{"id":2752,"date":"2009-11-13T00:43:22","date_gmt":"2009-11-12T17:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/?p=2752"},"modified":"2009-11-13T00:43:22","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T17:43:22","slug":"aqha-to-honor-best-remuda-recipient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ebarrelracing.com\/articles\/industry\/aqha-to-honor-best-remuda-recipient\/","title":{"rendered":"AQHA to Honor Best Remuda Recipient"},"content":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s Horse, November 12, 2009<\/em> \u2013 During the Working Ranch Cowboys Association World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas, in the company of top ranch cowboys from across the country, AQHA will recognize this year\u2019s AQHA-Bayer Best Remuda Award recipient, the Haythorn Ranch Co. of Maxwell, Nebraska. <\/p>\n

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\nThe Best Remuda Award is presented each year to honor the contributions that ranch horses have made to the heritage of the American Quarter Horse. The term \u201cremuda\u201d means a group of working horses bred by the ranch specifically to work and pen cattle.<\/p>\n

The 2009 Best Remuda bronze will be presented in the arena before the November 14 performance of the World Championship Ranch Rodeo, which is sanctioned by the Working Ranch Cowboys Association (www.wrca.org<\/em><\/a>). Also on November 14, a reception honoring the Haythorns will be held at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum (www.aqhhalloffame.com<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n

Howard Haythorn came to Maxwell on horseback at age 13, helping his father trail in a herd of cattle and horses to their new home. He stayed in the Nebraska Sandhills to raise his own family and continue the legacy started by his grandfather: raising cattle and well-conformed, cowy American Quarter Horses with which to work them. Today, Howard and his son, Harry Byron Haythorn, run a 1,500-head cow-calf operation on 20,000 acres.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only way to handle cattle is on horseback,\u201d Howard said, \u201cand if you have horses, you may as well own good ones. We breed 20 to 30 mares a year. We don\u2019t follow the whims of the market. We raise horses to suit our needs, which translates into horses that can be used by a wide variety of people for a wide variety of activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ranch stallions are Rusty Gun 876, by AQHA World Show Superhorse Real Gun; Peppy San Kai, by a son of Senor George; Snickelfritz Mickey by Snickelfritz Chex; and Mickey 612, a 3-year-old by Snickelfritz Mickey. Most of the mares are homebred, and many of them trace back to horses owned by Howard\u2019s father, Harry Jr., and his uncle, Walter.<\/p>\n

Walter\u2019s grandson Craig and his sons run Haythorn Land and Cattle Co., in Arthur, Nebraska, which received the first Best Remuda Award in 1992.<\/p>\n

Both ranches share a common heritage. Howard\u2019s grandfather was born Harry Haythornwaite in England in 1861, and he stowed away on a ship bound for America when he was 16. When he was discovered on board, he was put to work caring for a shipment of Hereford bulls. When the ship docked in Galveston, Texas, Harry went to work for the Texas rancher who owned them. He later shortened his name to Haythorn and became a hand on the boss\u2019 ranch. He went to Nebraska on cattle drives and on his second trip there, he stayed and began building his holdings.<\/p>\n

From that foundation, Howard has built his own legacy, breeding American Quarter Horses for half a century.<\/p>\n

Check out the November issue of America\u2019s Horse, where Jim Jennings has a cover story and beautiful photos from the award-winning Haythorn Ranch Co.<\/p>\n

To learn more about past winners, Jennings\u2019 book \u201cBest Remudas,\u201d available at Quarter Horse Outfitters (www.aqhastore.com<\/em><\/a>), offers up amazing photos and great stories about the first 15 Best Remuda award winners.<\/p>\n

Any ranch that has five or more American Quarter Horse mares used to produce horses for ranch work and is a member of AQHA is eligible for this award.<\/p>\n

For more information about the Best Remuda award or to request an application, visit AQHA\u2019s Web site at\u00a0www.aqha.com\/association\/benefits\/awards.html<\/em><\/a>. AQHA will be accepting applications for the 2010 AQHA-Bayer Best Remuda Award until December 1, 2009.<\/p>\n

AQHA\/Bayer Best Remuda Award Winners<\/strong>
\n2009 Haythorn Ranch Co. \u2013 Maxwell, Nebraska
\n2008 Moorhouse Ranch Co. \u2013 Benjamin, Texas
\n2007 S Ranch \u2013 Billings, Montana
\n2006 Tule Ranch \u2013 Tulia, Texas
\n2005 Babbitt Ranches \u2013 Flagstaff, Arizona
\n2004 Douglas Lake Cattle Co. \u2013 Douglas Lake, British Columbia
\n2003 Lacey Livestock Co. \u2013 Paso Robles, California
\n2002 W.H. Green Cattle Co. \u2013 Albany, Texas
\n2001 Van Norman Ranches Inc. \u2013 Tuscarora, Nevada
\n2000 CS Cattle Co. \u2013 Cimarron, New Mexico
\n1999 Bogle LTD \u2013 Dexter, New Mexico
\n1998 Pitchfork Land & Cattle Co. \u2013 Guthrie, Texas
\n1997 R.A. Brown Ranch \u2013 Throckmorton, Texas
\n1996 Bar B Ranch \u2013 Beaver, Oklahoma
\n1995 Stuart Ranch \u2013 Caddo, Oklahoma
\n1994 Waggoner Ranch \u2013 Vernon, Texas
\n1993 6666 Ranch \u2013 Guthrie, Texas
\n1992 Haythorn Land & Cattle Co. \u2013 Arthur, Nebraska<\/p>\n

AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on\u00a0The American Quarter Horse Journal, The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal<\/em> or\u00a0America\u2019s Horse<\/em>, visit\u00a0www.aqha.com\/magazines<\/em><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

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