OklahomaHorses Magazine January 2023

4 OklahomaHorses • January / February 2023 W e’re off to a racing start in 2023! Here’s hoping it is a peaceful and prosperous year for everyone! This issue of OklahomaHorses describes a wide range of equine topics. Entertainment is a big part of the horse world, past and present. You will enjoy reading Carol Mowdy Bond’s article about handsome and popular Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma native who had a long career in movies and television. He was called probably the best horseman on television and was known for keeping the West alive. After he retired from acting, Robertson had an equally distinguished career breeding and racing quarter horses from his Oklahoma ranch. We are proud to include the news that Jeff Medders, president of the Cowboy Channel and Geronimo Productions, was inducted recently into the National Rodeo Hall of Fame. Lindsay Humphrey relates the history and development of Heritage Place, a unique venue for quarter horse sales. Did you know the ancient and modern sport of polo is alive and well in Oklahoma? Find out more about the state’s polo history and current clubs in Casie Bazay’s article. Personal experiences of our writers enrich a story about ranch horse events and the tale of an equine episode among the lily pads. Whatever horse story you have in your own memory, stay warm through the winter, look forward to spring — and never stop loving those magnificent animals that lope through our lives with such grace and splendor! Marilyn King, with Fred and LeeRoy Volume 6, Number 1 PUBLISHER Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com EDITOR Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Bullock WEB MANAGER/AD SALES Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@oklahomahorsesmagazine.com Rosalie Childs 918.630.5775 rfchilds@me.com Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com Leigh Ann Matthews 918.869.8873 leighann.okhorses.mag@gmail.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Casie Bazay Carol Bond Karen Holman Lindsay Humphrey Leigh Ann Matthews Kim Redo www.oklahomahorsesmagazine.com P.O. Box 14128 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1128 ©2023 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher. FROM THE PUBLISHER Fred and LeeRoy