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David & Jane Van
Berkum
Van Berkum Quarter Horses
P.O. Box 458
Antonito, CO 81120
(719) 376-5659
Email: rtrjane@amigo.net
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 Although
the guest ranch keeps them busy most of the time, David and Jane still
find time to team-rope (*see description below) and to raise their
own Quarter Horses (*see description below).
 David
and Jane stand Docs Golden Matador at stud. He is a beautiful
1998, 97% Foundation bred buckskin/dun stallion they’ve owned
since 2001. David ropes on him and Jane uses him for trail rides.
He is not only exceptionally well-conformed, but he also has an excellent
temperament and a stunning head. His first foal crop produced 100%
color with palominos, buckskins, duns, and paints over a variety of
mares ranging from sorrel to brown to gray to paint and more. He throws
his pretty head and conformation and we are proud to offer these good
colts for sale. We run a small band of broodmares and always have
foals pasturing in the front pastures in the summertime. Please contact
us for details.
David starts and trains horses during the winter months,
while Jane finishes them on trails in the summer. We specialize in
roping and trail education. We have a unique situation to work horses
with both an indoor and an outdoor arena and of course endless acres
of trails. We welcome inquiries.
Van Berkum Quarter Horses always has a variety of horses
for sale.
* For those of you who aren’t familiar with the breed,
to quote from the American Quarter Horse Association site:
Just
what is an American Quarter Horse? If you have ever seen a horse
in one of rodeo's timed events, been along for work on a ranch or
watched a Western on the big or small screen, 9 times out of 10
you have witnessed an American Quarter Horse.
These heavily muscled, compact horses could run a short
distance over a straightaway faster than any other horse, and the
fastest were called Celebrated American Quarter Running Horses by
English colonists in the 1600s. In 1940 a registry was formed to
preserve the breed which officially became the American Quarter
Horse.
There are 16 recognized colors of American Quarter Horses
including the most prominent color of sorrel (brownish red). The
others are bay, black, brown, buckskin, chestnut, dun, red dun,
gray, grullo, palomino, red roan, blue roan, bay roan, perlino and
cremello. However, American Quarter Horses are allowed only limited
white markings on the face and legs.
It's interesting to note that the quarter-mile is still
the most popular distance for racing American Quarter Horses, and
the best blaze the 440 yards in 21 seconds or less.
* For those unfamiliar with team-roping, the following is
a description taken from the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association
website:
Team Roping, the only true team event in rodeo, requires
close cooperation and timing between two highly skilled ropers —
a header and a heeler — and their horses. The event originated
on ranches when cowboys needed to treat or brand large steers and
the task proved too difficult for one man.
The key to success? Hard work and endless practice. Team
roping partners must perfect their timing, both as a team and with
their respective horses.
Similar to tie-down ropers and steer wrestlers, team ropers
start from the boxes on each side of the chute from which the steer
enters the arena. The steer gets a head start determined by the
length of the arena. One end of the breakaway barrier is attached
to the steer and stretched across the open end of the header's box.
When the steer reaches his advantage point, the barrier is released,
and the header takes off in pursuit, with the heeler trailing slightly
further behind. The ropers are assessed a 10-second penalty if the
header breaks the barrier before the steer completes his head start.
Some rodeos use heeler barriers too.
 The
header ropes first and must make one of three legal catches on the
steer — around both horns, around one horn and the head or
around the neck. Any other catch by the header is considered illegal
and the team is disqualified. After the header makes his catch,
he turns the steer to the left and exposes the steer's hind legs
to the heeler. The heeler then attempts to rope both hind legs.
If he catches only one foot, the team is assessed a five-second
penalty. After the cowboys catch the steer, the clock is stopped
when there is no slack in their ropes and their horses face one
another.
Another
important aspect to the event is the type of horses used by the
ropers. The American quarter horse is the most popular among all
timed-event competitors, particularly team ropers. Heading horses
generally are taller and heavier because they need the power to
turn the steer after it is roped. Heeling horses are quick and agile,
enabling them to better follow the steer and react to its moves.
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