Foundation Quarter Horses

Emily's Brain Teaser II

  1. What horse became the centerpiece of the King Ranch breeding program?
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  2. Which Foundation Bred horse was also registered as a thoroughbred, and had a jockey club name of Brown Wool?
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  3. Who was the sire of King P-234 and Ed Echols? His nickname was the Mexican Man of War.
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  4. Hired Girl, the mother of Skipper W was by what legendary stallion?
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  5. What combination of foundation bloodlines has been known as the "golden cross", by ropers, for many years?
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  6. What two legendary quarter horses, (listed in the first twenty horses by AQHA) had a thoroughbred as their sire?
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  7. What linebred, Old Sorrel stallion, off the King Ranch, is listed as P-1 in the AQHA studbooks?
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  8. Who was the sire of Poker Chip Peake, considered by many to be the greatest calf roping horse of all time?
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  9. What legendary breeder of quarter horses, best remembered for his lead stallion, Skipper W, foaled in 1945, recently passed on?
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  10. What foundation stallion had the nickname "The Iron Horse" because of the many years he remained sound, in spite of very hard use?
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