Gilbert H. Jones - Southwest Spanish Mustang Association

- Gilbert H. Jones -

Southwest Spanish Mustang Association Founder

Founder of the Southwest Spanish Mustang Assocation
One of the Original Spanish Mustang Preservationists

Gilbert was born in 1906, in Indian Nation – One year before Oklahoma statehood. He was raised in llano Estacado (Staked Plains, New Mexico.)

Spanish Mustang Registry President until 1977
Founded the SSMA in 1977

Gilbert served as president of the SSMA until 1998 when Bryant Rickman was appointed as Chairman. Gilbert crossed over on July 10, 2000 at the age of 93.

Below is a writing that was included in Gilbert’s obituary.

Gilbert was preceded in death by: His wife, Bertha Inez (Caswell) Jones and his parents, Monroe and Ivory (Pace) Jones.

GILBERT

As a boy wild horses he did see,

A mustanger he knew he was meant to be,

One by one his herd began to grow,

Their hearts and minds he soon would know,

Their strength and stamina is still unmatched,

Their records for endurance are still unscratched,

He fought drought and storms with laughter and tears,

A full lifetime of 93 years,

On rocks and weeds he planted his seed,

To save the blood of this rare breed.

Gilbert’s Friend,

Rodney Gideon

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