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Wikipedia / Doc Bar

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, 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.

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. Among his grandget are Smart Little Lena, Lenas Peppy, Royal Mahogany, and Lynx Melody.

Death and honors

Doc Bar died on July 20, 1992, and was buried on the Jensen/Ward Doc Bar Ranch in Paicines, California.

Doc Bar was inducted into the American Quarter Horse Association's (or AQHA) AQHA Hall of Fame in 1993. In 2007 Western Horseman magazine chose Doc as number two on their list of top ten ranch horse bloodlines.

Sire line tree

Doc Bar

  • Doc's Dee Bar

Doc O'Lena

  • Lena's Peppy

  • Doc Athena

  • Montana Doc

  • Tanquery Gin

  • Shorty Lena

Smart Little Lena

Smart Chic Olena

Very Smart Remedy

  • Smart Luck

  • Very Shiney

  • Smart Medicine Man

  • Very Black Magic

  • Sugar Olena

  • Travelina

  • CD O'Lena

  • Mr Sun O'Lena

  • Todaysmyluckyday

Doc's Jack Frost

  • Quick Draw Cline

Sun Frost

Frenchmans Guy

  • French Wonder

  • French First Watch

  • Guys French Jet

  • Guys Six Pack To Go

  • Guys Best Effort

  • PC Frenchmans Hayday

Dry Doc

  • Dry Oil

  • Dry Clean

Doc's Lynx

  • Doc N Willy

Doc Egger

Biebers Oakie

  • An Oakie With Cash

Doc's Hickory

  • Hickory's King Duce

  • High Brow Hickory

  • Vyntage

Doc's Mahogany

  • Royal Mahogany

  • Doc's Oak

  • Doc's Prescription

  • Handle Bar Doc

  • Doc's Tomcat

Genuine Doc

Shining Spark

  • Bald N Shiney

  • Shine Like Hail

  • Just Gotta Shine

  • Shine By The Bay

  • Shiners Smart Chex

  • A Shiner Named Sioux

  • Shine On Line

Pedigree

Notes

References

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