The Drummond family has been honored for many years due to the nature of their day jobs which have been rewarding and helpful. Ree, for example, is a well-known award-winning blogger, cookbook author, and host on the Food Network, where she wows her fans with her cooking skills. Her husband, Ladd Drummond, is an accomplished breeder with a successful business that has put him above his contemporaries.
Unlike his wife of many years who spent the most of his years in front of the camera, Ladd is a man who doesn’t talk much and doesn’t appear in public often. Maybe you saw him or learned about him through his wife or the media? Here are five cool things you probably didn’t know about Drummond.
Biography of Ladd Drummond
The prominent breeder was born with the birth sign Aquarius on January 22, 1969. His hometown is Nebraska, a state in the American Midwest located in the United States. The breeder came from the kidneys of Chuck Drummond (father) Nan Olsen (mother). The two are also the parents of her brothers Tim Drummond and Todd Drummond. Unfortunately, Todd died at the age of eighteen in a car accident.
Ladd grew up in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, which doubles as the place where he received his high school education, precisely at Pawhuska High School. He lived with his family in Oklahoma until his father graduated, after which they moved to the family ranch. He then continued his education at Arizona State University, where he graduated.
The breeder has been a married man since September 21, 1996, he exchanged his marriage vow with the woman of his dreams in the presence of their family and loved ones. Ladd and his wife, Anne Marie Smith, spent their honeymoon in Australia. Their marriage was blessed with four wonderful children: Todd Drummond, Paige Drummond, Alex Drummond and Bryce Drummond.
Professionally known as Ree Drummond, Anne is a best-selling photographer, blogger, cook, broadcaster and author. She chronicles the life of the Drummond family on the ranch through her blog, “The Pioneer Woman.” A graduate of the University of Southern California, where she briefly majored in journalism before switching to gerontology, Ree began her online career in 2006. She was raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma by Gere Schwert (mother) and her father William Dale, orthopedic surgeon. Smith with her younger sister Betsy and her two brothers Mike and Doug.
Since 1996, Ladd has been a wonderful husbandhis wife. Although the man speaks little, he is never shy about expressing his love for Ree, who in turn calls him “the man from Marlboro” in his blogs and books.
5 interesting things to know about Ladd Drummond – Ree Drummond’s husband
1. Drummond is a fourth generation ‘Drummond Ranch’ breeder
Ladd’s family has been in ranching for SO many years. Their ranch in Osage County, Oklahoma is one of the largest in the United States. Ree’s husband is a co-owner of the Drummond Land and Cattle Company as well as an heir to the Drummond estate passed to him by his ancestors. His ranch covers over 433,000 square miles, his cousin called Thatcher Drummond is an associate of the company.
Drummond and his family are also part of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association as well as the owners of The Mercantile retail store/restaurant. He is familiar with the trades of truck driving, machine operation and manual labor.
2. He’s not a fan of the public school system
Ladd Drummond and his wife belong to the pack of celebrities who prefer homeschooling to traditional public schools, thus the decision to homeschool their sons Alex and Todd. However, their sisters, Paige and Bryce are college students. Paige is a student at the University of Arkansas, while Bryce studies at Texas A&M University.
3. Soccer lover
The Oklahoma breeder is an avid football lover and a huge fan of Sun Devils, the University of Arizona men’s basketball team. On his wedding day, Ladd reportedly left the reception to attend a football game between the University of Nebraska football team and his alma mater.
4. The tuxedo is not his favorite outfit.
While gushing over her husband after throwing a surprise reception for his fiftieth birthday, Ree Drummond revealed that since 1996, Ladd had never worn a tuxedo. It was in November 2018 that he gave a speech about Ree at a ceremony where she was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
5. Ladd Drummond doesn’t smoke
Although Drummond met his wife in a smoky bar, he does not smoke and has never done so in his entire life.