gamble relate stories of trading and selling train carloads of mules and draft horses with farmers in East Texas. Granddad, at 13 years of age, drove freight wagons from Floydada, Texas, 100's of miles to Amarillo, Texas and back by himself. He would camp out at night on the wild plains. As a child, Jim Gamble would ride mules in the New Mexico mountains. Maria Gamble had her encounters with mules in central Mexico. Our mule stock is raised gentle, out of top quality quality Appaloosa mares, and sired by a large standard Jack - selected for his ability to produce mules with exceptionally refined quality heads. |
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