tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post5735974107236549549..comments2024-03-22T14:59:09.847-07:00Comments on O.C. History Roundup: A visit to the Fountain Valley Historical SocietyChris Jepsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-33167993593273173682015-11-17T16:09:08.792-08:002015-11-17T16:09:08.792-08:00The horse in the image is Omer, a blue roan Belgia...The horse in the image is Omer, a blue roan Belgian stallion and Grand Champion of the 1903 Chicago International Livestock Exposition. Fred H. Bixby, of Rancho Los Alamitos in Long Beach, purchased Omer on 25 Jan 1905 with partners. It was Bixby's first purebred draft stallion. Bixby would go on to become a notable breeder of champion draft horses, including Shires. The image of Omer was featured on Fred H. Bixby's business stationery in the early decades of the last century. You can learn more about Omer and FHB's horse breeding operation at Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch & Gardens in Long Beach.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217991588081429270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-4204084002331091892015-06-02T10:51:47.396-07:002015-06-02T10:51:47.396-07:00I think it's 2400 lbs. since their average wei...I think it's 2400 lbs. since their average weight is from 2000 to 2400 lbs. That's a shire horse - big farm worker and highly prized. Mr. Bixby bred them and the Shire was by far his favorite.Hally Soboleskenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-19378155867820989492015-05-17T23:50:17.245-07:002015-05-17T23:50:17.245-07:00Yes, I think that's the weight, but I couldn&#...Yes, I think that's the weight, but I couldn't read it well enough to say anything definitive. Your eyes are almost certainly better than mine. (Just ask my ophthalmologist!) I think that could be the name up above, but I can't make it out with any degree of certainty. I'm pretty sure there's at least one vowel and one consonant in there somewhere.Chris Jepsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00207321906121901004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-57574053683535987622015-05-17T21:54:29.083-07:002015-05-17T21:54:29.083-07:00That is, "quotations" instead of parenth...That is, "quotations" instead of parenthesis. But you knew that!outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31835367.post-84336798619646942072015-05-17T21:47:40.023-07:002015-05-17T21:47:40.023-07:00Chris, on the horse photo - Is it possible that th...Chris, on the horse photo - Is it possible that the last line might read: Weight 1245 lbs? The faint top line may be the horses name in parenthesis - can't make it out. He's certainly a big boy!outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.com