__NOTOC__ Colonel Freckles, a

Quarter Horse The American Quarter Horse, or Quarter Horse, is an American breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances. Its name is derived from its ability to outrun other horse breeds in races of a quarter mile or less; some have been clocked at ...

stallion, was a cutting horse who earned $46,305.00 in National Cutting Horse Association (or NCHA) contests before retiring to a career at stud.Holmes ''Legends 6'' pp. 114–125 He died in October 1986 from complications of eating

blister beetle Blister beetles are beetles of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. About 7,500 species are known worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some are aposematically colored, announcing their ...

s. Among his offspring are Nu Cash, Doc Jewl Bar, Reveille Bar, Just Plain Colonel, Master Jay, Colonel Hotrodder, Colonel Flip, and Colonel Barrachone. Colonel Freckles was inducted into the

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in 2004.

Pedigree

Notes

References

All Breed Pedigree Pedigree of Colonel Freckles
retrieved on August 9, 2007 * *

External links

Colonel Freckles at Quarter Horse Directory

Colonel Freckles at Quarter Horse Legends
{{authority control Cutting horses American Quarter Horse sires 1973 animal births 1986 animal deaths AQHA Hall of Fame (horses)