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Joe Hancock P-455, the "original" Quarter Horse versatility sire, was a 1923 15.3 hh brown stallion who was inducted in the AQHA Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2007 Western Horseman magazine chose Joe Hancock as number three on their list of top ten ranch horse bloodlines. HancockHorses.com is dedicated to providing a complete portal web presence to serve & represent all breeders of this important foundation bloodline whose horses are as successful & "modern" today as their ancestors were in the founding years. All members of the Hancock Horse Breeders Group list free in the Breeder Directory (below). This website is visited 150 - 200 times daily, and is kept updated regularly to provide reference for all.

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Latest article: The Hancocks, written by Charles Waite of Broadus MT, featured in the 1960 Quarter Horse Digest

Hancock Super Stars; a Directory of today's "Hot Hancocks!" A tribute to modern day Hancock horses who are carrying on the tradition of excellence in performance areas. Many Hancock horses of today are hard at work on ranches and feedlots, but, these featured horses demonstrate that Hancocks can hold their own with any QH performance bloodline. OH! By the WAY! Do any of you have photos of some of these Super Stars we could use? Some of these Super Star horses need pictures!


Breeder Feature, September 2010 - Haden Quarter Horses, Oklahoma. Home of Red Hot Hancock.




Hancock Horse Breeder Meetings


Baru Spiller guest speaker

Summer 2010 HancockHorses.com Meeting/Sale held in Wichita Falls TX... organized by Lee Jones of Oklahoma. Thanks to Lee and all involved, for the hard work. Report from Lee:

"We had a great Hancock breeders meeting. We had 52 people show up. Had a great presentation by Baru Spiller (photo above). We discussed several aspects of the breeding and marketing side of the business. We all decided if it were not for Donna and Michelle, this whole thing would never of come together. Casey Riley from Ark. drew the stud books. George and Sally Tvedt got the 1950 quarter horse Journal I gave away for the person coming the farthest distance.

"The good horses sold good in the sale. Bill and Cindy Smith's colt topped the sale at $4300. We had too many broodmares for the buyers in attendance, so they were the bargains. I want to thank all the people that came out and supported the undertaking, and say to those who missed it, wish you had been there." Lee Jones

UPDATE: Michelle and I want to thank all the members at the meeting who passed the hat and sent us gratitude donation $$ for the website... that is VERY appreciated by us! Thanks to all of you so very much!



photo taken Sunday Aug 24 2008 by Phil Epp (PhilEpp.com) at the Select Hancock Breeders Production sale in Kearney, Nebraska

Announcement: Conscientious stallion owners now have the option to have their stallion tested at UC Davis for roan zygosity... We URGE you to have your horse tested to further document your Hancock horse in the homozygous roan stallion directory. It would be ideal to have this verification on all living 100% roan producing stallions listed in the directory.

April 20, 2009:
UC Davis Veterinary
Genetics Laboratory

Genetic Roan Zygosity Test - Quarter Horse and Paint Horse Breeds Only. Roan is a white patterning coat color trait of intermixed white and colored hairs in the body while the head, lower legs, mane and tail remain colored. Roan horses are born with the pattern, though it may not be obvious until the foal coat is shed. The white and colored hairs are evenly mixed in horses that inherit the classic Roan gene, which can differentiate this from several mimic patterns called roaning. Roaning patterns tend to be uneven in the distribution of white hairs and the inheritance of roaning has not been defined.

The Roan gene is found in a variety of breeds such as Quarter Horse, Paints, Peruvian Paso, Paso Fino, Welsh Pony, Miniature and Belgian, but not in Thoroughbreds or Arabians.

Although it has been suggested that Roan is a homozygous lethal, evidence from the Quarter Horse breed indicates otherwise. Production records (I believe here they are largely referring to us Hancock Horse breeders...) have documented the existence of Roan Quarter Horses that produce 100% Roan foals.

DNA tests have confirmed homozygosity in the genomic region that contains the Roan gene.

Roan is inherited as a dominant gene but the specific mutation has not yet been identified, so there is no direct test for the gene.

But VGL has identified DNA markers in Quarter Horses and Paints associated with Roan that can be used to determine if a horse has the roan gene and how many copies.

 Thanks to all the homozygous roan stallions in our directory who have had their horses tested!



