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Keeping the Western way of life alive!

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Ed Hitchcock

Respecting the land and the
cowboy way of life

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The Hitchcock Foundation

Preserving the Lobo Ranch located in Paulden, Arizona

Who We Are

The Hitchcock Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1983 to preserve the Lobo Ranch located in Paulden, Arizona as a working ranch in perpetuity.

The Hitchcock Foundation’s primary goals are to carry on the way of life of the western ranch and the heritage of the American Cowboy by providing a working ranch which is also a museum of western art that may be enjoyed by the public in a truly western setting.

Preserving the Western Lifestyle

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Mission Statement

Keeping the Western way of life alive for generations to come. To read the mission statement.

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Lobo Ranch 100 Years Ago

Lobo Ranch was originally the King Ranch, homesteaded in 1883 by Tom King and his three nephews, Tom, Arthur, and Charlie. It is one of the oldest ranches in the area. 

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Preserving Lobo Ranch

Because of Ed’s passion for the way of life of the western ranch and the Western heritage of the American cowboy, Ed created the Hitchcock Foundation in 1983 to forever preserve the Lobo Ranch as a working ranch.


The Lobo Ranch is a cow and calf operation of Corriente cattle which are used for rodeo livestock.

According to the book Paulden Pioneers by Ruth Gilpin, the Lobo Ranch was originally the King Ranch, homesteaded in 1883 by Tom King and his three nephews, Tom, Arthur, and Charlie. It is one of the oldest ranches in the area. The original home site was near the east bank of the Chino Wash, a little west of the Big Chino Road. All that is left now is an old corral and some Cottonwood trees.

When my life on this earth is over, one day. I hope part of my soul on the prairie will stay.

But wherever my soul, my credo remains, That I left the ranch better than when I came!

Leave it Better. Jan. 31, 2002. Ed Hitchcock


The Hitchcock Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 1983 to preserve for all time, the way of life of the western ranch and the heritage of the American Cowboy by providing a working ranch with a museum of Western art.

The Purpose of The Hitchcock Foundation

  • A non-profit organization established in 1983 to preserve the Lobo Ranch as a working ranch
  • Exposing the public and especially the younger generation to the western lifestyle.
  • Providing a working ranch and museum of western art to be enjoyed by the public in a truly western setting.
  • Carrying on the western legacy of Ed Hitchcock for generations to come.