Program
The Program
A full-service equine ranch in Arizona, built from the ground up for elite Western performance horses.
01The land
San Tan Valley, Arizona.
The ranch sits in the desert south-east of Phoenix, in rope-horse country. Acreage, water and layout post here as the back office fills them in.
- Where
- San Tan Valley, AZ
- Acreage
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- Water
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02 · The build
Under construction.
The facilities are under construction. The build is documented as it goes, one dated frame at a time, so the progress series below is the honest record of the place going up.
- B-01 · 1:1Build progress — pad + grading01Date pending
- B-02 · 1:1Build progress — steel up02Date pending
- B-03 · 1:1Build progress — roof on03Date pending
- B-04 · 1:1Build progress — stalls in04Date pending
03The mares
The queens.
Every foal Zona sells traces to one of these mares. Pedigrees and produce records live on each mare’s page.
04The stud
The foundation sire. 2027 book opens on request.
Every 2027 foal is by this horse. His page carries the numbers the program stands on: record, pedigree three generations deep, and the terms of the 2027 book. Until the back office fills those in, the fields below stay honest and empty.
- Standing at Zona Ranches, San Tan Valley, Arizona
- 2027 book: opens on request
- Five foundation mares in foal for 2027
05Training
Ridden, roped on, proven.
Jayde Slade rides and trains the Zona horses through the futurity years. The arena record each horse builds is the proof the breeding program stands on, and it posts here as results come in.
06The first crop
20due in 2027.
4 mares in foal for 2027, plus 5 yearlings already on the ground. Due months, crosses and reservation interest are tracked live.
The brand
A Z over a bar.
The Z iron is the ranch’s livestock brand. It goes on the horses, the hats, the paperwork and every page of this site. One mark, black on bone or bone on black, nothing else.
Zona Ranches · AZ · USA
The vision
Zona Ranches is a full-service equine ranch and marketing enterprise in Arizona, specializing in the breeding, sales and management of elite Western performance horses. The studs, the queens and the yearlings. Every horse ridden, roped on and proven before it carries the brand.