Wire To Wire

The Walter Merrick Story

Walter Merrick is unquestionably one of the most colorful and influential Quarter Horse breeders and racehorse men of all time. Born into a western Oklahoma farm family in 1911, he began his working career in the mid-1920s as an open range cowboy and rough-string rider.

As a young Depression-era family man, Merrick struggled to eke out a living as a dollar-a-day ranch hand. In 1940, he became one of the founding members of the American Quarter Horse Association and parlayed a band of one stallion and five mares into a horseracing dynasty. His discovery and promotion of an unknown, unproven Thoroughbred stallion named Three Bars in the early 1950s altered the course of Quarter Horse evolution and led to the creation of his own $30 million line of sprinters.

Merrick’s influence on the American Quarter Horse extends into every corner of the industry—from racing to rodeo; from halter to cutting. Here, for the first time, is his authorized biography—complete with all the first-hand stories and photographs that chronicle a lifetime of effort and achievement.

Wire to Wire—the Walter Merrick Story, is more than the biography of a horseman. It is a moving tribute to a great American—a man who rose from humble beginnings to unparalleled heights of success on the strength of his vision and energy—and who became a part of the lore and legend of the American West in the process.

Softbound, 11 x 8 inches, 224 pages that include 223 black-and-white photos.

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