Broken Shoe Ranch

Broken Shoe Ranch was started by Van Mizell in 1979 when he purchased land in Maryland and built his custom home on it. On that property, he raised long horn cattle and he competed roping horses in Amateur and Open rodeos. Mizell made his move which would put him on top with the purchase of "Romeo Rascal" in 1986. It was then that he was driving through Texas when he came across a big, tobiano yearling colt standing in the pasture. Mizell pulled right up to the property, made the inquiry that would end up putting him on top of the charts.

"Romeo Rascal" has proven himself in every class that he has been presented. Some of his accomplishments are listed below:

-1988 Amateur Honor Roll Halter Stallion
-ROM Halter
-ROM Hunter Under Saddle
-ROM Western Pleasure
-ROM Trail
-ROM Senior Hunter Hack
-ROM Western Riding
-ROM Reining
-ROM Barrels
-1991 World Champion Senior Hunter Hack (Top Ten)
-1991 Ohio Super Horse Reserve All-Around
-1991 Northeast Connection Zone-A-Rama All-Around Champion
-1991 Garden State Paint Horse Club All-Around Champion
-1991 Shenandoah Paint Horse Club All-Around Champion
-1991 Pennsylvania Paint Horse Club All-Around Champion
-1992 Honor Roll Senior Hunter Hack
-1992 National Versatility Award
-1992 Superior Trail Horse
-1992 High Point Paint Horse in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, DC
-1993 World Champion Senior Heeling
-1993 National Roping Horse of the Year
-1993 National Champion Senior Heeling, Calf Roping, Heading, Steer Stopping (Reserve)
-1997 Halter Class Champion
-1997 Halter Grand Champion

"Romeo Rascal" is also the sire of multiple Halter Futurity Champions, multiple Money Futurity winners, multiple Superior Halter and Performance earners, multiple ROM's in Open and Amateur classes, and APHA Champions. 500+ points in 15 categories.

Mizell and family raised and bred World Champion Paint horses and Quarter horses since the establishment of Broken Shoe Ranch. He was also a farrier and a rodeo judge all the while. With Mizell's herd diminishing, his daughter, Cody Burton, has continued the Broken Shoe Ranch family-operated business at her branch location in Kentucky. With the solid all-around foundation that the family provided Burton, she has expanded the operations to focus on beginner riding lessons, colt starting, and fundamental training.

The Kentucky branch of Broken Shoe Ranch is owned and operated by Cody Burton and her husband, Robert. They accept clients on a routine basis for beginner riding lessons, colt starting, imprinting and fundamental training, sale prep and refresher training. Services are offered on site or off.