6666 Ranch
BRANDS
A FAMILY LEGACY
Four Sixes Ranch is among the most storied businesses in Texas history
BURNETT FAMILY
The family, the legacy, and the beginnings of a historic, formidable ranch
THE LAND
The building of a conservationally-minded empire through natural resources
QUARTER HORSES
The rise from a single stud to an internationally-recognized equine breeding program
CATTLE
The journey from an initial 100 cattle to becoming a frontrunner in the industry
The beginnings of an iconic brand.
Brands play an important role in the identification and proper management of both cattle and horses, especially when working with large numbers of animals.
Ever since Captain Samuel “Burk” Burnett purchased the first 100 head of cattle wearing the “6666” brand in 1870 from Frank Crowley of Denton, Texas, brands have played an important role at the Four Sixes™. Captain Burnett also purchased the rights to that now-famous brand, realizing that its “open 6” design would be easy to fashion into irons, while the brands themselves would be difficult to alter by unscrupulous cattle thieves.
The Four Sixes brand is used on ranch cattle and applied at the same time that vaccinations are given, and other procedures are performed on the individual, and everything is usually done in less than 30 seconds.
Deciphering our brands.
Hover on desktop or tap on mobile on any of the red circles to learn what each brand means.
RIB
Designates Four Sixes Ranch raised cattle.
Left Hip
Designates the year the calf was born.
LEFT BUTTOCK
Designates the year the horse was foaled.
Left Shoulder
The “L” brand, recognizing ancestor M. B. Loyd, is placed on Four Sixes Ranch horses. On Triangle Ranch mares, a brand here designated a particular mare family.
Left Shoulder
The “L” brand, recognizing ancestor M. B. Loyd, is placed on Four Sixes Ranch horses. On Triangle Ranch mares, a brand here designated a particular mare family.
Left Jaw
Brand here designates old Triangle Ranch lineage or other mare family lineage on Four Sixes Ranch horses.
Left Jaw
Brand here designates old Triangle Ranch lineage or other mare family lineage on Four Sixes Ranch horses.
Right Buttock
Designates the horse’s sire.
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