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A au 86 The LandReport | T E X A S 2 0 1 6 LANDREPORT.COM n initial breeding of Old Sorrel to 50 of the best Throughbred mares produced an impressive crop of foals, including a son named Solis, who was then bred to daughters from the same band of mares. The results proved to be so promising that King Ranch proceeded with a linebreeding program to preserve and perpetuate the best qualities of Old Sorrel and Solis. Two decades later, Bob Kleberg Jr. and several other prominent horsemen formed the American Quarter Horse Association to maintain breeding records, set conformation standards, and establish rules for competi- tion. At their first meeting, during the 1940 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth, the founders elected to issue the first registration number in the stud book to the winner of the 1941 stock show. The following year, that honor was bestowed upon a double grandson of Old Sorrel, owned by King Ranch, named Wimpy. Over the next 30 years, descendants of Old Sorrel ridden under King Ranch ownership earned millions in competition and won scores of major championships. To this day, the blood of Old Sorrel courses through the veins of every King Ranch Quarter Horse. This classic Toni Frissell still from 1943 captures Kineños moving a remuda of cow horses at daybreak. COURTESY KING RANCH ARCHIVES, KING RANCH, INC., KINGSVILLE, TEXAS