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About us...We're long time breeders of fine horses for sporting purposes.  The majority of our Appaloosas and Thoroughbreds have top quality racing pedigrees.  Champion families will continue to produce champions, from generation to generation.  Trendy bloodlines eventually fade, but those known for producing soundness and durability keep going.  Quality does pass on.  If speed is what you need, you'll find it here.

Many of our horses have gone on to compete in racing, halter, western pleasure, barrel racing, roping, reining, dressage, jumping and 3 day eventing.  No matter what discipline you are in, we have youngsters to fit every need.  Our goal is to raise you a good horse...not be your competition.

News...We just had the first two loads of alfalfa delivered.  Now it's time to get it stacked in the barns, before the other three arrive later in the month.  After 21 years of hauling it from the grower one ton at a time, Sam decided he was getting too old and wasting too much time.  Now we have a retriever load of 96-100 bales brought in at once.  The cost isn't that much more than what gasoline is for five trips, but the savings in time is priceless.  Don't know why we didn't think of this sooner.
 
While reading the July 26th issue of The Blood Horse magazine, we were surprised to find a connection to Clark Springs' 2008 colt.  Johar dead heated for first in the 2003 Breeder's Cup Turf race.  His first winner is a filly who broke her maiden in her second start on July 17th.  She's out of a half sister to Before The Bell. 
 
Now that the fire near Yosemite is under control, the evacuations have been lifted.  Residents have been able to return home.  We're waiting to hear from Jill Clausen, and her husband Dan in Coulterville.  Hopefully they were spared any damage and still have their lovely place in tact.
 
Here's her handsome 16H+ gelding.  Editorial Paige...aka Haiku...is by Zarf, out of Falcon's Paige (TB), by Sifounas (TB).  Wouldn't we all love to have a barn in a setting like hers!
 
Editorial PaigeClausen Barn

Thank you for visiting with us.  Come back soon to see what's changed.


Peggy & Sam Lopez
4787 Fruitland Rd.
Marysville, CA  95901
(530) 743-1737

info@finehorsesforsportingpurposes.com

 

updated August 9, 2008

 

 

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