An “everyday” person’s horse becomes a star. By Lesli Krause Groves Two men named Morgan Freeman have registered horses with AQHA. The most recent, and more famous, has a ranch in Mississippi. You’d recognize his voice if not his name. The actor Morgan Freeman was taking classes in drama and dance when the […]
Ranch Horse
Bloodlines
TravelerOdds are, your ranch horse is related to the old-time racehorse Traveler. By Lesli Krause Groves According to legend, Traveler appeared in Texas in the mid-1880s, hitched beside a mule and dragging a dirt scraper on the railroad right-of-way. Although his pedigree is unknown, his bloodline is famous.If you do a deep dive into […]
Bloodlines: King Fritz and the “Chex” Horses
By Lesli Groves Remember Jack of “Jack and the Beanstalk” trading his family’s only milk cow for three magic beans? The true story of “Fritz and the Quarter Horses” is less fantastic but starts on a parallel course. In 1956, Fritz Watkins, of Wasco, Oregon, decided to start a Quarter Horse breeding program. The AQHA […]
Bloodlines: King Fritz and the “Chex” Horses
By Lesli Groves Remember Jack of “Jack and the Beanstalk” trading his family’s only milk cow for three magic beans? The true story of “Fritz and the Quarter Horses” is less fantastic but starts on a parallel course. In 1956, Fritz Watkins, of Wasco, Oregon, decided to start a Quarter Horse breeding program. The AQHA […]
Blue Chip Stock
Ranch horses that will make solid roping horses are increasing in value, and the trend is likely to continue. Here’s why: By Lesli Krause Groves Samuel Luchsinger is a rancher and Dave Hull claimed to be a pig farmer* when they were interviewed in Las Vegas last December. The two Okies had just won […]
