This fetish started back in the 70's when a Rainbo Baking Company bigwig here in Oklahoma City, gave my daughter Juli a Breyer model. She was just becoming horse crazy. This gal loves horses. This man picked up on this and he gave her every copy of Western Horseman that he received along with these old horse models. These models are a cherished part of her life to this day.
Then when Andy came along, I began getting models for him. He has quite a collection himself. He tells me he wants to inherit my collection. He will just have to work that out with his Aunt Juli.
I like the models that tell a story. As I go along you will hopefully understand why I love them so much.
This is Susecion and Le Fire
Susecion is the only Arabian Hall of Fame mare to produce two double National Championship mares and a son who sired a National Championship mare. Purchased for a mere $2500 by owners Dr. Fred and Florence Ragland, this grey mare went on to produce 13 offspring, one of which included her *Bask son Le Fire, a chestnut stallion foaled in 1075, whose destiny was to produce champions. They are shown here as they were in 1975, a young mare and her foal.
THE FULL STORY:
In the summer of '66, the late Dr. Fred Ragland and his wife Florance drove to a Lakeside, Californiaranch that had advertised three Arabian mares for sale. The three mares turned out to be a ten-year-old chestnut mare and her two daughters, a four-year-old chestnut and a grey yearling.
Captivated by the yearling, the Raglands wrote the $2,500 check and left with a filly destined to make breed history: Susecion became the only Arabian Hall of Fame mare to produce two double National Champion Mares and a son who sired a National Champion Mare. Susecion(Corsair x Cancion de los Vientos by Douban) was Raglands' first Arabian and their first venture into "horse breeding." They opted to use "Susie" as a broodmare, and after studying the advertised stallions, the Raglands decided on a stunning stallion, *Bask, In 1975, Susecion delivered her fifth foal by *Bask, a chestnut colt they name Le Fire. Like his mother, Le Fire's get is a venerable 'Who's Who' of Arabian Nationals' and Canadian Nationals' winners in diverse divisions such as halter, dressage, hunter pleasure, and reining. As a three-year-old, Le Fire successfully showed in halter and pleasure driving before and injury ended his career. Le Fire happily lived out his life with Sue Evans in California, and his best friend and stall-mate, Hillary, a pot-bellied pig.
TO BE CONTINUED.......................
