had,” Shelly Burmeister said. “The
way she threw her stamp on our
industry is that blue roan color. But
what really makes the great horse
so great is that strong will that she’s
passed on to her offspring.”
If nothing else, she will be
remembered for the records she has
set.
“There are so many things
to remember about the mare,”
Elaine said. “She outdid every
other mare who ever lived. What
I remember, besides that she was
the highest producing brood mare
in the history of the NCHA. She
produced $2,600,000. One of them,
Red, White and Boon produced
$922,000.”
What makes a champion cutting
horse? Is it genetics, environment or a
combination of both?
Fort Worth cutter and NCHA
major events concierge, James
Bankson said, “The losers are just
as good as the winners, but you’ll
never find a winner that doesn’t have
the genetics. Then, it’s that trainer’s
God-given talent and that horse’s
God-given talent that {allows them
to} work together and get through a
run,” he said. “It’s not definable; you
just know it when you see it. Some
horses react to what the cow does
and others control what the cow
does.
“Good trainers teach a horse
how to be an athlete,” he continued.
“Then they turn them lose and let
their genetics shine.”
Royal Blue Doon carried the
genetics. She passed it on time and
time again.
Famed cutting horsemen Dan
Lufkin once commented about Royal
Blue Boon. He called her “a freak of
nature. One that only comes along
once in a lifetime.”
When asked to sum Royal Blue
Boon up in a single word, Larry
Reeder said, “Greatness.”
_________________________
Update:
Last fall Elaine Hall made a
surprising decision after she had
successfully navigated through some
serious health issues. Happily, none
of them were life-threatening, but
they were serious enough to make
her think about the future of the
history-making mare, Royal Blue
Boon Too. “I realized that Royal
Blue Boon Too wasn’t meeting her
full potential,” Ms. Hall said. “She
wasn’t being useful.” That’s when
she looked to her close friends, Rick
and Shelly Mowery.
“Elaine approached us about
buying the mare,” Shelly Mowery
said. “She already knew that there
would be a lot of people who would
want to buy that mare in a heartbeat, but she didn’t want to go there,
so she sold her to us.” Ms. Hall
couldn’t be more pleased with the
new home she’d found for Royal Blue
Boon Too. “I absolutely adore Rick
and Shelly Mowery,” Elaine Hall said.
“They truly love horses and they love
Royal Blue Boon Too. I can’t think
of a better home for her than with
Rick and Shelly Mowery.” How are
things at the Hall homestead? “Very
quiet,” Ms. Hall said. For a moment a
sadness seemed to settle in her clear
blue eyes, but in another it was gone.
She smiled. “It’s very quiet but good.
Things are good.”
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