Horse Ranch (1959)

Host Julian Biggs speaks to Jim Wyatt about his operation at Wyalta Ranch located outside of High River, Alberta. Jim admits that while raising cattle pays the bills, it is the raising of horses that is his passion. The primary breed on the ranch is the highly prized appaloosa, the oldest traceable breed of horse in the world. What is most distinctive of its features is its mottled coat. Beyond those distinctive physical characteristics, Jim discusses the reasons the appaloosa is so prized and what makes it a good all around horse breed. Cowboy Jack Miller demonstrates what Jim talks about in, mounted upon one, using an appaloosa to herd cattle.