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Q: Reliance Ranches is based in both Llano, Texas, and Guthrie, Oklahoma, right down the road from the world-famous Lazy E Arena. Talk about the goals of this impressive horse operation, and what makes it special.
A: Reliance Ranches has a very successful Quarter Horse racing program. Reliance-raised horses have over $7 million in racing earnings. The Lazy E stands some of the most recognized Quarter Horse studs in the business. And what we’re finding is that these horses can not only run, but are also very versatile and make great performance horses.
Q: Tell us about your role in this family-owned horse business.
Once the horses have either aged out of racing or don’t make the cut to go further down that road, we look at their potential as performance horses. A lot of them have the conformation to be good rope and barrel horses. I work with their trainers to figure out which horses are best suited for what, then we proceed accordingly.
