Standard of Excellence

Standard of Excellence

More than 1,700 horses and 1,200 exhibitors competed at the Lucas Oil AQHA World Show, and the Western performance entries left a lasting mark. Quarter Horse News – January 1, 2020 By Teri Lee & Kate Bradley Byars • Photos by Shane Rux Photography The 2019...
Straight Sixes

Straight Sixes

Few ranches in America represent the past and present like the 6666. American Cowboy, story by Julie Mankin published Feb 13, 2017 Photo by Emerson Miller In 1868, an eager young cowboy named Samuel “Burk” Burnett joined an outfit that was headed up the Chisholm Trail...
STREAKIN SIX

STREAKIN SIX

Quarter Racing Journal December 2016 By Richard Chamberlain I’ve been writing this column on the history of the American Quarter Horse since January 1988, which is a little stretch of history itself. I grew up on a small stock farm in Central Texas, where I shoveled...
Sustaining the Four Sixes

Sustaining the Four Sixes

The Agriculturist- College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources Texas Tech University Story by JoAnna Elliot Photo by Andrew Hancock Legendary ranches are built on grand foundations. This holds true for one iconic Texas ranch, the Four Sixes (6666). To...