Texas Longhorn Cattle at The Hayfork Ranch

OPIUM "Twisty,"
Daughter of BAIL JUMPER,
and a lunch guest

Our ranch, overlooking the Pacific Coast and Morro Bay is the home to Hayfork’s Longhorn cattle. After purchasing our first Longhorns almost 30 years ago we were inspired to learn all we could about them. We realized the potential and understood the fact that the more we learned about them the more successful our endeavors would be.

We raise Texas Longhorn cattle for many reasons. We love the West and their history, and we just plain like to look at them. They are fun to work with, and they seem to be more inquisitive, and intelligent than most breeds. With the right kind of handling they have proven to be gentle and quiet.

As an artist, I love to see the many colors and patterns as the cattle graze across the golden hills. It is always a thrill to see the colorful and spunky new calves.

About 12 years ago our grandchildren became involved in a few youth shows, which was great fun and very rewarding. Besides giving them a chance to get acquainted with the cattle and to become top hands, they had a very successful few years showing. We also entered the open classes and were pleased to learn that our judgment was good enough to win lots of firsts and some very special memories with HAYFORKS IMPRESSIVE winning GET OF SIRE at Plymouth with only 3 little weanlings.

"Cinderellas"
A SHADOW son out of
a SNICKERS daughter

Earlier, at our very first show at eighteen months of age he won his class at the State Fair, and our Steer HAYFORKS TIGER won GRAND CHAMPION. Later at Plymouth, HAYFORKS IMPRESSIVE’S daughter, HAYFORKS IMPRESSIVE LADY won MATURE GRAND CHAMPION. She was only four years old and had twin heifers at her side. We hope to get back to showing as soon as the youngest grandkids are old enough, and be able to show off some of our Shadow bloodlines.


*OUR FOUNDATION SIRES*
HAYFORKS IMPRESSIVE went back to WR, YO TORO, LOCKSMITH, and IMPRESSIVE	HAYFORKS EXQUISITIVE TIM is double-bred BAIL JUMPER
*OUR FOUNDATION COWS*
HAYFORKS LONESOME DOVE double-bred WR and BLR	HAYFORKS SNICKERS by NEATLY SUPER by MEASLES SUPER RANGER and BLR and PEELER bred BABSIE
HAYFORKS HICORY by SIERRA RANGER by TEXAS RANGER and SANDHILL 207	HAYFORKS IMPRESSIVE LADY by HAYFORKS IMPRESSIVE and ELLUSIVE
ROLLING-O-LESLIE “Patches” by B ARROWS PRIDE & double BLR	RAB 833 "Abigale" by BAIL JUMPER & BLR
We are proud of our sons and daughters of these wonderful animals and invite you to come and share them with us at the Hayfork.

HAYFORK LAND AND CATTLE CO Warren & Vel Miller Atascadero, California 805-466-3737 California Association of Texas Longhorn Breeders.