Hawking Wyo

Hawking Wyo, known to us as Mandie, was one of the legendary mares we had the privilege of owning in her twilight years. Raised by Chip Merritt of Merritt Quarter Horses and born in 2000, she brought a close connection to the foundation families we admire. Mandie is buried here on our farm, a lasting part of the place and the people who cared for her.

Mandie carried nearly 18% Texas Blue Bonnet breeding, an especially meaningful concentration of one of the horses at the heart of our program. By Wyo Blue Bonnet and out of Plenty Red Hawk, her appeal went well beyond her sire: her maternal family was legendary in our eyes. Plenty Red Hawk was by Plenty Try and out of Blue Hawk 22, bringing together a mare line we held in the highest regard.

Blue Hawk 22 also appears through Mandys Sue Hawk on her sire’s side, reinforcing the Plenty Coup and Texas Blue Bonnet connections. Blue Valentine comes through Leo Hancock Hayes, Hydel Girl, and Gooseberry, while Rip Rip connects her to Leo. Mandie represented the depth of mare power behind those names—a pedigree we were proud to have the opportunity to bring home.

Her sire is also the paternal grandsire of Mucha Plenty Chucker, making Mandie another close link to a family we continue to value. To us, these pedigrees are more than records: they represent horses we were fortunate to know and bloodlines we want future generations to understand.