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industry’s three top show ring awards: Versatility Award
No. 38, Superior All-Around Champion No. 16 and
APHA Supreme Champion No. 29.
“Gallant Ghost was a true all-around horse,” Lyle said.
“He was good at a lot of things. He was a natural lead
changer and the type of pleasure horse that would be
competitive today.”
After achieving all that was asked of him in the show ring,
Gallant Ghost retired to stud. By the dawn of the 1980s,
Gallant Ghost was one of the region’s most popular Paint
breeding stallions. And, for the next decade-and-a-half, he
continued to turn out a steady stream of champions.
Gallant Ghost continued to serve as an active breeding
horse until 1995. APHA records verify that Gallant Ghost
sired 257 registered foals. Of these, 62 performers earned
six world championships, four reserve world champions,
nine national champions, four reserve national
THE LINE GOES ON
Holmes’ chapter on Gallant Ghost details many highlights of his breeding career. Among them are:
Gallant Breeze, a 1977 bay tobiano mare out of Miss
Westwind (QH)—APHA Champion and 258 total points
Gallant Hug, a 1976 bay tobiano stallion out of Dotty
Hug (QH)—APHA Champion, Performance Versatility title
and 180 total points
Gallant Kim, a 1977 bay tobiano mare out of Kimama
Lily (QH)—APHA Champion and 236 total points
Gallant Move, a 1980 bay tobiano stallion out of Ms
Move—APHA Supreme Champion, Superior All-Around
Champion, Performance Versatility title, APHA Champion
and 130 total points
Gallant Pirate, a 1978 bay tobiano gelding out of Miss
Westwind (QH)—APHA Champion and 65 total points
Gallant Serenade, a 1986 bay tobiano mare out of Arctica
(QH)—APHA Champion and 90 total points
Gallant Silhouette, a 1978 bay tobiano mare out of Silly
Filly—APHA Champion, three Youth APHA Champion titles,
three Youth Versatility titles,
six-time national champion, fi vetime
world champion, four-time
reserve world champion, threetime
reserve national champion
and 4,617 total points
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champions, one Supreme Championship, 10 Versatility
awards, 18 APHA Championships, 51 Superiors, 135
ROMs and 9,441 points in all division combined.
Gallant Ghost was part and parcel the product of Lyle and
Butch Wonderlichs’ RoseAcre Farm Paint Horse breeding
program. This storied operation stands alone in terms of its
pioneering contributions to the breed—not only in the upper
West, but across the entire country, as well. The big tovero
stallion was, in many ways, its crowning achievement.
For the complete story on
Gallant Ghost, along with more
photos and biographies of other
infl uential Paint Horses, see
More Than Color—Volume 2,
available from the APHA
General Store for $23.95.
Gallant Tapestry, a 1978 bay tobiano mare out of Jezebel—APHA
Champion and 103 total points
Ghost Tale, a 1976
bay tobiano gelding
out of Cristy Copper—
APHA Champion, three
Youth APHA Champion
titles, three Youth Versatility
titles, national
champion Youth Western
Pleasure and Youth
Horsemanship, world champion Youth Showmanship,
and 1,801 total points
Glory Ghost, a 1978 bay tobiano mare out of Nite’s
Lady Banner—National champion Pleasure Driving (82),
Performance Versatility title and 258 total points
Haunted Princess, a 1980 bay tobiano mare out of Miss
Westwind (QH)—APHA Champion and 164 total points
Ima Gallant Lass, a 1981 bay tobiano mare out of Ima
Bar—Reserve national champion in Open Jumping and
64 total points
Prince Gallant, a 1979 bay overo gelding by Miss Westwind
(QH)—Open and Youth APHA Champion titles, Youth
Versatility title and 464 total points
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