The Hank Wiescamp Story

[whnywriter]

As I usually do at this time of year, I'm trying to get my horse history "research room" organized. I still have a limited number of the first Western Horseman book I wrote in its entirety...so, as I did last year, I'll post the following notice:

Several years ago, it came to my attention that WH still had some copies of the limited edition, hard cover version of "The Hank Wiescamp Story." These books are brand new, with a nice faux leather cover that features Hank's “Quarter Circle I” brand.

For those of you not familiar with the book, it was the first one I wrote and I did so in 1995/1996 while on the editorial staff of Western Horseman. It is 207 pages in length, with several hundred black and white historical photos of all the great foundation Wiescamp horses.

In addition to chronicling Hank Wiescamp’s childhood and early adult life as a sale barn owner and renowned livestock auctioneer, the book contains separate chapters detailing the following:

• Early Horse Influences – The remount Thoroughbred stallions and the U.S. Cavalry, polo and carriage trades.
• The Coke Roberds Connection – Old Fred, Plaudit and the Philmont Ranch and Ghost Ranch acquisitions (the foundation of Wiescamp’s legendary set of palomino and sorrel mares).
• Nick Shoemaker
• Skipper W (NOTE: he is being inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame this year.)
• The Other Sires – Scooter W – Brush Mount – Gold Mount
• Nick W and Spanish Nick
• Two of a Kind – Skipper’s King and Skipperette (Hank’s all-time favorites)
• The Sons Who Were Sold – Skipper Jr., Spot Cash, Sure Cash, Skipper’s Lad, Sir Raleigh, Silver Skip, Skipity Skip, etc.
• The Show Horses – Flamette, Skipadoo, Skipper’s Smoke, Silver son, Sailalong, Skip N Go, etc.
• The Quest for Speed – Skippa String, Dewitt Bar, Bar Mount, Sir Bar, Double Dancer, Scottish, etc.
• The Modern Sires – St. Dancer, St. Limit, Skip’s Bid, Skippa Lark, Skip’s Barber, etc.

In addition there are also two separate chapters in the book that are devoted to the very significant Appaloosa and Paint Horse branches of the family tree. Among the noteworthy Appaloosas that are discussed and/or pictured are Peavy Bimbo, Red Plaudit, Prince Plaudit, King Plaudit and Skip Bright. Among the Paint Horses, the same applies to Skip Hi #8, Skippa Rope, Skippa Streak, Skip’s Artist, Silent String and St Sheila.

Western Horseman tucked these books away in a warehouse and then forgot them. Once I've sold what I have, there will never be any more...as such, each and every hard cover book is a collector's item.

There were 1,000 of these books printed and all are individually numbered. The ones that remain, naturally, are embossed with the higher end numbers. I have acquired all of these books and am now offering them for sale, signed and personalized. The price will be $40.90 ($34.95 plus $5.95 shipping and handling). The normal shipping mode will be USPS “media mail.” Expedited and/or overseas shipment will be extra.

In order to clear out my storeroom, I am reducing the price on each and every one of the 50 hard cover copies of “The Hank Wiescamp Story” that I still have in my possession. The reduced price of $30.00 ($25.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling) represents a savings of close to 30 percent!

AND...when Western Horseman closed down the Colorado Springs office last summer, I came away with another set of this same book. These are what is called a "print over-run." Each book is the same as the one described above, but is NOT numbered. So...I'll sell these books at a cost of $20.00! ($15.00 plus $5.00 shipping handling...this represents a savings of more than 50 percent.

So, send your order in now! Obtain a rare, out-of-print book at a huge discount and contribute to a worthy cause in the process.

Orders can be made through the following in the following ways:

E-mail – holmes_frank@hotmail.com

Regular mail – 29600 Pvt. Rd. 99
Ramah, CO 80832




Frank Holmes

[rodeoratdogs]

I want one! I have the soft cover one but I would love a hard cover, I'll email you.
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