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Doc Bar

Although not bred to be a cow horse, Doc Bar is best remembered as the horse which revolutionized the cutting horse industry. By Lightning Bar and out of Dandy Doll, Doc Bar was bred for speed, but only won $95 in four starts. Doc Bar wasn't a performance horse either but turned out to be a good halter horse and an excellent sire whose foal crops totally redefined the sport of cutting. Not only did his sons and daughters find success in the cutting arena, but they also found success in other performance events including working cow horse, reining and western pleasure. According to AQHA records, Doc Bar sired 485 foals which earned over 7,000 halter and performance points and 27 AQHA Champions. Doc Bar is credited with bringing a totally different look to cutting horses and for putting the sweeping motion into the cutting horses of today.

Doc Bar's legendary status lies in his ability to produce top cutting / performance horses, (not in his own show record). He is a leading sire of cutting winners over $9,102,255, and leading paternal grandsire of foals with earnings over $5,546,771.

AQHA Stallion Sire Record AQHA Champions - 27, World Champion Sire, CUTTING, WORKING COWHORSE, WP, Reserve World Ch. Sire, CUTTING, Top Ten World Show Sire, AQHA High Pt Halter Stallion, Superior Performance Sire

Sire of 31 AQHA Champions, Sire of NCHA Money-earners
When he was crossed with Poco Tivio line mares the results were astounding. Including:
Fizzabar. 1961 mare out of Teresa Tivio. Became NCHA Hall of Fame. NCHA World Champion Mare
Other by Teresa Tivio / Doc Bar cross include:
• Cal Bar
• Nu Bar
• Docs Remedy
• Docs Haida
• Boon Bar
• Doc Bar Gem

When crossed with Susies Bay the result was:
• Docs Marmoset, Winner of the 1973 NCHA Futurity.
• Docs Solano, the youngest horse ever to win an AQHA Championship.

In 1969, 4 of his offspring would enter the NCHA Futurity , 3 would place 2nd through 4th.
• Docs Kitty
• Doc Luck Bar
• Docs Leo Lad
For almost 20 years Doc Bars get and grand-get would dominate the NCHA.
• 1970 - Doc O'Lena, out of Poco Lena , a prominate cutting mare, by Poco Bueno would win all four go-rounds at the NCHA Futurity.
• 1971 - Dry Doc, Full brother to Doc O'Lena, would also win the Futurity.
• 1973 - Docs Marmoset
• 1975 - Docs Yuba Lea
Grand-get:
• 1975 - Lenaette, Daughter of Doc O'Lena would take the title.
• 1978 - Lynx Melody
• 1979 - Docs Diablo.
1982 - Smart Little Lena, by Doc O'Lena, won the NCHA 'triple crown.' The NCHA Futurity. The NCHA Derby. The NCHA Super Stakes. From him came two get that were to win the Futurity in 1987 and 1988. Making them the only whose sires and grand sires were Futurity winners
• Smart Date
• Smart Little Senor
Doc Bars ability to pass on his talent was apparent in the 1983 NCHA Futurity. 21 out of the 23 finalists all carried Doc Bar blood.

NOTE: Many of his get and grand-get competed only in NCHA events, not AQHA.

Doc Bar was humanly put down on July 20th at age 36.