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Quanah F-706
Appaloosa Historical Tidbits # 1 by Robert Lapp

Robert Lapp shared this short history of Quanah on an internet chat group This is my effort at preserving the information Bob disbursed. Eventually the pictures will be included.

Introduction:

Quanah

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The Basics:

a.Ê Foaled April 6, 1947; according to the ApHC stud books,Ê was bred byÊPete TindallÊ of Eastland, Texas and owned by J.W. Ratliff,Ê Ranger,ÊTexas.ÊÊRemember the name Tindall and town of Ranger...they willÊ becomeÊpart of Quanah's story.

b. Note the spelling of Quanah's name...one "n"...someÊ publications haveÊspelled itÊincorrectly as Quannah.

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c.ÊRatliff sold Quanah in 1951 to the M.M. Atkinson family,Ê Kenedy,ÊTexas. The Atkinsons became long-time Texas Appaloosa breeders,Ê owningÊand campaigning four Texas "greats": The famous stallionsÊTejasÊ Punto T-882,ÊChoya F-1951; the legendary mare Udo T-2256, and the great gelding byÊ Quanah,ÊPancho A, 1960 Texas ApHC Halter and Performance Horse Champion.

d.Ê Atkinsons sold Quanah to J.D. Davis, also of Kenedy, whoÊin 1958 sold Quanah to his final and probably most famous owner,ÊC.D. "Toad" Leon, owner of the world famous Pendaries Ranch in the foothillsÊ of NewÊMexico'sÊSangre de Cristo mountains.Ê It was at Leon's ranch that Quanah stood withÊtwo of the most famous Appaloosas of the day, Lucky DottÊ and Chief of Fourmile.Ê How good was Quanah? Leon eventually paidÊ$10,000 forÊ Chief of Fourmile, but had purchased Quanah site-unseen, strictlyÊ on pedigreeÊand reputation.Ê (1955 National Champion Stock Horse, Nat'lÊ ChampionÊMen's Western Pleasure; 1955 G.C.S.Ê at Baird, Texas; 1956 GCSÊ and 1st inÊStock Horse Reining, San Antonio, Texas)ÊÊ

e.Ê While we have no definitive death date for Quanah, theÊ best evidenceÊsays he was still alive on the Pendaries in 1967, long after LeonÊ had soldÊChief in 1963, and converted part of the 4,300 acre estate into a resortÊandÊhousingÊdevelopment.

f.Ê Ranger, Texas (remember above); Dan Coates was an earlyÊ Texas rodeo producer and announcer.Ê He produced the first AppaloosaÊ show in theÊState of Texas in 1954.Ê Earlier, in 1950 at a rodeo he wasÊ producing inÊRanger,ÊTexas, he saw Quanah for the first time, tried to buy him,Ê but theÊprice was too high.Ê However, he saw a colt at that same rodeo,Ê described asÊ"so muchin the image of his sire," that he later settled for theÊ next bestÊthing. The baby was the second ApHC registered foal by Quanah, and in his own right: Son of Quanah.Ê

The Pedigree:

a.ÊSire: Quanah's sire was the QH Tony Waggoner P-1357, who was byÊ Pretty BoyÊP-2229 (a leading maternal grandsire of AQHA Champions)Ê and a mare by the famous Coke Roberds stallion Buck Thomas. Pretty BoyÊ was sired by Dodger, by Harmon Baker by Peter McCue.Ê SireÊside...Quanah wasÊ loaded with the early legends of the AQHA.

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b. Quanah's dam is where things get interesting.Ê She wasÊApple,Ê registered with the NQHBA as # 428, listed on Delmar Pedigree site as a QH byÊanother AQHA great, Old Joe Bailey P-4.Ê We know however thatÊAppaloosa color cannot be produced without at least one Appaloosa parent,Êand from descriptions by Quanah's owners, Apple was a roan whoÊeventuallyÊdeveloped some spots; her dam wasÊanotherÊAppaloosa mare named Dazy. Remember the name Tindall above?Ê Well, ole Apple producedÊanotherÊcolorful Appaloosa,ÊLucky Dott F-2057, also of the Pendaries.Ê Lucky Dott'sÊsire--theÊgreat QH sired by King P-234, Tindall Bailey.Ê Apple must haveÊbeen theÊ"apple" of somebody's eye, considering the stallions with whom sheÊproduced twoÊgreat Appaloosas!! But there's more....Quanah also had a fullÊbrother, VanÊHornÊWaggoner, F-1700, foaled on Christmas eve, 1945, andÊeventually stoodÊ at stud in Louisiana. What a Christmas present for somebody,Êcolor and aÊgreat pedigree.

The select show record:

Shortly after being purchased by Leon in 1958, Quanah wasÊ placed inÊcutting training. With only 3 months on cattle, he placed 2nd inÊ cutting atÊthe ApHC 1959 National Show in Santa Barbara, California.Ê WithÊ moreÊtraining andÊcompeting in open cuttings, he won cuttings in Plainview,Ê Fort Worth, Texas, Durant, Oklahoma, and Albuquerque, NewÊMexico, whereÊ he was the only Appaloosa entered.

b.Ê Leon described Quanah in probably the best and broadestÊterms in hisÊ 1961 production sale catalog: "he was aÊ Champion at Halter,Êand a stallion who passes natural cow sense on to hisÊcolts." While additional show records will not be detailed here,Êsuffice itÊto say Quanah won or placed in W. Pleasure, Nez Perce Stake race,Êand actual 1/4 mile races.Ê A champion equine athlete with color andÊspeed... AppaloosaÊversatility at its best.

The offspring:

Ê Quanah produced 87 ApHC registered foals. The first wasÊ registeredÊin 1950 and the last two in 1965. Most foals were produced betweenÊ 1959 andÊ1963. [~85 listed below -AT]

Quanah Picture references:

The Appaloosa breed has produced a host of unsung "legends". QuanahÊhas to be one of them. He did the breed proud.
~~Bob

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