About Our Ranch & Training Center

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#999999" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="048005f0ermwup.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Running M Ranch</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Running M Ranch"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Running M Ranch"><U><B>The Running M Ranch</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B>  </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horses"><U><B><IMG SRC="0430e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="next" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>     </B><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Running M Ranch"><U><B><IMG SRC="0410e0e0.png" border=0 width="14" height="14" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><B>   </B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="14" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="14"><B> </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="2e35e913.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="32d9a500.jpg" border=0 width="154" height="80" ALT="Runnin' M" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The Running M Ranch home of Millikin Quarter Horses, Land, and Cattle </B>and <B>Millikin Horse Training Center</B> is located in the Great State of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#map" TITLE="About Our Ranch Training Center"><U><B>Arkansas</B></U></A></FONT>. Our headquarters and training center is in Vilonia, AR--just 30 minutes north of Little Rock or 15 minutes east of Conway.  Our ranch specializes in breeding, training, and <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Horses For Sale"><U><B>selling</B></U></A></FONT> Foundation American Quarter Horses--a job we've been perfecting for 20 years now. The <B>Runnin' M</B> is our state registered signature.  We firmly believe in the linebreeding program of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.king-ranch.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.king-ranch.com"><U><B>King Ranch's</B></U></A></FONT> great stud-<B>Old Sorrel</B>-and we have attempted to perpetuate the great genes of this AQHA legend in our own stock.  Our stallion, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Solis Leo Bar McCue"><U><B>Solis Leo Bar McCue</B></U></A></FONT> crosses back to the <B>Old Sorrel </B>42 times and carries 18% of his blood.  The bottom side carries the genes of <B>Leo San</B>-a cross that resulted in <B>Mr. San Peppy </B>and <B>Peppy San Badger</B> for the <B>King Ranch.  </B>Many of our <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mares Foals"><U><B>mares</B></U></A></FONT> trace to the line-breeding of the Old Sorrel and his sons as well as Leo, Poco Bueno and King, The Ole Man, Oklahoma Star, and Hollywood Gold.  Our newest stallion, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Commanderinchief Leo</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >, is a direct grandson of <B>Colonel Freckles </B>and great-grandson of <B>Commander King</B> on top and great-grandson of <B>Thermo Sock </B>on bottom--<B>all AQHA Champions.  </B></FONT></div> <div> We are life members of and all of our stock are registered with the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.aqha.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.aqha.com"><U><B>American Quarter Horse Association</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>,</B></FONT> the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.fqhrregistry.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fqhrregistry.com"><U><B>Foundation Quarter Horse R</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.fqhrregistry.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fqhrregistry.com"><U><B>egistry</B></U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>, </B>and the </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.NFQHA.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.NFQHA.com"><U><B>National Foundation Quarter Horse Association</B></U></A></FONT>.  Besides training our own for cattle, the show ring, or the trail, we also conduct <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Training Agreement"><U><B>contract training</B></U></A></FONT> for others. Our contract training is concentrated on initial through intermediate and finished training as well as problem solving. Our courses are structured after the <B>John Lyons' Conditioned Response Training Program</B>, complete with a curriculum that contains objectives and sequential lesson plans<B>.  </B>This style of resistance-free training works for every horse every time for every problem or goal, in a safe and humane manner.  John Lyons is "America's Most Trusted Horseman" and Mark has developed many of his techniques from John in person.  Mark has trained for many horse owners around central Arkansas and has numerous <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="References"><U><B>references</B></U></A></FONT>.  He personally conducts and oversees all horse training.  If you are in need of a good horse or some professional training to establish safety, control and performance for the one you own, please feel free to contact us or come on by and see us here at the ranch. We're easy to find in the <B>Heart of the Natural State</B>--<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="#map" TITLE="About Our Ranch Training Center"><U><B>Directions below</B></U></A></FONT>.</div> <bR> <div>                                                             <A HREF="#map" TITLE="About Our Ranch Training Center"><U><IMG SRC="2ee50480.png" border=0 width="80" height="72" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A>               </div> <div> <I><B><U>New in 2010!!</U></B></I></div> <div> <B>Our new Equestrian Center is currently under construction and is located at </B><B><U>48 Cattle Creek Trail</U></B><B>, Vilonia AR. Facilities will include indoor and outdoor training pens, outdoor riding arena, bermuda pastures and trail system. Professional training and lessons available. Boarding and Saddle Club memberships available!!</B> </div> <bR> <div> --Mark Millikin, Trainer and Owner</div> <bR> <div>  <IMG SRC="06140f00.jpg" border=0 width="320" height="240" ALT="Cutting cattle" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                     </div> <div> <B>"We Raise to Ride, and Ride What We Raise"</B></div> <bR> <div>    We are headquartered at 136 N. Church St. in Vilonia, Arkansas.</div> <div> <B> <A NAME="map"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B><IMG SRC="2cbd9330.png" border=0 width="729" height="563" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3a9e7e80.png" border=0 width="743" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>