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Judy grew up on her parent's dairy
farm just a few miles from the ranch's present
location. Pryor's involvement with horses
began at age nine where "horse involved" friends and
neighbour Bob Loomis were very influential.
Over the years, Judy's continuing love of horses was
channelled into barrel racing as she became
nationally competitive.
Then by chance at a horse sale, Judy bought a little
mare for $3,600 named Just Esprit by Deck Of Stars.
Little did Judy know what a treasure this mare would
be. In 1988 the mare carried Judy into the
pleasure horse arena and on to the winners circle
with top 15 placings at the All-American Quarter
Horse Congress and the AQHA World Show. They
also finished seventh in the nation in western
pleasure that year.
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Just Esprit and Judy Pryor |
Judy's love for Just Esprit
compelled her to buy more and more foals by Deck Of
Stars, and for the next three years buying and
selling his offspring brought in enough income to
keep Pryor's Ranch in business.
Then in early 1992, Deck Of Stars came up for sale,
and Judy knew she had to have the stallion.
Judy credited Deck for Pryor's flourishing business
and felt she had an obligation to give the stallion
a good home. On January 19, 1992 Judy
purchased Deck and began her breeding business.
In their first year of breeding, they bred 49 mares.
Over the years Deck Of Stars proved to be the sire
that Judy always felt he would be, siring Halter
horses that could ride.
Judy says that Deck Of Stars is responsible for
where she is today. To date stock from the
Pryor Ranch has earned 37 multi-breed World
and Reserve World Champions, a Supreme Champion,
AQHA Champions, an AQHA Reserve High Point, Superior
Halter horses, Superior Performance Horses in
multiple events, western pleasure money earners and
NSBA money earners. Deck Of Stars sired 715
foals that earned 15,102.5 points and earned
$141,734.50 in incentive fund earnings and
$10,964.48 in World Champion Show earnings.
Pryor Ranch is located on 400 acres of rolling hills
just outside Omaha Nebraska. The ranch is
Judy's lifelong dream, and it has only been through
her hard work, perseverance, determination and
breeding philosophy of form to function that the
operation has reached the level of success it has
reached today.
Judy says she is maybe the most proud of the fact
that Deck Of Stars has become such a great broodmare
sire and many of his daughters are still producing
winners for Judy today.
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