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We found KP
Flashy Jack
(Duke) at
the
Peckenpaugh
Ranch in
southeastern
South
Dakota.
We visited
the ranch
with some
friends who
were looking
for a Two
Eyed Jack
bred
stallion.
The first
time we saw
him, he was
running
through a
corral in
knee deep
mud from all
the rain.
We were
really
impressed
with the way
he looked
and the way
he seemed to
"float"
around that
corral,
never
missing a
step in the
mud.
Even though
we weren't
looking for
a stallion,
we bought
him and
brought him
home.
This is the
same way it
is with
Duke's
offspring.
Many of our
buyers have
told us they
didn't
intend to
buy a horse.
But when
they see
them, they
are so
impressed
with the
total
package that
they buy
them and
take them
home, just
like we did
with Duke.
We've been
told our
herd is one
of the best
kept secrets
in the
region.
Duke crosses
three times
to Two eyed
Jack, with
Two eyed
Jack right
on his
papers.
He looks as
if he just
stepped out
of the
Legends
of Quarter
Horses
with the
classic
quarter
horse build.
He
consistently
out-produces
himself and
crosses very
nicely with
the
broodmares
we've
selected,
throwing
palominos,
red roans,
grays, bays
and of
course
sorrels.
Two years
ago, we had
an orphan
foal that we
bottled-fed
for a couple
of months.
After she
was weaned,
we put her
in with Duke
for
companionship
for the rest
of the
summer.
We found out
after the
fact that it
is unusual
for a
stallion to
"adopt" a
weanling
like that!
There are a
lot of
horses with
good looks
and good
bloodlines,
but they
have to be
bred for
disposition
as well. |
