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HOME ON THE RANCH
Although the intended goal with racing
was to cut her physical workload, Elizabeth hasn’t quite given up her home operation; she still breeds and cares for two broodmares: the Paint Imakickenchicken, by SF Royal Quick Flash and out of Imachickenkicker, by Dos Poruno; and Speed Squad, by Mighty B Valiant and out of Answer The Dream, by Tres Seis. “Kickenchicken had a Docs Best Card yearling and a Docs Best Card baby, and she’s bred to Flying Cowboy 123; and Speed Squad has a Hes Relentless colt on her side and is bred back to Apollitical Jess. That could be a Superior cross right there and a lot of fun for [Elizabeth],” says Elizabeth’s veterinarian of well over 20 years,
Jay Ross of Oak Grove Veterinary Hospital in Coweta, Oklahoma.
“Having the mares is good for her,” Dr. Ross continues. “We were down there today checking some mares and she was just right out there in the mix, be-bopping along like she was 20 years younger. She’s got a lot of go left in her, that ain’t no doubt! I mean, doers do it and she’s a doer. She’s been in the front seat and going after it, and that’s where you’ve got to be if you’re going to be successful.”
“I like going to the races, although this
year everything’s closed so I can’t go,” she says when asked to name her favorite aspect of horse racing. “I hope they’ll open up before BPmysoutherndynasty’s Heritage Place Futurity on the 30th!
“Nowadays, what I’d like to do and what I do is altogether different,” she says, “I used to, up until the last few years, always have a garden
and I’d put things in the freezer. When George W. was living, we raised a lot of corn and other vegetables.
“I also loved to brush hog,” she adds. “I’d come home from work many a night and get us a bite to eat and jump on that tractor and brush hog. You could look back and it was just like a yard; it always looked so pretty, and it was relaxing to me when I was geared up from a day’s work. I’d get on that tractor and run until dark. George W. liked it, too; we had two tractors and he’d brush hog, too.”
With no heirs with which to leave
their beautiful 320-acre ranch, Elizabeth
and George W. had an experience in
1983 that helped them make a decision
about the ranch’s future. They’d had a 6-month- old Palomino filly with health problems that local veterinarians were unable to diagnose. They took her to Oklahoma State University’s Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, whose staff saved her from hyperkalemic periodic paralysis (HYPP),
a little-known genetic disease at that time. With OSU’s continuing care, the filly produced several Champion foals and went on to win several World titles herself. The Logans founded a scholarship for OSU incoming veterinary students.
“I’ve had so many people behind me, egging me along and of course I’m enjoying it all,” Elizabeth says. “But a lot of our success was actually luck. You’ve got to be lucky when your horse doesn’t get hurt. I’ve just been fortunate, and I’ve been blessed.”
Yes, indeed — blessed to find a new passion to fill her life well past retirement age.
The Paint horse DTL Batter Up earned nearly $60,000 for Ellizabeth and bought her a new car.
Bpmysoutherndynasty
Elizabeth’s latest up-and-comer is 2-year- old gelding Bpmysoutherndynasty, who most recently was a finalist in the $1,022,260 Grade 1 Heritage Place Futurity on May 30.
The track opened and Elizabeth watched the races closing weekend at Remington Park.
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