The King Ranch Quarter Horses: And Something of the Ranch and the Men That Bred Them

by Robert Moorman Denhardt

Book Overview

"[An] impressive feature of the book is the profusion of illustrative material. Many of the photographs have never been published before....The appendices reveal meticulous scholarship and make it clear that this book will remain a standard reference book wherever Quarter Horse enthusiasts meet."-Western Review "Denhardt has come forth with a book that holds the reader spellbound from beginning to end.... [T]he ranch has set the Thoroughbred industry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806127716
• ISBN13: 9780806127712
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Fascinating History, Excellent Info

Murder In Jackson Hole While I was researching the fourth in my Jackson Hole Mysteries series, which is about horse stealing in the 19th century and present-day quarter horse racing, I needed a back story. I decided to give a main character a family history that went back to the early King ranch and was lucky enough to find this book. It proved to be perfect for my designs but, more than that, gave me some very enjoyable hours reading it for its merits as both a history and a rousing tale of a man who got off a boat broke and built an empire. Buy it.

denhardt

Extensive history of the King Ranch Quarter Horses. A must have for those interested in Quarter Horse history. I have read it a couple of times, and refer to it often.

Definitely a book for the Quarter Horse fan!

I found this book to be very interesting and informative, if a bit dry in areas. It was a wonderful insight to the people who help to shape the Quarter Horse world.