Reference: Chief O' Chiefs

 
Photos and information courtesy of Grace Larson

His dam, Richardson's Honey Chile was owned by Marie Poloson, mother of Grace Larson.

His sire, Spiller's Gold Dust (TWHBEA #451748), was as gentle as he was powerful. Abe Haynes, his longtime owner, said small children could ride him around the pasture bareback without a halter. He was a breathtaking deep gold palomino with a snow white main and tail. He moved as good as he looked. He was known for his natural running walk. He used "Goldie" to work cattle in the rough Snake River breaks. While he was well known as a western walking horse, but he was actually born in Tennessee. From there, Spiller's Gold Dust became a resident of Idaho, British Columbia, and perhaps other parts of Canada.  In 1965 Spiller's Gold Dust was sold to Abe Haynes of Moscow, Idaho. Due to illness, Blake felt that his wife couldn't handle all of the horses and the breeding operations. Gold Dust was sold for the sum of $600, which at that time was quite an amount of money for a horse in this area. Abe was a notable and avid TWH breeder, having thirty-five registered broodmares . He bred "Goldie", as the horse was affectionately referred to, to his own mares and to a considerable number of outside mares, registered and grade. No matter what breed of mare Goldie was bred to, he put the Walk on the offspring. Goldie was kept in a twenty acre pasture with no halter on. Little children would congregate at one particular corner of the pasture to sneak rides. A child would grab him, climb on board , and old Goldie would take each on a spin around the pasture and bring them back to the starting point for the next turn. As Abe said, "How's that for a disposition on a stallion? " When asked about Goldie's gaits, Abe said, "He was a natural, dyed in the wool Walking Horse and as smooth as glass." Abe used Goldie to round up cattle, rode him up in the mountains, on the pack strings that he ran, and even showed him a few times . "I never did put big shoes on him like everyone else was doing, though. I didn't believe in it and besides - that hose didn't need 'em." The Walking Horse News had reprinted this article from the Walking Way November/December 1989 issue with the kind permission of Judith Miller of Elk, Washington. 

He produced 24 TWHBEA registered foals between 1965 and 1970, siring his last foal at the distinguished age of 23.

CHIEF O'CHIEFS
TWHBEA #481485

DOB: 5/12/1948 
DOD: Y

COLOR: CHESTNUT SABINO (REG AS "ROAN")
MARKINGS: FOUR STOCKINGS, ON BOTH SIDES, BALD, FLAX MANE AND TAIL.

SEX: STALLION
SPILLER'S GOLD DUST
TWHBEA #451748
COLOR: PALOMINO
MARKINGS: BLAZE, WHITE MANE AND TAIL.
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WILSON'S RAMBLER
TWHBEA #390943
Color: SABINO REG AS "ROAN"
MARKINGS: FOUR STOCKINGS, UNDER CHIN, BLAZE, WHITE MANE AND TAIL
BRANTLEY'S ROAN ALLEN,JR.
TWHBEA #350066
COLOR: SABINO REG AS "ROAN"
MARKINGS: FOUR STOCKINGS, ON BOTH SHOULDERS, ON BOTH SIDES, BALD.
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TOPSY
TWHBEA #370260
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS: BOTH HIND AND NEAR FORE CORONETS, STAR.
RUBY PEARL
TWHBEA #421597
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS:
MAJOR DONNELL
TWHBEA #66
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS: 
MAUD HUNT
TWHBEA #992592
COLOR:
MARKINGS:
RICHARDSON'S HONEY CHILE
TWHBEA #421307
COLOR: CHESTNUT SABINO
MARKINGS: BOTH HIND AND NEAR FORE STOCKINGS, OFF FORE SOCK, BALD, FLAX MANE AND TAIL.
CHIEF'S ALLEN
TWHBEA #370210
COLOR: BAY SABINO
MARKINGS: BOTH HIND STOCKINGS, NEAR FORE FETLOCK, BALD, FLAX   MANE AND TAIL.
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EDWARD KING O'CHIEFS
TWHBEA #360210
COLOR: BAY
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MARY QUEEN O'ALLENS
TWHBEA #360192
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS: BOTH HIND SOCKS, BLAZE.
DOT C.
TWHBEA #991040
COLOR: CHESTNUT
MACK ALLEN
TWHBEA #11637
COLOR: BAY
QUEEN COPELAND
TWHBEA #441821
COLOR: BAY
MARKINGS: NONE


Production Record
TWHBEA # Name Color Sex Foaled Dam
665347 AMBLE ON BAY G 5/12/1966 SHOBIG
665348 HIGH POCKETS BAY G 5/16/1966 MARIE LA MARR
665349 CHIEF JOSEPH CHESTNUT S 5/13/1966 JOLEE
665350 SHOSHONE CHIEF "ROAN" G 8/06/1966 BEAUTY'S SHOSHONE
665351 CHIEF'S COVER GIRL SR  M 4/24/1966 ZEPHER'S SUSAN MAY
665353 CALICO CHESTNUT M 5/13/1966 SATTIN D.
665354 CHIEF'S SHOBOY BLACK S 5/26/1966 SHOMEE
673170 MISS BOOTS A WALKING CHESTNUT M 4/23/1967 MIRACLE MARCH BONNIE
674624 CHIEF'S HONEY CHILE CHESTNUT "ROAN" M 4/25/1967 THE FLYING FEATHER
674657 SOMETHING SPECIAL H. CHESTNUT M 4/29/1967 ZEPHER'S SUSAN MAY
674659 CHIEF'S SEM MEM WHITE M 5/13/1967 QUICKSILVER OF -7T
674660 CHIEF'S SMOKY GIRL WHITE M 6/07/1967 MARIE LA MARR
676963 ELDORADO H. "ROAN" G 6/12/1965 *CHEETA
685002 CHIEF'S SARDIS CHESTNUT M 8/07/1968 TANGO'S FANCY
686611 CHIEF'S SHADOW H. "ROAN" G 4/29/1968 SAGE KING'S BEAUTY
697742 SAGE'S WINDY "ROAN" G 4/13/1969 SAGE KING'S BEAUTY
697743 MISCHIEF'S PRIDE BN M 5/11/1969 MIDGET'S MISCHIEF
701976 CHIEF ALBERTA BANNER CHESTNUT G 4/30/1970 COPPER'S TANGO
707216 BELL'S ALBERTA COMET "YELLOW" M 3/15/1970 BIG SKY GOLDEN BELL
707217 CHIEF'S PINKY PEARL "WHITE" M 3/22/1970 BIG SKY WALKIN' MERRY
6510066 CHIEF'S CHIMES CHESTNUT M 4/21/1965 SHOMEE
6510795 LUCKY JOE H. CHESTNUT S 5/29/1965 JOLEE
6510796 CHIEF'S WAR DANCER CHESTNUT "ROAN" S 5/25/1965 DAME OF CHANCE
6510797 CHIEF'S REPLICA CHESTNUT "ROAN" M 4/18/1965 ZEPHER'S SUSAN MAY


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