Rancho Poco Loco Owned by Judge Henry and Bobbie Atkinson
Rancho Poco Loco began as a father and sons project with Mr. Henry and his two sons Drew
and Darryl clearing land for the family horses. With stringent breeding program
guidelines and the enthusiasm and love of the Quarter Horse and Paint breed, the
Atkinson's breed and raise some of the finest quality stock in the country
today.
At Rancho Poco Loco we offer stallion service from
our world class Quarter and Paint Horse stallions. You can send your mare to the ranch for the finest care in our new mare motel, or we'll gladly ship
cooled semen to your location. In addition to stallion services, we also a
shipped semen receiving station and offer foaling services.
Rancho
Poco Loco offers a tranquil setting overlooking the
bass-filled waters of Lake Cherokee. Our 10-stall show and
stallion barn is
constructed
of fire-retardant concrete and metal and is complete with all
the amenities for the comfort of our world champion stallions or
your special mare. Our state-of-the-art facilities include
covered round pens,
groomed
and safely fenced pastures and paddocks, an 80 x 200 lighted
outdoor arena, as well as a new 40-stall mare motel and breeding
barn equipped with all the necessities of a modern breeding
facility. Whether you are looking for the right stallions for
your mares or a place to send your mare for foaling or breeding,
you'll be interested in the services we offer...
Due
to the demand of the ranch, our showing is limited to qualifying
our Quarter Horses for the AQHA World Show and several paint
shows to promote our horses as needed. However, We offer to everyone an invitation to visit us here at
the ranch and view our world champion stallions and broodmares.
At the present time we have over 100 head of some of the finest
broodmares, young stock and show stock. Call us or e-mail us
about a visit today or your next horse purchase!
MICHAEL OCHETTO
Rancho Poco Loco Manager/Trainer
Michael Ochetto has
worked for Rancho Poco Loco LLC since 1998. Michael and his
2 children Linley Ochetto, Michael Ochetto Jr.
Trainer and showman of
multiple APHA and AQHA World/Reserve World Champions and Top Ten finishers.
AQHA High Point and APHA
Honor Roll winners.
In addition he has shown
horses to Canadian National Championships and European Championships.
Michael is an approved
APHA,NSBA,PtHA and WCHA judge.
He has judged horses in just about every state
in the US and several European countries and Canada. Michael has judged the APHA Fall
Championships, Pinto World Championship and Reichert Celebration.
