In the last post, Noah Stocks the Red Barn, Noah imported Interpose, in foal to Hyder Ali, from Meadows Farm in Illinois. Interpose was one of the broodmares I researched early. In time, my digging uncovered a curious trend in that little was written about broodmares, save the ones who earned a lot of money as […]
Owing to steel-blue grass rooted in top of soil nourished by limestone and plenty of good water, the Bluegrass Country in Kentucky was exceptionally well suited for horse breeding. Nineteenth century Kentucky horsemen were passionate about breeding Thoroughbreds and would breed only the finest stallions to the finest mares. But American Thoroughbred breeding has its […]
Noah Armstrong, one of the characters in my book, laid his foundation for breeding expensive horses by first becoming a mining success. He and his wife were raising three children on their Minnesota farm when hearing news reports of gold seekers by the thousands rushing to California, to the Pacific Northwest, and the Rocky Mountains […]