He was married to Bennette and her health is not good. He has 2 children who have their own lives and probaly don't want to run the day to day operation. And they probaly would want to get the horses to homes that can use them and not let them sit and waste away!! Imagine running a ranch with 150 head of horses and you have no idea what to do or where to start. I know Maddie used to run barrels and now has 2 or 3 kids and I'm not sure about Penn and he lives in Chicago.

I was told  that Judd left everything to Maddie. Left nothing to his wife or his son. Yes as someone said, it's the end of an era  :(   I'm just sorry Judd died from cancer. What he had was very painful & that right there is very sad. 

I didn't see anything about selling any of his cattle or the actual ranch itself

Not sure if anyone saw this but his son wrote this article.. pretty eye opening. Apparently jud was an alcoholic and had some troubles, such a shame. https://medium.com/@plittle/the-wallets-over-hearts-mentality-leads-...

How about this? How about since the topic is the Jud Little dispersal sale. and everyone on here knows/knows about Jud Little and his accomplishments as a breeder, promoter and supporter of the barrel racing industry, we keep all comments on that topic? Out of respect for the man and his family, this is not the place for anything else. I'm sure no one wants their dirty laundry - regradless of the source and/or validity - on public display. You need entertainment or to make yourself feel better or more validated? Go watch the tiger man **** show wherever that is aired. 

THANK YOU HOLLY FOSTER!!! You are truly a classy lady! Articulated very well! Prayers to their family! ????

I wasn't trying to be disrespectful by sharing the article. I just was sharing with others in order to explain in more detail why the dispersal may be happening. 

Very insightful.  

There could be many reasonable business reasons why the dispersal is happening and there is no constructive reason for us to speculate is there? The industry suffered a loss and no doubt many friends and family are hurting right now.  Have some empathy.  Would you want something like that shared for public discussion about your loved one?  There are always two (or more) sides to every story and ultimately it's not any of our business. 

Considering his son wrote it.... its very insightful, it tells a bigger story... so you may or may not agree with it, but it's part of the puzzle leading to the sale...