Reining Sire Gallo Del Cielo Dies

Famed sire Gallo Del Cielo, better known as “Rooster,” died Aug. 20 at the age of 26 following an accident.
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Famed reining horse sire Gallo Del Cielo, better known as “Rooster,” died Aug. 20 at the age of 26.

Rooster, by Peppy San Badger and out of Doc’s Starlight, was owned by and stood at stud at the Polo Ranch in Marietta, Oklahoma.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rooster due to an accident the morning of Aug. 20,” the Polo Ranch said in a statement. “Up to that day, he had enjoyed good health and had just finished a successful breeding season. It has been a great privilege to own and stand Rooster and to have enjoyed the many friendships and people we have met because of him.”

A National Reining Horse Association $3 million dollar sire, Rooster was bred and trained as a cutting horse. Although he acquired less than $30,000 in National Cutting Horses Association winnings, in the reining world he has sired offspring earning $5.9 million and, in 2014, was ranked the seventh leading lifetime reining sire by Equi-stat. He also sired cow horses, cutters, ranch performers, and rodeo mounts

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Alayne Blickle, a lifelong equestrian and ranch riding competitor, is the creator/director of Horses for Clean Water, an award-winning, internationally acclaimed environmental education program for horse owners. Well-known for her enthusiastic, down-to-earth approach, Blickle is an educator and photojournalist who has worked with horse and livestock owners since 1990 teaching manure composting, pasture management, mud and dust control, water conservation, chemical use reduction, firewise, and wildlife enhancement. She teaches and travels North America and writes for horse publications. Blickle and her husband raise and train their mustangs and quarter horses at their eco-sensitive guest ranch, Sweet Pepper Ranch, in sunny Nampa, Idaho.

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