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| Box Z Ranch is owned and operated by Steven Zunker and Louis Christa. We both come from families that have raised purebred and crossbred cattle. Box Z Ranch originated raising crossbred commercial cattle. We had long admired Texas Longhorn cattle having been intrigued by their beauty, gracefulness, and myriad of colors. The subject of raising Registered Texas Longhorn cattle continued to arise during ranch discussions. We started studying, researching, attending shows and sales, as well as visiting with other Longhorn breeders. We started with four foundation cows. Even though we have no desire to be the biggest or fanciest, there is so much about Texas Longhorns that has kept us growing. We actively pursued purchasing additional property in the immediate area of the ranch at Stockdale but it was not meant to be. In 2005, we rounded up the cattle, loaded up the wagons and decided to hang our hats at a new location. Our ranch is now located in southeast Caldwell County between Luling and Lockhart near the McNeil community. There are tons of things to be done; however, we have never been afraid of work. We have completed some projects and will begin concentrating on the hay fields and should have coastal hay for sale beginning spring of 2006. We have built our foundation female herd by selecting some of the best cows from proven backgrounds. In addition, we pay close attention to the animal’s disposition. Horn length is an important factor as well; however, we have not limited ourselves to one or two styles of horn shapes as we enjoy a wide variety. We’re excited about our current and future calf prospects! We have worked extremely hard researching the pedigrees of our cattle. You will notice when looking at one of our Longhorn’s pedigree that you may continue to select animals in the background and retrieve information and extended pedigrees as far back as we have been able to acquire. We like to include as much information about the Longhorns that make up the pedigree of our cattle and photos whenever possible. We invite you to submit information about any cattle that you have that are found in our Longhorns’ backgrounds. We will gladly include a photo, your name and any other interesting information about your Longhorn on that page. |
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