ALL IN THE FAMILY
Hired Hand (1943). Hired Hand’s most famous son was Strawboss T., followed by Henry’s Bullet, H.H. Dee, Rey Ricardo, and Fistful.
Water Lilly (1920) was by Yellow Jacket by Little Rondo by Lock’s Rondo, and out of a Waggoner mare who was probably mostly Thoroughbred. Water Lilly is also the mother of Little Man.
Little Joe (1905) by Traveler out of Jenny, she by Sykes Rondo and out of May Mangum, both tracing to Old Billy and Shiloh. Unrelated to Old Sorrel, Little Joe and his sons Pancho Villa and Cotton Eyed Joe proved to be an excellent outcross.
Hired Hand’s Cardinal (1949), was by Hired Hand and out of Listona Azule by Peppy by Little Richard. Listona Azule is by Ranchero by Solis.