Char-O-Lot Ranch is a highly successful Appaloosa breeding, showing and training facility, known worldwide for raising, training, selling and showing national and world champion Appaloosa horses, specializing in halter, western pleasure, hunter under saddle and all-around horses.
1972
History:
Char-O-Lot Ranch was established in 1972 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida by Doug and Susan Schembri and has been impacting the Appaloosa industry and the horse community for overly 50 years. Char-O-Lot Ranch has been operated at the Schembri's 50 acre horse ranch in Myakka City since 1977, introducing people from all over the world to the Appaloosa breed.
A cornerstone of Char-O-Lot Ranch’s continual success is breeding, raising and training high quality horses, and this can be seen through their accomplishments. Over the past 50 years, Char-O-Lot Ranch, its owners and clients have accumulated an unprecedented number awards and titles, including hundreds of World and National Championship Titles. In addition to success in the show ring, Char-O-Lot Ranch’s breeding program has produced a once in a lifetime achievement as the breeder and owner of the Appaloosa Hall of Fame Sire, The Hunter, as well as The Secret- Appaloosa Hall of Fame Sire and Private Collection all of whom made a large impact on the appaloosa breed over for the past decades.
For many years Char-O-Lot Ranch has also been known throughout Europe and South America as a source for quality horses and integrity in their business, exporting hundreds of horses over the years.
Since its beginning in 1972, Doug and Susan operated Char-O-Lot Ranch specializing in breeding halter horses, hunter under saddle and western pleasure horses. In 2010 Doug passed away and that same year was inducted into the Appaloosa Horse Club Hall of Fame for his lifetime of contributions to the Appaloosa Industry as a breeder, trainer, judge and national director.
Doug and Sue were inducted into the WCHA Hall of Fame in 2022 for their long time history of breeding good horses.
