Half a century has come and gone since the great King last walked the pastures of south Texas. He left this world for the greener pastures of the next on March 24, 1958. Jess Hankins joined his great horse several years ago. I like to think they're up there somewhere looking down on us and that someday we will join them. I wonder what they think of today's quarter horse and if they're pleased to know that some of us are still trying to preserve the blood of King through linebreeding.

King LineBreeders are working to preserve the precious blood of "the cornerstone of the breed" for future generations. Maybe, fifty years from now, horse breeders will look back and thank the current King linebreeders for our contribution as we must and do look back and thank Jess Hankins and so many others.