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#1 ·
Hey guys,
So I've one maybe someone can help with. I have a QH that was pulled from a kill pen at an auction in Dallas,TX in 2010. She was 3, and the people that pulled her, were told they could only do so if they signed a contract saying that they would never tell who was selling them to the kill pen. By doing this, they were allowed to save horses from each group before they were sent to the kill pen. That being said, I have NO information on where she came from. I'm assuming she's 100% QH. Not sure though, she might even be registered, but I might never know if I can't figure out these brands! I'll post pictures below, but essentially, here is what she has:
A 7 on her left butt cheek
A 16 on her near shoulder
And what is either waves, or two half/quarter circles on her near hip.

That being said, if anyone looks at her and sees something other than QH...that helps a little too. Because then I know what else I might be looking for. My theory is that whoever branded her, clearly valued her as something, and they're likely not the people that wanted to unload her to the kill pen. So if I can find the people that first bred her, maybe I can find out if she's registered, where she came from, and possibly let them know that her life was spared.
There's a theory that the 16 on her near shoulder identifies which mare she was born to/what number foal she was. And also that the 7 designates the year she was born (2007), which would be accurate. But I also read somewhere that they put the mare/offspring number on the off shoulder. The near shoulder is usually a ranch brand when it comes to Quarter Horses.
She was born in 2007, according to the dentist, she'll be 6 this year. So that lines up. But if anyone can offer any guidance to the rest of it (or if the 16 is indeed a ranch brand)..or if even these brands aren't exactly what I thought and they're not a 7, but an upside down L...etc.. Or even a confirmation about what to call the waves lol
I need some fresh outlooks. So here we go. Pictures.

(The first picture is the from the day I bought her. She'd never been touched except to get a rope halter on her, and to be branded 3 times. So grooming was out of the question at that point.)

 
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#62 ·
Well I told him that I bought her from some people that got her in Dallas, and they said they couldn't give me/didn't have her papers, so I have nothing and he goes "Hmm.. I wonder why" I didn't want to get on the wrong foot if he sent her there. That's not what I'm interested in finding out lol. I just wish it was summer so I could get conformation type pictures to send. But she's too fluffy for one, and two hours away. So we'll have to make do with what I have.

Cross your fingers, toes, legs, and arms. I'll let you guys know which pictures I send too!
 
#63 ·
He's only got one stallion that is old enough to have sired a 2007 baby .. (well, technically 2) .. and if the red roan is her daddy .. I'm surprised she ended up like she did.





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#64 ·
Well. It is possible too that he sold the stallion that WAS her dad. He's even selling her mom right now. And he's got 2001 babies, and 2003 babies with "Holder" lines, and she was a 2007, so it's possible in the past 6 years that he's sold him. Or he used an off-ranch stallion.. Like I said, won't know anything until he gets the pictures, but the one he thinks is the mother, is Bonnie Blue Holder (if you look on the site, you can see her) and she's got a sorrel foal with her, so she IS capable of making them. I think he's the only one that could tell which stallion she came from. Because surely he has a stallion that does lol. I'm imagining right now that the sorrel foal shown with her IS my baby.
 
#66 ·
I just dont think that this rancher hauled that mare over 300 miles to a sale in Dallas. He might have sold her and she ended up there later but the distance and expense of hauling that far just doesnt seem like a good call. Especially with prices the way they are now and were then.
The drought out there has lingered for years so he might have hauled a few horses to cut down his herd and increase his sales.
if she was in a kill pen she has probably changed owners a couple of times. Shalom
 
#68 ·
Crossing fingers and toes for you.
I identified my rescue through her brand, the Cali brand book, found the owner of the brand who remembered my mare, told me if I needed any help with DNA samples for getting her papers he could do that, he had copies of her papers. Come to find out I got me a linebred Skipper W mare:).
It's a great feeling when you finally can put all pieces together!
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#80 ·
Good one, I was thinking about doing the same thing! Unfortunately even with a membership it is not free to pull this kind of records. But you can call AQHA, tell them that you are trying to track the breeder of the horse you have down, and ask them if there was a foal born to Boneie Blue Holder in 2007, and if so, what sex, color and sire. Depends on the mood of the person you're talking to if they give you this information. If the first one doesn't, call again and hope for a different operator ... AQHA has mysterious ways :-o As a matter of fact - you can do that per e-mail too (contact form). They are usually very good in replying.
 
#76 ·
Yup, Skipper W....15 times.....and she looks it, too.
I tried to get in touch with her last recorded owner, who is also her breeder( the guy who branded her had bought her and later sold her back), but I had no luck. The listed phone number is not valid. Guess I'll have to go the long way through AQHA
 
#77 ·
Awerh, well I still feel like there needs to be a more efficient way to solve mysteries such as these.. I'm sorry you couldn't get ahold of him. I got lucky by just contacting a ranch that had contact with my guy and pointed me in his direction. Feel free to keep us updated here too on what you find of your's!
 
#78 ·
Thanks:)
I did talk to AQHA, they will issue replacement papers, but have to trace every owner between me and the last recorded owner( the one I can't get a hold of). So that will take time. I really don't need her papers, she's 17, and I have no intention to breed. I would love to find out what she was used for, she had only one foal, so broodmare wasn't it.
 
#79 ·
Well, I mostly want papers for the legal aspect, as well as the fact she does have a filly she was pregnant with when I bought her. And I'd feel 400% better if I could atleast have papers for half of her breeding lol. Right now, I love her, but she's a mutt. And it'd be cool to be able to show my mare in AQHA shows. Besides, I'd feel better for her pain of being branded 3 times, if there are papers that come with them lol.
 
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