I don’t think that I’ve shared, yet on this site, that I inherited The SnK from my Paternal Grandfather, Victor Henry Schindler. Victor was a barber in San Antonio, and my Grandmother, Linda Schindler, was a beautician.
Although my Dad, Van H Schindler, never talked about his family, I learned from my Mom and other kinfolk, that Victor and Linda did well through the years, even during the Depression. It’s my understanding that Victor was a Gentleman Rancher, who bought repossessed parcels of land, on both sides of Cuero, Texas, before and during the depression.
In all, Victor amassed just over 1000 acres total, 613+/- on the North side of town, and 408+ on the South side. Victor and Linda had only one child, my Dad Van, but even so, Victor did not leave the land to him.
Not sure how it worked back then, but Victor solely owned the land, leaving it in his will to future Grandchildren, should he ever have any. I’m one of two. My late sister, Cynthia (Cindy) Gail Schindler Young, D.V.M. , and I inherited the land, which our Dad had beneficial rights until his passing.
When Dad passed in 1997, the Beneficial Rights passed to my sister and I. We decided that Cindy would take the acreage on the North side of town, with me taking that on the South. We balanced out the division of the acreage, with her and her current husband buying my ownership of the land included in the North tract.
Cindy was always into horses, as far back as I can remember, and soon owned a number of them after moving to Cuero. She showed them with her last husband for years, traveling up through Texas, and into Oklahoma. With failing health from Lupus, and wanting to move closer to the show circuit, Cindy sold her land, so as to buy a place in Gainesville, Texas.
At the time she had to vacate her former land, she had 19 horses that could not yet be moved, so she asked to put them on my place temporarily. Temporarily dragged out to months, then over a year. During that time, 3 passed from old age, leaving 16.
When Cindy was ready to move the horses, only 14 could be caught, so two were left to be picked up at a later time, T-Bred and Lisa.
Fast forward, the 2 horses were never picked up before Cindy passed, so the have become adopted residents of The SnK. Although we can’t ride them, they’re still enjoyable to see, and they do a LITTLE bit of grassland management by grazing.
Oh, they can be pains at times, having gotten out the gate into the rode one night, about a month ago. What a pain in the butt.
Well, I mentioned other horses. I’ll locate photos I have of them, and try to remember as many names as I can, when I post the pics.
Well, enough for now.
Until next time, Peace!
Keith, the K in The SnK.
