Painted Tru Tru

(1983-2005)

We consider ourselves very fortunate to have been the last owners of the great APHA stallion, Painted Tru Tru.

Painted Tru Tru was a remarkable individual and sire.  Bred by Forrest and Connie Nelson of Meeker, Colorado, he was sired by Tru Tru AQHA and out of Nelson's top producing mare, Quinella Sue.  See the November 2002 issue of the Paint Horse Journal for their story. 

"T" as he's affectionately known, earned halter points as a yearling, a racing ROM as a two year old, and ROMs in heading and heeling as a four year old.  He then retired to the breeding shed to establish his landmark Paint rope horse dynasty.  His son, Tru Painted Dream, won a World Championship in Steer Stopping, placed at the Worlds in Heading and Heeling, and finished 5th in the Overall APHA Year- End Honor Roll.  Another son, Tru Bruiser, was one of the very best and highest selling black and white homozygous stallions before his untimely death and has sired Reserve World Champions in performance himself.  Bruiser is the sire of the famous A Tru Rolex, the APHA's high point earning stallion.  While best known for these and other well-known stallion sons, many who know "T" best feel it is his power as a broodmare sire that will be his most lasting contribution to the breed.

We have a select few of his offspring for sale.

Please click on the pictures below his pedigree to see larger photos.

Please CLICK HERE to see a photo gallery of many of his foals.  This page loads slowly!

It is with great pleasure and pride that we introduce SHF Tru Kingpin, the son we selected to carry on in T's very difficult-to-fill footsteps here at Stone Hollow Farm.