Patrick Smith officially retired his sorrel, big-kneed gelding, in 2019. The gelding is now turned out at Smith’s Lipan, Texas ranch, enjoying retirement after a career that spanned two decades and shaped the career of his two-time world champion owner.Amigo—registered with the AQHA as Sunday Night Bingo—won the AQHA/PRCA Heel Horse of the Year title in 2007, right alongside Walt, the iconic head horse of Travis Tryan’s (who, by the way, will be our next special horse feature).
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Ryan Motes: The Rocky and Starbucks S...
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Trevor Brazile's Horse "Sic Em"
Trevor Brazile’s Sic Em was arguably the best head horse the King of the Cowboys ever had, and Brazile talks about the one thing that made the horse so much better than the rest.
