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or t he nex t 25 year s Glea n n loch Far m s would focu s s olely on t he v ision t hey had at t he t im e of t heir f ir s t imp or t at ions: to creat e in t he Un it e d St at es a su s t a ina ble herd of St ra ight Egypt ia n A ra bia n hor s es. During t his t im e f rom 1968 to 1981, t he Mar sha lls cont inue d to imp or t hor s es a s t hey s aw a ne e d a nd to show at t he highes t level. T his a ls o b ega n t he era of La s Pa lma s, t heir b eau t if ul facility in t he Texa s hill count r y. Beg un in t he lat e 1970 s, t he La s Pa lma s proje ct took s evera l year s to complet e, a s no d et a il wa s spare d to creat e t his t ra nquil haven for t he Mar sha lls a nd t heir Egypt ia n hor s es. It wa sn’t unt il 1983 t hat a ll t he Glea n n loch hor s es were f ina lly ens conce d in t heir new hom e a nd t he f ield s p opulat e d w it h a new generat ion of Glea n n loch’s
bre e ding progra m. Pe ople t ravele d f rom a ll over t he world to v isit t he facility a nd, hop ef ully, com e hom e w it h a Glea n n loch-bre d hor s e. T he welcom e t hat v isitor s re ceive d at Glea n n loch wa s a lways war m a nd inv it ing; to D oug a nd Margaret, t he mu t ua l love of t he St ra ight Egypt ia n A ra bia n hor s e wa s to b e a m em b er of a t ight-k n it com mun ity. W hen one purcha s e d a hor s e f rom t he Mar sha lls, he or she not on ly got a hor s e, bu t a ls o life-long supp or t. I n fact, a ll Glea n n loch hor s es were s old w it h a “right of ret ur n” clau s e: if w it hin t he f ir s t year you cha nge d your m ind, you could ret ur n t he hor s e for a new hor s e or a f ull ref und. Here it is in D oug’s word s: “We have a different philo s ophy f rom s om e ot her bre e ding es t a blish m ent s. We never
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