Our breeding program has an impressive record of achievement for foals out of ONO dams, maternal grand dams and/or sired or maternally grand sired by ONO ranch Stallions including :

9 AQHA Champions
4 Youth AQHA Champions
3 Amateur performance ROM
29 Open performance ROM
7 Open ROM Halter
14 ROM youth performance
2 Top 10 world halter
25 World show qualifiers
2 World champion halter
4 Top 10 world performance
4 Open superior halter
1 Amateur superior halter
10 Open superior performance
2 Top 5 world halter horses
15 Top 5 high point nation performance horses.

A number of the early appendix and permanent mares deserve mention. Most of the appendix and early permanent mares where daughters of Johnie or Stardust and out of mares descending from the Lafferty Lakota band or Robinson thoroughbreds. Many of the appendix mares where part of the ONO ranch relay race string in the 1930s and 1940s. The ONO mares were well known for their speed and style on the track. In a July 25, 1987 article honoring Albert Lopez, Annabelle Lopez Mortenson remembered a 1940 rodeo at Timberlake, South Dakota. “ Ancel Tibbs (brother of Casey Tibbs) was riding Albert Lopez’s horses in the relay race. Lucille French rode horses belonging to Glen French. She was the only female rider entered, which impressed everyone, especially Annabelle, who remembers the fellows shaking their heads and saying what good looking horses those French horses
were but thinking that the little gal surely could never
out-ride those big stout men. ”

Annabelle continues, “ The relay race was one of the roughest
and toughest events in the rodeo. The horses and riders lined up at the starting line with the saddle on the ground next to the horse they were to start with. When the starting shot was fired the horse was saddled and running before the rider even hit the saddle. Each rider had three horses to ride and two or three helpers to hold the horses. Many of the riders just took one
wrap with their latigo and held the end in their hand so that when they finished the first lap they would give a yank and the saddle would come flying off. Saddling the second horse could be hard because there were so many horses and riders coming and
going in a small area that is was hard to control the horses and keep from getting run over. Lucille French had taken a bad spill when she got off her second horse, but came in right
behind Ancel. Tibbs failed to unsaddle his horse at the
end of the race which gave Lucille the win. ”

Researching his August 1947 article for the American Ag News, feature writer Rod Kreger visited the ONO ranch. He interviewed Glen L. French and 12 year old John about ONO ranches’ relay race horses. Glen stated that “ he runs about 50 head of horses and his relay string numbers 14 head. They receive specialized training to stay calm during the excitement of the races.” Glen went on to say that “ he competes at 6 or 7 rodeos each summer and he wins an average of three hundred dollars per race.”





ONOs Mischief, appendix, was foaled in 1938 and sired by an unknown remount stallion. She was a gift to Lucille French from T.O. Traversie in 1939. ONOs Mischief lived to be over 30 years old and foaled every year from the age of three. She was the dam of several “good runners” (as Nora called the relay horses) before she had AQHA foals. She was the dam of Patch and Snooper both part of the relay string. They were sired by Topper who was run in Sulkey races. Snooper was the fastest of the relay string and was always used as the last horse in the race. Topper was eventually sold to Dr. Arlo Nansel of Miles City, Montana who owned him for a number of years. ONO Mischief’s registered foals include Sioux Bee, a Peter Harmon daughter. Sioux Bee is the dam of point earner Babes Mischief by Babe Wheat. Babes Mischief is the maternal grand dam of ONO stallion Maitre Dell. Maitre Dell is maternal grand sire of ONO brood mare Tammy Fe Reed dam of 2004 CCQHA 2 year old futurity reserve Dell Likely. ONOs Mischief was the dam of Clover McCue, a Peter Harmon daughter. Clover McCue was the dam of Alouette Babe, a Babe Wheat daughter. Alouette Babe is the dam of performance point earner GoGo Boots, a French Sabre daughter. ONOs Mischief was the dam of So Lakota by Peter Harmon. So Lakota is the maternal grand dam of AQHA champion Chey Babe To.

Buckskinprincesssue, an appendix mare foaled 1942 by Stardust and out of ONOs Mischief, was the dam of point earner French Puff foaled 1954 by Peter Harmon.

Sunshine Gal, appendix, foaled 1950 by Stardust was dam of point earner Mans Fashion by Texas Dan Fe.

French‘s Taffy a permanent mare foaled 1940 by Johnie was a relay race mare and dam of point earner Bimbo Taff.
She was the dam of ONOs Best by Stardust.



ONOs Best was the dam of Red Wine Reed by Texas Dan Fe.
Red Wine Reed is the great, great, great grand dam of, Stardust Johnnie , a mare we have on ONO ranch today. French Taffy’s dam was Honey foaled in 1925. Honey was by a neighbor’s Morgan stallion and out of Nora’s thoroughbred mare from R.T Robinson.

