OUR RANCH

    THE PORCH RANCH IS LOCATED AT WANBLEE, SD. THE RANCH IS 35 MILES SOUTH WEST OF I-90. .  RALPH AND DIANA HAVE FOUR CHILDREN. SHANNON, SHAYNE, SHAWN, SHARI,  TWO GRANDSONS BRENDON AND DALTON AND TWO DAUGHTER IN LAWS TASHIA AND HEIDI. . THEIR CHILDREN HAVE ALL HELPED OUT ON THE RANCH SINCE THEY WERE OLD ENOUGH TO WALK.

    THE PORCH FAMILY REGISTERED QUARTER HORSES DATE BACK 46 YRS.  THE ENTIRE BROOD MARE BAND ON THIS RANCH ARE DESCENDENTS OF A MARE CALLED RUM CAKE LEONE (P. 41333) FOALED IN 1952 AND PURCHASED IN 1957. BY USING HER AND HER DAUGHTERS, OUR HORSES TRACE BACK ALONG WAYS. OUR HORSES GO BACK TO TRAVELER ,GONZALAS JOE BAILEY, CLABBER, ROCKET BAR, MOON DOCK, JET DECK, EASY JET, VANDY, THREE BARS, TOP DECK, GO MAN GO, DEPT CHARGE, LEO, LITTLE JOE, JOE, MOORE, CHICADO V, LENA'S BAR, ROCKET WRANGLER, TOAD, HEMPEN, VIKINGSON, RAISE YOUR GLASS, JOHNNY DIAL, CLABBER BAR, CHUBBY, KING, TRIPLE CHICK AND OTHERS.

    THESE 15 BRAND HORSES HAVE BEEN USED ON RANCHES AND IN THE ARENAS OVER THE YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL, 4-H, GREAT PLAINS INDIAN RODEO, PRO AND AMATEUR RODEOS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.  WE ARE NOW USING BOY SIX (AS OWN SON OF ROCKET WRANGLER) AND HIS FOALS ARE PROVING TO BE OUTSTANDING.  WATCH FOR THE BOY SIX HORSES WITH THE 15 BRAND ON THE LEFT JAW.

  HERE ARE A FEW PICTURES OF THE PLACE AND WORKING ON THE RANCH.

       Shari, Shayne, Brendon, Shannon, and Shawn moving cows on Fadeaway Lady, Pejo, Sammy, Fadeaway Elishia and Dough Boy Six

Shayne and Tate Thompson riding two Viking Charm geldings Viking Dough Boy aka Spud and Chance during the Triple Crown High School Rodeo in 2003

Brendon riding Snowflake and Ralph riding Fadeaway Lady

  RALPH'S BRANDING