Famous ranch, home to Poco Lena, for sale in Texas
A famous together with historic Texas ranch which was habitation to the get-go horse inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association Hall of Fame is on the market.
The legendary Skipper Ranch, which boosts simply over 800 acres of habitat, H2O features together with ranching infrastructure, is on the marketplace for $US3.65 million.
The due south Texas property, 23 miles from Falfurrias together with fifty miles northward of McAllen, dates dorsum to the early on 1930s together with Barney Skipper, a Texas oilman known every bit “the Longview Oil Prophet” together with i of the primal players inwards the famous East Texas crude boom.
Created every bit a hunting retreat, working ranch together with let on from hectic metropolis life, the Skipper Ranch was built for his son, B.A. Skipper Jr, who became i of the nation’s best known judges together with exhibitors of horses together with possessor of the famed quarter Equus caballus Poco Lena.
B.A. Skipper Jr bought Poco Lena inwards 1959, bringing her to the Skipper Ranch, which was to hold upwards her habitation during her record-breaking years every bit a entitle demo horse.
She would perish the get-go Equus caballus inducted into the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Hall of Fame, winning numerous competitions together with titles.
Poco Lena too became the get-go mare inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Hall of Fame.
Tragedy struck inwards Oct of 1962 when B.A. Skipper Jr’s pocket-sized plane crashed on his agency dorsum from a contest inwards Arizona.
Poco Lena together with around other Equus caballus had been transported dorsum to the ranch past times a hired driver inwards a trailer.
During the confusion of the search for Skipper, the 2 horses were left past times the side of the route for 4 days without nutrient or water. The episode virtually killed Poco Lena.
She was tardily nursed dorsum to health. Though she never competed again, the mare went on to reach 2 foals that became NCHA cutting champions inwards their ain right. Her entitle lineage continues today.
True to its historic roots, the Skipper Ranch features a broad multifariousness of wild animals including white-tailed deer, exotics, dove, javelina, turkey, quail together with other migratory birds. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 half-acre pond together with a six-acre angling lake amongst covered palapas are stocked amongst bass, catfish, tilapia together with perch.
The lake has 2 docks together with a swim platform for job solid unit of measurement outdoor fun.
The crown precious rock of the property, however, is the 3000 foursquare pes principal job solid built inwards 1936. It has been lovingly restored to showcase its historic charm amongst master copy doors together with hardware, floors together with tilework. The painstaking renovations include modern touches such every bit a novel dorsum patio, front end pond together with lighted fountain, novel roof, together with updated amenities throughout the house.
Also situated on the holding is a novel 3275 foursquare pes social club together with a completely remodeled 728 foursquare pes bunk house.
The 3 houses combined volition slumber 24 comfortably together with include numerous outdoor porches, gathering areas together with a burn pit.
Additional features of the holding include a hay barn, a covered equipment shed, together with large enclosed barn for storage together with maintenance.
The rangelands are well-managed together with watered past times 3 miles of H2O distribution to viii ponds/lakes together with several irrigated nutrient plots.
The existent estate listing tin forcefulness out hold upwards viewed at www.republicranches.com/landlisting/skipper-ranch/
For to a greater extent than information, contact Charles Davidson, Republic Ranches at 210.415.5570 or cmd@republicranches.com
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