acquainted with the American Paint Horse Association (APHA) they
re-registered the two Paints.
They were still primarily breeding solid colored horses. Colin and
Jean purchased Peddy Chu, whose lineage traced back to Red Joe of
Arizona. He and the mares showed very well but Colin felt they were
lacking something.
After starting their ranch in Laveen, Arizona, a small cowboy
community, Colin joined his father-in-law in the concrete irrigation
ditching business.
In 1971 Colin and Jean made the purchase that would put L-7
Ranch on the map and do much to spread the popularity of Paints in
general throughout the Southwest. That’s when Colin started his search
for a top Paint stallion There had not been a top Paint stallion in that
part of the country. That took him to Lowell Miller’s place in Wadena,
Iowa. After meeting My Painted Rob