Julian Vasquez

A life spent around horses, cattle, and working ranches.

Julian Vasquez is a native of Nogales, Arizona. His family has deep ranching roots on both sides of the border, including large ranch operations in southern Arizona and in Nogales, Sonora.

Julian began riding horseback at the age of seven on a working cattle ranch in Ejido Mascarenas, Nogales, Sonora. He has spent decades working cattle country by horseback and maintaining 15 to 18 horses for daily ranch duties.

For Julian, horses are not simply animals used for work. They are partners. They carry riders through rough country, help gather cattle in difficult terrain, and become part of the family and the rhythm of ranch life.

His experience includes training horses, starting colts for ranch work, and riding through rocky, remote, and steep terrain with dense brush, limited trail access, and long days in the saddle.

Julian and riders gathering cattle on horseback — Ranch work on horseback, gathering cattle across open country.

Julian with horse and high point winner saddle at a roping arena — Years of horse work and roping competition experience.

Team roping award belt buckles — Competition and ranch experience built over years, not weekends.

Hands-on livestock work

Practical experience in the kind of work that cannot be learned from a desk.

Riding and ranch horses

Julian trains horses and breaks colts for ranch work, including riding in rough, rocky, and remote terrain with steep grades, dense brush, and limited trail access.

Tracking and roping livestock

He has competed in more than 80 team roping competitions and regularly tracks and ropes cattle that have strayed from the herd across open range and rugged country.

Handling difficult animals

His ranch background includes subduing wild, unhandled, and distressed cattle during roundups, branding, castration, ear marking, and medical treatment.

Julian standing beside a horse at a roping arena

Why Last Ride Equine exists

Because families deserve clear answers when a horse passes.

Over the years, Julian has lost horses of his own. After using removal services, he was never fully comfortable not knowing exactly where the horse was taken, whether the burial was handled properly, or whether the process was fully legal.

Last Ride Equine was created to change that. Our mission is to provide horse and large animal removal with dignity, transparency, and full legal compliance. Every animal in our care is handled with respect from pickup through final placement.

This is not just a service business. It comes from a lifetime around horses and cattle, and from understanding how much these animals mean to the people who own them.

The last ride

Professional, legal, and respectful from the first call.

When the time comes, families deserve clear options and a compassionate team that treats every animal with the same respect we would give our own.

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