Reply #34: He bought the famous Doc Bar Ranch, near San Francisco... [View All]

the ranch was so named because it was the home of one of the greatest Quarter Horse stallions of all time, Doc Bar. The stallion died in 1992, and was buried on the ranch. Numerous World Champions were produced at the Doc Bar Ranch. Even today, Doc Bar's bloodlines are a major force in the Quarter Horse breed.

Although he bought himself a "ranch", Mr. Kinkade apparently dislikes horses so Doc Bar's tombstone was ripped out, leaving the grave unmarked. He also changed the ranch name to Windmere Properties, which is the Kinkade business name. Word is that Windmere Properties is in the process of branding the Thomas Kinkade name and "art" on household merchandise and is also building a housing development (with all the homes resembling Kinkade paintings) in Vallejo, CA.

A person may or may not like horses, but it tells me a lot that Kinkade chose to buy a property that was a known historical equine site, with the grave of a world-famous horse, apparently had the grave marker taken away, and re-named and homogenized the place to suit his own corporate needs.

Kind of like his sappy paintings... no real history allowed, just the past according to Kinkade.