Wanted ... by Miami Police Mounted Unit ... Hancock bred gelding, 16hh minimum, aged from green broke to 13 years of age, sound, with good disposition to accept sensory/desensitization training for the street. We are a non profit organization and donations are tax deductible. Any Hancock equine enthusiasts looking for a good job and a great home for their horse - Contact:
Ofc Dave Patton,
Miami Mounted Police
cell: 305-562-6211
stable: 305-603-6490.

note: "We have 11 horses & 8 officers and a sergeant in our mounted unit. We do not have a budget to purchase horses, so we are forced to rely on equine enthusiasts who are looking for a good home and job for their horses. We were very fortunate to get a Hancock bred horse a couple of years ago. Mighty Moe's size, temperament & disposition are just perfect. He is probably the best horse we have. If we had a stable full like him, we would really have something!"

Summer 2009: "We still have Moe with us and he is one of the best/if not THE best natured horses we have in our unit. He is so accepting to his training, that our Chief John Timoney, and his staff members who are all beginner riders and ride a few times per year, ride him when they come to the stables and visit.. We would love to find more like him!!

UPDATE: these guys still want Hancock geldings. Anyone with any to give away, or young ones priced reasonable; "we get a lot of green broke horses. We train them constantly to get used to all the spooks associated with urban traffic et. If we had to depend on well trained horses, we would never get a horse donated to us. Also, at times if we can find something reasonably priced, usually $1,000 to $3,000 we can get lucky and find a sponsor to buy it for us. They then donate it to the horse tour unit, and get a tax credit since we are a non profit."

In support of peace officers & Hancock Horses, we will do an article on any breeder or owner who contributes a gelding to the Miami Police Mounted Unit, and offer it out for publicity. You may be able to solicit a business to donate the price of the horse, or the shipping too. Keep us informed.




What Makes a Horse, "Hancock Bred?", by Michelle Thompson. Is your horse Hancock "bred" or Hancock "influenced?" This article introduces guidelines for membership qualification. In most cases, your Hancock breeding horse(s) should have a minimum of 10% Joe Hancock blood. See also, Membership page. Email Michelle for help on figuring your horse's JH %.




Beware of SCAM EMAIL

Sellers: UNFORTUNATELY, internet Scammers are always working online classifieds sites, and HancockHorses.com is no exception... so, be careful out there. For more info, or if you have received any suspicious emails in response to your classified ad posted on HancockHorses.com, see SCAM EMAILS on the classifieds page, and read about how to spot these scams & how to protect yourself. If you have any doubt, forward any suspicious email to me, and I will be glad to help you figure out if it's for real or not. I ignore scam email, or will forward good fraud emails (the ones that are hard to tell) to the server company or the company being phished, such as fraud@Paypal.com etc. That helps fight back.


Fight Against SPAM EMAIL

While we are warning about negative email, here are some additional email tips:

ONLINE PURCHASES -
NEVER, EVER buy anything from a Spam message. It only encourages more Spam.

E-MAIL REPLIES -
NEVER, EVER reply to a Spam message. Just DELETE IT... Resist the temptation to click the link that says "if you want to unsubscribe, click here." All that does is alert the Spammer that he has touched a valid e-mail address, and not only will he continue to Spam that account, he'll probably sell that address to other Spammers as well.

DON'T RETALIATE -
After receiving several unwanted messages, the natural inclination is to fire off a nasty e-mail. Resist the urge. It could backfire, resulting in more, not less Spam.

PROTECT E-MAIL ADDRESS -
If your address is posted in discussion groups, on websites, chat rooms, blogs, etc., the chances are that it will end up on one or more of these lists. Only post your address publicly when absolutely necessary.

SET UP MULTIPLE E-MAIL ACCOUNTS -
If you participate regularly in online activities where you post your e-mail address, then set up another e-mail account. Only give it to close friends and family.

OPT OUT -
Some websites require you to register to use their services. Before you do, review the site's privacy policy to see how it uses your personal information, like your e-mail address. If the site sends out commercial messages, you should be given a choice whether you want to receive e-mail from the site or from its third party partners. If you don't want to hear from them, be sure to check the NO box.

USE THE DELETE KEY -
The easiest action is to highlight the offending message and delete it, banishing it to the trash bin.

If everyone ignored Spam,
it would eventually go away!

