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User Login Email: Password:    » Forgot Password?  » New Member Sign Up Visitors Online: Today's Visits: Yesterday's Visits: Horses Menu Home Horses For Sale Welcome to Colorado Ranger Horse ! You are here: Terrific-Horses.com > Horse Breeds > Colorado Ranger Horse Book Search: Colorado Ranger Horse Description The Colorado Ranger Horse is one of only three spotted breeds of horses. The history of the Colorado Ranger Horse actually begins in Constantinople in 1878, where the Sultan Abdul Hamid of Turkey gifted two horses to General Ulysses S. Grant as a token of regard. The two horses were a pure gray Arabian, Leopard, and a blue-gray Barb, Linden Tree. These horses were brought to Virginia for a time and then to Nebraska to sire stock from the native horses, some spotted and some colored. The results attracted attention of a Western breeder, A.C. Whipple of Colorado. Mr. Whipple purchased a number of the mares that were sired by either Leopard or Linden Tree and took them back to Colorado. The mares were then bred with a black-eared white stallion, Tony also related to Leopard on both sides of his parentage. The creation of this breed is credited to Mike Ruby of the big Lazy J Bar Ranch. Mr. Ruby purchased Patches, a son of Tony, and also purchased Max, which was a Barb with the Leopold line, and used them as foundation sires for this new breed. These horses created many unusual colorings and these horses were named the Colorado Ranger Horses in 1934. The Colorado Ranger Horse is an excellent working horse, with great endurance, and energy. As a result of the Arabian and Barb ancestry the Colorado Ranger Horse has a certain refinement. This compact horse has powerful legs and quarters and stands on average 15.2 hh and most have a spotted coat. The color of the horse is not a requirement for entry into the Colorado Ranger Studbook, the horse must have the pedigree that traces back to the foundation bloodlines. The Colorado Ranger Horse can also be registered as an Appaloosa. The Appaloosa, however, cannot be registered as a Colorado Ranger Horse. These horses at one time were bred at the Royal Jordanian Stud in Amman where there was a small herd. Today the Colorado Ranger Horse is mainly bred in Colorado although they are also bred elsewhere in the US. Google Ads

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