He quickly became the main herd stallion at Cross Country Farm , but even more than that he became the star attraction for visitors and sightseers at the farm . Max Lawson and his daughter Belinda Bagby recall many times when admirers would come to the farm and ask “ Do you own this farm ?” Their response would be , “ No that horse over there does ” - pointing directly at Redboy . Everything at the farm revolved around Redboy and his mares from the first time he set foot on the farm .
Max and Belinda were well respected horse breeders before their purchase of Redboy . But they quickly became even more dominant figures in the Miniature horse industry after his purchase . Redboy sired many notable sons that were National Champions and those stallions have also sired National Champions
Rowdy
The big draw of the sale were the carriages which brought tens of thousands of dollars , but the big draw of the horses that day was a bay stallion who had been making quite a name for himself . Several of his sons and daughters were also included in the sale . The bay stallion was Rowdy , who sold as lot number eight . Right behind him was his gorgeous two year old son with blue eyes , flaxen mane and tail and a striking blaze . That beautiful young stallion was Lazy N Red Boy . He was purchased by A . W . Huebsch of Madill , Oklahoma , and only a few months later was sold to Max Lawson , of Cross Country Farms , Hot Springs , Arkansas .
On October 20,1984 Redboy became famous when he was purchased by Max Lawson of Cross Country Farm in Hot Springs Arkansas . Not only was he a son of the famous Rowdy , his striking appearance was complimented with his big blue eyes . His oh-so typical Rowdy blaze stood out from his copper colored , small square frame and his flaxen mane and tail were just the icing on the cake .
4 Miniature Horse World April / May 2011