Doc Bar

Doc Bar
BreedQuarter Horse
DisciplineHalter
Cutting sire
SireLightning Bar
GrandsireThree Bars
DamDandy Doll
Maternal grandsireTexas Dandy
SexStallion
Foaled1956
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederFinley Ranches
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Last updated on: January 11, 2008.

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]

Sire line tree

Pedigree

Midway (TB)
Percentage (TB)
Gossip Avenue (TB)
Three Bars (TB)
Luke McLuke (TB)
Myrtle Dee (TB)
Civil Maid (TB)
Lightning Bar
Flying Squirrel (TB)
Doc Horn (TB)
Debutante (TB)
Della P
Old DJ
mare by Old DJ
unknown
Doc Bar
*Porte Drapeau (TB)
My Texas Dandy
Sadie M
Texas Dandy
Lone Star
Streak
mare by Cap
Dandy Doll
Lawyer (TB)
Bartender II
Lundy
Bar Maid F
Red Joe of Arizona
Nelly Bly
Topsy by Gringo

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Close and Simmons, Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares pp. 68–69
  2. ^ Pedigree of Doc Bar at All Breed Pedigree retrieved on June 22, 2007
  3. ^ Pitzer The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires pp. 27–30
  4. ^ Wohlfarth "Last Rites" Quarter Horse Journal p. 14
  5. ^ American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Doc Bar". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Denison and Hecox "The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines" Western Horseman pp. 34–41
  7. ^ Doc Bar: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1993.
  8. ^ Arizona Quarter Horse Association: Doc Bar
  9. ^ Doc O'Lena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 1997.
  10. ^ Smart Little Lena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2015.
  11. ^ Smart Little Lena
  12. ^ Smart Chic Olena: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2018.
  13. ^ Smart Chic Olena
  14. ^ Smart Chic Olena: The late stallion is enshrined in the AQHA Hall of Fame, the NRHA Hall of Fame and the NRCHA Hall of Fame.
  15. ^ From the Archives: Smart Chic Olena
  16. ^ Jole Kosloske and Chic In Time Steal the Show in USEF Large Pony Medal at Kentucky Summer Classic
  17. ^ Smart Spook Crosses NRHA Five Million Dollar Threshold
  18. ^ Remembering Chics Magic Potion
  19. ^ What Makes a Legend?
  20. ^ Chics Magic Potion 2016 NRCHA Hall of Fame inductee
  21. ^ 2023 Breeder’s Guide Stallion: Olena Oak
  22. ^ Olena Oak Becomes NRCHA No. 1 Money-Earning Horse
  23. ^ Studs Streakin Irish Relic and Collen All Chics Get Riata #9.5 Win
  24. ^ Travelin Jonez
  25. ^ Very Smart Remedy
  26. ^ a b Sun Frost remembered for skill, grit and ‘the look’
  27. ^ Sun Frost: Inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2022.
  28. ^ a b Meet the Longest Lasting ProRodeo Barrel Horses of All Time
  29. ^ a b c French Flash Hawk “Bozo” Inducted into ProRodeo Hall of Fame
  30. ^ a b French Flash Hawk “BOZO”
  31. ^ Frenchmans Guy: He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2024.
  32. ^ The Legacy of Frenchmans Guy
  33. ^ Laughlin & Guys Six Pack To Go earn their spurs at Reno Rodeo
  34. ^ Summertime sweep for Laughlin & Guys Six Pack To Go
  35. ^ Remembering PC Frenchman’s Hayday: Dinero’s Team Roping Legacy
  36. ^ In the Past: Born to be Great
  37. ^ Lisa Lockhart's 'Louie': An Unusual Path to Barrel Racing
  38. ^ In The Blood: Third Edge and the Chickasha Legacy
  39. ^ Hickorys King Duce Lived Two Lifetimes Of Memories
  40. ^ 14 Years After Sire's Death, Doc's Hickory Son Competes at Snaffle Bit Futurity
  41. ^ Shining Spark: He was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame in 2024.
  42. ^ Shining Spark
  43. ^ The influence of Shining Spark continues to dominate in all performance horse arenas.
  44. ^ Shining Spark Leaves Widespread Legacy
  45. ^ Shining Spark is NRHA’s Newest Four Million Dollar Sire
  46. ^ EquiStat Lifetime Reined Cow Horse Statistics
  47. ^ The Gift of Retirement
  48. ^ Stallions: Top 15 All-Time Leading NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sires
  49. ^ Bob Avila Wins NRCHA Stallion Stakes on Shine By The Bay

References

  • All Breed Database Pedigree of Doc Bar retrieved on June 22, 2007
  • American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). "Doc Bar". AQHA Hall of Fame. American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  • Close, Pat; Simmons, Diane, eds. (1993). Legends: Outstanding Quarter Horse Stallions and Mares. Colorado Springs, CO: Western Horseman. ISBN 0-911647-26-0.
  • Denison, Jennifer; Hecox, Ross, eds. (October 2007). "The Top Ten Ranch Horse Bloodlines: Western Horseman ranks the top bloodlines used in today's working ranch remudas". Western Horseman: 34–41.
  • Pitzer, Andrea Laycock (1987). The Most Influential Quarter Horse Sires. Tacoma, WA: Premier Pedigrees.
  • 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

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