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Texas 2016

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92 The LandReport | T E X A S 2 0 1 6 LANDREPORT.COM James Clement III is charged with managing and running King Ranch Quarter Horses. ★ Says Ben, "The Boon is such an important step for King Ranch Quarter Horses. "I'm forever g rateful to Tio and the other board members who supported our plan to buy an outside stallion to diversify the bloodlines." Joe Stiles believes that The Boon will be a g ame changer. "He could mark the reentry into the b ig time for this program. You can't go up against the big boys with ranch horses. You need outside blood, something known and popular bred. The Boon brings to King Ranch what Mr. San Peppy brought back in the day." Bob and Helen Kleberg's only child reigns as King Ranch's matriarch. Helen "Helenita" Kleberg Groves was at her father's side when the creation of the AQHA was first discussed at Santa Gertrudis. She worked cattle, competed in cuttings, and fox hunted — all on King Ranch horses. She too is excited about the acquisition of The Boon. "I'm delighted that family members have taken such an active interest in the operation," Helenita tells me. "For my father, it was always about performance, performance, performance, whether he was talking about dogs, cattle, or horses. Ultimately, I want to see our Quarter Horses out in front again." There's a long stretch of lawn in front of the Ranching & Wildlife Headquarters at King Ranch. A series of small granite markers lies tucked away along its northern edge. These small rectangular memorials comprise King Ranch's horse cemetery. The simple granite memorials are modest in every respect save one: terse mentions of larger-than-life achievements: foundation sire of King Ranch, Triple Crown winner, Kentucky Derby winner, National Cutting Horse Association World Cham- pion, National Cutting Horse Futurity Champion. Old Sorrel, Hired Hand, Assault, Middleground, Anita Chica, Mr. San Peppy, Peppy San Badger — this scant patch of St. Augustine grass is the final resting place of immortals. One day, decades from now, I believe The Boon will join their number.

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