09/03/07 Burt

Horse history and four letter words&.what could they have in common. I'm Jeff Keane and I'll be back in a moment with the story of how one four letter word affected ranch and roping horses. Back in the early forties and well into the fifties, a horse with virtually no performance record to speak of was creating champions in roping and rodeo arenas. Becky has more on the story. Foaled in 1934 this robust brown horse sired by Tommy Clegg and out of Lady Coolidge, and was remarked to be "one rough looking stallion" Nevertheless... his "plow horse" looks proved not as important as his actions. Anyone who threw a rope or wrestled steers in a rodeo arena wanted a Bert offspring. Now that's a sure sign he sired good colts. Yeah Jeff, while not a looker himself did manage to throw some pretty attractive daughters. Adding muscle and powerful hindquarters his young created a huge demand always recognizable by their homely head. Eve with this beauty fault it was said that if you were lucky enough to own your own a mare out of this handy sire you were automatically in the horse business! Burt's progeny records confirm that with this unlikely looking stud that the proof is in the pudding. Whether a cowboy in the arena or out on the range with a Burt horse you knew you could get the job done. Bert  Now that's one four letter word I could have used when I was young and not had that soap taste in my mouth, I'm Jeff Keane.