Howard & Laurie Nichols along with Dan & Kasey (Nichols) Etbauer welcome you to 4N Horses. Our goal is to promote quality, broke horses with some of the industries top bloodlines. All 4N horses get many jobs in their training, working cattle, sorting, branding, carrying flags, working salebarns, flagging, barrels, poles and roping. We feel it’s good for their minds and help them become a better horse. We believe in quality time with a horse from roundpen to arena.

Howard & Laurie come from rodeo, racing, ranching and showing backgrounds. Howard is a former National Finals Rodeo team roper and judge. He’s a Turquoise Circuit Qualifier, Bob Feist Invitational placer, Senior Pro Finals Qualifier and has won many of the top rodeos in calf roping and team roping. Howard’s grandfather Abe, owned the legendary World Champion Quarter Horse “Clabber” and his Uncle Buck Nichols owned the legendary cow horse “Driftwood”. Laurie started out in the events of jumping, working cowhorse and halter and soon moved over to barrels. She’s a Turquoise Circuit Qualifier, Senior Pro Finalist,  Derby Money Winner and is still currently hauling and winning at the top pro rodeos and 4D’s. Howard & Laurie have spent a great amount of time on the track over the years and currently have horses racing. They reside in Gilbert, AZ. (Picture - l-r Laurie and Howard Nichols, Kasey and Dan Etbauer, Lyle and Bev Etbauer, front - Brady Payne (Kasey's nephew) and Rossy Etbauer (Dan's daughter), Nov. 17, 2001 Dan and Kasey's wedding.)

Kasey is a former Jr., High School and Intercollegiate Finalist. She has multiple finals qualifications in the Prairie Circuit, Grand Canyon Pro Rodeo Assoc., Kansas Professional Rodeo Assoc. (KPRA), and Texas Cowboys Rodeo Assoc. (TCRA) as well as multiple futurity and derby winnings on several 4N Horses, ( including Ft. Smith, Beth Cooper Memorial, Speedhorse, Fizz Bomb and Sunflower fut.to list a few.) She is the 2003 & 2005 KPRA Champion Barrel Racer.  Dan is a 10 Time National Finals Bronc Rider, Reserve World Champion, Prairie Circuit Finalist, Dodge National Circuit Champion, high school and intercollegiate finalist and many times TCRA Pick Up Man of the Year. He’s won almost every major pro rodeo, including Houston, Pendleton, Cheyenne, Salinas and Reno. Since retiring in 2003 from bronc riding, Dan spends his days breaking colts, which he learned at an early age on the family ranch in South Dakota, and picking up at rodeos. He also instructs at 2-3 bronc riding schools a year. Dan & Kasey reside in Goodwell, OK.

4N Horses also has a great partnership with Moutain Rose Ranch Quarter Horses of Flagstaff, AZ (www.barrelspeedhorse.com) , we have enjoyed working with their horses and them. They have top quality bred horses. 4N looks forward to a bright future with their own program and Mountain Rose as well.

Pictured - Dan & daughter Rossy at feeding time