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From The Archives: Smart Little Lena - Quarter Horse News
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An industry icon, NCHA Triple Crown winner Smart Little Lena is a cornerstone in the performance horse breeding industries.
From The Archives: Doc Bar - Quarter Horse News
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A failed racehorse, Doc Bar found glory through his progeny in the cutting, reined cow horse and even reining disciplines.
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In the kingdom of Quarter Horses, there are many legends, but there is only one King – King P-234.![]()
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The bay colt was foaled June 25, 1932, on Manuel Benavides Volpe’s ranch in Laredo, Texas. The colt’s sire, Zantanon by Little Joe, was considered the Man O’War of Mexico. Jabalina, the colt’s dam by Strait Horse, was hogbacked and difficult to handle, and traced to Little Rondo and Traveler.![]()
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Volpe named the foal "Buttons," but that was changed when the bay was 2 or 3 years old. Byrne James owned the stallion and it is reported his wife changed King’s name saying, “Buttons, I’m changing your name to 'King,' for truly you are the king of Quarter Horses.”![]()
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Around the same time, Jess Hankins of Rocksprings, Texas, was looking for a good stallion to breed to his riding mare. Hankins heard about King, and decided to have a look at the stallion. It was a 75-mile trip, so Hankins hauled his mare, just in case he liked the looks of the regal boy.![]()
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Hankins liked the stallion so much he wanted to buy King. Winn Dubose, King’s current owner, was not interested in selling, but Hankins was persistent. After a year of going back and forth, Dubose accepted $800 for the stallion.![]()
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Hankins used the stallion as a regular cow horse, roping and cutting on him. The rancher eventually quit using King because of the stallion’s heavy breeding schedule.![]()
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King sired a few racehorses such as Squaw H, but is best remembered for siring horses with tremendous performance ability and cow sense. A few of the stallion’s better known sons were Poco Bueno, Royal King, King’s Pistol and Continental King.![]()
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The grand old stallion died of a heart attack in 1958 at 26. He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1989.
You’ll find a lot of Colonel Freckles breeding at our sale!
From the Archives: Colonel Freckles - Quarter Horse News
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A stocky, dark sorrel, Colonel Freckles was a stallion whose athletic prowess was only overshadowed by his offspring’s abilities in several disciplines.
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𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭![]()
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Colorado Governor Polis recently declared March 20th “MeatOut Day,” encouraging Coloradans to eat a meatless diet. As Westerners, we cannot sit idly by as the governor perpetuates falsehoods about animal agriculture and undermines an industry that employs more than 170,000 of his constituents and generates billions of dollars for his state’s economy. We need to fight back.![]()
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While the governor’s proclamation is detrimental to all meat-producing industries, it has a particularly chilling effect on the cattle industry due to the long-perpetuated falsities surrounding beef production. As “Attorneys for the West” who are carrying on multi-generational legacies of cattle ranching, this fight is personal for us at Budd-Falen Law Offices.![]()
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The battle against beef is much larger than just beef – it is a battle against the entire cattle industry and, ultimately, rural America. Despite the false narrative that has created unnecessary and misplaced guilt in consumers’ minds, cattle ranchers feed American families, strengthen our local and national economies, and conserve natural resources. As all farmers and ranchers know, living on and caring for the land instills a unique sense of responsibility to ensure that it can be passed down to future generations. Farmers and ranchers are the original stewards of our environment, preserving it and pioneering sustainability long before those ideas infiltrated the consciousness of modern America. Feeding our communities and sustaining our land is a thankless job, and one that many people outside of rural communities do not even try to understand. Countless nights spent warming newborn calves, missed meals, and hours of labor are just a few things that allow each of us to feed our families a simple hamburger. But despite all the challenges, our farmers and ranchers continue to feed us, sustain our economies, and preserve our land for future generations.![]()
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While “cow fart” narratives and myths have dominated mainstream media, emissions from the cattle industry only account for 3.7% of the total greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Cattle thrive on land that is unfit for cultivated agriculture and generate 19% more protein than they eat through their unique digestive system. Approximately 90% of what cattle eat is inedible for humans, yet cattle convert this forage into healthy protein and an abundance of vitamins for our world’s increasing population. Cattle are an effective land management tool, and beef is a highly sustainable food source. The cattle industry is the heart and soul of small towns throughout our country, many of which could not survive without it.![]()
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Additionally, there are hundreds of uses for cattle by-products, many of which the average American utilizes in their everyday life. I, for one, enjoy the soap in my shower, the tires on my truck, and the insulation that keeps my house warm during our cold Wyoming winters. Plus, nothing satisfies my sweet tooth quite like a cold glass of chocolate milk. Without the cattle industry, these things we take for granted each day would cease to exist. We cannot allow misinformation and long-perpetuated falsehoods to destroy one of our nation’s most important industries.![]()
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In order to combat misinformation and combat the “MeatOut” movement, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association is coordinating with restaurants, grocery stores, and other businesses to feature meat products on March 20th. Organizations throughout the country are coordinating similar efforts and encourage supporters of the agricultural industry to meet at local restaurants and order their favorite meat dishes. We encourage you to do your part to keep meat on the table – for breakfast, lunch, and dinner – during March. After all, it is National Agriculture Month.![]()
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Personally, I’m looking forward to sitting down to a nice, medium-rare steak with a baked potato and all the fixings on March 20th. I did move to Wyoming from Idaho, after all.![]()
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𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘌. 𝘔𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥-𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘓𝘊 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸. 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥-𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘸 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴, 𝘓𝘓𝘊, 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰, 𝘐𝘥𝘢𝘩𝘰, 𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴, 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢, 𝘕𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘬𝘢, 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘰, 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘵𝘢, 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘬𝘰𝘵𝘢, 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘞𝘺𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘸. 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘺𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳'𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘜𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺-𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱.
𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭.![]()
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It has been brought to our attention by the Northwest Youth Rodeo Association that Oregon House Bill 3008 has been referred to the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee. ![]()
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Bills of this nature are being pushed nationwide. Unlike the New York bill we shared last week, this bill is slightly more veiled in its attempt to ban the western animal events we love.![]()
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𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟐 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝.![]()
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1. The vast majority of animal owners care deeply for the welfare of the animals in their care – regardless of species. The ‘divide and conquer’ tactic is very common when animal extremist groups try to get bills of this nature passed. There are also already animal welfare laws in place in Oregon to prevent abuse of all animals including exotics. ![]()
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2. Once a bill is passed, it takes a simple amendment to include currently exempted species (cattle and horses, among others). So, they should not be considered safe should this bill pass. ![]()
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Read the full text of Oregon House Bill 3008:![]()
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“(b) “Performance” means a carnival, circus, display, exhibition, exposition, fair, parade, petting zoo, photographic opportunity, race, ride, trade show or similar undertaking during which an animal performs tricks, gives rides or otherwise entertains or amuses an audience, whether or not a fee is charged.”![]()
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𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩?![]()
You do not need to be a resident of Oregon to email their legislature. Look them up here. www.oregonlegislature.gov/house ![]()
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This image features Anna Van Norman, of the Van Norman Ranches, competing on their stallion JP Colonel Blackcatt, in the Elko County “NoFair” last September. 2020 was scheduled to be the 100th anniversary of the legendary county fair, but it was postponed until 2021. The stockhorse and branding events held their competitions in the unofficial “NoFair”, and I was fortunate enough to photograph there. The Elko County Fair stockhorse competition has a rich history of legendary horsemen competing there over the years. ~ Nicole Poyo![]()
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