The Secret Is In The Soil

The Secret Of Great Soil

Areas shaded in orange show the abundance of well-drained, gently sloping, loamy soil having moderate to slow permiability-- soil perfect for raising horses. The map below covers an area approximately 45 miles wide and 90 miles long.

Did you know?......

• The American Paint Horse registry originated in Gainesville in 1962 by founder Rebecca Tyler Lockhart.
• The first Cutting Horse competitions were in 1920 at The Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth.
• Horses are measured in hands and a hand is four inches.
• The American Donkey & Mule Society is located in Denton County. A natural protector from coyotes, donkeys are often penned with horses.
• There are over 200 breeds of horses in the world.
• Three of the Four members of 2008 FEI USA Reining Team are from North Texas.
• The luckiest horse shoe of all is one off the hind leg of a gray mare.
• The leading all-time money earner in the National Reining Horse Association is from Tioga.
• Horses can see in two directions at once.
• American outlaw Sam Bass began his career as a horse racer in North Texas atop the famous Denton Mare.
• A newborn foal's legs are already 90% of the length they will be when full grown.
• Tioga native Gene Autry had 7 horses over the course of his career all named "Champion".
• A foal is able to stand just one hour after birth.