Rex McDonald 833 - Mexico, MO
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YoSam.
N 39° 10.116 W 091° 53.364
15S E 595941 N 4336073
Foaled in Auxvasse, Mo in 1890.
Waymark Code: WM4V63
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2008
Views: 34
Memorial Erected by: The Middleton Family
County of Memorial: Audrain County
Location of Memorial: S. Muldrow St. (MO-15), Graceland, Historic Museum Lawn, Mexico.
Donor: Bruce Marble & Granite Works, Ft. Scott, KS.
Memorial Text:
REX McDONALD 833
The World's Champion
saddle stallion
born May 20, 1890
Died Nov. 10, 1913.
with his last owner
B.R. Middleton, riding him,
defeated every horse ever
shown against him. Owned,
raised, and trained in
Audrain County. Sire and
grandsire and great
grandsire of Champions
most widely known and
beloved by saddle horse
admirers the world over.Rex McDonald, one of the world's greatest saddle horses, whose blood line has played an important part in the development of the easy-gaited, graceful American Saddle Horse, was foaled at nearby Auxvasse, 1890.
Additional information may be found here: Rex McDonald