Colorado Ranger Horse Registry
Breeding history
In 1878 the General and later President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, received two stallions as gifts from the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II during his visit to Constantinople: the Siglavy Gidran Arab Leopard and the Berber Linden Tree. Initially, these valuable horses were used in Virginia as breeding stallions for the breeding of light draft horses. Later they came to Nevada, where the breeding of horses in stock type (see Quarter Horse) based on these two stallion lines was continued. As a result of consistent line breeding, today's representatives of the breed all go back to these two stallions. [2]
One can speak of the breed Colorado Ranger Horse since 1934, when the Colorado State University, which scientifically supervised the breeding of these horses at the time, suggested this naming. The Colorado Ranger Horse Association (CRHA) was founded in 1935; and is one of the oldest breeding associations in the USA. Every horse recognized by the CRHA must have two descendants of Leopard and Linden Tree, namely Max # 2 and / or Patches # 1 as the progenitors of this breed. [3]
In the early 1930s, Mike Ruby Patches, a son of the Colby Ranch stallion (Tony), and Max, a Waldron Leopard halo spotted stallion out of an Arab mare, acquired as breeding stallions for his herd. At this point he had amassed a herd of more than 300 mares! With these two founding sires, Mike began to build up the breed. Both stallions had outstanding sons who were sires in the Ruby herd. Most important were Patches II, Leopard and Ranger, which, like their own sires, are represented in the pedigrees of most of today's Ranger breeds.
Mr. Ruby was unlike many of his ranchers at the time ... before most known registries were established ... in many ways in that he kept accurate written records of his mares, stallions and their offspring. At the time, these records, including foal dates, colors, and their full ancestry dates, were indeed an "unusual" practice. These handwritten records have been retained as part of the CRHA corporate records.
In 1934, Mr. Ruby was invited to exhibit two of his stallions at the Denver Stock Show. The two leopard print stallions (Leopard # 3 and Fox # 10) were seen by thousands of visitors. At the suggestion of the faculty of what is now Colorado State University, the new breed of horse was officially called ColoradoRangers, horses of Colorado origin that were bred and raised under range conditions. Oral references to these "Range Bred" horses eventually resulted in them becoming more commonly known as Rangerbreds, although the official name is retained.
With the name of the breed came a stud book. Mike Ruby founded the Colorado Ranger Horse Association in 1935. Two years later, he applied to the US state of Colorado for a company charter, which was issued on January 4, 1938. Due to the registration, which is only available to CRHA members and a limit of fifty members, many of the horses with Rangerbred heritage have not been registered with CRHA. However, these color-swept horses were happily adopted by another breed registry that was launched a few months later, the Appaloosa Horse Club. Mr. Ruby devoted his life to building a new American breed and was President of the Colorado Ranger Horse Association until his death in 1942.
The Colorado Ranger Horse ("The Utility Horse of the High Plains") is
a breed of horse registered with the Colorado Ranger Horse Association, Inc.
(CRHA), one of the oldest still in existence in the United States. In order to meet the requirements of registration with the CRHA, a horse must prove a direct descent to one of the two founding stallions 'Max # 2' and 'Patches # 1'.
While many Colorado Rangerbreds have Appaloosa markings, the CRHA isn't
Color registration. The CRHA is a "bloodline registry".
Regardless of whether the horse is monochrome or the color combinations are typical
for the Appaloosa are. If you have a registered Appaloosa, chances are good
Every eighth stallion, mare or gelding is entitled to CRHA
Registration.
Approved as outcross are thoroughbreds. Quarter Horse, all Appaloosas, but at least one bloodline must go back to one of the ancestors.
In 1878 the General and later President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, received two stallions as gifts from the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II during his visit to Constantinople: the Siglavy Gidran Arab Leopard and the Berber Linden Tree. Initially, these valuable horses were used in Virginia as breeding stallions for the breeding of light draft horses. Later they came to Nevada, where the breeding of horses in stock type (see Quarter Horse) based on these two stallion lines was continued. As a result of consistent line breeding, today's representatives of the breed all go back to these two stallions. [2]
One can speak of the breed Colorado Ranger Horse since 1934, when the Colorado State University, which scientifically supervised the breeding of these horses at the time, suggested this naming. The Colorado Ranger Horse Association (CRHA) was founded in 1935; and is one of the oldest breeding associations in the USA. Every horse recognized by the CRHA must have two descendants of Leopard and Linden Tree, namely Max # 2 and / or Patches # 1 as the progenitors of this breed. [3]
In the early 1930s, Mike Ruby Patches, a son of the Colby Ranch stallion (Tony), and Max, a Waldron Leopard halo spotted stallion out of an Arab mare, acquired as breeding stallions for his herd. At this point he had amassed a herd of more than 300 mares! With these two founding sires, Mike began to build up the breed. Both stallions had outstanding sons who were sires in the Ruby herd. Most important were Patches II, Leopard and Ranger, which, like their own sires, are represented in the pedigrees of most of today's Ranger breeds.
Mr. Ruby was unlike many of his ranchers at the time ... before most known registries were established ... in many ways in that he kept accurate written records of his mares, stallions and their offspring. At the time, these records, including foal dates, colors, and their full ancestry dates, were indeed an "unusual" practice. These handwritten records have been retained as part of the CRHA corporate records.
In 1934, Mr. Ruby was invited to exhibit two of his stallions at the Denver Stock Show. The two leopard print stallions (Leopard # 3 and Fox # 10) were seen by thousands of visitors. At the suggestion of the faculty of what is now Colorado State University, the new breed of horse was officially called ColoradoRangers, horses of Colorado origin that were bred and raised under range conditions. Oral references to these "Range Bred" horses eventually resulted in them becoming more commonly known as Rangerbreds, although the official name is retained.
With the name of the breed came a stud book. Mike Ruby founded the Colorado Ranger Horse Association in 1935. Two years later, he applied to the US state of Colorado for a company charter, which was issued on January 4, 1938. Due to the registration, which is only available to CRHA members and a limit of fifty members, many of the horses with Rangerbred heritage have not been registered with CRHA. However, these color-swept horses were happily adopted by another breed registry that was launched a few months later, the Appaloosa Horse Club. Mr. Ruby devoted his life to building a new American breed and was President of the Colorado Ranger Horse Association until his death in 1942.
The Colorado Ranger Horse ("The Utility Horse of the High Plains") is
a breed of horse registered with the Colorado Ranger Horse Association, Inc.
(CRHA), one of the oldest still in existence in the United States. In order to meet the requirements of registration with the CRHA, a horse must prove a direct descent to one of the two founding stallions 'Max # 2' and 'Patches # 1'.
While many Colorado Rangerbreds have Appaloosa markings, the CRHA isn't
Color registration. The CRHA is a "bloodline registry".
Regardless of whether the horse is monochrome or the color combinations are typical
for the Appaloosa are. If you have a registered Appaloosa, chances are good
Every eighth stallion, mare or gelding is entitled to CRHA
Registration.
Approved as outcross are thoroughbreds. Quarter Horse, all Appaloosas, but at least one bloodline must go back to one of the ancestors.