KING RANCH AUSTRALIA PTY . LTD .
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AQHA HALL OF FAME
WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK BACK ON THE HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
KING RANCH AUSTRALIA PTY . LTD .
The Australian Quarter Horse Association honours King Ranch ( Aust ) PTY . LTD . with induction into the Hall of Fame .
In the early 1950 ’ s Robert Kleberg Jnr . began to consider the possibility of expanding the Company ’ s ranching operations beyond the United States . He considered the possibility of breeding Santa Gertrudis cattle in tropical and subtropical climates and subsequent investigation and negotiations led to ventures in Australia .
The Company ’ s Australian operations were conducted on more than seven million acres , almost all under lease . Incorporated in 1951 , King Ranch Australia owned the freehold properties of Milton Park , Retford Park and Deltroit in N . S . W . Milton Park and
Retford Park ( about 3,000 acres between them ), were run as a single operation whose principal activities included a Santa Gertrudis stud , a Quarter Horse stud and an artificial insemination centre .
King Ranch Australia also owned ranching properties called Avon Downs , Disney , Elgin Downs and New Twin Hills . A King Ranch Australia subsidiary operated a Northern Territory station called Brunette Downs . The vast pastoral interest of King Ranch certainly must be recognised , however it was for their introduction of the Quarter Horse , and their involvement in the growth and development of the breed
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