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I have
compiled information from a number of different resources
and have melted it down to a short summary of each of the
seven Longhorn families. I hope that this will make education
and comparision a little easier even for the novice. There
are longer and more detailed articles available for the avid
reader.
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Family
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By
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Characteristics
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Famous
Animals
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| Butler |
Milby
& Henry Butler (father & son) |
record
lateral horns; smaller; color often white with dark ears,
nose, eyes & ankles |
Conquistador,
Tabasco, Bevo, Colorado Cowboy, Classic |
| Wright |
M.P.
Wright |
oldest
pureblood; beefy; long-body; long, wide horns; duns, reds,
linebacks; survivor; slight dish face; long goatee from
top of inner ear. |
Wright
489, Doherty 698 |
| Peeler |
Graves
Peeler |
"personality",
tough, independent, a little wild; size; color; great
mothers with loads of milk; productivity. |
Uno
Bonita, Sam Bass |
| WR |
Wichita
Mountains Wildlife Refuge |
purity;
quality; great pedigree records; no Brahman blood; horns
twist upward, then out; smaller bodies; above-average
milk production; smaller in size; excellent foraging and
mothering abilities. |
WR
2935 (1,250 lbs), WR 2308, WR 1052, Measles, Don Quixote |
| Yates |
Ira
"Cap" Yates |
beefy;
large-framed; fairly high horns, twisted upward; small
horn circumference; ruggedness, survival instincts; good
milkers and mothers; strong, solid colors. |
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| Phillips |
J.G.
"Jack" Phillips, Jr. |
more
solid color than most; dun color; long-bodied, long-headed;
heavy brushed tail; Texas twist horns; tall. |
Texas
Ranger J.P. |
| Marks |
E.H.
Emil Marks |
authentic
Longhorn traits; sought after but rare as most were lost
in 1960's due to Bangs disease; twisty-horned; brindle
- strong red, dun & brown. |
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