Where is Poco Bueno buried?
Waggoner Ranch
Poco Bueno’s grave is northwest of Wichita Falls about eight miles south of Vernon at the intersection of Highway 183/283 and FM 1763. A four-ton monument with a picture of the horse etched into the granite marks the spot. The 520,527-acre Waggoner Ranch sold in 2016 to Stan Kroenke for $725 million.
Who bred Poco Bueno?
Royal Blood. Foaled in 1944, Poco Bueno was bred by Rocksprings, Texas resident Jess Hankins. Hankins had acquired Poco Bueno’s sire King P-234 in the late 1930s for a princely sum of $800 and set to breeding the stallion.
What was Poco Bueno famous for?
In 1947, Poco Bueno won the Grand Champion Stallion Award at Denver’s National Western Stock Show. Then he won the American Livestock Show in Kansas City. And the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth.
Where did HERDA come from?
Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA), also known as hyperelastosis cutis (HC), is an inherited autosomal recessive connective tissue disorder. It develops from a homozygous recessive mutation that weakens collagen fibers that allow the skin of the animal to stay connected to the rest of the animal.
What did Poco Bueno do?
Poco Bueno sired 405 registered AQHA foals, 222 were performers. His most successful crosses were on the daughters of Blackburn. Among his famous get were Poco Stampede, Poco Tivio, Poco Lena, Poco Mona, Poco Bob, Poco Dell, and Poco Pine.
Who owns peptoboonsmal?
the Aaron Ranch
Bred and owned for most of his life by Larry and Elaine Hall, Peptoboonsmal is now owned by the Aaron Ranch of Commerce, Texas.
What is HERDA disease?
Quick facts. HERDA is a genetic disease in quarter horses and appaloosas, especially cutting horses. Signs of HERDA include stretchy skin, severe skin wounds and scarring along the back and withers. The American Quarter Horse Association requires all breeding stallions be tested for HERDA.
What does HERDA look like?
How tall is WR This Cats Smart?
14 hh
14 hh, 1053 lbs. One of the most consistent aged event performers in the country during his show career. An NCHA Open Finals Champion, WR THIS CATS SMART has appeared on the NCHA and NRCHA leading sires lists every year since his foals began showing in 2010.
How long do horses with HERDA live?
Unfortunately there is no known treatment or cure for HERDA, and the majority of horses affected are euthanized within 2-4 years as their condition worsens and the wounds become unmanageable or fatal.