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When horsemen see or hear
the name Frenchman, they automatically think of the Frenchman line of horses founded by the late husband and wife team of James and Frances Loiseau of South Dakota. The foundation
of this line of horses was their great mare Casey’s Ladylove. The success of this mare in establishing this family of horses resulted in her recently being inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
A big chunk of notoriety of the Frenchman line focuses on barrel racing, but the versatility of this line was there
from the beginning. A leading example
of this versatility is found in Frenchmans Fabulous, who performed in a variety of events including barrel racing and roping. Frenchmans Fabulous has become a successful sire of versatility and a leading sire in barrel racing.
Frenchmans Fabulous, or Fab as he is called, was bred by Frances Loiseau and foaled in 1998. He is sired by Frenchmans Guy and out of Caseys Charm by Tiny Circus. Frenchmans Guy is by Sun Frost and out of Frenchman’s Lady, a daughter of Casey’s Ladylove. Caseys Charm is out of Casey’s Ladylove, giving Frenchmans Fabulous a breeding pattern of 3 X 2 to Casey’s Ladylove.
Casey’s Ladylove was purchased as a
two year old by the Loiseaus in 1963. She became the family show horse and then a broodmare. Casey’s Ladylove is the dam of 15 foals, including seven performers. She has produced five race starters, one stakes winner and is the dam of three AQHA point earners, including Youth Reserve World Champion Barrel Racing Horse and AQHA Superior Barrel Racing Horse Love A Lord. Her leading money earner is South Dakota Bred Derby winner Frenchmans Fox.
Caseys Charm, the dam of Frenchmans Fabulous, has been a major contributor to the legacy of Casey’s Ladylove. Caseys Charm is the dam of horses like French Flash Hawk, aka “Bozo”, a 4-time PRCA World Champion with Kristie Peterson in the saddle. This
horse is a BFA World Championship Derby Champion and Sweepstakes Champion as well as a five-time AQHA/PRCA Barrel Racing Horse of the Year.
Bozo is a full brother to PC Frenchmans Hayday, aka “Dinero,” the second foal
of Caseys Charm to be an NFR qualifier. Dinero is a noted barrel racer and team roping horse that was shown in both events in professional rodeo. He carried Sheri Cervi to third in barrels at the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. Dinero has won over
Frances Loiseau and her husband James founded the Frenchman line of performance horses
with their great mare Casey’s Ladylove.
$400,000 in the arena in barrel and team roping competitions and is now the sire of horses that have won over $3 million in a variety of events.
Bill and Debbie Myers became the first owners of Frenchmans Fabulous. He was owned by the Myers until 2003 when he was purchased by Dale Barron and brothers Ken and Glenn Nichols, who impart how they became the owners of Frenchmans Fabulous.
The conversation began with a little background into Ken’s family. “My family has been involved in horses for years,” he stated. “My grandpa (Buck Nichols) owned Driftwood and my great grandpa (A. A. “Ab” Nichols) owned Clabber, the first racing World Champion Quarter Horse. My grandpa bought Driftwood off the track and started him in roping. So, I was raised in the horse industry.”
Ken’s family history is important to our story. “The program we have today evolved with Dale and I having a horse operation, and we both liked the old bloodlines,” Nichols continued. “One of our studs is a grandson
of Leo TB on the top side and a grandson of Missle Bar on the bottom side. Our other stud is a Driftwood-bred that was Driftwood and Clabber.” A pedigree note: Missle Bar is a son of Three Bars and out of Peggy N by Clabber.
“We started pulling bloodlines together that we were familiar with, mainly having
Frenchmans Fabulous is double bred to AQHA Hall of Fame horse Casey’s Ladylove, shown here with a foal by her side.
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