Ol king was born in 1908 he was owned by professor William P. Newell of Illinois. King was a true white horse with pink skin and dark brown eyes. He was 15 hands high and weighed about a twelve hundred pounds. This one horse began a new breed the American Albino. Sadly Old King died of swamp fever in 1922. Old King was purchase in 1917 by Cable R. and Huddson B. Thompson of Nebraska as the foundation stallion for the new breed these brothers decided to create. Morgan mares were breed to Old King through very selective breeding. The Thompson brothers’ new breed was a success, when Huddson Thompson decided to drop out of the breeding business to pursue his ambition in minister. Cable and his wife Ruth Thompson took over the breeding program the two brothers had started. Cable and Ruth's horses became know internationally .The Thompsons started a ridding school for under privileged children. Soon the White Horse Troupe was formed by the Thompsons and traveled all over. The famed troupe had famous personalities like Gene Autry, Red Ryder, Minnie Pearl, and Tex Cooper. Some of Old King's progeny was featured in the troupe as well as movies such as Thunderhead Son of Flicka. Others were featured in parades at the end of World War ll. The national American Albino Club was formed in 1937 .The first horse to be registered was Old King's grandson Snow Chief. Snow Chief sired 66 foals until he slipped on ice in his stall and broke his neck. Snow Chief left a legacy in his son Whit Wings. White Wings was the star performer of the Thompsons' troupe. He did over 50 different tricks when he performed in the troupe shows. In 1963 Mr. Thompson passed away due to poor health Ruth sold off her beautiful horses and moved to Oregon with her family. She did keep a few of her favorite horses as well as the registry. Ruth went on to continue to help establish a future for this breed by enlisting Dean and Carely Daughetry who restored the White Horse Ranch that was the foundation home to this breed. The ranch was once more home to Old King's off spring. There are many misconceptions about the American Albino that continue to circulate about these horses. These misconceptions are untrue such as blindness, loco, weakness, being deaf. These horses are known to live into their thirties and occasionally their forties. These horses are known to be gentle tempered, and intelligent. They stand between 14 hh and 14.4 hhs in height. The common eye colors are black dark brown, pale blue or parti- colored.