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- ↑ "In the Past: Marion Flynt". Quarter Horse News. September 21, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Horn Iron: Mrs. Marion Flynt Chancellor". COWBOY SHOWCASE. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Members Hall of Fame". Home. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ↑ Texas Hereford Association (1954). The Cattleman. p. 5-PA124. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ↑ Holmes, Frank; Campbell, Patti (2004). Legends. Volume 6 : outstanding quarter horse stallions and mares. Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman. p. 100. ISBN 0-911647-73-2. OCLC 57597624.
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