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THE LOUISIANA STORY

Finer-limbed and more upright through the shoulder than Peter McCue, Della Moore nonetheless proved herself to be a tough, sound mare of indomitable courage, who produced several important foundational Quarter Horse sires mentioned in the text.

Della Moore’s pedigree in many ways parallels that of Peter McCue. Like him, she is close to three-quarters Thoroughbred and also carries the same even

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