In the kingdom of Quarter Horses, there are many legends, but there is only one King – King P-234. The bay colt was foaled June 25, 1932, on Manuel Benavides Volpe’s ranch in Laredo, …

Oct 4, 2022 · King sired a total of 648 horses, 217 of which entered AQHA performance events (including racing, youth, etc.). Of those, 20 became AQHA Champions. King’s daughters …

King (1932–1958), often known as King P-234, was an outstanding early Quarter Horse stallion who influenced the breed throughout the early years of the American Quarter Horse …

H, QUARTER HORSE, 1932. Pedigree for King, photos and offspring from the All Breed Horse Pedigree Database.

Nov 16, 2022 · While he sired a few racehorses, King is best remembered for producing horses with performance ability and cow sense. When the bay stallion died, he was on every AQHA …

Nov 25, 2016 · A look at one of the Quarter Horse foundation sires King P-234 and the man who bought him for $800 during the Depression. King P-234, foaled in 1932, was sired by …

Sep 16, 2021 · King did just that, siring scores of AQHA halter and performance champions. His influence on the Western performance horse industry is seemingly everywhere and too …

Queen H, a 1936 sorrel mare by Dan and out of a Nail Quarter mare, provided the distaff power for the first great King cross. At the time AQHA was formed in the spring of 1940, King was an …

King P234 Foundation Quarter horse & model for the industry. King helped start the bulldog style quarter horse on which the AQHA was founded.

Kings bloodlines trace to some of the truly great pre AQHA quarter horses. Double bred Traveler, as well as single lines to Sykes Rondo, Billy, and Yellow Jacket, not only gave him regal …