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Want to learn more about the history of your Palomino horse? Our PHBA Heritage Foundation does a great job preserving this breed we ALL love so much! ❤️ Thank you Floyd Branson for sharing this information with us while we were at the PHBA convention!

Posted by Susie Joy on Saturday, April 10, 2021

Through your contributions and stories, this Foundation emphasizes the positive impact the Palomino horse and their owners have made in the horse industry. Your direct involvement not only helps us to preserve the past but provides the pathway for his story to go beyond the archives and into the lives of today's Palomino enthusiasts and owners. Find a topic that interests you and let's discover the heritage of the Palomino horse together!

We invite you to visit the Palomino Heritage Museum to learn about the history of the Palomino horse. You can see several parade saddles and historic artifacts on display, research significant industry contributions, and discover stories ranging from backyard relationships to silver screen heroes, and passionate breeders to powerful, world-changing innovators.

Engaging is the First step in helping us to go beyond the archives!

While the Palomino Heritage Foundation seeks to fund meaningful and positive initiatives to preserve the Palomino legacy, we know everyone who has shared a Palomino with their life has an important story to tell. Be sure to sign up to receive all our news and announcements and share your Palomino story!
November 3, 2016 - The 2016 Will Rogers Days Parade is this weekend in Claremore, OK. The Palomino Horse Breeders Heritage Foundation will commemorate Will Rogers at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, 2016 followed by a parade led by the essence of Will Rogers on his Golden Palomino as the Grand Marshal. The parade starts at 2 p.m. later that afternoon.
October 12, 2016 - The Palomino Horse Breeders Heritage Foundation (PHBHF) is excited to embrace an important part of their history at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Okla. On November 6, 2016, “Will” and his favorite horse “Comanche” will once again lead supporters and friends downtown.
September 16, 2016 -

The Palomino Horse Breeders Heritage Foundation is proud to announce a special exhibit at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum and the donation of a Golden Palomino at Will's Birthplace Ranch to commemorate "Comanche" as they prepare to be the Grand Marshals at this year's Will Rogers Days Parade in Claremore, Okla., on November 6, 2016.

July 23, 2016 - The day was Nov. 4, 1938, the 59th anniversary of Will Rogers birthday on an Indian Territory ranch. Thousands of people swarmed over a hillside where Will once planned a retirement home. On that day the Will Rogers Memorial opened to fanfare, never to be repeated.

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