[1] Smart Little Lena was a dark sorrel stallion with a blazed face and white socks on both hind feet.
Hanes Chatham bred and raised Smart Little Lena, broke him and started him on cattle as a two-year-old.
[3][4] The late Bill Freeman of Rosston, Texas trained and showed Smart Little Lena throughout his career.
[10] Due to his earnings of over $39 million, Smart Little Lena is in second place for all-time cutting horse sires.
The presiding judge also ordered a meeting of the syndicate shareholders to be held as part of the settlement dispute.
On September 22, 2006 a shareholder's meeting was held and resulted in the following resolutions: Bill Freeman died on July 29, 2008.
[14] On October 20, 2008, the case in Amarillo's 181st District Court was dismissed with prejudice against future lawsuits or claims of wrongful death.
The balance of $137,500 was paid to Manion in exchange for him dropping the libel and slander claims against the Freeman parties.
[14] Smart Little Lena's descendants have competed in every discipline in AQHA competition, and have earned 9,744 points and 22 world championships.
straws, and require special preparation of the mare which involves follicle aspiration and ovary dissection.
Smart Little Lena was home on Manion Ranch in Aubrey, Texas, on Monday, August 30, 2010, when this occurred.
The syndicate who owned the stallion indicated that he would be cremated and then his remains placed into a box in a trophy case at the ranch.