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Elkanah Ranch

Elkanah Ranch was founded in Gatesville Texas by Liz and Jeff Spooner in 2007. The ranch initially raised registered AQHA horses bred for ranch work. As we got older we worked less with the horse and began concentrating on raising registered Longhorn cattle.
In 2015 Liz retired from the US Army and accepted a position with OU Tulsa as Chief of their Peninatal Department. Because of this the ranch in Gatesville was sold and was moved to the Tulsa Oklahoma area. In 2017 we purchased additional land in Grandview Texas and in 2018 totally moved the ranch to the new location. Liz is no longer with OU but continues to practice medicine.
This ranch adventure is a labor of love and has truly been a blessing from God. We strive to keep that in mind and provide quality cattle at a reasonable price anyone can afford. We still do select horse / rider training as well.

Liz Spooner

Liz grew up on a dairy farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She graduated from UVa and then the Medical College of Virginia. After a residency in Ob/Gyn and practicing for a few years she completed a fellowship in Maternal/Fetal Medicine.
She served as a Colonel in the U.S. Army retiring in 2015 after a distinguished career. Her medical expertise is essential in maintaining the health of the herd, especially the brood mares and newborn foals. A truly remarkable woman, she has personally saved women, babies, mares, and foals (and Spoon) who would have perished without her help.

Jeff Spooner

"Spooner" / "Spoon" (he answers to most anything) was born in Arizona where he spent most of his formative years. He moved with his family to Virginia where he graduated high school and then from Radford University with a degree in Criminal Justice. He spent many years in law enforcement in Virginia handling canines and training canine teams. Toward the end of his career Jeff was the Chief Training Officer in charge of all basic training schools for a regional police academy. He and his canine Marko were the first recipients of the Virginia Police Work Dog Association's Award of Valor. Jeff was declared an expert in canines by the Circuit Court of Montgomery County and affirmed by the State Appeals Court. In 2015 he completed OSU’s Master Cattleman Course. In 2019 he graduated from Newburgh Theological Seminary with a PhD in Biblical Studies.
He has studied horses under many different clinicians, most notably Buck Brannaman and the late, great Ray Hunt. He has worked on ranches in Virginia, Oklahoma, Hawaii, Wyoming and Texas. He takes care of the day to day operations at Elkanah Ranch as well as shoeing horses, feeding the critters, watching the grass grow, and enjoying fine cigars and whiskey.

JAKE

Jake - Jake joined the family in early 2019 as a puppy. He is wild and crazy. He spends his days tormentIng Liz and “her” cattle, and loving Spoon to death.

Contact Information

To contact us please text or call 254-383-4651 (if no answer please leave a message).
You may also send an email to: JSpooner@elkanahranch.com and hope it goes through.