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.

Doc Bar
Breed	Quarter Horse
Discipline	Halter Cutting sire
Sire	Lightning Bar
Grandsire	Three Bars
Dam	Dandy Doll
Maternal grandsire	Texas Dandy
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1956
Country	United States
Color	Chestnut
Breeder	Finley Ranches
Honors
American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Last updated on: January 11, 2008.

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]

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