South Dakota Quarter Horse breeder known for giving back

Melisa Goss
Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025

Lutter 4 worked.jpg — Gilbert Lutter competes on SDP TR TARI REY in cattle cutting and specializes in breeding and raising cutting horses.
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Just south of Redfield, South Dakota, Gilbert and Zelda Lutter have spent over half a century carefully breeding and training nationally renowned quarter horses.

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Lutter 3 worked.jpg — Gilbert and Zelda Lutter have been raising Quarter Horses for over 50 years, just outside of Redfield, S.D.
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Lutter 2 worked.jpg — Lutter’s Quarter Horse SDP TR TARI REY, sired by TR Dual Rey, won $354,000 as a 3-year-old.
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Lutter 1 worked.jpg — Gilbert and Zelda Lutter have won numerous awards from various Quarter Horse competitions and organizations.
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Melisa Goss, Assistant Editor for the Tri-State Neighbor, is a South Dakota farm girl whose love of travel has allowed her to see ag’s vital impact around the world, from America’s heartland to the rice paddies of Southeast Asia and many places in between. She makes her home in Hartford with her husband, daughter and miniature schnauzer. You can reach her at mgoss@lee.net.