Our Family
A heritage of higher performance
For 50 years, we’ve put our heart and hard work into breeding the highest quality performance horses. We hold our practices and our horses to hard standards, because Patten Peterson Horses don’t just come from our ranch — they come from our family.
From our family to yours
A little about us: Kale Peterson is a recognized horse trainer with a long list of accolades. Tatum Peterson (nee Patten) is a lifelong horse breeder with a history of excellence. Together, we and our family are proud to produce horses that live up to the demands of both our customers and our legacy of quality.
“When someone comes to us, we want to find a horse that will suit them and their personality.”
— Rory Patten
Our History
In 1972, Doug Patten moved his family to Broken Springs Ranch in Alberta, Canada. From that day on, every member of our growing family has made it their life’s work to guarantee the pedigree and performance of our horses. Our entire clan puts everything they do into ensuring the horse you purchase from our ranch lives up to your standards, and the standards we set for ourselves 50 years ago.
The Road Ahead
As our families have grown together, so have our plans for expanding our ability to breed performance horses that live up to the rigorous standards of our customers. We look forward to sharing more about the future of our ranches and the new opportunities they’ll create.
Timeline
1972
Doug Patten takes over the Broken Springs Ranch.Doug started his breeding program raising large, tough, ranch horses for the demand of the market at the time
1980
Patten Horses begins guaranteeing their horses
1992
Rory started breeding to a stallion with old foundation bloodlines.A Roan Wolf Three Bars bred stallion named Sigs Butler
1992
1st Production Sale held at Patten Ranch
2000
Bought a stallion out of Fort Worth. A son of Playgun named Playing With Destiny
2004
Purchased a Bay Stallion named Lil Badger Starlight who is a son of Badger Starlight.
2008
1st Patten Rope Horses Sale
2010
Kale starts working at the Patten Ranch where he meets Tatum and the rest is history.
2015
Kale & Tatum get married
2016
Talsa is born (4th Generation)
2017
Stride is born (4th Generation)
2022
Kale and Rory purchased a Stallion named Amarilobymorning who is a Son of Metallic Cat.
2022
Patten Roping Horses begins merger with Peterson Horses
Contact
Nearby? Stop in for a coffee at Broken Springs Ranch, 45 minutes North of Rocky Mountain House on Highway 22.
Further out? Give us a call at (780) 515-0715.