You weren't far off, Tibbs. He's 76. I haven't seen him in awhile and he was always one of those guys that never aged. I think his back problem has aged him the most. Kind of hard to see him like that. He always stood straight as a string.
He's genuine. He's the real deal. His wife is a great lady and the
kids are all good hands. I'm surprised they haven't talked more
about Cal. Maybe it's because Cal has 2 girls and Mick and Earlines
son is there on the ranch too, making it 4 decades of Stucky family.
Here's a little about him. He was inducted into the Montana Draft Teamster Hall of Fame in 2008.
Born in 1934, Earl Stucky was raised on his family ranch along the Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway, driving teams to help with haying and other chores. Upon his marriage to Glenna Krueger in 1954 he purchased his family ranch from his parents, where he lived until the mid-sixties; he then took a job as the cow boss for the Flying D Ranch, near Bozeman. Work horses were used to feed the thousands of cattle on the ranch and Stucky was always on hand, riding his horse out to where the days' work was, instead of loading into a trailer. In 1976 Stucky and his family moved 14 miles north of Avon, purchased a team- Pat and Mike- and have been there for over 30 years. They continue to own and use draft horses at their ranch to this day. Many Percheron horses have been raised and broke by Stucky throughout the years on his ranch, using the horses for ranch work, parades, and pleasure- including winter sleigh rides treasured by his family.