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Heart ...
... or,  Two Riders' Opinions

I talked to a friend
just the other day
who's got lots of opinions
and plenty to say.
We discussed what we both
like to see in a horse
His requirements and mine
were different of course…

He likes a clean throatlatch
and a long skinny neck,
and prefers that their hocks
are set close to the deck.
Short backs and hard feet
and clean slopin' shoulder,
and a gaskin that looks
like it swallered a boulder.

He likes a short face
and a big ol' soft eye,
and says these are the horses
he's likely to buy.
And when he'd completed
his lengthy discourse,
on all of the attributes
of the quality horse...

He asked my opinion;
... and ... where do I start?
I said that I …
just want horses with heart.
I said I want heart
above all the other.
I don't care if he's
Smart Little Lena's full brother.

Or just how much money
that his grandmother won,
or whether he's roan,
palomino or dun.
But give me a horse
with some grit and some try,
and some heart and some guts
and that's one that I'll buy.

And I've found it's the same,
with a woman or man….
the good ones won't quit you,
when the s*** hits the fan

by Monte Baker


A Hancock Compliment
... ya gotta see the humor in this!

He couId of said
you're sweet as pie
Or that you're prettier
than pasture posies.
He could have said
your company was precious
Or twice as nice as anything.

But no...
None of that would say it,
good enough to suit
And being shy,
he struggled w/ emotions,
seeking proper relevance--
and looking at his boots,
he found it, and spoke it
Before it slipped away,
or took a fright and hid again.

The finest compliment
that he could possibly imagine
He hoped she would realize
that even so
It still wasn't quite as much
As he would like to say.

"You are a woman
I'd be proud to ride beside," he said
"You remind me
of a really fine Hancock horse
The kind that
you can do anything astride
The kind that's full of try."

And she, shy too, swelled up w/ pride inside,
and couldn't speak
But knew exactly what he meant
as she went racing home to Mother
Comparing herself to the supple athleticism, the tenacity,
The incomparable intelligence of the
Finest cow horses this country's ever seen...

She couldn't believe it
when her Mom kinda hurt her
Listening to her breathless recitation
Of his wonderful Hancock comparison
And laughed and laughed and laughed.

"That's great! Hancock horses...
Perfect wives!"
Dear Mother laughed and cried,
"Hard headed buckers, tough to break,
Big in the hind end,
and mostly ugly in the head!"

by cowgirl poet Sue Wallis,
recited in Elko, NV, at a cowboy poetry event...

submitted by Lou Wood
WA (Woodland Acres) Ranch
Flippin, Arkansas



Announcements:

Salty Blue HancockGet your year end foal crop stats submitted on your Homozygous stallions. Be sure to look at the other stallions listed to see all the information needed. If your stallion has a UCDavis test case number, no foal stats are necessary.

Make your membership official: We will start omitting websites who do not display either the HancockHorses.com logo or link, and this needs to be on the site's home page or the links page. Get your website updated to remain in this directory. Deadline was Jan 1, 2011.

Stallion Directory... List your stallions now. It's that time!

Thanks to all of you whose ads help support this site! Michelle and Donna.



WWR King Hancock, 16.1 hands, 1310 pounds; one of the highest percentage
Joe Hancock stallions alive today; stands at Wright Cattle Company, Dryden, TX



Roan Hancock at the Lowry Ranch, courtesy Orren Mixer
(If anyone has a color copy scan of this print we could use, let us know.)


"For being out in rocks and rough country, with cows in the brush,
you need the Driftwood-Hancock horses."

~ Leroy Webb, 76 yr old New Mexico cowboy
January 2010 issue of Western Horseman
(thanks Lee)


"The maternal grandmother of Two Eye Jack was an own daughter of Roan Hancock
by Joe Hancock. That Joe Hancock must have been a heck of a horse."

~ Fred Lucero, Canutillo TX Feb 2010, AQHJ
(wife D'aun, sister to Olin Young, world champion calf roper)
(thanks Baru)





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This appaloosa horse was 37.50% Joe Hancock.
You can find his pedigree on all breeds.
submitted by Lee Jones.
John Moore, Miles City MT remarks:
"How interesting it was to see that this
horse was out of a daughter of Oswald!"
I responded, "Those are sure good horses aren't they?"
John said, "Well, they are FAST and they can run and run and run."




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