Lovely Manners was foaled in 1924. He was bred by Phil Thompson Chinn at Himyar Stud in Lexington, Kentucky. Lovely Manners was by Sweep, one of the most successful sons of the 1896 Kentucky Derby winner Ben Brush. Sweep won the 1910 Belmont Stakes. He was named U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and Champion Three-Year-Old Colt.… Continue reading The Western Thorougbred History: Lovely Manners
Fame We Will might be one of the most accomplished Thoroughbreds to ever compete in stock horse events. The elegant bay from the bluegrass region of Kentucky competed in western pleasure, reining and cutting at events across California. This is his story. Fame We Will was foaled on April 17th, 1959. He was bred by… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Fame We Will
Wee Folk was foaled on March 31st, 1961. He was bred by J. Rukin Jelks, the founder of Rillito Downs in Tucson, Arizona. Old Pueblo, the sire of Wee Folk, was by Windy City II and out of Shadows Fall, by Ariel. He won ten races, including the California Breeders’ Trail Stakes, Del Mar Futurity,… Continue reading The Western Thoroughbred History: Wee Folk
The Western Thoroughbred 