Winslow was born, broke and started as a calf roping horse just south of Cotulla Texas by family friend and fellow Rancher Mr. Owen Winslow. Realizing the big sorrel gelding had talent, Mr. Winslow approached Jake Walker and told him that he needed to own the horse for his sons Morris and Richard Walker who by this time had started making a name for themselves in the Tie-Down Calf Roping world. After some horse trading, Literally 2 Ranch horses and $250.00 Cash, Jake Walker was the owner of what would turn out to be maybe the greatest Calf Roping Horse of his time. They appropriately named the horse Winslow. Winslow had no registration papers and Mr. Winslow never shared his pedigree with Papa Jake. Other than working cattle in the pear and mesquite filled pastures of South Texas Winslow had been nowhere. Which by the way made him a perfect fit for the Walker Boys. Who’s accomplishments inside the arena were only matched by there talents as working cowboys outside the controlled confines and bright lights of places like the Freeman Coliseum or the Astro Dome. Winslow was likely to have chased a white tail buck or a long-tusked boar hog while working cattle in the morning especially if Richard was riding him, and carry one of the Walker Brothers to an average win or match roping victory that night. Morris Walker, the oldest of the Walker Brothers who finished Winslow as a Calf Roping Horse would say, “He scored well, ran hard and never cheated the roper. His stop was hard but always gave you what seemed to be 1½ of a stride to get out in your stirrup before he buried his butt and sent you down the rope. He always worked the rope just enough to hold the calf’s head down but never over worked”. Winslow carried Morris Walker to the NFR his rookie year 1962 and was named Calf Roping Horse of the Year. Winslow carried Richard ‘Dick’ Walker to the NFR in 63’64 and 66. The youngest Brother Bud Walker rode Winslow during his High School and College rodeo days. “Winslow was the best going at the time and one of the best Calf Roping Horses I have ever seen.” Phil Lyne Seldom do you hear a Calf Roping Story about one of the Walker Brothers that doesn’t include this great Horse. He was literally part of the Walker family. Winslow was laid to rest in 1968 at the approximate age of 14.
