Where it all started 1998
My late father, Peter, and I came across a picture of a purebred miniature Scottish Highland on Instagram in late September of 1998. After about a week’s worth of research and phone calls, we hooked up a horse trailer and drove over 2,380 miles to a small town outside Sacramento, California to purchase our first miniature Scottish Highlands. We bought three bred cows and two young bulls to bring back to the sandhills to start our herd. We quickly fell more and more in love with these beautiful animals.
OUR STORY
Death of our brain 2011
Unfortunately, in February of 2011, we tragically lost my father, the visionary, brains, and muscle behind our operation. It has been a struggle moving forward without him by our side. Still, ranching and raising miniature cattle together was our passion, and instilling that passion into our kids was something Peter and I talked about and worked towards every day. We are doing our very best to continue the legacy Peter built in his short time here on Earth. We have slowly found our joy again by continuing forward, making him proud, and building the business he knew and loved.
We overcame our difficulties
Despite all the love and affection we gave to our Miniature Highland Cows, we have had many difficulties since the death of our mentor in 2011. We considered abandoning the project in late 2012 until we joined the American Highland Breeders Association. It was only with their advice and the assistance of professional breeders that we were able to reach a break-even point in 2013. Today, we are proud to be the N°1 leader in the breeding and sale of Highland Cows.
We are Leader since 2015
Miniature Highland Cows operates on our family ranch, Miniature Highland Cows Ranch Company, which has been raising high quality, black angus beef since 2010. Our ranch is nestled in the beautiful sandhills of Tennessee. Our cattle enjoy miles and miles of luscious grass, blue skies, and open range while still interacting with us daily. Whether it’s putting out salt and mineral, checking their water, or spoiling them with cattle cake, these animals are our way of life.