OSU donor’s heart of gold withstands test of time s the morning sun rises, shining light across the town of Haskell, Oklahoma, two mares stand with their ears pricked forward, anticipating the arrival of their owner. Bundled up against the weather, a lone figure makes her way toward the barn to start the day’s work and care for her horses. Almost every morning since 1994, Elizabeth Logan has cared for her horses, which she said are her biggest passion in life. The 92-year-old’s love for horses stems from her late husband, George W. Logan, a man she said lived for the animals. “My husband always, from a baby, loved horses,” Logan said. “We raised them together. He picked them, and I showed them.” Despite the champion buckles and ribbons now adorning her home, Logan said she was not always as comfortable around horses as she is today. She said she was introduced to agriculture when she married George W. and they invested in their first stallion in 1961. Only after George W.’s openheart surgery in 1995, however, did Logan’s passion for the animals ignite, she said. 8 | COWBOY JOURNAL
“He was supposed to stay inside but had a barn full of studs,” she said. Logan said it became her job to handle the everyday chores associated with the ownership of the large animals. In the time spent cleaning stalls and feeding, Logan said she became accustomed to being around horses. After developing a special bond with Scotty’s Nurse, the only filly in her husband’s barn, Logan said she became determined to try her hand at showing. “I came in one night and told my husband I was going to show Scotty’s Nurse,” Logan said. “I was 68 years old, and I told him I was going to make her High Point Palomino. And I did.” Logan said Scotty’s Nurse activated her addiction to showing, and she now proudly claims a long list of achievements with several horses. From titles at several world shows to champion horses in multiple breed associations, Logan made her mark on the show industry. Since George W.’s death in 2011, Logan said she has scaled back their operation. Logan continued to breed horses for as long as possible but said goodbye to the show ring in 2015 and made the difficult decision to host a dispersal sale in 2017, she said.
