Horsename: | Pecho Dexter |
Breed: | Quarter Horse |
Discipline: | Showing |
Sire: | Poco Pecho |
Grandsire: | Poco Pine |
Dam: | Miss Hogan |
Damsire: | Joe Dexter |
Sex: | Gelding |
Foaled: | 1963 |
Country: | United States |
Color: | Sorrel |
Otherawards: | 1966 & 1967 & 1969 & 1970 AQHA High Point Halter Horse 1966 & 1967 & 1969 & 1970 High Point Western Pleasure Horse 1968 & 1969 & 1970 AQHA High Point English Pleasure Horse 1968 & 1969 AQHA High Point Trail Horse |
Honors: | American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame |
Pecho Dexter (1963–1984) was an American Quarter Horse. He earned his slot in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame by the claiming 13 year-end high point awards in four years, showing in halter, western pleasure, trail horse, and what was then called English Pleasure, but is now Hunter Under Saddle.[1] In all, he earned a total of 1058 points with the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA).
Pecho Dexter was a gelding, a son of Poco Pecho, grandson of Hall of Fame member Poco Pine, and a descendant of Poco Bueno. His dam Miss Hogan was a double descendant of Golden Chief. He also traced to Peter McCue and Joe Hancock P-455.[2]
Pecho Dexter died in 1984 and in 2005[3] was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.[4] He was the second horse inducted into the National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame.[5]