Doc Bar Explained
Doc Bar (1956–1992) was a Quarter Horse stallion that was bred to be a racehorse, became an outstanding halter horse, and in his sire career revolutionized the cutting horse industry.
Life
Doc Bar was foaled in 1956,[1] and his sire was Lightning Bar, a son of Three Bars (TB). His dam was Dandy Doll, a daughter of Texas Dandy. Dandy Doll's dam was a descendant of Joe Reed P-3.[2]
Offspring
Among Doc Bar's famous offspring are Doc O'Lena, Doc's Dee Bar, Doc's Oak, Dry Doc, Doc's Marmoset, Doc's Dandy Doll, Doc's Haida, Doc's Starlight, Handle Bar Doc, Doc's Prescription, and Doc's Play Mate.[3] Among his grandget are Smart Little Lena, Lenas Peppy, Royal Mahogany, and Lynx Melody.[1]
Death and honors
Doc Bar died on July 20, 1992,[1] and was buried on the Jensen/Ward Doc Bar Ranch in Paicines, California.[4]
Doc Bar was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame in 1993.[5] In 2007 Western Horseman magazine chose Doc as number two on their list of top ten ranch horse bloodlines.[6]
References
- All Breed Database Pedigree of Doc Bar retrieved on June 22, 2007
- Web site: Doc Bar . AQHA Hall of Fame . American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) . American Quarter Horse Association . August 20, 2017 .
- Book: Close, Pat . Simmons, Diane . Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares . Western Horseman . Colorado Springs, CO . 1993 . 0-911647-26-0 .
- Denison, Jennifer . Hecox, Ross . The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines: Western Horseman ranks the top bloodlines used in today's working ranch remudas . Western Horseman . October 2007 . 34–41.
- Book: Pitzer, Andrea Laycock . The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires . 1987 . Premier Pedigrees . Tacoma, WA .
- Wohlfarth, Jenny . July 1996 . Last Rites . Quarter Horse Journal . 14 .
Further reading
- Close, Pat "Doc Bar: The Story Behind the Legend" Western Horseman July 1977
- Dixon, Cathy "The Doc Bar Heritage" Quarter Horse Journal June 1979
- Nettles, Gayla "Doc Bar: The Failed Racehorse who Became the King of Cutting" Quarter Horse Journal February 2002
- Robertson, Anna "The Doc Bar Influence in Cutting ... Will it Last?" Quarter Horse Journal January 1973
External links
Notes and References
- Close and Simmons, Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares pp. 68–69
- http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/doc+bar Pedigree of Doc Bar at All Breed Pedigree
- Pitzer The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires pp. 27–30
- Wohlfarth "Last Rites" Quarter Horse Journal p. 14
- Web site: Doc Bar . AQHA Hall of Fame . American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) . American Quarter Horse Association . August 20, 2017 .
- Denison and Hecox "The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines" Western Horseman pp. 34–41
