Canadian Breeder - Rennick

Pat Mefferd · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:04 am Post subject: Canadian Breeder - Rennick

I'm looking for any information on a Mr or Mrs George Rennick of Calgary, Alberta, CDA...they were into Thoroughbreds in the 1940's, may have been into Appaloosas, but not sure...just one of those "fishing expeditions/possible lead". This will be a cross post. PMM
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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:23 am Post subject: Canadian Breeder - Durrand

Looking for another “Canadian Breeder - Mr or Mrs K Durrand of Edmonton, Alberta, CDA...they were also breeding in the 1940's. This will be a cross post. PMM
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Pat Mefferd, PM MEFFERD Pedigree Research, Anderson, CA. (Retired)
Proud daughter of Fred Kennedy (1982 Stuntmans Hall of Fame)
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charlie · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 145 Location: PA

Hi Pat, Sorry, can't help you with this one. Good to see you back on here though, this place has been really slow lately. Hope all is well... Charlie

whnywriter · Active Member Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 429

Good to see you post; I don't visit this site as much as I used to.

I was doing some research on a solid grulla mare that I'm thinking of buying as a riding horse/broodmare. She traces to a 1966 Appaloosa mare named Jinny Chic that I can remember watching Hadley Campbell show in the late 1960s in Illinos. I was just a pup then...

Also on the top, this mare traces to Prince Plaudit. Once again, his pedigree has been changed by whoever calls himself/herself "plauditsworld." The bottom side of the pedigree has Prince Plaudit tracing to Joe Moore. This is just un-verifiable bunk. Anyone who uses Palmer Wagner as their "authority" for Rocky Mountain Appaloosas is just not a serious historian.

I do not understand why people cannot accept that fact that Hank Wiescamp made up pedigrees whenever it suited his purposes. He made up almost all of Prince Plaudit's pedigree to give him credibility.

I keep threatening to make a last trip to Alamosa to try to talk George Brunelli into setting at least some of the records straight. George handled all of the Appaloosas for Hank during the "glory years." He handled the breeding as well.

Take a look at Major Plaudit's pedigree. It is wonderful on the bottom. When Clarence Danielson took my advice in the late 1960s or early 1970s and went to Hank's to buy a junior stallion, he bought Major. Major was not registered, nor was his dam. Clarence was an ApHC inspector at the time and carried reg. applications in his briefcase. He filled out the paperwork and had Hank sign. When it came to the dam's bloodlines, Hank said Major was out of a solid buckskin mare by Peavy Bimbo. When Clarence asked who the maternal granddam was, Hank went over to his desk, picked up a stack of AQHA mare papers and told Clarence, "Pick whichever one you want her to be." So Clarence picked the one with the most powerful pedigree. True story as told to me by Clarence.

Frank Holmes
Kiowa, CO