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__NOTOC__ Traveler (died 1912), was a foundation sire of the American Quarter Horse breed, but mystery surrounds him as his breeding is completely unknown.〔Simmons, et al. ''Legends 2'' p. 6〕 He appeared in Texas in the mid-1880s and eventually ended up as a match racehorse and stallion.〔Short ''Unregistered Foundation Sires of the American Quarter Horse'' p. 42〕 Some stories have him part of a contractor's work string doing grading work on a railroad being constructed in Eastland County, Texas.〔Chamberlain ''Quarter Paths: Traveler from Oblivion to Fame" ''Quarter Racing Journal'' pp. 16, 68, 71〕 Whether or not this story is true, the first recorded owner of Traveler was a man named Brown Seay.〔Denhardt "The Traveler Legacy" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' pp. 106–108〕 He was a light sorrel horse, with light amounts of roaning on his flanks. Markings were a snip, and a streak on the face. Standing around , he was leggy but well muscled, although George Clegg said the horse was the shortest backed horse he had ever seen.〔 He was also owned by the Shely brothers, who bred most of his most famous offspring. While owned by Seay, Traveler was match raced extensively in Texas.〔Groves "Out of New York, By Boxcar" ''Quarter Horse Journal'' p. 18〕 He died in 1912.〔 He sired such influential Quarter Horses as Little Joe, King (later named Possum), Jim Ned, Judge Thomas, Texas Chief, and Captain Joe.〔 Other descendants included Joe Reed II, Hard Twist, Silver King, Tonto Bars Hank, and Tonto Bars Gill.〔Nye "Fast Travelers" ''Quarter Racing Record'' pp. 6–11〕 He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame.〔''(AQHA Hall of Fame )''〕 ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Traveler (horse)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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