Living Along the Historic Old Spanish Trail

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Ron Roubidoux's Sulphur Mustangs

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In 1989 a remote herd of horses was found in Utah. They had the history and the blood type so many others had claimed over the years. This was the Sulphur Mountain Home Range herd. Ron Roubidoux ,who worked for the UT fish and game, took an interest in this herd. Ron employed the help of Gus Cothran from the U of KY, as well as Phil Sponenberg , a noted equine specialist from the U. of VA.
   

Dr. Cothran helped Ron pick out horses that "had the highest percentage of New World Iberian markers of any feral herd tested to date." Dr. Sponenberg traveled from Virginia to Utah to help Ron hand pick a breeding herd that best resembled the true Spanish type. With this done, Ron petitioned congress for special herd protection, it was granted.

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Ron's First Sulphur Mustangs

Ron Roubidoux, sent this photo and description to Judy Cubel, "Utah's Native Sulphur Horse" founder. Ron describes who is who in the photo. "Spice is front left with her colt, Walkara (head toward camera), Mestene's colt Pueblo is behind and to her side, more hidden. Chance is next, by himself. Then Tia (the light grulla) and Smokey (a dark grulla), are together. Then Barb's colt Sioux Sock and Smokey's grullo colt, Coal. Lastly are Mestene (facing the camera) and Barb (with her head away from the camera.) The horses were at the Fish hatchery, down at the lower end of the property. It was late August or early September when I took the picture".

                 Tia Sulphur's Spice

Smokey's Wisp and Spices Cinnamon (Photo from Susan Catt)

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Ron says, "I started with Mestene, Barb, their mother Molly, Tia, Smokey, and Chance. I later got Spice and Delta. All but Tia and Delta had foals every year after Chance started his work. Most of my Sulphurs were registered in the Spanish Mustang Registry.

Ron Roubidoux is at home out on the Sulphur Springs Range.
 

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