ONO Mary Lou, ONO Goldie, Sweet Nellie , Goldie II all by Johnie were appendix mares mostly foaled in the late 1930’s to 1941. Princess Sue and ONO Dewey Girl by Stardust were appendix mares foaled in the early 1940’s. They were the among the first mares bred to Peter Harmon and later Texas Dan Fe. They were producers and performers. Many of them were part of the relay race horse string years before they were registered with the AQHA. Goldie II was maternal grand dam of ROM performance horse Major Ott by Peter Harmon. These mares weren’t issued appendix papers until the late 1940’s. Official AQHA records state their sires and dams as unknown probably because the mares were listed in the appendix registry and were never made permanent. However ONO stud books kept by Nora from the 1930’s show them to be daughters of Johnie or Stardust. Their dams include Dixie, Bonnie, Bonnie II, Honey and Lady foaled from 1915 to 1929. These mares were sired by Vino, Four Aces and unknown remount stallions with their dams descending from the Lafferty Lakota mares and the Robinson thoroughbred mares.

Morean McCue was foaled in 1957. She was the dam of Hickory Reed foaled in 1960 by Texas Dan Fe. Hickory Reed is the maternal grand sire of Miss Cactus Rachel with 8 race wins. He is the maternal grand sire of point earners Zippos Elite, Hickory Burner and Justa Might. He is maternal grand sire of Miss Two D Super earner of 39 International Buckskin Association points.

Arrow Head D was foaled in 1945. Arrow Head D is the dam of Sun Arrow earner of 20 halter points and who is the dam of 1966 AQHA champion Pico Arrow, by Poco Pico and 1966 Superior Halter and 1967 AQHA champion Matt Sun by Eternal Sun. Matt Sun sired 15 Open Performance ROM horses, 6 Youth ROM performance, 2 Open AQHA champions, 1 youth AQHA champion, 1 Open Superior Halter, 3 Open Superior Performance horses and 6 Youth Superior Performance horses. Sun Arrow is the great grand dam of SunAri, a current ONO mare. Arrow Head D is the dam of Centa Arrow by Texas Dan Fe. Centa Arrow was the dam of ONO stallion Classy Son by Classy Jr., point earner Red Hot Sabre by French Sabre and paternal grand dam of ROM barrel racing Classy French Star. Centa Arrow is the dam of Mr French Sabre by French Sabre. Mr French Sabre is maternal grandsire of 1996 ROM performance Peppermint Sabre and point earner Lady Rocket Cat. Arrow Head D is also the dam of Wheaty Pie, a Babe Wheat daughter. Wheaty Pie is the dam of 1981 AQHA champion, Wheat Wars; point earner Cody Go Bar and 1984 Open AQHA champion Sonnys Trophy by Sonny Dee Bar.

Selma was foaled in 1951 is the dam of point earner Primrose Reed, a Texas Dan Fe daughter. Primrose Reed is the dam of point earner Classy Rose, point earner French Gin and Callasan Rose. Callasan Rose was the dam of point earners Classy San and Calla Rosan. Classy Rose is the dam of ONO stallion French Sabre by Twisty Van and Classy Maudie by Leo Maudie. Classy Maudie is the dam of yearling futurity champion out 13 fillies,
Maudie Glo by Maitre Dell.



Maudie Glo is maternal grand dam of performer and money earning rope mare JP Ginger Snap, a French Sabre daughter. Maudie Glo is the dam of Tammy Fe Reed, by Superior Halter/ROM Performance
Sir Likely by Sir Quincy Dan. Tammy Fe Reed is an ONO broodmare and dam of 2004 CCQHA 2 year old futurity Reserve Dell Likely by Imperial Irish Pride.

Doodle Yankee foaled in 1949 and sired by Piedra Dura was a half sister of Peter Harmon. Doodle Yankee was Nora French’s saddle horse in the 1950s. Doodle Yankee is the maternal grand dam of point earners Bourbon Red and Joketta Reed by Texas Dan Fe. Joketta Reed is dam of French Babe by Babe Wheat. French Babe is dam of ROM performance Classy French Star and ROM performance Classy Beau as well as dam of 1975 weanling futurity champion Classy Charm, a French Sabre daughter. Classy Charm was Nora’s saddle mare in the late 1970s. Classy Charm is dam of Dazzling Squirt a current ONO broodmare and maternal grand dam of two fillies on ONO ranch today. Joketta Chexx by Chexx Im Cool our 2005 2 year old CCQHA futurity filly. She placed second out of 13 entries. The other filly is Social Charm by Social Array.

Fancy’s Cinder was foaled in 1962. She was the dam of point earner Double French and the dam of Classy Sister by Classy Jr. Classy Sister was the dam of Classy Cinder Bar.



Classy Cinder Bar is the dam of 1983 and 1985 Youth AQHA Champion Red Hot Cinder by French Sabre; point earner TwentyFour Carat Gold by Sir Beat and Sizzlin Cinder by
Sir Beat a current ONO Broodmare.