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April, 1962
Stallion's Arthritis
Takes Ohrel Family
To New Arizona Home
(Editor’s Note—The Tennessee Walking
Horse is "front page news" in die Tucson
Daily Citizen out in Arizona, because the
Mory G. Ohrels have moved into the area
with their fine stable of 32 Walkers—all be­
cause their prize stallion developed arthritis.
That’s what John Riddick reports in this
article, clipped from the Jan. 26 issue. This
picture was on Page 1 and another photo
inside showed Mrs. Ohrel riding in the field
on the big grey Walker. This story is re­
printed with permission from the Tucson
Daily Citizen’s editor.)
BY JOHN RIDDICK
Arthritis lias brought Tucson a
champion stable of horses—along with
all the people who settled here to be
healed in the sun.
When Danny Boy came down with
some sore joints, Mr. and Mrs. Mory
G. Ohrel moved their ranch from St.
Collins, Colorado, and gave Arizona
a stable of Tennessee Walking Horses.
As the stud for some of the best
brood mares in tile country. Danny
Boy was too much bread and butter
to lose.
“We also wanted to get oul of the
cold ourselves,” said Ohrel, owner of
the Quarter Circle Spear Ranch on
Sabino Canyon Rd.
Aside from Danny Boy, Ohrel has
three brood mares which have won
world championships.
Two of his 32 horses will be shown
in the Pima County Sheriff’s Posse’s
annual horse show' at the El Conquis­
tador shopping center.
“We’ve already sold a bunch of
horses since we came to Arizona last
summer, so the future looks good,”
said Ohrel who was born on a Colo­
rado ranch.
“The trouble here is that the only
thing anybody has cared about is the
quarter horse,” said Mrs. Ohrel. “We
had a real good stud business de­
veloped in Colorado, and we’re going
to have to dig around in the desert
to find the same thing here.”
On the other hand, people from ail
—Citizen Photo By Berole Sedlcy
over the country interested in the
‘HAVE
AN
APPLE,
CHARLEY’
easy-going ways of a Walking Horse
Terry Olirel, 2Yi, shares an apple with El Conquistador, a champion Tennessee
come hunting for the Ohrels.
walking horse known to her as Charley. The interested observer is Terry’s mother,
Mrs. Mory G. Ohrel. For a story on the only Tennessee walking horse ranch in Ari­
Yearling Colts
zona and another picture of Charley and Mrs. Ohrel, see page 28. '
By Top Stallions For Sale
To win attention in the horse world the world championship show each
Vic Thompson's Stables
you have to win ribbons. With the year. (Tennessee Walking Horse Na­
Walking Horse this means going to tional Celebration.)
SHELBYVILLE, TENN. PH. 4-4461 & MU 4-3956
(Continued on Page 5)
Shelbyville, Tenn., where they hold