Quarter horses - Galt Ranch

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GALT RANCH
The Galt Ranch is a working cattle cattle ranch in central
Montana covering nearly 100, 000 acres. The Galts have been
raising cattle and horses in Montana for three generations. Bill,
along with his wife Jill and their family, run a cow, calf and yearling
operation into which the breeding of good ranch horses fits very
well. Bill learned long ago from his father, Jack, the value of
raising quality ranch horses and how they can enhance and benefit
a ranching operation. The Galts presently run four stud bunches,
pasture breeding quality mares in the rugged foothills of the Big
Belt Mountains. The mares foal out and then raise their colts in
the rough and rocky country where sage brush and badger holes
abound. Growing up in a very natural way, in the same country
where they will possibly be working some day allows the young
horses to grow into sturdy, surefooted individuals.
Bill started his own Quarter Horse Breeding Program in the
1970s with the purchase of two stallions bred for the specific
qualities that ranchers value. The rugged mountains of Montana
require a horse to be tough, surefooted and have a good bone
structure under him. A good ranch horse must also be cowy,
intelligent and athletic in order to do his job well. Disposition is of
the utmost importance as the Galts believe that a horse can have
a world of cow sense and athletic ability, but if he’s too difficult or
dangerous to get along with then all his talent is wasted.