Ron Roubidoux's Famous Sulphur's Chance
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(Photo by Ron Roubidoux)

During the time Erin Gray owned Sulphur's Chance she helped to launch his show career in Oregon by appearing in open schooling shows, major horseshow's and at BLM wild horse adoptions. Chance was on TV, in books, magazines and artists also used Chance as a model. Chance was registered with the Spanish Mustang Registry, American Buckskin Registry Association and American Indian Horse Registry, Inc, Chance was shown at Kiger Fest 2000, winning High Point Dun Factor stallion and High Point Mustang stallion. Erin's best memory of Chance, was riding him on the beach at Cannon Beach, Oregon.  In 2003 the ASHA honored Sulphur's Chance's memory by registering him as the 1st Spanish Sulphur horse into the ASHA. American Sulphur Horse Association F-001..

Mr. Robert Smith fell in love with Chance when he laid eyes on him. It was a few weeks later after several emails back and forth from his caretaker and long time friend Coni Florey that Chance helped me make the decision to sell to Robert.  Chance and I would be helping a wonderful gentleman's dream come true to own a true Spanish stallion.  Erin said, that it was hard letting Chance go. She said she knew it was best for Chance, because Chance helped promote the Spanish Sulphur breed to where it is now, and he deserve to retire from showing. Chance had his own little herd of two Kiger mares, with the honor of being the first stallion to bred the high bidding Kiger filly which resulted a pale red claybank filly foaled in 2003 and his last foal to this day.

And when Chance crossed the Rainbow Bridge, his caretaker, Coni Florey wrote to tell us.. "Sulphur's Chance is gone..... "it looked as if he died when he was standing looking over the valley. Chance is buried in the meadow on his favorite spot. His mares never left him, they stood over him all the time. Now they spend a lot of time on the knoll where he is buried. " 

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