08/25/08 A Driftwood tribute to horses

When most folks hear the word driftwood they picture bleached wood. But utter the world Driftwood to a rancher or cowboy and watch their eyes light up. I'm Jeff Keane stay tuned until after the break and I'll explain. Driftwood horses are considered to be one of the top ranch and rodeo bloodlines Here's Susan Allen with more on this great horse and it's progeny. Jeff, Driftwood horses are fast, intelligent and cross well into other bloodlines. We own a Driftwood and I happened on this old poem when I was researching his papers, it sure describes our gelding "Spider Monkey". What is a Driftwood Horse.....He's half a ton of poised and controlled energy, held on an easy rein and a hair trigger. He's a working man who can earn his keep on the range all week and be a handsome dandy at the arena on a Sunday afternoon. He's proud when he stands, looks lazy when he walks, but when he runs& he can wipe the tears from the corner of your eyes and plaster your hat brim against the crown. He's big in the haunches, supple in the withers, stout in the neck and wide across the chest.....to hold his big heart. He's thunder and lightning between your knees and a poem in flight across the pasture. He's cow-smart and brave, though sometimes a clown, and to the man with sky in his eye and mud on his boot, the Driftwood Horse is a faithful hand....... Driftwood died in 1960 but still leaves a deep hoof print. In fact pro rodeo legends Clay O'Brien Cooper, Allen Bach, and Mike Beers are just a few of the pros that ride Driftwood horses.