Sancho was one of the original 15 longhorn steers of the Fort Worth Stockyards herd program, which began in 1999. He was bred on the El Coyote Ranch of Kingsville, Texas. He was born April 11, 1994, and they donated him to be part of the initial Fort Worth Herd. His registered name was “Red River Renegade.”
Sancho played an important role with the herd program by presenting the significance of the longhorns in the history and heritage of Texas and Fort Worth. Sancho always took a position toward the front of the twice daily cattle drives. During his tenure as part of the Fort Worth Herd, Sancho completed over 9,000 cattle drives along Exchange Avenue and was seen by many thousands of visitors.
Sancho will long be remembered for his gentleness, distinctive personality and love of peppermints, which the drovers enjoyed giving him. He was very reliable and durable.
Longhorns can come in just about every color, except the deep red of the Herefords. The coat can be of any color or mix of colors; in some 40% of the cattle it is some shade of red, often a light red. Sancho was red and had white speckles and spotted colors as well as impressive twisted horns.
Sancho retired from the Fort Worth Herd on September 2, 2012, and went to the Lane J-Bar-L Ranch, where he lived out the rest of his life. He was the last of the original Fort Worth Herd.
The Sancho mount is currently on loan to the Stockyards Museum in the Livestock Exchange building in the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District, from the Lanes: Janet, Jim and Jake.