Working Hunter Horses for Sale near Telluride, CO

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Quarter Horse - Horse for Sale in Durango, CO 81303
Royal "Roy"
12 year-old AQHQ 16 hand gelding. Bred to run, but pretty laid back. Ties, ..
Durango, Colorado
Bay
Quarter Horse
Gelding
13
Durango, CO
CO
$6,500
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About Telluride, CO

Gold was first discovered in Colorado near present-day Denver, setting off the Pike's Peak gold rush of 1858. The Smuggler gold vein above Telluride, and placer gold in the San Miguel River, were discovered in 1875. : 51,54 John Fallon made the first claim in Marshal Basin above Telluride in 1875 and early settlement of Telluride followed. The town itself was founded in 1878. Telluride was originally named "Columbia", but due to confusion with Columbia, California, the name was changed by the post office in 1887.